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Series
Department of Health and Social Security and Department of Health: Chief Medical...
Catalogue reference: BN 73
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BN 73
This series contains published instructions and advice which was issued centrally by the Chief Medical Officer of the Department of Health and Social Security and its successor, the Department of Health.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BN 73
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Title (The name of the record)
- Department of Health and Social Security and Department of Health: Chief Medical Officer's Letters (CMO Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1974-1991
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains published instructions and advice which was issued centrally by the Chief Medical Officer of the Department of Health and Social Security and its successor, the Department of Health.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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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)
- CMO file series
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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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- Department of Health, 1988-1988
- Department of Health and Social Security, 1968-1988
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 18 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 2003 Department of Health
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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
- Medicine
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3006/
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