South Cork Board of Public Assistance: Home Assistance Application and Report Books
TitleSouth Cork Board of Public Assistance: Home Assistance Application and Report Books
ReferenceCBPA/SO/HA
Date
Oct 1925 - March 1973 (gaps around 1969, 1970, 1971)
Production date 1925 - 1973
Scope and ContentReport books kept by the City Superintendent Officer for districts 1 and 2 in Cork City. District 1 comprising of the north side of the city and district 2 comprising the south side. The books record the following information: names of applicants and dependent wives or children; age; marital status of adults, whether children are orphaned, deserted or illegitimate; employment; disability or cause of destitution; permanent residence; occupation and weekly earnings; insurance under National Health or Unemployment Insurances Acts; amount received from insurance, unemployment benefits or pensions; names of relations liable by law and able to assist; other observations; date of application for assistance and details of assistance ordered by the County Board of Health. Most books contain separate lists of assistance granted for Boarded Out Children on final pages of volume.
There appears to be a change in the arrangement of the Districts in 1961 to include areas outside Cork City.
There appears to be a change in the arrangement of the Districts in 1961 to include areas outside Cork City.
Extent110 vols.
Persons keywordSouth Cork Board of Public Assistance | 1924-1960
AccessRecords less than 100 years old are Restricted Access.
RightsLicensing information available on request by email to archivist@corkcity.ie Copyright Cork City and County Archives, Cork City Council, unless otherwise indicated. All Rights Reserved.
Levelseries
RepositoryCork City and County Archives