Corporate Body
Queensland Health and Home Affairs Department (1935 - 1963)
State of Queensland
- From
- 1935
- To
- 1963
- Reference No
- Queensland Archives ID: A126
Summary
The Health and Home Affairs Department was established in 1935 after the abolition of the Home Secretaries Office. The Health and Home Affairs Department was responsible for a wide array of government services. These included the running of government institutions like hospitals, prisons, and aged care facilities as well as the provision of services associated with the health, welfare and justice departments of more recent governments like food hygiene inspection, medical research, fire brigades, policing, liquor licencing, and orphanages. In 1963 there was a major restructure resulting in the creation of the Queensland Department of Health (1963 - 2012) and the distribution of the non-medical functions of the Health and Home Affairs Department (1935 - 1963) across various other Government entities.
Related entries
Timeline
1935 - 1963 Queensland Health and Home Affairs Department
1963 - 2012 Queensland Department of Health
2012 - Queensland Health
Superior
Published resources
Resource Sections
- 'Health and Home Affairs Department', in Agency Details, Queensland Archives, Queensland Government, 2016, https://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/agencies/A126. Details
Elizabeth Daniels
Created: 4 June 2019, Last modified: 9 August 2023