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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.
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The Butler Committee Report on Mentally Abnormal Offenders: implementation of the...
Catalogue reference: MH 154/1160
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This record is about the The Butler Committee Report on Mentally Abnormal Offenders: implementation of the... dating from 1977 Jan 01 - 1978 Dec 31 in the series Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: Local Authority.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- MH 154/1160
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1977 Jan 01 - 1978 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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The Butler Committee Report on Mentally Abnormal Offenders: implementation of the report's recommendations; consultation on disposal in cases of disability and the special verdict
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- D/B76/7
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Welfare
- Mental illness
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11214013/
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