| Description | Following subsequent legislation throughout the nineteenth century, the Boards of Guardians were made responsible for duties other than those directly linked with the Poor Law. In 1837, the Guardians became responsible for the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths, whilst later additions included a responsibility to ensure school attendance, if no school board was already in existence (1877 - see GP KN/32, below), and the protection of infant life outside London (1897 - see GP KN/33, below). However, the majority of the surviving records for King's Norton Union deal with their programme of vaccination. |