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Poor Law Board and Local Government Board: Poor Law Administration Department and...

Catalogue reference: MH 27

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MH 27

This series contains correspondence of the Poor Law Administration and Metropolitan Departments relating to Poor Law School Districts and London School Boards. The volumes fall into two distinct groups. The first contains correspondence of the...

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Reference
MH 27
Title
Poor Law Board and Local Government Board: Poor Law Administration Department and Metropolitan Department: Poor Law School Districts and London School Board, Correspondence
Date
1848-1910
Description

This series contains correspondence of the Poor Law Administration and Metropolitan Departments relating to Poor Law School Districts and London School Boards. The volumes fall into two distinct groups. The first contains correspondence of the Poor Law Board and the Local Government Board with the Poor Law School Districts relating to the administration and control of district schools, including appointment of managers and administrative, teaching and nursing staff, school inspection, buildings and extensions, loans sanctions, medical services, etc.

The second contains correspondence of the Local Government Board relating to the audit and financial control of London School Board expenditure. Two volumes relate to the celebrated 'Cockerton Case'.

Separated material

1859-1861 No. 1 Central London, 1895 No. 2 South Metropolitan and 1898 Mar.- Dec. No. 2 South Metropolitan are missing.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
  • Local Government Board, Metropolitan Department, 1871-1884
  • Local Government Board, Poor Law Administration Department, 1871-1919
  • Poor Law Board, Metropolitan Department, 1867-1871
Physical description
143 volume(s)
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10870/

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Poor Law Board and Local Government Board: Poor Law Administration Department and Metropolitan Department: Poor Law School Districts and London School Board, Correspondence