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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D19/CW/3/1
Title	Children's committee minute book
Date	Oct 1904-Apr 1929
Description	At front, list of instructions for foster mothers in scattered homes, 1910
Extent	1 volume
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Belper Poor Law Union and Board of Guardians
Administrative History	Boarding-out of orphan or deserted pauper children was first regulated by orders of the Local Government Board in 1889 - whether this took place within or outside the Union. Subsequent orders were also issued. Belper Union set up a Children's committee in 1904 and subsequently proposed the use of cottage homes to deal with the children from the workhouse.
Access Category	CLOSED
Closed Until	01/05/2029
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