Series
Local Government Board and Ministry of Health: Vagrancy, Files
Catalogue reference: AST 8
What's it about?
AST 8
Files mainly of the Ministry of Health with a few earlier ones of the Local Government Board, relating mainly to the administration of casual wards and reception centres in various parts of England. The papers also include reports of selected...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- AST 8
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Title (The name of the record)
- Local Government Board and Ministry of Health: Vagrancy, Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1894-1950
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Description (What the record is about)
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Files mainly of the Ministry of Health with a few earlier ones of the Local Government Board, relating mainly to the administration of casual wards and reception centres in various parts of England. The papers also include reports of selected Joint Vagrancy Committees and the [Ministry of Health's] Regional Inspectors.
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Local Government Board, 1871-1919
- Ministry of Health, 1919-1968
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 44 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- AST 8/1-43 were transferred from the Ministry of Health to the National Assistance Board after the passing of the National Assistance Act, 1948, when the above functions were taken over by the latter department.
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- No further accruals.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2488/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
Within the department: AST
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Local Government Board and Ministry of Health: Vagrancy, Files