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Local Government Board

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Date: 1871-1919
History: Established by Act of 1871, by which the Poor Law Board, Home Office Local Government Act Office, and Privy Council Office's Medical Department, merged to form a single board with primary responsibility for supervision of local government services. In 1919 the Ministry of Health was established under the Ministry of Health Act 1919 to consolidate medical and public health functions and supervision of local health services, and assumed from 1 July that year the powers and duties of the Local Government Board.
Functions, occupations and activities: Government (central)
References: IC; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/C278735
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1839-1879: Poor Law Commission and successors: Extracts from Minutes and Abstracts of Correspondence
The National Archives, Kew
MH 4
2
1834-1962: Ministry of Health and predecessors: Circular Letters
The National Archives, Kew
MH 10
3
1834-1900: Local Government Board and predecessors: Correspondence with Poor Law Unions and Other Local Authorities
The National Archives, Kew
MH 12
4
1836-1920: Local Government Board and predecessors: Subject Indexes of Correspondence
The National Archives, Kew
MH 15
5
1845-1930: Poor Law Commission and successors: Correspondence with Asylum Districts and Boards
The National Archives, Kew
MH 17
6
1874-1881: Local Government Board: Casual Wards, Visiting Officers' Diaries
The National Archives, Kew
MH 18
7
1834-1909: Local Government Board and predecessors: Correspondence with Government Offices
The National Archives, Kew
MH 19
8
1837-1920: Local Government Board and predecessors: Registers of Correspondence with Government Offices
The National Archives, Kew
MH 20
9
1834-1900: Local Government Board and predecessors: Miscellaneous Correspondence and Papers
The National Archives, Kew
MH 25
10
1891-1907: Local Government Board: Sanitary Inspectors' Examination Board, Correspondence and Papers
The National Archives, Kew
MH 26
11
1872-1904: Local Government Board: Local Government and Public Health Services, Correspondence with County Authorities
The National Archives, Kew
MH 30
12
1867-1920: Local Government Board: Local Government and Public Health Services, Registers of Correspondence with County Authorities
The National Archives, Kew
MH 31
13
1834-1904: Local Government Board and predecessors: Assistant Poor Law Commissioners and Inspectors, Correspondence
The National Archives, Kew
MH 32
14
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
MH 48
15
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
MH 52
16
1899-1920: Local Government Board: Miscellaneous Registers of Correspondence
The National Archives, Kew
MH 60
17
1905-1930: Local Government Board and Ministry of Health: Central (Unemployed) Body for London, Files and Minutes
The National Archives, Kew
MH 63
18
1862-1985: Ministry of Health and predecessors and successor: Establishment and Organization Files
The National Archives, Kew
MH 78
19
1885-1973: Department of Health and Social Security and predecessors: Bill Papers
The National Archives, Kew
MH 80
20
1872-1978: Welsh Board of Health: Registered Files
The National Archives, Kew
MH 96
21
1805-1882: Local Government Board and predecessors: Reports on Foreign Epidemics
The National Archives, Kew
MH 98
22
1873-1966: Ministry of Health and predecessor: Register of Official Inquiries into Charges Against Officers
The National Archives, Kew
MH 155
23
1836-1920: General Register Office: Letter Books
The National Archives, Kew
RG 29
24
1914-1919: Treasury: Books of Out-letters to Local Government Board
The National Archives, Kew
T 128
25
1800-1996: Records created or inherited by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government, and of successor and related bodies
The National Archives, Kew
HLG
26
1881-1992: Department of the Environment and Predecessors: Map Library Boundary Maps
The National Archives, Kew
AT 98
27
1911-1946: Ministry of National Insurance and predecessors: Local Pension Committee Appeals, Representative Case Papers
The National Archives, Kew
AST 4
28
1894-1950: Local Government Board and Ministry of Health: Vagrancy, Files
The National Archives, Kew
AST 8
29
1854-1985: Welsh Office and predecessors: Local Authorities, General Policy and Case Files (LA Series)
The National Archives, Kew
BD 11
30
1894: Photographs Extracted from MH series
The National Archives, Kew
CN 24
31
1833-1930: Records of the Poor Law Commission, Poor Law Board, General Board of Health and Local Government Board
32
1805-2001: Records of the Health Divisions
33
1852-1927: Local Government Board and predecessors and successor: Local Authorities, Registered Files (O Series)
The National Archives, Kew
HLG 1
34
1831-1906: Treasury and Local Government Board: Treasury Approval of Transactions Relating to Corporate Land, Files
The National Archives, Kew
HLG 2
35
1800-1919: Ministry of Health and predecessors: Buildings and Works, Miscellaneous Maps and Plans
The National Archives, Kew
HLG 6
36
1910-1955: Ministry of Housing and Local Government and predecessors: Legal and Parliamentary Branch and predecessors: Housing Instruments and Consents
The National Archives, Kew
HLG 13
37
1891-1955: Ministry of Housing and Local Government and predecessors: Legal and Parliamentary Branch and predecessors: Housing Registers of Instruments and Consents
The National Archives, Kew
HLG 14
38
1850-1925: Ministry of Health and predecessors: General Instruments and Consents Relating to Financial Transactions
The National Archives, Kew
HLG 15
39
1850-1926: Ministry of Health and predecessors: General Registers of Instruments and Consents Relating to Financial Transactions
The National Archives, Kew
HLG 16
40
1889-1934: Local Government Board, Order Department, and Ministry of Health, Legal Branch: Instruments and Consents Relating to Corporate Property
The National Archives, Kew
HLG 17
41
1889-1934: Local Government Board, Order Department, and Ministry of Health, Legal Branch: Instruments and Consents relating to Financial Transactions
The National Archives, Kew
HLG 18
42
1853-1952: Ministry of Health and predecessors: Miscellaneous Instruments and Consents
The National Archives, Kew
HLG 19
43
1909-1968: Local Government Board and successors: Registers of Miscellaneous Instruments and Consents
The National Archives, Kew
HLG 20
44
1901-1951: Local Government Board and Ministry of Health: Opening of New Burial Grounds, Instruments and Consents
The National Archives, Kew
HLG 21
45
1901-1906: Local Government Board: Burial Act 1900, Representative Tables of Fees
The National Archives, Kew
HLG 22
46
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
HLG 24
47
1872-1977: Local Government Board and successors: Legal Department and successors: Local Authority Byelaws
The National Archives, Kew
HLG 25
48
1842-1978: Poor Law Commission and successors: Legal Department and successors: Orders
The National Archives, Kew
HLG 26
49
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
HLG 29
50
1862-1974: Home Office and successors: Taxation Branch and successors: Local Government Financial Statistics
The National Archives, Kew
HLG 32
51
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
HLG 35
52
1854-1973: Ministry of Health and predecessors and successors: Burial Grounds, Registered Files
The National Archives, Kew
HLG 45
53
1852-1927: Local Government Board and predecessors and successor: General Policy and Procedure, Registered Files (O Series)
The National Archives, Kew
HLG 46
54
1914-1966: Ministry of Health and successors: Local Government Divisions and successors: Local Authority Administration and Finance, Registered Files
The National Archives, Kew
HLG 53
55
1906-1976: Ministry of Health and successors: Legal Branch and Legal and Parliamentary Branch: Local Authority Bill Papers
The National Archives, Kew
HLG 54
56
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
HLG 55
57
1910-1939: Local Government Board and Ministry of Health: Instruments and Consents to Planning Schemes and related Miscellanea
The National Archives, Kew
HLG 95
58
1854-1996: Records of Local Government Divisions
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Ministry of Health
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