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NATIONAL HEALTH. Normansfield Hospital for mentally handicapped; report of committee...
Catalogue reference: PREM 16/1766
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This record is about the NATIONAL HEALTH. Normansfield Hospital for mentally handicapped; report of committee... dating from 1978 Oct 19 - 1978 Nov 21 in the series Prime Minister's Office: Correspondence and Papers, 1974-1979. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- PREM 16/1766
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1978 Oct 19 - 1978 Nov 21
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Description (What the record is about)
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NATIONAL HEALTH. Normansfield Hospital for mentally handicapped; report of committee of inquiry (chairman: Michael Sherrard QC)
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Disability
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PREM 16
Prime Minister's Office: Correspondence and Papers, 1974-1979
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