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Lunacy Commission
Catalogue reference: MH 20/56
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This record is about the Lunacy Commission dating from 1855-1885 in the series Local Government Board and predecessors: Registers of Correspondence with Government.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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MH 20/56
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Date (When the record was created)
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1855-1885
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Description (What the record is about)
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Lunacy Commission
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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)
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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))
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Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Mental illness
- Local Government
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2567476/
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Series information
MH 20
Local Government Board and predecessors: Registers of Correspondence with Government...
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Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: MH
Records created or inherited by the Ministry of Health and successors, Local Government...
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Within the series: MH 20
Local Government Board and predecessors: Registers of Correspondence with Government...
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Lunacy Commission
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