Corporate Body

Western Australian Medical Department [1] (1850 - 1906)

Colony and State of Western Australia

From: 1850
To: 1906
Functions: Medical Care Provider and Regulatory Body
Reference No: State Records Office of WA Agency ID: AU WA A1539

Summary

The Western Australian Medical Department [1] was established in 1850 and it was responsible for government hospitals, vaccinations, and quarantine. In 1906 the Medical Department [1] was merged with the Central Board of Health (1886 - 1911).

Timeline

1850 - 1906 Western Australian Medical Department [1]
       1886 - 1911 Western Australian Central Board of Health
             1911 - 1984 Public Health Department of Western Australia
                   1956 - 1979 Western Australian Medical Department [2]
                   1981 - 1984 Western Australian Department of Hospital and Allied Services
                   1984 - Health Department of Western Australia
                         1911 - 1984 Public Health Department of Western Australia
                         1984 - Health Department of Western Australia

Superior

Published resources

Newspaper Articles

'The Medical Department. Report of the Principal Medical Officer', The West Australian (1906), 6, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article25647638. Details
'The Health Department: Farewell to Dr. Black', The Daily News (Perth) (1906), 8, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article82463008. Details

Resource Sections

'Medical Department [1]', in Agency Details, State Records Office of Western Australia, Western Australian Government, https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/medical-department-1-au-wa-a1539. Details

Elizabeth Daniels

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