Corporate Body
South Australian Department of Public Health (1951 - 1978)
State of South Australia
- From
- 1951
- To
- 1978
- Functions
- Regulatory Body
- Reference No
- State Records South Australia Agency ID: GA2516
Summary
In 1951 the Department of Public Health was established absorbing the Central Board of Health (1873 - 1951). It appears this transformation from central board to department was based on recommendations made by a government health advisory committee. Medical staff from the Education Department and the government tuberculosis Director also fell under this new department. In 1978 a further amalgamation of Government health services occurred and the Department of Public Health (1951 - 1978) merged with the Hospitals Department (1940 - 1978) to form the South Australian Health Commission (1978 - 2004).
Related entries
Timeline
1873 - 1951 South Australian Central Board of Health
1951 - 1978 South Australian Department of Public Health
1978 - 2008 South Australian Health Commission
2004 - 2012 South Australian Department of Health
2012 - 2018 South Australian Department of Health and Ageing
2018 - South Australian Department of Health and Wellbeing
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Published resources
Newspaper Articles
- 'New State Department of Health', News (1951), 6, https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/129911930. Details
Resource Sections
Elizabeth Daniels
Created: 17 September 2019