Series S483 - PATIENT RECORD CARDS

Identity area

Reference code

AU WA S483

Title

PATIENT RECORD CARDS

Date(s)

  • 1935-01-01 - 1975-02-28 (Creation)

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Medium

Format

Cards

Status

Context area

Name of creator

AU WA A319 - DERBY LEPROSARIUM (1935-01-01 - 1986-10-01)

Administrative history

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

Archival history

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Details of patients admitted to Derby Leprosarium. Also included are - Dan "E", register detailing patients treated "externally"; "Metro" cards listing patients treated in Perth; Wooroloo Lazarette patients (some cards missing); statistical data from 1961 to 1972.

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System of arrangement

Numerical

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Restricted 100 years

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Archivist's note

AN Cross Reference = 107/1-6,8
Range Control Symbol = 1 - 2

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