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Series

Ministry of Health: Civil Defence, Registered Files (P(H) and CD(H) Series)

Catalogue reference: MH 131

What's it about?

MH 131

This series contains files covering the whole range of the Ministry of Health's civil defence activities, in particular the National Hospital Service Reserve.

Full description and record details

Reference

MH 131

Title
Ministry of Health: Civil Defence, Registered Files (P(H) and CD(H) Series)
Date

1965-1974

Description

This series contains files covering the whole range of the Ministry of Health's civil defence activities, in particular the National Hospital Service Reserve.

Arrangement
Arrangement

Former file reference

Related material

For comparable files for Wales see BD 2

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

P(H) file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Ministry of Health, 1919-1968
Physical description

153 file(s)

Access conditions

Subject to 30 year closure

Immediate source of acquisition

From 1999 Department of Health

Custodial history

Transferred to the Department of Health and Social Security in 1968 and to the Department of Health in 1988.

Accruals

Series is accruing

Administrative / biographical background

Section 1 of the Civil Defence Act 1948 made it 'part of the functions of designated Ministers to take such steps as appear from time to time to be necessary or expedient for civil defence purposes.' By an Order in Council dated 28 July 1949, The Civil Defence (Designation of the Minister of Health) Order 1949, the Minister of Health was designated responsible for a number of civil defence junctions. These included control of medical manpower, care of the homeless and other refugees, emergency ambulance service, and civil defence arrangements in hospitals. This included the National Hospital Service Reserve which was established by the minister to provide a trained and organised body of men and women available to meet the needs of an expanded hospital service in the event of war.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10970/

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Ministry of Health: Civil Defence, Registered Files (P(H) and CD(H) Series)