GB 0120 MSS.7130-7134 - Medical Officer of Health, Bootle, Lancashire

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GB 0120 MSS.7130-7134

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Medical Officer of Health, Bootle, Lancashire

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  • 1895-1926 (Creation)

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4 vols.

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Biographical history

Until May 1901 the Medical Officer of Health was Robert John Sprakeling (d.1901) MRCS. He was succeeded by Thomas William Naylor Barlow (fl. 1896-1945) MRCS, LRCP. By 1924 the MOH was Frank Thomas Herbert Wood (fl. 1902-78).

Archival history

GB 0120 MSS.7130-7134 1895-1926 Collection (fonds) 4 vols. Sprakeling , Robert John , d 1901 , Medical Officer of Health

Barlow , Thomas William Naylor , fl 1896-1945 , Medical Officer of Health

Wood , Frank Thomas Herbert , fl 1902-1978 , Medical Officer of Health

Until May 1901 the Medical Officer of Health was Robert John Sprakeling (d.1901) MRCS. He was succeeded by Thomas William Naylor Barlow (fl. 1896-1945) MRCS, LRCP. By 1924 the MOH was Frank Thomas Herbert Wood (fl. 1902-78).

Purchased from Mr Michael Harris, 1994.

Reports by the Medical Officer of Health for Bootle to the Health Committee of Bootle Borough Council, 1895-1926. The meetings of the Committee at which the reports were presented took place at fairly regular fortnightly intervals, although they seem to have become less regular by the 1920s.

The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.

Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Readers are restricted to 100 photocopies in twelve months. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.

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Described in typescript supplements, by Christopher Hilton and Richard Aspin, to the Library's published finding aids.

Copied from the Wellcome Library catalogue by Sarah Drewery.

In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Jan 2009 Health Committee of Bootle Borough Council Health Health policy

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Purchased from Mr Michael Harris, 1994.

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Reports by the Medical Officer of Health for Bootle to the Health Committee of Bootle Borough Council, 1895-1926. The meetings of the Committee at which the reports were presented took place at fairly regular fortnightly intervals, although they seem to have become less regular by the 1920s.

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The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.

Conditions governing reproduction

Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Readers are restricted to 100 photocopies in twelve months. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.

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  • English

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  • Latin

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English

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Described in typescript supplements, by Christopher Hilton and Richard Aspin, to the Library's published finding aids.

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Wellcome Library

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In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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  • English

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