The Health Act of 1937 consolidated ten previous Acts dealing with public health. The Director-General of Health, appointed by the Governor in Council and who must be a medical practitioner, was authorised to administer the Act. The Director-General of Health was empowered to issue orders and give directions, to safe-guard the health and well-being of…
The Card Index of Leper Patients at Peel and Fantome Islands consists of patient cards containing details of the patient’s name and the island on which he/she was situated, date of birth, nationality, marital status, where the patient was admitted from, date admitted, date discharged, relative file references, Savings Bank Account number and the account’s…
The Stradbroke Island Lazaret, on North Stradbroke Island in Moreton Bay, was established for the reception and medical treatment of lepers. Run by the State government, it opened in 1892 and closed in 1907. Stradbroke Island Lazaret was established over an area of approximately 17 acres, about a mile from Dunwich Jetty, on Stradbroke Island,…
The Fantome Island Lock Hospital, in the Palm Island Group off the coast of Townsville, was established for the detention and treatment of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and South Sea Islander people who suffered from sexually transmitted infection (STI). Run by the State government, it opened in 1928 and closed in 1945. The published resource…
The Fantome Island Lazaret, in the Palm Island Group off the coast of Townsville, was established for the detention and treatment of non-European suffers from Hansen’s Disease, more commonly known as leprosy. Run by the Queensland government, it opened in 1939 and closed in 1973. [Taken from ‘Fantome Island Lock Hospital and Lazaret Sites’, Department…
The Friday Island Lazaret, situated on Friday Island in the Torres Strait, was established in 1892 as a leprosarium for non-European sufferers of leprosy. It was run by the Queensland government and closed in 1907. Remaining patients were moved to Peel Island. On 27 Oct 1892, Friday Island, Torres Strait, was proclaimed a lazaret under…
The Dayman Island Lazaret, in the Torres Strait, was established in 1889 as a leprosarium for non-European sufferers of leprosy. It was run by the Queensland government and closed in 1892. Remaining patients were moved to Friday Island. The Dayman Island facility received non-European patients, the majority of which were Chinese. South Sea Islander and…
This series contains over 3000 correspondence files of the Colonial Secretary’s Office, Home Secretary’s Office, and various Queensland Health Departments. Many of the files from 1935 onwards relate to health matters, however files pre-dating this time relate to a broader range of issues. This series includes files relating to mental hospitals and asylums, lazarettes, Missions…
The Leprosy Act of 1892 provided for the treatment of lepers as well as their detention and isolation. The Act enabled the Governor-in-Council, by proclamation, to appoint any place to be a lazaret for the reception and medical treatment of lepers. This act was repealed by the 1937 Health Act.
The Peel Island Lazaret, in Moreton Bay, was established for the detention and treatment of suffers from Hansen’s Disease, more commonly known as leprosy. Opening in 1907, Peel Island Lazaret was Australia’s first purpose-built, multi-racial lazaret in Australia. It was run by the Queensland State government and closed in 1959. Non-European patients from Friday Island…
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