Metropolitan Asylums Board

The Metropolitan Asylums Board (MAB) was established under Poor Law legislation to deal with London's sick and poor. It was established by the Metropolitan Poor Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 6) and dissolved in 1930, when its functions were transferred to the London County Council.

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