Record revealed
Letter from a ‘destitute’ man to the Poor Law Commission
In this letter, Thomas Henshaw of Derbyshire complained of his treatment by local officials who denied him welfare despite his ‘most distressing’ situation.
Piece
Maternity and child welfare
Catalogue reference: BD 103/58
What’s it about?
This record is about the Maternity and child welfare dating from 1965 Jan 08-1967 Oct 31 in the series Welsh Board of Health and Welsh Office: Principal Medical Officer: Unregistered Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BD 103/58
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1965 Jan 08-1967 Oct 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Maternity and child welfare
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11040165/
Series information
BD 103
Welsh Board of Health and Welsh Office: Principal Medical Officer: Unregistered Files
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Within the series: BD 103
Welsh Board of Health and Welsh Office: Principal Medical Officer: Unregistered Files
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Maternity and child welfare
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