| Description | Minute books including committees 1938-1969 (15 vols), index to minutes (1 vol), ledgers 1951/2, 1953/4, 1955/6 (3 vols), general rate books 1940/1, 1948/9 (2 vols), record of total rateable values 1930-1956 (1 vol), papers about 1939-1945 war (1 bundle) |
| Administrative History | Local Boards of Health were set up in 1848 to administer services which related to public health, such as improved sewerage and water supply, street cleaning, maintenance of highways and supervision of building regulations. Under the Public Health Act 1872, Local Boards of Health were designated Urban Sanitary Authorities and under the Local Government Act 1894 they became Urban District Councils. They were abolished in 1974 as part of local government reorganisation. |
| Custodial History | Deposited by Bakewell Town Council, successor authority to Bakewell UDC, in 1999. A volume 'Bakewell Cemetery volume of plans of enlarged section of graves' was donated in August 2023 by Bakewell Old House Museum. The provenance of this volume was unknown and this collection was deemend the most suitable for the item to be added to. |