• Resource

Maternity Home Regulations

Publication Resource Details

  • In

    Government Gazette of Western Australia

  • Publication Date

    20 October 1944

  • URL

  • Description

    See pp.888-892. Maternity Homes in Western Australia were licensed and regulated under the provisions of The Health Act 1911. These regulations, which include the requirements for record-keeping, building standards, care of patients and notifications were published in the Government Gazette. The gazette also shows the forms that were required for applying for a license, recording the details of patients and births. In the 1944 regulations, there are references to other gazetted information relating to the conduct and regulation of maternity homes in previous years.

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