Collection GB 0074 O/434 - CHOLERA

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0074 O/434

Title

CHOLERA

Date(s)

  • 1849 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.04 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

A cholera outbreak in the United Kingdom in 1848 claimed approximately 52,000 lives. In 1849 the disease returned, killing 14,137 in London, 5,308 in Liverpool, 1,834 in Hull, and an estimated 33,000 nationwide.

Archival history

GB 0074 O/434 1849 Collection 0.04 linear metres Privy Council

A cholera outbreak in the United Kingdom in 1848 claimed approximately 52,000 lives. In 1849 the disease returned, killing 14,137 in London, 5,308 in Liverpool, 1,834 in Hull, and an estimated 33,000 nationwide.

Record donated in June 1975.

Printed Order in Council from the Court at Balmoral, 5 September 1849, stating: "[it is] ordered that the Archbishop of Canterbury do prepare a Form of Prayer on account of the great mortality caused by the Cholera; and that such Form of Prayer be used in all churches and chapels in England and Wales". The sheet had been used to seal up a small package and is inscribed on the dorse: "Relics and mementos of my darlings gone, Sep. 15 1849".

One item.

Available for general access.

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

English

Fit

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

August to October 2010. Religious activities Religious practice Prayer Disasters Epidemics Cholera Pathology Diseases Infectious diseases Disasters (by type) Privy Council England UK Western Europe Europe Wales

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Record donated in June 1975.

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Scope and content

Printed Order in Council from the Court at Balmoral, 5 September 1849, stating: "[it is] ordered that the Archbishop of Canterbury do prepare a Form of Prayer on account of the great mortality caused by the Cholera; and that such Form of Prayer be used in all churches and chapels in England and Wales". The sheet had been used to seal up a small package and is inscribed on the dorse: "Relics and mementos of my darlings gone, Sep. 15 1849".

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

One item.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Language(s)

  • English

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