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Accounts kept by the Relieving officer of the York Poor Law Union (prior to 1894) and the York Out-Relief Union (post 1894) and the Public Assistance Committee (post 1930).

Records weekly sums of money received by the Relieving Officer from the Treasurer of the Poor Law Union, and total amounts of relief charged to each parish or ward.

Summary acccounts for each financial quarter are recorded in the back of each volume. Only records names of inidividuals in relation to fees incurred for examinations to determine settlement status.

Includes records for the rural and city districts 1862-1897 and records for the city district only post 1897. See PLU/3/5/2-4 for records of the rural district post 1897 .

Typed minutes

Typed minutes. Indexed

Notices filed alphabetically by surname

Published book

Copy of 'Regulations and scales of out-door relief' and hand-written notes in front of book.

Only 2 pages used. Includes name of inmate; reason for treatment and directions of the medical officer.

Typed minutes

Notices filed alphabetically by surname

Records details of individuals who applied for relief (welfare) through the Relieving Officer of the York Poor Law Union and, after 1930, the Public Assistance Committee.

Comprises application and report books; abstracts of application and report books; and application, report and transitional payments determination lists (Public Assistance Committee).

Full application and report and transitional payments books recording details of individuals applying to the York Public Assistance Committee for relief.

Includes name of applicant; address; cause of application; and amount granted. For some applicants, age and number of children are also recorded.

Register entries record name of employee, position and date of appointment.

Also includes bundle of loose inserts recording contributions to Unemployment Insurance Act.

Note only two pages of this volume have been used.

Newspaper cuttings relating primarily to the York Poor Law Union.

General outgoing correspondence of the Superintendent Registrar of the York Poor Law Union.

Most of the correspondence concerns procedural issues and irregularities in the registration of births, marriages and deaths. (See also PLU/11/1/2)

Comprises general correspondence sent by the Clerk of the York Poor Law Union, and, from 1930, the Public Assistance Officer of the Public Assistance Committee.

The correspondence concerns the general administration and application of the New Poor Law by the York Poor Law Union and Public Assistance Committee. Included in this correspondence are letters concerning individuals who applied for, or were receiving relief.

The letters are handwritten up to 1903, and typed from 1903 onwards.

Comprises details of individuals applying to the York Public Assistance Committee for relief.

Comprises details of individuals applying to the York Public Assistance Committee for relief.

Wet copy letter book. Note that some of the letters in this book may be difficult to read because of the poor quality of the copies. Comprises copies of typed letters.
Indexed

Wet copy letter book. Note that some of the letters in this book may be difficult to read because of the poor quality of the copies. Indexed

Comprises correspondence and claim forms. Includes forms which state name and address of person in receipt of relief.

Reports from the superintendent nurse to the House Committee

Typed minutes. Indexed

Published book. Possiby signed by author on flyleaf.

Wet copy letter book. Note that some of the letters in this book may be difficult to read because of the poor quality of the copies. Indexed

Includes in front of book a copy of a report of Sub-committee relating to regulations and scales for out-door relief, 1933.

Includes name; and period of absence.

Comprises letters and circulars

Contain carbon copies of receipts for payments made towards the maintenance of individuals in receipt of poor relief. Relatives were usually required to contribute towards the maintenance of poor and destitute relations, however pension funds and other organisations also appear in these receipts.

Includes date; name of person/organisation making the payment; amount of payment; name of person receiving relief or relation to person making the payment; and category of relief (e.g. outdoor, indoor or lunatic)

Incoming correspondence from the Ministry of Health to the Clerk of the York Poor Law Union

Includes circular; lists of officers informed and availing themselves of the act; superannuation registers; certificates of service; nurses superannuation records; Registrars' declaration of fees, replies of offices and certificates of superannuated officers.

Statutory declarations regarding fees received by the Superintendent Registars' and Registrars' of births and deaths in accordance with the Superannuation Act 1896.

Notices filed alphabetically by surname

Wet copy letter book. Note that some of the letters in this book may be difficult to read because of the poor quality of the copies. Indexed

Typed minutes

Comprises details of individuals applying to the York Public Assistance Committee for relief.

Wet copy letter book. Note that some of the letters in this book may be difficult to read because of the poor quality of the copies. Indexed

Papers and correspondence concerning a dispute between the Lancaster Poor Law Union and York Poor Law Union over the place of legal settlement (and responsibility for maintenance) of a pauper lunatic who had been admitted to the Lancaster Asylum.