Identity area
Reference code
AU WA S2775
Title
PATIENT RECORD BOOK
Date(s)
- 1953-07-10 - 1957-01-31 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Medium
Format
Volumes
Status
Context area
Name of creator
AU WA A1140 - WOOROLOO SANATORIUM
(1915-05-01 - 1969-12-31)
Administrative history
Wooroloo Sanatorium was situated app. 65 kilometres east of Perth and was established as a consumptive sanatorium for the treatment of patients with pulminary tuberculosis. The hospital was built to accomodate up to 200 male patients and 100 female patients. Prior to its construction, most tuberculosis patients were treated at Coolgardie Sanatorium (tuberculosis was especially prevalent amongst miners in the goldfields). Upon completion of Wooroloo, patients were transferred from Coolgardie to the new hospital.
The hospital opened on 1 May 1915 and was converted to a prison facility after its closure in 1969.
Repository
Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Patient Record Book of the Wooroloo Sanatorium, recording date/name of patient/financial status/"in" or "out" patient/case and care details/remarks.
Accruals
System of arrangement
None discernible
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Restricted 100 years