Collection MCC/CL/DMO - CLERK'S DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC HEALTH

Identity area

Reference code

MCC/CL/DMO

Title

CLERK'S DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC HEALTH

Date(s)

  • 1930-1948 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.5 linear metres

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

The work of the County Health Department included maternity and child health services; care and after-care of persons in the community who have been ill; prevention of illness; health education; school health services; mental health services and health control at airports. The Health Department had central offices and offices in each health area and there is a large staff of doctors, dentists, nurses and other technical staff, in addition to administrative and clerical staff, under the direction of the County Medical Officer of Health and the District Medical Officers.

Archival history

MCC/CL/DMO 1930-1948 Collection 0.5 linear metres MCC , Middlesex County Council x Middlesex County Council

The work of the County Health Department included maternity and child health services; care and after-care of persons in the community who have been ill; prevention of illness; health education; school health services; mental health services and health control at airports. The Health Department had central offices and offices in each health area and there is a large staff of doctors, dentists, nurses and other technical staff, in addition to administrative and clerical staff, under the direction of the County Medical Officer of Health and the District Medical Officers.

Acquired with the records of its parent authority, the Middlesex County Council, and with successor authorities.

Records of the Middlesex County Council Clerk's Department comprising District Medical Officer's correspondence and general files, 1930-1948.

MCC/CL/DMO/01: District Medical Officer's correspondence.

Available for general access.

Copyright to these records rests with the Corporation of London
English

Fit

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

For further information on the history of the Middlesex County Council please see Middlesex by Sir Clifford Radcliffe (2 editions, 1939 and 1953), LMA Library reference 97.09 MID; and The County Council of the Administrative County of Middlesex: 76 years of local government, 1 April 1889 to 31 March 1965, by Middlesex County Council (1965), LMA library reference S97.09 MID.

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. April to June 2009 Health policy Medical profession Medical personnel Health Public health People People by occupation Personnel MCC , Middlesex County Council x Middlesex County Council Clerk's Department , Middlesex County Council London England UK Western Europe Middlesex Medical sciences Europe

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Acquired with the records of its parent authority, the Middlesex County Council, and with successor authorities.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Records of the Middlesex County Council Clerk's Department comprising District Medical Officer's correspondence and general files, 1930-1948.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

MCC/CL/DMO/01: District Medical Officer's correspondence.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to these records rests with the Corporation 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

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

Related units of description

Related descriptions

Publication note

Notes area

Note

Alternative identifier(s)

Access points

Subject access points

Place access points

Name access points

Genre access points

Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

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.

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

    Sources

    Accession area