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Catalogue reference: HLG 51

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HLG 51

Files of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Local Government and Planning and the Ministry of Housing and Local Government. The series includes files relating to local authority administration, services and staff and includes some...

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HLG 51

Title
Ministry of Health and successors: Local Government Divisions and successors: Local Government Services, Registered Files (91,000 and other Series)
Date

1904-1976

Description

Files of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Local Government and Planning and the Ministry of Housing and Local Government. The series includes files relating to local authority administration, services and staff and includes some correspondence of the Local Government Board. Some files relate to specific local authorities. General files in this series come from the 91,000 series of the Ministry. The series contents vary widely. Subjects covered include public cleansing, highways, private streets, local public buildings, coastal protection, green belts and markets and aerodromes. Minutes, papers and reports of the Hadow Committee on Local Government Officers and of the Local Government Manpower Committee, together with related correspondence, are also to be found in this series.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

91,000 file series

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
  • Department of the Environment, Local Government Divisions, 1970-1997
  • Ministry of Health, 1919-1968
  • Ministry of Housing and Local Government, Accountant General's Department, 1951-1970
  • Ministry of Housing and Local Government, Local Government Division A, 1956-1970
  • Ministry of Housing and Local Government, Local Government Finance Division, 1951-1970
  • Ministry of Housing and Local Government, Local Government Organisation Division, 1951-1956
  • Ministry of Local Government and Planning, Local Government Organisation Division, 1951-1951
Physical description

1255 file(s)

Access conditions

Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

from 2003 Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

from 1971 Department of the Environment

from 1967 Ministry of Housing and Local Government

Subjects
Topics
Road Transport
Labour
Trade and commerce
Housing
Local Government
Accruals

Series is accruing

Unpublished finding aids
Subject index with series list.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8746/

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