Financial Records of the Glasgow Public Health Department and its Predecessor Authorities

• Reference:GB 243 D-HE3
• Dates of Creation:1892 - 1967
• Language of Material:English
• Physical Description:
  27 items; 28 volumes

• Scope and Content

  This section includes records from two different administrative structures. Prior to the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929 parish councils and district boards of control administered hospitals and asylums. After the Act their functions transferred to the Corporation. The health and welfare functions were split into separate Public Assistance and Public Health committees and departments. In 1949 the Corporation amalgamated Public Health and Welfare to form the Health and Welfare Department.

  The section includes: Abstract of Accounts of the Glasgow Lunacy District Board, 1912 (D-HE3/1); Corporation of Glasgow Public Assistance Department - Estimates Yearly and Half-Yearly Annual Accounts, 1930 – 1967 (D-HE3/2); Corporation of the City of Glasgow Abstract of the Welfare Accounts, 1950 – 1955 (D-HE3/3); Abstracts of the Accounts of the Govan Combination Hospital Board, 1892 – 1912 (D-HE3/4); Abstract of the Accounts of Glasgow Parish Council, Glasgow District Board of Control, Govan Combination Parish Council and Govan District Board of Control, Edinburgh Parish Council and Edinburgh District Board of Control, 1926 – 1930 (D-HE3/5); Ledger - Sanitary Department, 1915 - 1923 (D-HE3/6).

• Access Information

  Open

  Access restrictions may apply. Please contact the Archives for further information.

• Note

  See E3 for earlier financial information relating to the Sanitary Department

• Conditions Governing Use

  Application for reproduction should be made to the Archivist

• Related Material

  Glasgow City Archives, E3, Financial Records of the Glasgow Police