AU WA A149 - MEDICAL DEPARTMENT [2]

Identity area

Type of entity

Corporate body

Legal Status Text

Department

Authorized form of name

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT [2]

Other form(s) of name

Description identifier

AU WA A149

Description area

Dates of existence

1956-01-01 - 1979-01-01

History

The Medical Department was established in 1956 following the separation of these functions from the Public Health Department. In 1979 these functions were once again amalgamated with the Public Health Department, which in turn became the Health Department of Western Australia in 1984.

Places

Functions, occupations and activities

Mandates/sources of authority

Creation: The Health Act 1911, No 34 of 1911

Internal structures/genealogy

General context

Relationships area

Related entity

AU WA A35 - PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA (1911-06-01 - 1984-06-30)

Identifier of the related entity

AU WA A35

Category of the relationship

Preceding

Dates of the relationship

1911-01-01 - 1956-01-01

Description of relationship

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

Succeeding

Dates of the relationship

1984-01-01 -

Description of relationship

Related entity

AU WA A35 - PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA (1911-06-01 - 1984-06-30)

Identifier of the related entity

AU WA A35

Category of the relationship

Preceding

Dates of the relationship

1956-01-01 - 1979-01-01

Description of relationship

Related entity

AU WA A1542 - BOARD OF VISITORS - LEMNOS HOSPITAL (1926-01-01 - 1997-09-01)

Identifier of the related entity

AU WA A1542

Category of the relationship

Related

Dates of the relationship

1956-01-01 - 1979-01-01

Description of relationship

Related entity

AU WA A1541 - BOARD OF VISITORS - HEATHCOTE MENTAL HOSPITAL (1929-02-22 - 1994-12-31)

Identifier of the related entity

AU WA A1541

Category of the relationship

Related

Dates of the relationship

1956-01-01 - 1979-01-01

Description of relationship

Related entity

AU WA A1540 - BOARD OF VISITORS - CLAREMONT MENTAL HOSPITAL (1921-01-11 - 1993-12-31)

Identifier of the related entity

AU WA A1540

Category of the relationship

Related

Dates of the relationship

1956-01-01 - 1979-01-01

Description of relationship

Related function

Related unit of description

Series S455 - FILES - GENERAL

Role

Creation

Description of relationship

Dates of relationship

-

Control area

Rules and/or conventions used

Status

Final

Level of detail

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Sources

Archivist's notes

AN Cross Reference = 120

Files created by the Medical Dept are 4-digit and begin with 5.