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Ministry of Health

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Date: 1919-1968
History: The Ministry of Health was created in July 1919 to consolidate medical and public health functions and supervision of local health services. It was established under the Ministry of Health Act 1919 and assumed from 1 July that year the powers and duties of the Local Government Board and the National Health Insurance Commissions for England and Wales, together with powers of the Privy Council under the Midwives Acts. In 1948 its prime responsibility became the new National Health Service (NHS). On 1 November 1968 it was merged with the Ministry of Social Security to form the Department of Health and Social Security (DHSS).
Functions, occupations and activities: Government (central)
References: IC; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/C277876
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1834-1962: Ministry of Health and predecessors: Circular Letters
The National Archives, Kew
2
1845-1930: Poor Law Commission and successors: Correspondence with Asylum Districts and Boards
The National Archives, Kew
3
1837-1920: Local Government Board and predecessors: Registers of Correspondence with Government Offices
The National Archives, Kew
4
1868-1935: Local Government Board, and Ministry of Health, Health Divisions: Public Health and Poor Law Services, Local Authority Correspondence (Series I)
The National Archives, Kew
5
1913-1973: Ministry of Health: Poor Law Division and Health Divisions: Public Health and Poor Law Services, Local Authority Correspondence (Series II)
The National Archives, Kew
6
1910-1972: Ministry of Health: Health Divisions: Public Health and Poor Law Services, Local Government Administration and Finance, General Registered Files (91,000 and other Series)
The National Archives, Kew
7
1853-2010: Ministry of Health: Health Divisions: Public Health Services, Registered Files (93,000 Series) and Other Records
The National Archives, Kew
8
1910-1972: Ministry of Health: Health Divisions: General Health Questions, Registered Files, (95,000, 99,000 and other Series)
The National Archives, Kew
9
1934-1960: Ministry of Health and Ministry of Labour, Later Ministry of Labour and National Service: Commissioners for Special Areas, Later Development Areas, Registered Files (DA, F and 99,000 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
10
1930-1943: Ministry of Health: Local Government Act 1929, Public Health Survey
The National Archives, Kew
11
1903-1961: Ministry of Health: Joint Hospital Boards' Correspondence and Minutes
The National Archives, Kew
12
1832-1995: Ministry of Health and predecessor and successor: Anatomy Office and Inspectorate: Registers and Correspondence Files
The National Archives, Kew
13
1935-1970: Ministry of Health: Emergency Medical Services and related bodies: Registered Files (EMS, 99,000 and other Series), Circulars and Second World War Medical History Papers
The National Archives, Kew
14
1935-1968: Ministry of Health: Post War Planning and Establishment of National Health Service, Registered Files (93200 and 94100 Series), Proposals and Conference Papers
The National Archives, Kew
15
1913-1967: Ministry of Health: Confidential Registered Files (100,000 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
16
1885-1973: Department of Health and Social Security and predecessors: Bill Papers
The National Archives, Kew
17
1923-1979: Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: Hospital Management Committees, Registered Case Files (MC Series)
The National Archives, Kew
18
1947-1962: Ministry of Health: Hospital Management Committees, Registered General Files (94124 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
19
1947-1968: Ministry of Health: Boards of Governors of Teaching Hospitals, Registered General Files (94106 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
20
1945-1965: Ministry of Health: Hospital Services, Registered Files (94,150 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
21
1938-1946: Ministry of Health: War Diaries, Second World War
The National Archives, Kew
22
1949-1963: Ministry of Health: Dental Service, Representative Complaints and Appeals
The National Archives, Kew
23
1941-1959: Ministry of Food and successors: Welfare Food Scheme, Registered Files (WF and WFP Series)
The National Archives, Kew
24
1949-1964: Ministry of Health: Complaints against Medical Practitioners, Representative Claims and Appeals
The National Archives, Kew
25
1947-1974: Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: Regional Offices: Health Service, Registered Files and Papers
The National Archives, Kew
26
1939-1952: Ministry of Health, and Ministry of Labour and National Service, Military Recruitment Department: National Service Medical Board Examination Records
The National Archives, Kew
27
1948-1962: Ministry of Health: Representative Appeals to Minister by Medical Practitioners: (D/R Series)
The National Archives, Kew
28
1950-1972: Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: Regional Medical Officers Prescribing Investigations, Registered Files (File Office B Series)
The National Archives, Kew
29
1895-1967: Board of Control and Ministry of Health: Special Hospitals, Registered Files
The National Archives, Kew
30
1952-1976: Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: Health Circulars
The National Archives, Kew
31
1944-1964: Ministry of Health: Care of Children and Elderly, Registered Files (99069 and 99073 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
32
1941-1968: Ministry of Health: Specialist Hospital Services, Registered Files (94,000 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
33
1938-1965: Ministry of Health: Social Welfare Services, Registered Files (99063 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
34
1965-1974: Ministry of Health: Civil Defence, Registered Files (P(H) and CD(H) Series)
The National Archives, Kew
35
1920-1967: Ministry of Health: Annual Reports
The National Archives, Kew
36
1938-1965: Ministry of Health: Local Health Authority Services: Registered Files (94,200 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
37
1923-1977: Ministry of Health: General Medical, Dental, Pharmaceutical and Supplementary Ophthalmic Services, Registered Files (94,000 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
38
1958-1966: Ministry of Health: Mental Health Act 1959 General Policy, Registered Files (95,200 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
39
1959-1972: Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: European Economic Community Health Questions, General Registered Files (99,093 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
40
1948-1992: Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: Administration of Public and Environmental Health Services, Registered Files (File Office A Series)
The National Archives, Kew
41
1949-1994: Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: Hospital Medical, Psychiatric and Ancillary Services, Registered Files (File Office F Series)
The National Archives, Kew
42
1948-1993: Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: Local Authority Social Services Division and other Divisions: Registered Files (File Office D Series)
The National Archives, Kew
43
1873-1966: Ministry of Health and predecessor: Register of Official Inquiries into Charges Against Officers
The National Archives, Kew
44
1947-1994: Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: Local Authority Services, Registered Files (File Office E Series)
The National Archives, Kew
45
1956-1987: Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: National Health Service Personnel Group and Related Divisions: Registered Files (File Office K Series)
The National Archives, Kew
46
1948-1994: Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: Hospitals, Registered Files (File Office H Series)
The National Archives, Kew
47
1950-1991: Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: Training, Appointment and Remuneration of Medical Professionals, Registered Files (File Office M Series)
The National Archives, Kew
48
1953-1989: Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: Hospital Construction, Registered Files (File Office J Series)
The National Archives, Kew
49
1947-1991: Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: National Health Service Administrative and Ancillary Staffing, Registered Files (File Office N Series)
The National Archives, Kew
50
1879-1993: Department of Health and predecessors: Specimens of series of Documents Destroyed
The National Archives, Kew
51
1919-1931: Ministry of Health: Committee papers
The National Archives, Kew
52
1911-1960: Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance and predecessors: Pensions and Insurance Files
The National Archives, Kew
53
1939-1946: Ministry of National Insurance and predecessors: Committee on Social Insurance and Allied Services Committee (Beveridge Committee), correspondence, papers and registered files (NI 99 series)
The National Archives, Kew
54
1911-1976: Ministry of National Insurance, predecessors and successors: Determinations under the National Insurance Acts
The National Archives, Kew
55
1912-1997: Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Registered Files (NI Series)
The National Archives, Kew
56
1912-1974: Ministry of Health and successors: National Insurance for Seaman, Registered Files (MA and MA(X) Series)
The National Archives, Kew
57
1912-1951: Ministry of National Insurance: Approved Societies, Representative National Health Insurance Records
The National Archives, Kew
58
1926-1951: Ministry of Health and Ministry of National Insurance: Old Age Contributory Pensions, Selected Appeals
The National Archives, Kew
59
1935-1966: Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Registered Files (H Series)
The National Archives, Kew
60
1922-1996: Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Insurance Department C: Registered Files (CB, CQD and AB Series)
The National Archives, Kew
61
1929-1985: Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Adjudication Policy and Procedure, Registered files (AP Series)
The National Archives, Kew
62
1937-2004: Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Pensions, Registered files (P series)
The National Archives, Kew
63
1946-1986: Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Insurance Department C: Determination of Contributions, Registered Files (CO Series)
The National Archives, Kew
64
1927-1929: Ministry of Health: National Health Insurance Appeals, Court of Referees files
The National Archives, Kew
65
1836-2003: General Register Office and Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, Establishment and Accounts Division: Correspondence and Papers
The National Archives, Kew
66
1910-2013: Office for National Statistics and Predecessors: Population and Medical Statistics: Correspondence, Registered Papers and Digital Files
The National Archives, Kew
67
1965-1993: Department of Health: Hospital Scientific and Technical services: Zuckerman Report Implementation: Registered Files
The National Archives, Kew
68
1919-1920: Treasury: Books of Out-letters to Ministry of Health
The National Archives, Kew
69
1800-1996: Records created or inherited by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, and of successor and related bodies
The National Archives, Kew
70
1965-2023: Records created or inherited by the Department of Health (1988-)
The National Archives, Kew
71
1881-1992: Department of the Environment and Predecessors: Map Library Boundary Maps
The National Archives, Kew
72
1911-1946: Ministry of National Insurance and predecessors: Local Pension Committee Appeals, Representative Case Papers
The National Archives, Kew
73
1894-1950: Local Government Board and Ministry of Health: Vagrancy, Files
The National Archives, Kew
74
1903-1957: Welsh Office and predecessors: Local Authorities: Areas, Boundaries and Status: Correspondence, Papers, Maps and Plans
The National Archives, Kew
75
1854-1985: Welsh Office and predecessors: Local Authorities, General Policy and Case Files (LA Series)
The National Archives, Kew
76
1941-1985: Ministry of Health and Department of Health and Social Security: Private Office and Senior Officers' Papers
The National Archives, Kew
77
1965-1983: Department of Health and Social Security and predecessors: Validity of Marriage: Representative Case Files
The National Archives, Kew
78
1942-1990: Ministry of Health and successors: Specimen Forms
The National Archives, Kew
79
1948-1983: Department of Health and Social Security and predecessors: Widows' Benefits: Representative Case Papers
The National Archives, Kew
80
1959-1985: Department of Health and Social Security and predecessors: Central Management Services: Organisation and Methods Reports
The National Archives, Kew
81
1834-2003: Records created or inherited by the Department of Health and Social Security and related bodies
The National Archives, Kew
82
1833-1930: Records of the Poor Law Commission, Poor Law Board, General Board of Health and Local Government Board
83
1805-2001: Records of the Health Divisions
84
1852-1927: Local Government Board and predecessors and successor: Local Authorities, Registered Files (O Series)
The National Archives, Kew
85
1925-1954: Ministry of Health: Second World War Special Wartime Functions, Registered Files (LN and other series) and Papers
The National Archives, Kew
86
1850-1925: Ministry of Health and predecessors: General Instruments and Consents Relating to Financial Transactions
The National Archives, Kew
87
1850-1926: Ministry of Health and predecessors: General Registers of Instruments and Consents Relating to Financial Transactions
The National Archives, Kew
88
1889-1934: Local Government Board, Order Department, and Ministry of Health, Legal Branch: Instruments and Consents Relating to Corporate Property
The National Archives, Kew
89
1889-1934: Local Government Board, Order Department, and Ministry of Health, Legal Branch: Instruments and Consents relating to Financial Transactions
The National Archives, Kew
90
1853-1952: Ministry of Health and predecessors: Miscellaneous Instruments and Consents
The National Archives, Kew
91
1909-1968: Local Government Board and successors: Registers of Miscellaneous Instruments and Consents
The National Archives, Kew
92
1901-1951: Local Government Board and Ministry of Health: Opening of New Burial Grounds, Instruments and Consents
The National Archives, Kew
93
1890-1939: Local Government Board and Ministry of Health: Legal Branch and predecessors: Rehousing Schemes of Statutory Undertakers, Sealed Plans and Schemes
The National Archives, Kew
94
1872-1977: Local Government Board and successors: Legal Department and successors: Local Authority Byelaws
The National Archives, Kew
95
1840-1997: Ministry of Housing and Local Government and predecessors: Legal and Parliamentary Branch and predecessors: Public Health and Local Government Legislation, Bill Papers
The National Archives, Kew
96
1920-1939: Ministry of Health: Unemployment Relief in Special Areas, Registered Files
The National Archives, Kew
97
1862-1974: Home Office and successors: Taxation Branch and successors: Local Government Financial Statistics
The National Archives, Kew
98
1939-1979: Ministry of Health and successors: Superannuation and Compensation, Registered Files (91451-91459 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
99
1921-1969: Ministry of Health and successors: Agricultural Rating and Valuation, Registered Files (91038 Series) and Schedules of Grants
The National Archives, Kew
100
1920-1958: Ministry of Health and successors: Local Government Division and Local Government Finance Division: Extinguishment of Tithe Rent Charges, Registered Files (91038 Series) and Registers of Payments of Grants
The National Archives, Kew
101
1854-1973: Ministry of Health and predecessors and successors: Burial Grounds, Registered Files
The National Archives, Kew
102
1852-1927: Local Government Board and predecessors and successor: General Policy and Procedure, Registered Files (O Series)
The National Archives, Kew
103
1904-1976: Ministry of Health and successors: Local Government Divisions and successors: Local Government Services, Registered Files (91,000 and other Series)
The National Archives, Kew
104
1898-1975: Ministry of Health and successors: Local Government Administration and Finance, General Policy and Procedure, Registered Files (90,000 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
105
1914-1966: Ministry of Health and successors: Local Government Divisions and successors: Local Authority Administration and Finance, Registered Files
The National Archives, Kew
106
1906-1976: Ministry of Health and successors: Legal Branch and Legal and Parliamentary Branch: Local Authority Bill Papers
The National Archives, Kew
107
1914-1976: Ministry of Housing and Local Government and predecessors: Local Government Divisions and predecessors: Air Pollution and Smoke Abatement, Registered Files (91213 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
108
1920-1974: Ministry of Health and successors: Local Government Division and Local Government Finance Division: Rating and Valuation, Registered Files (91038 and other Series)
The National Archives, Kew
109
1919-1971: Ministry of Health and successors: Audit and Statistical Division and Local Government Finance Division: Audit of Local Authorities, Registered Files (97,000, 11,000 and other Series)
The National Archives, Kew
110
1897-1968: Ministry of Housing and Local Government and predecessors: Local Government Division: Local Authority Byelaws, Registered Files (91013 and 12008 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
111
1946-1951: Ministry of Health, Legal Branch, and Ministry of Local Government and Planning, Legal and Parliamentary Branch: Sealed Orders and Plans under the Acquisition of Land (Authorisation Procedure) Act 1946
The National Archives, Kew
112
1919-1961: Ministry of Health and successors: Confidential General Registered Files (100,000 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
113
1910-1939: Local Government Board and Ministry of Health: Instruments and Consents to Planning Schemes and related Miscellanea
The National Archives, Kew
114
1916-1982: Ministry of Health and successors: Miscellaneous Registered Files (99,000 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
115
1919-1976: Historic Buildings and Ancient Monuments Files (99085 series)
The National Archives, Kew
116
1943-1959: Ministry of Health and successors: Planning and Redevelopment, Registered Files (99,200 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
117
1920-1971: Ministry of Housing and Local Government and predecessors: Local Government Division and predecessors: Public Health Administration, Registered Files (93,000 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
118
1928-1965: Ministry of Health and successors: Health Division and successors: General Health Questions and Foreign Correspondence, Registered Files (95,000 and 96,000 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
119
1918-1970: Ministry of Health and successors: Office Machinery and Procedure, Registered Files (96,203-96,219 Series)
The National Archives, Kew
120
1945 - c1958: Ministry of Health and successors: Water Supply Survey, Reports and Plans
The National Archives, Kew
121
1928-1985: Ministry of Housing and Local Government and predecessors: Establishment Division and Establishment and Organisation Division: Registered Files (EST Series)
The National Archives, Kew
122
1938-1951: Ministry of Health: Evacuation Schemes and Billeting Arrangements, Second World War, Specimens of Series of Documents Destroyed
The National Archives, Kew
123
1854-1996: Records of Local Government Divisions
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