Annual and Special Reports of the Medical Officer of Health for the City of York

Scope and Content

Annual reports of the Medical Officer of Health for the City of York, 1900, 1902-1972; special reports by Edmund Moody Smith, Medical Officer of Health for the City of York, including reports on tuberculosis, typhoid, influenza, venereal diseases, maternity and child welfare, and sanitation, 1897-1920.

Access Information

Records are open to the public, subject to the overriding provisions of relevant legislation, including data protection laws.

Acquisition Information

The archive was deposited at the Borthwick Institute in 1995 as part of the transfer of York Health Archives to the Institute from their temporary home at Clifton Hospital.

Other Finding Aids

A typescript finding aid, to file level, is available for consultation in the searchroom of the Borthwick Institute.

Archivist's Note

Created by S. A. Shearn, 18.08.15.

Conditions Governing Use

A reprographics service is available to researchers subject to the access restrictions outlined above. Copying will not be undertaken if there is any risk of damage to the document. Copies are supplied in accordance with the Borthwick Institute for Archives' terms and conditions for the supply of copies, and under provisions of any relevant copyright legislation. Permission to reproduce images of documents in the custody of the Borthwick Institute must be sought.

Accruals

Further accruals are not expected.

Related Material

York Explore also hold copies of the Medical Officer of Health's annual reports, beginning in 1898.

Bibliography

Gary Brannan, 'When the guns fell silent: York and the 1918 Flu', from the Borthwick Blog, November 2018 (http://borthwickinstitute.blogspot.com/2018/11/when-guns-fell-silent-york-and-1918-flu.html)

Additional Information

Published

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