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Health provision until 1945

A hospital ward in the early twentieth century.

A hospital ward in the early 20th century.
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Health services in 1918 demonstrated considerable regional variation, and were generally inadequate to the health needs of the population. Following wartime reconstruction, the Ministry of Health was established.

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The Poor Law

Cabinet Conclusion 12 and App. Proposed Ministry of Health. 6 April 1917 (PDF, 0.827MB)

Cabinet Memorandum. Ministry of Health Bill. Memorandum by the Minister of reconstruction. April 1918 (PDF, 4.191MB)

Cabinet Memorandum. Ministry of Health Bill. Memorandum by the President of the Local Government Board. 16 July 1918 (PDF, 1.049MB)

Cabinet Memorandum. Committee on Home Affairs. Ministry of Health Bill. Memorandum by the Home Secretary. 16 July 1918 (PDF, 0.366MB)

Cabinet Memorandum. Draft of an Order in Council under the Ministries of Health and Local Government Bill, providing for the enactment of a Consultative Council. September 1918" (PDF, 1.035MB)

Cabinet Memorandum. Ministry of Health and Local Government Bill. 7 October 1918 (PDF, 14.974MB)

Hospital funding

Cabinet Conclusion 9. Proposed Ministry of Health. 6 June 1917 (PDF, 1.331MB)

Cabinet Memorandum. Ministry of Health Bill. Memorandum by the Minister for Reconstruction. April 1918 (PDF, 4.191MB)

Cabinet Memorandum. Observations by the President of the Local Government Board on the Draft Bill and Memorandum (GT 4399) circulated by the Minister for Reconstruction. 13 May 1918 (PDF, 1.234MB)

Cabinet Memorandum. Ministry of Health Bill. Memorandum by the Minister for Reconstruction on Mr. Hayes Fisher's Memorandum of 13 May (GT 4533). 16 May 1918 (PDF, 1.722MB)

Cabinet Memorandum. The Transfer of Powers to a Ministry of Health. Memorandum by the Minister for Reconstruction. 10 July 1918 (PDF, 0.878MB)

Cabinet Memorandum. Ministry of Health Bill. Proposed transfer of certain functions of Local Government Board. Memorandum by Dr Addison. 29 July 1918 (PDF, 0.274MB)

Cabinet Memorandum. Ministry of Health Bill. Memorandum by the President of the Local Government Board. 3 February 1919 (PDF, 4.143MB)

Hospital funding

Cabinet Memorandum. Proposed grant in aid of Voluntary Hospitals. Memorandum by the Minister of Health. 7 June 1921 (PDF, 1.156MB)

Cabinet Conclusion 3. Scheme of Rating Relief. 20 June 1928 (PDF, 2.083MB)

Cabinet Memorandum. Proposals for Reform in Local Government: Draft Memorandum. Memorandum by the Minister of Health. 18 June 1928 (PDF, 11.183MB)

Cabinet Conclusion 8. The Boards of Guardians (Default) Act, 1926. 21 June 1929 (PDF, 4.036MB)

National Health Insurance Act of 1911

Cabinet Memorandum. National Health Insurance. Memorandum by the Minister of Health on the proposed increase of cash benefits and contributions. 5 December 1919. (PDF, 1.631MB)

Cabinet Conclusion 1. Unemployment Insurance. 22 March 1922 (PDF, 3.243MB)

Cabinet Conclusion 5. The National Health Insurance Bill. 27 March 1924 (PDF, 6.271MB)

Cabinet Memorandum. National Health Insurance Bill. Memorandum by the Minister of Health. 19 March 1924 (PDF, 1.461MB)

Insurance recommendations

Cabinet Conclusion 6. National Health Insurance. 1 May 1924 (PDF, 2.842MB)

Cabinet Memorandum. Royal Commission on National health Insurance. Memorandum by the Minister of Health. 9 April 1924 (PDF, 0.519MB)

Establishment of the National Health Service

Cabinet Memorandum. Economy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill. 1926 (PDF, 4.849MB)

Cabinet Memorandum. Provisional Programme of Legislation - Ministry of Health. Memorandum by the Minister of Health. 23 January 1928 (PDF, 2.211MB)

Cabinet Conclusion 7. National Health and Contributory Pensions Insurance. 6 April 1932 (PDF, 5.613MB)

Cabinet Conclusion 5. National Health and Contributory Pensions Insurance. 13 April 1932 (PDF, 4.004MB)

Cabinet Conclusion 8. National Health and Contributory Pensions Bill. 4 May 1932 (PDF, 4.197MB)

Cabinet Memorandum. National Health and Contributory Pensions Insurance. Memorandum by the Minister of Health. 1 April 1932 (PDF, 1.931MB)

Cabinet Memorandum. National Health and Contributory Pensions Insurance. Report of the Cabinet Committee. 12 April 1932 (PDF, 0.737MB)

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Further reading

Fraser, D., The Evolution of the British Welfare State (Palgrave Macmillan, 2002) (Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, 1993)
Pater, J.E., The Making of the National Health Service. (London: King's Fund, 1981)
Honigsbaum, F., Health, Happiness and Security: the Creation of the National Health Service (London: Routledge, 1989)

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