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Ministry of Health: Poor Law Division: Local Government Act 1929, Administrative...

Catalogue reference: MH 54

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MH 54

This series contains copies of administrative schemes submitted by council of counties and county boroughs for discharging functions transferred from poor law authorities under the Local Government Act 1929. The series also includes schemes...

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MH 54

Title
Ministry of Health: Poor Law Division: Local Government Act 1929, Administrative Schemes and Regulations
Date

1929-1947

Description

This series contains copies of administrative schemes submitted by council of counties and county boroughs for discharging functions transferred from poor law authorities under the Local Government Act 1929. The series also includes schemes (under s.63 of the Act) and amending schemes (under s.185(6)) of the Public Health Act 1936) relating to the provision of hospital accommodation for infectious diseases; and regulations for domiciliary assistance to blind persons under s.2 of the Blind Persons Act 1920 drawn up by councils pursuant to declarations made in their administrative schemes.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Ministry of Health, Poor Law Division, 1919-1947
Physical description

7 volume(s)

Administrative / biographical background

The Local Government Act, 1929 (19 and 20 Geo. 5, c.17) was passed to amend the law relating to the administration of poor relief, registration of births, deaths and marriages, highways, town planning and local government. This Act inter alia transferred the functions of the former Poor Law Guardians to county and county borough councils; and S.4 required the latter to prepare and submit to the Minister of Health administrative schemes of the arrangements proposed to be made for discharging the functions thus transferred.

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Ministry of Health: Poor Law Division: Local Government Act 1929, Administrative Schemes and Regulations