AU WA A319 - DERBY LEPROSARIUM

Identity area

Type of entity

Corporate body

Legal Status Text

Sub-Department

Authorized form of name

DERBY LEPROSARIUM

Other form(s) of name

Description identifier

AU WA A319

Description area

Dates of existence

1935-01-01 - 1986-10-01

History

A leprosarium was built in Derby in 1937 to house Aborigines with leprosy. The Leprosarium was closed in 1986.

Places

Functions, occupations and activities

Mandates/sources of authority

Creation: Hospitals and Health Services Act 1927

Internal structures/genealogy

General context

Relationships area

Related entity

AU WA A36 - HEALTH DEPARTMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA (1984-07-01 -)

Identifier of the related entity

AU WA A36

Category of the relationship

Superior

Dates of the relationship

1935-01-01 - 1986-10-01

Description of relationship

Related function

Related unit of description

Series S483 - PATIENT RECORD CARDS

Role

Creation

Description of relationship

Dates of relationship

1935-01-01 - 1975-02-28

Control area

Rules and/or conventions used

Status

Final

Level of detail

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Sources

Archivist's notes