The Public Assistance Office, a department of the Borough Council, was in existence from 1930 (when the responsibilities of the Board of Guardians were transferred to the local authority) until 1948 (when the work passed to the new Welfare Services Committee of the Council, the Ministry of National Insurance, and the National Health service). It was responsible for a range of welfare activities, including poor relief, medical services, and the care of children and old people. Its offices were in Mayday Road. During World War 2, many of the staff volunteered or were called up into the services. The Mayday Monthly News Letter (edited by Mr JS Cashel) was begun in April 1942 as a means of keeping them in touch with their friends and colleagues. It continued publication until the end of the war.
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Two volumes relating to the staff of the Public Assistance Office, Mayday Road: bound volume of the Mayday Monthly News Letter, April 1942-Sept 1945; and photograph album of members of staff in the services.
Accession Number: A107
Public Assistance Office staff newsletter and album
Two volumes relating to the staff of the Public Assistance Office, Mayday Road: bound volume of the Mayday Monthly News Letter, April 1942-Sept 1945; and photograph album of members of staff in the services.
Item date: 1942-1949
Accession date: 29/4/1997
Custodial history: The volumes were presented to the Archivist at a reunion of former Public Assistance Office staff, organised by Mr Tom Elliott and Miss Joan Wilson, and held at the Sandrock Hotel, Shirley, on 29 April 1997.
The volumes were presented to the Archivist at a reunion of former Public Assistance Office staff, organised by Mr Tom Elliott and Miss Joan Wilson, and held at the Sandrock Hotel, Shirley, on 29 April 1997.
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The volume also contains an attendance list for the reunion of former staff held on 05 July 1949
Some of the records in our collections contain sensitive and personal data that we have a legal responsibility to control access to. In these circumstances, staff may search the collection on your behalf, having received consent or proof of death of the individual concerned.
Please contact us at archives@croydon.gov.uk for further information regarding the particular collection you wish to access.
You can make a request for information which may be in a closed record under the Freedom of Information Act, 2000 or the Environmental Information Regulations, 2004. For more information about making a request, see the Croydon Council website (www.croydon.gov.uk). Making a request does not guarantee access to the information you ask for, as there may be a valid exemption from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.
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Contains photographs and biographical notes of many of the staff serving in the forces. The album was originally compiled in 1944, but also contains photographs of the retirement presentation to Mr NP Walker, Public Assistance Officer, in October 1945; at a staff dinner at the Cafe Royal in June 1946. At the front of the album is a painting of the County Borough coat of arms by JE Juniper.
Some of the records in our collections contain sensitive and personal data that we have a legal responsibility to control access to. In these circumstances, staff may search the collection on your behalf, having received consent or proof of death of the individual concerned.
Please contact us at archives@croydon.gov.uk for further information regarding the particular collection you wish to access.
You can make a request for information which may be in a closed record under the Freedom of Information Act, 2000 or the Environmental Information Regulations, 2004. For more information about making a request, see the Croydon Council website (www.croydon.gov.uk). Making a request does not guarantee access to the information you ask for, as there may be a valid exemption from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.