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General Board of Health

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Date: 1848-1858
History: Established by Act of 1848. Responsibilities for conditions of public health and sanitation. Empowered to create local boards of health in areas of high mortality. The Board's term of office expired in 1858 and its functions were transferred elsewhere.
Functions, occupations and activities: Government (central)
References: IC; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/C278738
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1848-1856: General Board of Health: Minute Books
The National Archives, Kew
MH 5
2
1848-1858: General Board of Health: Rough Minute Books
The National Archives, Kew
MH 6
3
1846-1871: General Board of Health and Home Office, Local Government Act Office: Correspondence
The National Archives, Kew
MH 13
4
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
5
1833-1930: Records of the Poor Law Commission, Poor Law Board, General Board of Health and Local Government Board
6
1852-1927: Local Government Board and predecessors and successor: Local Authorities, Registered Files (O Series)
The National Archives, Kew
HLG 1
7
1800-1919: Ministry of Health and predecessors: Buildings and Works, Miscellaneous Maps and Plans
The National Archives, Kew
HLG 6
8
1850-1925: Ministry of Health and predecessors: General Instruments and Consents Relating to Financial Transactions
The National Archives, Kew
HLG 15
9
1850-1926: Ministry of Health and predecessors: General Registers of Instruments and Consents Relating to Financial Transactions
The National Archives, Kew
HLG 16
10
1853-1952: Ministry of Health and predecessors: Miscellaneous Instruments and Consents
The National Archives, Kew
HLG 19
11
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
12
1854-1973: Ministry of Health and predecessors and successors: Burial Grounds, Registered Files
The National Archives, Kew
HLG 45
13
1852-1927: Local Government Board and predecessors and successor: General Policy and Procedure, Registered Files (O Series)
The National Archives, Kew
HLG 46