Local Government Board
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For other uses, see Local Government Board (disambiguation).
The Local Government Board (LGB) was a British Government supervisory body overseeing local administration in England and Wales from 1871 to 1919.
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Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Act for constituting a Local Government Board, and vesting therein certain functions of the Secretary of State and Privy Council concerning the Public Health and Local Government, together with the powers and duties of the Poor Law Board. |
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Citation | 34 & 35 Vict. c. 70 |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 14 August 1871 |
Status: Repealed |
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The LGB was created by the Local Government Board Act 1871[1] (34 & 35 Vict. c. 70) and took over the public health and local government responsibilities of the Home Secretary and the Privy Council and all the functions of the Poor Law Board, which was abolished.
In 1919 the LGB was converted into a new department called the Ministry of Health.