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Ministry of Housing and Local Government and predecessors: Local Government Division...

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Reference HLG 108
Title Ministry of Housing and Local Government and predecessors: Local Government Division and predecessors: Public Health Administration, Registered Files (93,000 Series)
Date 1920-1971
Description

General policy files which in 1951 were transferred to, and in some cases continued by, the Ministry of Housing and Local Government. The files deal with particular aspects of public health administration (infestation, administration of the Rag Flock Acts, 1911 to 1951 and inspection of the hop field health conditions); and with government publicity covering such subjects as wartime evacuation and civil defence, post-war reconstruction, town and country planning housing, national parks and safety in the home.

Related material

Files from this series which were retained by the Ministry of Health after 1951 are in MH 55

Held by The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department 93,000 file series
Legal status Public Record(s)
Language

English

Creator

Ministry of Health, 1919-1968

Ministry of Housing and Local Government, 1951-1970

Ministry of Local Government and Planning, 1951

Physical description 86 file(s)
Access conditions Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated