Series
Local Government Board and predecessors: Miscellaneous Correspondence and Papers
Catalogue reference: MH 25
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MH 25
This series contains miscellaneous correspondence and papers of the Local Government Board and predecessors. The records relate to enquiries on matters of poor law administration, and, after 1871, public health and local government services, from...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MH 25
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Title (The name of the record)
- Local Government Board and predecessors: Miscellaneous Correspondence and Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1834-1900
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains miscellaneous correspondence and papers of the Local Government Board and predecessors. The records relate to enquiries on matters of poor law administration, and, after 1871, public health and local government services, from miscellaneous individuals and organisations. Includes bill papers relating to the Poor Law Officers Superannuation Act 1896 and a ledger of the Poor Law Commissioners, 1834 to 1837.
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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Volumes for 1851 and 1858 are missing. Most of the papers covering the period 1900 to 1919 were destroyed by enemy action in 1941 and fire in 1944.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Local Government Board, 1871-1919
- Poor Law Board, 1847-1871
- Poor Law Commission, 1834-1847
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 183 volume(s)
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- For registers to correspondence see MH 60
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10868/
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Local Government Board and predecessors: Miscellaneous Correspondence and Papers