Record revealed
Letter from a ‘destitute’ man to the Poor Law Commission
In this letter, Thomas Henshaw of Derbyshire complained of his treatment by local officials who denied him welfare despite his ‘most distressing’ situation.
Series
Medical Research Council: Registered Files, Scientific Matters (S Series)
Catalogue reference: FD 23
What's it about?
FD 23
Files of papers, correspondence, and reports on scientific studies commissioned, operated or funded by the Medical Research Council.The topics covered include Occupational Health, Mental Health, psychology, neurology, virology, genetics,...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- FD 23
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Title (The name of the record)
- Medical Research Council: Registered Files, Scientific Matters (S Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1948-1997
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Description (What the record is about)
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Files of papers, correspondence, and reports on scientific studies commissioned, operated or funded by the Medical Research Council.
The topics covered include Occupational Health, Mental Health, psychology, neurology, virology, genetics, molecular biology and biomedical and biological research. Studies on epidemiology include the genetic studies of refugees from Tristan da Cunha. Further topics include contraception, pregnancy, obstetrics, paediatrics, organ transplantation and toxicology. Studies on the effects of microwaves on human tissue are also included.
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Arrangement
The S series employs a three-part Former Reference; a general topic number; a specific topic identifier; and sometimes a volume number. The series appears to fall into an 'old' series and a 'new' series but there is some uncertainty as to the cut-off point of the former.
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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)
- S file series
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 5277 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C7286/
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