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Catalogue reference: MH 74

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MH 74

This series contains anatomy registers and correspondence of the Home Office, the Ministry of Health and the Anatomy Office and Inspectorate relating to the lawful acquisition of bodies and the granting of licences to practice anatomy. 'Supply of...

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Reference

MH 74

Title
Ministry of Health and predecessor and successor: Anatomy Office and Inspectorate: Registers and Correspondence Files
Date

1832-1995

Description

This series contains anatomy registers and correspondence of the Home Office, the Ministry of Health and the Anatomy Office and Inspectorate relating to the lawful acquisition of bodies and the granting of licences to practice anatomy. 'Supply of Bodies to Schools of Anatomy' is the register of all bodies available to anatomy schools; the 'Anatomy Register' lists all those whose bodies were dissected in schools of anatomy.

Related material

For later registers see JA 3

Separated material

Records for Scotland, where separate, have been transferred to the National Archives of Scotland.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Physical description

70 volume(s)

Access conditions

Open

Immediate source of acquisition

Ministry of Health from 1966

Department of Health and Social Security from 1966

Department of Health from 1966

Accruals

Series is not accruing. Later registers are in JA 3.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10917/

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Ministry of Health and predecessor and successor: Anatomy Office and Inspectorate: Registers and Correspondence Files