Corporate Body
Public Health Department of Western Australia (1911 - 1984)
State of Western Australia
- From
- 1911
- To
- 1984
- Functions
- Health Industry, Medical Care Provider and Regulatory Body
- Reference No
- State Records Office of WA Agency ID: AU WA A35
Summary
The Public Health Department of Western Australia was established in 1911 after the 1906 amalgamation of the Medical Department [1] (1850 - 1906) into the Central Board of Health (1886 - 1911). The Central Board of Health (1886 - 1911) was not a department but a statutory authority. The establishment of the Public Health Department of Western Australia (1911 - 1984) under the 1911 Public Health Act marked a significant administrative change in the management and provision of public health and medical services in Western Australia.
Related entries
Timeline
1850 - 1906 Western Australian Medical Department [1]
1911 - 1984 Public Health Department of Western Australia
1886 - 1911 Western Australian Central Board of Health
1956 - 1979 Western Australian Medical Department [2]
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
1984 - Health Department of Western Australia
Superior
Published resources
Books
- Leithhead, Barry, A vision for Australia's health: Dr Cecil Cook at work (Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2019), 358 pp. Details
- Snow, Dudley, The progress of public health in Western Australia 1829 - 1977 (Perth: Public Health Department, 1981), 185 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- Martyr, Philippa, 'The Shawcross affair: sex, politics and madness in Western Australia, 1937-39', Health and History, 20 (1) (2018), 52-71. Details
Reports
- Mosley, Henry Doyle, Report of the Royal Commissioner appointed to inquire into The Heathcote Mental Reception Home and the Administration of Mental Hospitals generally. (Perth, Western Australia: Parliament of Western Australia, 1938). Details
Resource Sections
- 'Public Health Department of Western Australia', in Agency Details, State Records Office of Western Australia, Western Australian Government, https://archive.sro.wa.gov.au/index.php/public-health-department-of-western-australia-au-wa-a35. Details
Elizabeth Daniels
Created: 25 June 2019, Last modified: 2 March 2023