The story of
The 1888 matchgirls' strike
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Series
Ministry of Health and predecessors: Circular Letters
Catalogue reference: MH 10
What's it about?
MH 10
This series contains circulars, statutory instruments, orders and other publications issued by the Poor Law Commission and Board, the Local Government Board and the Ministry of Health. The recipients include Assistant Poor Law Commissioners,...
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MH 10
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Health and predecessors: Circular Letters
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Date (When the record was created)
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1834-1962
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains circulars, statutory instruments, orders and other publications issued by the Poor Law Commission and Board, the Local Government Board and the Ministry of Health. The recipients include Assistant Poor Law Commissioners, district auditors, union and parish officers and other local officials. Includes registers of circulars, 1848 to 1951, and indexes, 1848 to 1946. Volumes 18-84 contain subject indexes to their contents.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Annual reports of the Supplementary Benefits Commission are in BN 67
For Ministry of Housing and Local Government circulars see HLG 72
For later circulars see BN 1
For further Ministry of Health circulars see
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Local Government Board, 1871-1919
- Ministry of Health, 1919-1968
- Poor Law Board, 1847-1871
- Poor Law Commission, 1834-1847
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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198 files and volumes
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Open
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10853/
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