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Commissioners in Lunacy

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Date: 1845-1913
History: Appointed following the Lunacy Act 1845. Duties involved the inspection and regulation of asylums and the visiting of lunatics. In 1913, merged into a new Board of Control.
Functions, occupations and activities: Government (central)
References: IC; NCA Rules
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/C278762
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1845-1960: Lunacy Commission and Board of Control: Minutes and Seals
The National Archives, Kew
MH 50
2
1798-1971: Lunacy Commission and Board of Control: Correspondence and Papers
The National Archives, Kew
MH 51
3
1845-1954: Lunacy Commission and Board of Control: Building of Asylums and Hospitals, Correspondence and Papers
The National Archives, Kew
MH 83
4
1849-1960: Lunacy Commission and Board of Control: Representative Case Papers of Patients
The National Archives, Kew
MH 85
5
1880-1961: Lunacy Commission and Board of Control: Selected Patients Precedent Files
The National Archives, Kew
MH 86
6
1846-1960: Lunacy Commission and Board of Control: Patients Admission Registers
The National Archives, Kew
MH 94
7
1798-1981: Records of the Lunacy Commission, Board of Control and Special Hospitals