Mental Deficiency Committee

Identity area

Type of entity

Corporate body

Authorized form of name

Mental Deficiency Committee

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    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Mental Deficiency Committee; 1914-1948

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      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1914-1948

      History

      The Mental Deficient Act 1913 made provision for the separation of people deemed to have "mental deficiencies" out from the Poor Law system and into a separate institutional care system. Made up of the corporation Mental Health Committee plus other co-opted members.
      Membership included the Mental Health Committee plus others.

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      Legal status

      Required by Mental Deficiency Act 1913.

      Functions, occupations and activities

      Responsible for the care of people with "mental deficiencies" in the city. Worked in partnership with other bodies to identity and make accomodation and employment provision in institutions known as "colonies".

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      General context

      The Mental Deficient Act 1913 made provision for the separation of people deemed to have "mental deficiencies" out from the Poor Law system and into a separate institutional care system. Made up of the corporation Mental Health Committee plus other co-opted members.

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      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      GB0192-123

      Institution identifier

      GB0192

      Rules and/or conventions used

      International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa

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          Sources

          JBM How York Governs Itself, BC 64/1

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