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Ministry of Health: Health Divisions: Public Health Services, Registered Files (93,000...

Catalogue reference: MH 55

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MH 55

This series contains general subject files from the 93,000 and 100,000 series of the Ministry of Health. Most of the files were created after 1919, and relate to public health services. Subjects covered include blind welfare, cancer, maternity...

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Reference

MH 55

Title
Ministry of Health: Health Divisions: Public Health Services, Registered Files (93,000 Series) and Other Records
Date

1853-2010

Description

This series contains general subject files from the 93,000 and 100,000 series of the Ministry of Health. Most of the files were created after 1919, and relate to public health services. Subjects covered include blind welfare, cancer, maternity and child welfare, the General Nursing Council and nursing in general, health surveys, hospitals, infectious diseases, including tuberculosis, medical inspection of aliens, midwifery, propaganda and vaccination. Included in this series are several unregistered files dealing with infectious diseases, the effects of smog, vaccination and vaccine, and hospital finance. The series also contains some port health authority case files, and reports of medical officers of health, and port inspectors.

Separated material

For files in this series transferred to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government see

HLG 108

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

93,000 file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Department of Health and Social Security, 1968-1988
  • Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, 2003-2003
  • Medicines Control Agency, 1989-2003
  • Ministry of Health, 1919-1968
Physical description

2893 files and volumes

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

from 2003 Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

Custodial history

The MHRA was created in 2003. It assumed the responsibilities of the Medicines Control Agency (MCA), created in 1989, and the Medical Devices Agency (MDA), created in 1993. Prior to the creation of the MCA and MDA, the regulation of medicines and medical devices was undertaken by policy divisions in the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). When the Agency was created the records collection was split between MHRA and DHSC. The files in this series represent those for which MHRA retained ownership.

Accruals

The series is accruing

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10898/

Catalogue hierarchy

Over 27 million records

This record is held at The National Archives, Kew

364,101 records

Within the department: MH

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Ministry of Health: Health Divisions: Public Health Services, Registered Files (93,000 Series) and Other Records