MCC , Middlesex County Council x Middlesex County Council

The General Purposes Committee was responsible for matters of general principle and policy, and matters which affected more than one committee, but which were not designated as the responsibility of any one of those committees. It was also responsible for departments which did not have a separate committee.

Responsiblities of the General Purposes Committee:

• Coroners for Middlesex

• the Architect's Department

• the Local Tax Department

• town planning

• the Public Control Department

• public relations

• refuse dumps

• registration of births, marriages and deaths

• public swimming pools

• county boundaries and local government areas

• county and parliamentary elections

• financial assistance to bodies in the County working to promote trade, industry or commerce

• Alexandra Palace, Wood Green

• Hogarth's House, Chiswick

• ceremonials

• the coordination of dates and times of committee meetings

• the coordination of ceremonies

• control of MCC publications

• representing the MCC at external conferences

• general administration