An Access to Health Information & Freedom of Information form must be completed to request records. If requesting on behalf of someone else, written authorisation must be provided. If you are requesting personal information about yourself, there are no fees and charges.
Birth Registry Books (containing basic information such as date of birth, sex of baby, and who delivered) are available for the full time the hospital has been open.
KEMH was a site where forced adoptions occurred. In these cases, the records of the child were transferred to Child Protective Services or other agencies involved in the adoption and not retained by KEMH. This means that records held by KEMH are generally about birth mothers, rather than the children.
It is thought that some records have been destroyed, in line with the records retention policies at the time. Since the 1970s, all records have been retained.
We do not currently have any records linked to this organisation, but records may exist. The Find & Connect Support Service can help people who lived in orphanages and children's institutions look for their records.
We do not currently have any photographs linked to this entry. If you know of any additional photographs, please contact us.
The Find & Connect Support Service can help people who lived in orphanages and children's institutions look for their records.
Last updated:
06 November 2023
Cite this: http://www.findandconnect.gov.au/guide/wa/ENT0256
First published by the Find & Connect Web Resource Project for the Commonwealth of Australia, 2011
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