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Lunacy Act 1937: general comments and consequent call for amendments
Catalogue reference: CO 23/649
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This record is about the Lunacy Act 1937: general comments and consequent call for amendments dating from 1938 Mar-1939 Mar in the series Colonial Office and predecessors: Bahamas, Original Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- CO 23/649
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1938 Mar-1939 Mar
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Description (What the record is about)
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Lunacy Act 1937: general comments and consequent call for amendments
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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)
- 68167
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- CO 23/318
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- International
- Mental illness
- Caribbean
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Colonial Office and predecessors: Bahamas, Original Correspondence
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