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ZD - Chester City Council Departments - 18th century - 21st century

B - Baths - 1901

CC - Culture and Community

CE - Overleigh Cemetery - 1850-1978

CHE - Chief Executive

CO - Communications - 1991-2007

D - Development - 1998-2002

DH - Health Department

DL - Chester Public Library - 1874-1974

E - Education - 1886-1974

EC - Economic Development Unit

EL - Electricity - 1882-1947

ES - Chester Schools - 1803-1998

ET - Regeneration and Tourism Development

F - Chester Fire Service

HO - Housing - 1919-1968

LS - Leisure Services

MT - Motor Taxation Department - 1903-1978

MU - Museum - 1886-1968

PA - Parks and Gardens - c1867

PO - Police - 1836-1945

PU - Publicity Department - 1907-1979

S - Surveyor - 1859-1962

SE - City Secretary's Department - 1977-1992

T - Town Clerk - 1837-1980

TH - Gateway Theatre - 1968-2007

TR - Treasurer's department - 1836-1995

W - Weights and Measures - 1824-1974

WE - Welfare - 1914-1974

1 - Coronation souvenirs

2 - Sealand House

1 - Master's journal - 1934-36

2 - Master's journal - 1936-38

3 - Master's journal - 1938-40

4 - Master's half-yearly reports - 1941-47

5 - Requisition book for supplies, equipment etc - 1928-40

6 - Requisition book for supplies, equipment etc - 1941-52

11 - Visitor's book (recording inspections by Committee members) - 1932-1941

12 - Visitor's book (recording inspections by Committee members) - 1941-1951

13 - Visitor's book (recording inspections by Committee members) - 1951-1954

14 - Reports on inmates - 1933-48

17 - Quarterly necessaries account - 1939-44

21 - Quarterly balance of provisions account - 1931-47

22 - Quarterly balance of provisions account - 1947-1953

23 - Ledger recording new stock of provisions - 1934-42

24 - Quarterly summary of provisions received and consumed - 1942-47

26 - Clothing materials stock account - 1930-1954

27 - Balance of clothing materials conversion account - 1931-1945

28 - Clothing receipt and expenditure account - 1931-1954

29 - Clothing materials receipt and conversion account - 1934-72

30 - Clothing materials receipt and conversion account (Unused) - nd

31 - Supplement to inventory book - 1931-1936

32 - Bedding and house linen account, and crockery and hardware account - 1931-1954

33 - Receipt and issue account for bedding and house linen - 1945-1953

34 - Account for baking materials and bread made - 1936-1939

35 - Account for baking materials and bread made - 1939-1942

36 - Account for baking materials and bread made - 1942-1943

37 - Account for baking materials and bread made (Unused) - nd

38 - Account for wood and its disposal - 1933-48

39 - Farm and pig account including receipts, cost of production and produce - 1918-45

40 - Account for farm receipts and consumption or sale of produce - 1945-1948

41 - Account for tobacco supplied to inmates - 1932-1940

42 - Account for tobacco supplied to inmates and snuff supplied to inmates - 1940-45

43 - Account for tobacco supplied to inmates and snuff supplied to inmates - 1945-1948

44 - Account for tobacco supplied to inmates and snuff supplied to inmates - 1948-52

45 - Alphabetical register of inmates - 1920-1943

46 - Admission and discharge register - 1941-45

47 - Casual admission and discharge register - 1948-1951

48 - Casual admission and discharge register - 1951-1953

49 - Casual admission and discharge register - 1953-1954

50 - Casual admission and discharge register (Unused) - n.d.

51 - Medical Officer's record of examination of inmates - 1941-1948

52 - Medical Officer's record of examination of inmates - 1948-1954

53 - Inmates' offences and punishment book - 1914-1946

54 - Inmates' property register - 1933-1956

55 - Residents' property register - 1956-1960

56 - Lists of rate-aided persons of unsound mind resident, 1933-48; papers for removal of a pauper lunatic, 1939 and lunacy orders, 1933-40 - 1933-1948

57 - Childrens' register and indoor relief list - 1945-1966

58 - Inventory of furniture, equipment etc - 1917-1920

59 - House inventory of linen, equipment etc. and dates of disposal - 1931-1948

60 - House inventory of linen, equipment etc. and dates of disposal - 1953-58

61 - Inventory of boiler plant equipment and schedule for painting - 1949-1960

62 - Tables for calculation of quantities of ingredients for various meals - Undated [c.1927]

63 - Daily record of gas, water and electricity readings - 1941-1945

64 - Daily record of gas, water and electricity readings - 1945-1948

65 - Porter's book for recording visitors (unused) - n.d.

66 - Porter's book for recording visitors (unused) - n.d.

3 - Hoole Lane Reception Centre (St James' House)

4 - Kenwyn, Dee Banks

5 - Kinderley House, Blacon

6 - 30 Lorne Street

7 - Rowlands Lodge, Liverpool Road

8 - Chester Old People's Voluntary Welfare Committee

9 - Chester Blind Welfare Society

10 - Chester and North Wales Deaf and Dumb Society; [later Chester and North Wales Society for the Deaf]

WF - Motor Taxation - 1903-1978