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D919 - Derbyshire County Council - 19th-20th cent
C - Derbyshire County Council records - 1889-1974
1 - Derbyshire County Council minutes - 1889-1974
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D919/C/1/26
Title
Mental Deficiency Act Committee Minute Books
Date
1914-1948
Level
Series
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator
Derbyshire County Council
Administrative History
This act required county and county borough councils to appoint a committee for the care of mental defectives, and to provide institutional accommodation where needed. In 1948, these powers passed to the health committee (see1/47/1-8) under the provisions of the National Health Service Act 1946
Term
Mental health services
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Mickleover, Derby; Pastures Hospital; 1851-1993; mental health hospital, former Victorian lunatic asylum
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