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Records created or inherited by the Ministry of Health and successors, Local Government...

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Reference MH
Title Records created or inherited by the Ministry of Health and successors, Local Government Boards and related bodies
Date 1798-2001
Description

Records created or inherited by the Ministry of Health and its successor the Department of Health and Social Security, Local Government Boards and related bodies relating to the provision of health and public health services.

Comprises records of: Poor Law Commission, Poor Law Board, General Board of Health and Local Government BoardNational Health Insurance Commissions and Joint Committee, Ministry of Health Insurance Department and Welsh Board of HealthCentral administrative records of the Ministry of HealthHealth DivisionsPoor Law DivisionLegal BranchEstablishment DivisionAccountant General's DepartmentRegional officesLocal and regional health bodiesGovernment Lymph EstablishmentAnatomy InspectorateConsultative councilsLunacy Commission, Board of Control and Special HospitalsGeneral Nursing Council for England and WalesWartime servicesLeague of MercyDental Estimates BoardMedical Practices CommitteeCentral Health Services Council and Central Council for Health EducationCommissions and committees

MH 124, MH 125, MH 126, MH 127 and MH 138 are numbers not used.

Arrangement
Separated material

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BN

HLG

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Legal status Public Record(s)
Language

English

Access conditions Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
Administrative/ biographical background