Catalogue description Home Office, Children's Department, and Department of Health and Social Security, Children's Division: Circulars

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Reference: MH 109
Title: Home Office, Children's Department, and Department of Health and Social Security, Children's Division: Circulars
Description:

This series contains indexed volumes of circulars, and folders containing incomplete sets of circulars issued by the Chief Inspector of the Children's Department to establishments entrusted with the care of children. The circulars deal with a wide range of subjects including air raid precautions, after-care, clothing, food, education, hygiene and other aspects of the children's welfare, as well as the employment, training and salaries of staff.

Date: 1909-1973
Related material:

For further files of the Home Office and Department of Health and Social Security relating to children see BN 29

Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Department of Health and Social Security, Childrens Division, 1971-1985

Home Office, Childrens Branch, 1924-1949

Home Office, Childrens Department, 1949-1971

Physical description: 46 files and volumes
Administrative / biographical background:

Child care responsibilities were transferred from the Home Office to the Department of Health and Social Security Office in 1971.

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