The Office of the Director-General of Public Health was a department created by the New South Wales Government in 1913 as part of the Chief Secretary's Department. It had responsibility for government asylums for the infirm, which had previously been part of the Metropolitan Hospitals and Charities Department. It looked after public health areas such as sanitation. In 1938 it was reorganised and expanded and became the Department of Public Health.
1866 - 1888 Inspector of Public Charities
1888 - 1911 Department of Charitable Institutions
1911 - 1913 Metropolitan Hospitals and Charities Department
1913 - 1938 Office of the Director-General of Public Health
1938 - 1973 Department of Public Health
1973 - 1982 Health Commission
1982 - Health Department
Sources used to compile this entry: Department of Public Health [II], State Records Authority of New South Wales website, State of New South Wales through the State Records Authority of NSW 2016. Also available at https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/agency/51; 'Hospitals Commission of New South Wales', in State Records Authority of New South Wales website, State of New South Wales through the State Records Authority of NSW 2016, https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/agency/3067; 'Waterfall Sanatorium', in State Records Authority of New South Wales website, State of New South Wales through the State Records Authority of NSW 2016, https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/agency/1995; Women's Hospital, Crown Street, State Records Authority of New South Wales website, State of New South Wales through the State Records Authority of NSW 2016. Also available at https://www.records.nsw.gov.au/agency/1219.
Prepared by: Naomi Parry
Created: 6 May 2014, Last modified: 7 May 2014
Last updated: 4 August 2023
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