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General Register Office Circulars: Interim instructions relating to identity cards,...

Catalogue reference: RG 41/46

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Reference
RG 41/46
Date
1952
Description

General Register Office Circulars:

  • Interim instructions relating to identity cards, ration books, medical cards - surrender of documents at death, issue of ration documents and preliminary medical cards (Former reference: GRO No 1).
  • Interim instructions relating to identity cards, ration books, medical cards - surrender of documents at death, issue of ration documents and preliminary medical cards: Form RG 54(B).
  • National Health Service: functions of registrars of births and deaths (Former reference: GRO No 2).
  • Notes on marriage procedure (Former reference: GRO No 3).
  • Notes on marriage procedure: Form 357.
  • Various subjects Revised procedure for weekly despatch of forms 310 etc to Southport Completion of preliminary medical cards Supply of forms RG 54(B) Birth registration on declaration Documents of deceased children Belated documents relating to deaths (Former reference: GRO No 4).
  • Weekly despatch to Southport: Form 358.
  • Collection of ration books of deceased persons (Former reference: GRO No 5).
  • Various subjects Certification of deaths of solicitors Transmission of certified copies to the Registrar General Industrial Assurance and Friendly Societies Act 1948 National Health Service: surrender of medical cards of deceased persons Letters to the General Register Office Funeral charges Requisitions for books, forms, etc Return of marriages (Former reference: GRO No 6).
  • Registration of births, still-births, marriages and deaths: increase of fees (Former reference: GRO No 7).
  • Registration of marriages, increase of fees: to clergy of the Church of England and of the Church in Wales (Former reference: GRO No 7A).
  • Registration of marriages, increase of fees: to authorised persons (Former reference: GRO No 7B).
  • Registration of marriages, increase of fees: to secretaries (for marriages) of synagogues and registering officers of the Society of Friends (Former reference: GRO No 7C).
  • Registration of births, still-births, marriages and deaths: list of fees increased as from 1 July 1952 (Former reference: GRO No 7 Appendix).
  • Registration of births, still-births, marriages and deaths: increase of fees; accounting arrangements for non-salaried officers Form A86/6/02.
  • Registration officers: notes on use of cash book; Form A49.
  • Irregular marriages and Marriages Validity (Provisional Orders) Acts 1905 and 1924 (Former reference: GRO No 8).
  • Irregular marriages and Marriages Validity (Provisional Orders) Acts 1905 and 1924 (Former reference: GRO No 8A).
  • Notice of registrars' office addresses for exhibition in post offices (Former reference: GRO No 9).
  • Revised forms 344 and NI49 (Former reference: GRO No 10).
  • Death grant: Leaflet NI49.
  • Index of institutions (Former reference: GRO No 11).
  • Revision of marriage regulations and instructions (Former reference: GRO No 12).
  • Medical Act 1950. Death and still-birth certification by provisionally registered medical practitioners (Former reference: GRO No 13).
  • Various subjects Medical certificates of cause of death Inquest adjourned where member of United States Forces is involved in responsibility for the death Certificates of marriage Searches and certificates Certificates of death of persons drawing government pensions Pads for quarterly copies of birth and death entries National Health Service Applications for book and forms Form RG 22 Index of place names Address and telephone numbers Accounting procedure (Former reference: GRO No 14).
  • Births and deaths occurring away from usual residence. Schedule of Institutions (Former reference: GRO No 15).
  • Mental health statistics, 1951 (Former reference: GRO GEN No 1).
  • National Health Service: changes in registrars' duties (Former reference: GRO GEN No 2).
  • National Health Service: surrender of medical cards of deceased persons (Former reference: GRO GEN No 3).
  • Representation of the People Acts: Spring 1952 register (Former reference: GRO GEN No 4).
  • Cancer records: registration and follow-up procedure (Former reference: GRO GEN No 5).
  • Hospital in-patient enquiry (Former reference: GRO GEN No 6).
  • Registration of births, still-births, marriages and deaths: increase of fees (Former reference: GRO GEN No 7).
  • Registration of births, still-births, marriages and deaths: The Registration (Births, Still-births, Marriages and Deaths) (Fees) Order SI 1952/991.
  • Salaries of registration officers (Former reference: GRO GEN No 8).
  • Mental health statistics (Former reference: GRO GEN No 9).
  • Hospital in-patient enquiry (Former reference: GRO GEN No 10).
  • Salaries of registration officers (Former reference: GRO GEN No 11).
  • Cancer records (Former reference: GRO GEN No 12).
  • Infectious and other notifiable diseases: weekly return (Former reference: GRO MOH No 1).
  • Infectious and other notifiable diseases: quarterly return (Former reference: GRO MOH No 2).
  • Annual reports of medical officers of health: 1951 vital statistics (Former reference: GRO MOH No 3).
  • Transfers of births, deaths and still-births (Former reference: GRO MOH No 4).
  • Memorandum on transfer of births, deaths and stillbirths.
  • Return of marriages: instruction further to GRO No 5, 1951 .

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Subjects
Topics
Mutual societies
Marriage and divorce
Religions
Pay and pensions
Population
Children
Disease
Friendly societies
Americas
Census
Communications
Rationing
National Health Service
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3543003/

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