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Prevention and Relief of Distress Dept
Catalogue reference: MH 60/29
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This record is about the Prevention and Relief of Distress Dept dating from 1917 in the series Local Government Board: Miscellaneous Registers of Correspondence. 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)
- MH 60/29
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1917
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Description (What the record is about)
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Prevention and Relief of Distress Dept
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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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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Local Government
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2609897/
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MH 60
Local Government Board: Miscellaneous Registers of Correspondence
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