Bound copy of act
1 1884-89
2 1889-94
3 1894-1905
4 1905-13
5 1913-23
6 1923-1930
7 1930-40
8 1940-49
9 1949-53
10 1953-57
11 1957-63
12 1963-74
Ad hoc reports by the Medical Officer of Health in response to particular events, primarily the outbreaks of infectious diseases.
Includes annual reports and special reports of the Medical Officer of Health in bound volumes. The volumes also include annual reports of various other officers assisting the Medical Officer of Health, including: the Chief Sanitary Inspector; the Inspector of Nuisances, the Public Analyst, the Canal Boats Inspector; the School Medical Officers; and from 1930 the Chief Medical Officer (Public Assistance).
Form of instruction from the Medical Officer of Health to the Inspector of Nuisances to visit and report on sanitary conditions of dwellings. Details recorded in the reports varies over time but typically includes name of infected person, age, occupation, disease and various details about their living conditions.
Note: not all volumes are indexed. See also Y/HEA/4
Bound copy of act
Bound copy of act
Includes indexes.
1 1886-89
2 1889-91
3 1891-94
4 1894-96
5 1896-99
6 1899-1901 (Became Health Committee in 1900)
These volumes contain indexes
Includes index.
The volumes contain indexes
1 1888-94
2 1895-1910
3 1910-1914
Records concerning marketing, publicity and media relations relating to York City Council..
This is a selection of the civic archive containing the records which are currently available for access only. Further historical and modern records will be added to this section on a regular basis as they are catalogued..
Records concerning marketing, publicity and media relations relating to education.
This is a selection of the civic archive containing the records which are currently available for access only. Further historical and modern records will be added to this section on a regular basis as they are catalogued..
Papers relating to the administration and application of the Infectious Diseases Acts, 1890 and 1889.
These volumes contain indexes
Includes quarterly and annual reports (and associated papers) of the Public Analyst to the Mayor and councillors of York. The reports record the number and nature food samples analysed, as well as a summary of results.
Contains records created by the Streets and Buildings Committee and its sub-committees in the course of their business.
Comprises records relating to the registration and oversight of cowsheds, dairies and cowkeepers in York.
Arranged chronologically into groups of years, as per the original arrangement.
Records concerning marketing, publicity and media relations relating to local government..
This is a selection of the civic archive containing the records which are currently available for access only. Further historical and modern records will be added to this section on a regular basis as they are catalogued..
Third triennial report of the work of the City of York School Board
Records relating to City of York School Board
Legal cases pursued under the Public Health Acts and bye-laws.
Includes information about telephone company contracts, a dinner card, information booklets, notes on gas poisoning, papers relating to housing schemes, circulars and copies of the Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps.
Volumes 2, 4-8 contain indexes. For committee name changes see linked authority files,
Includes individual case files and lists of prisoners.
Bound committee minutes of the Lunatic Asylum Visiting Committee, renamed Mental Hospital Committee from 1926
Sans titreComprises correspondence files concerning the investigation and measurement of air pollution.
Loose copies of annual reports from the Medical Officer of Health. Some years include reports from the Tuberculosis Officer, the Inspector of Nuisances, the Public Analyst, Chief Sanitory Inspector, Medical Officer (Public Assistance), Canal Boats Inspector and Tuberculosis Crusade Committtee.
Sans titreSeals which have become detached from the city charters (see Y/ADM/1/1), and seal impressions.
Incidence graphs
Contains reports, studies and literature related to traffic, public transport and parking in York.
Sans titreReports related to road accidents in York
Sans titreComprises statistical graphs.
Comprises records of the Health Department and Town Clerk relating to housing clearances and improvements in York. Includes overcrowding surveys; surveys of underground room; registers of Housing Inspectors' reports and register of unfit houses; general administrative papers relating to clearances and improvements; clearances papers (many of which include plans); improvement papers; house inspection records; clearance photographs; and papers relating to the improvement of rental properties.
Records drainage improvements carried out in properties. Entries include situation of premises, name of owner and builder, a brief description of works, and a line sketch of drainage on the premises (note: the volume covering 1936-1956 does not include any sketches)
Bound committee minutes
Records relating to water pollution levels in York's waterways and drains.
Minutes, agendas and papers of the City of York Council Education Committee
Sans titreWages books for members of staff of the council Education Department. Reference numbers 20 and 21 were not used.
Some volumes are indexed.
Sans titreBooks recording inspections of nuisance complaints affecting dwellings. Nuisances inspected include privies, air quality, keeping of animals, offensive trades, and drains. Also records inspections of premises for overcrowding, and for sanitary conditions at the home accommodation of patients with infectious diseases. A small number of volumes include plans and this is indicated in the relevant item descriptions.
Indexed by street name at the start of each volume.
Records of vehicle licensing and registration, including motor cars and motorcycles, and heavy vehicles. Some registers combine cars and motorcycles, whilst others contain just one or the other, so more than one volume may need to be consulted to cover the same licence plate or year range. Registers occasionally include cancellation and transfer dates, plus occasional inserted correspondence.
We are able to provide certified copies of entries for a fee, please see our website or contact us for futher details.
Four of the 28 volumes are restricted under the Data Protection Act (Y/PPT/3/1/9, Y/PPT/3/1/21 to 23 covering the period 1948-1959) Researchers may consult these volumes after filling in a Data Protection Researcher Exemption form. This form may take up to 48 hours to be authorised so please contact us in advance if you wish to see these volumes.
Sans titrePublications and printed literature on smoke abatement and atmospheric pollution
Comprises registers relating to the oversight and inspection of midwives following the Midwives Act, 1902
These volumes have indexes.
Strays Committee - becomes Parks and Smallholdings Committee in 1913
51.1 1907-21
52.1 1921-28
2 1928-35
3 1935-43
4 1943-49
5 1949-53
6 1953-57
plus draft Parks and Smallholdings Committee minutes
52a 1951-1952
Sans titreLog books for Castlegate School
The collection comprises school magazines.
Sans titreThese volumes contain indexes.
Known as Commercial Development Committee between 1907-1909
Smallholdings and Allotments Committee to 1922, Allotments Committee from 1922
1 1908-24
2 1924-49
3 1949-61
These volumes include indexes.
Public Library Committee,
1 1909-26
2 1926-42
3 1942-53
Library and Publicity Committee from 1949
4 1953-62
5 1962-73
Inspection records of the Sanitary Inspector, Department of Health. Records inspections of insanitary conditions in houses (including inadequate sanitary facilities and drainage); inspections of common lodgings houses; food sampling and analysis; and slaughterhouse and meat inspections. Books from 1933 onwards includes reports of overcrowding. Indexed by street
Comprises papers relating to the planning, organisation and delivery of the Royal Sanitary Institute Congress in York.
Includes the Provision of Meals Sub-Commttee & Maintenance Grants and Meals Sub-Commttee, 1912-18 and 1922-32, and the Provision of Meals Sub-Committee 1932-34.
Sans titreIncludes photographs of various structures and monuments in York. The monuments are individually listed.
Renamed Youth Employment Sub-Commttee from 1949.
Sans titreGeneral wages books for members of staff of the council.
Records names and addresses of patients with infectious diseases.
Great war notes and lists of men for Roll of Honour 1918
List of ex Prisoners of War from York incarcerated during the First World War
List of York men killed 1914 - 1918 and some correspondence from next of kin.
List of ex-Prisoners of War 1914 - 1919
List of repatriated Prisoners of War
Notes by City of York & District Family History Society on the York World War I Index
Papers concerning the establishment and allocation of staff salaries
Comprises papers relating to the accommodation and maintenance of adults and children with learning disabilities ('mental deficiency').
Includes reports from the Board of Control, The Incorporation of National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control; The Royal Albert Institution in Lancaster; the Yorkshire Association for Mental Welfare; and the Mental After Care Association. Also includes minutes of the East Riding and York Joint Board for the Mentally Defective; a printed volume of medical PR actioners approved by the Board of Control; and copies of the Mental Deficiency Acts.
Bound committee minutes
Sans titreThese letters of thanks were received from members of the armed forces from York on active service during the First World War, following the decision by the council to send each of them a present of a bar of chocolate for Christmas 1914. As a result the letters are more commonly referred to as the Chocolate Letters. The letters are individually numbered and arranged alphabetically by surname.
Correspondence files on specific individuals in the care of the York local authority.
Bound committee minutes
Sans titreGeneral administrative papers relating to the operation and maintenance of the York Maternity Hospital.
Stores Committee minutes
1 1920-34
2 1935-55
Stores & Purchasing Committee minutes
3 1955-63
4 1963-73
The returns relate to Messrs T F Wood & Co. Very often the specific cargo is not detailed. Also include details of accounts and goods received.
Registers of complaints received by the Health Department regarding rodents. Entries typically include situation of property; names of owner and/or occupier, nature of complaint and any action taken. Volumes indexed by street name.
Comprises records relating to promotional events and health exhibitions
Two of these volumes contain indexes (excluding 1961-1973)
Tramways Committee minutes
1923-29
Tramways and Motors Committee (from 1925) minutes
1929-60
Transport Committee minutes
1961-73
Books recording routine inspections and inspections in response to complaints of unsanitary conditions in houses or other premises. Conditions inspected include privies, air quality, keeping of animals, offensive trades, and drains. Also record inspections of premises for overcrowding, and for sanitary conditions at the home accommodation of patients with infectious diseases. Indexed by street name at the start or back of each volume.
The collection comprises school magazines.
Records relating to oversight of child and infant welfare
The Town Clerk's files relating to health and health services in York. Files comprise correspondence and associated papers. See also Y/HEA/1/3
At present this series only contains one offer letter for a council house, dated 1927. Please see item-level descriptions for more detailed information.
Papers relating to the planning and opening of the York Municipal Aerodrome at Clifton. Includes maps, designs and compulsory purchase agreements.
Comprises papers relating to stock and equipment at Clifford Street Dispensary.
Papers concerning the establishment of the Public Assistance Committee and the transfer of responsibilities from the York Poor Law Union to York Council.
Records relating to poor relief after the Poor Law Amendment Act,1834. For records of the York Poor Law Union [1837-1930] and Public Assistance Committee [1930-1948] see reference: PLU
Comprises records of the Yorkshire Casual Poor Assistance Authority.
These volumes contain indexes.
21 1931-36
22 1936-41
23 1941-46
24 1946-49
25 1949-52
26 1952-54
27 1954-57
28 1957-60
29 1960-62
30 1962-64
31 1964-66
32 1966-68
33 1968-71
Finance and General Purposes Hospitality sub-committee minute book
10a 1957-1966
Finance and General Purposes Mansion House sub-committee minute book
10b 1966-1973