The Patients’ Records Giving Personal Details and Details of Treatment contain information about people receiving treatment at the Mothercraft Home between 1964 and 1969. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by the public. For access to these records please contact Tasmanian Archives.
The Record of Personal Details of Children Admitted provides information about children admitted to the Mothercraft Home between 1951 and 1963. The Record is missing between 1 December 1956 and 1 December 1961. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by the public. For access to these records please contact Tasmanian Archives.
The Alphabetical Admission Register-Maternity, created by the Royal Hobart Hospital or its Obstetric Division at Gore Street, is dated from 1955 to 1980. It includes the mother’s name, address, and date of first admission. Access Conditions Closed D75 years D75 means these records are closed to the general public for 75 years from the date…
The Maternity Patient Records, created by the Royal Hobart Hospitals’ Obstetric Division at Gore Street, date from 1955 to 1980. They contain the mother’s name, age, address, next of kin, date of admission, doctor, and details of the delivery. Access Conditions Closed D75 years D75 means these records are closed to the general public for…
The Daily Record of Instructions and Orders Relating to Medication, Treatment, Admission and Discharge of Patients contain information about people admitted to the Mothercraft Home in 1968 and 1969. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by the public. For access to these records please contact Tasmanian Archives.
Please contact the Information Coordination and Strategy Unit, Department of Health Address: GPO Box 125, Hobart TAS 7001 Email: pipapplications@health.tas.gov.au Website: https://www.health.tas.gov.au/patients/your-rights-and-responsibilities/personal-information-and-medical-records
The Daily Record of Children’s Treatment and Calorie Intake contains information about children admitted to the Mothercraft Home. It dates from between 1968 and 1969. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by the public. For access to these records please contact Tasmanian Archives.
The Annual Reports of the Matron provide information about the Mothercraft Home between 1954 and 1963. Access Conditions These records are open and accessible by the public. For access to these records please contact Tasmanian Archives.
The Hobart General Hospital replaced the Colonial Hospital in 1860. It remained on the Liverpool Street site. Until 1878, when a Board of Management took over, the Hospital was run by a committee chaired by the Colonial Secretary. In 1919, the newly formed Hobart Public Hospitals District took over from the Board. In 1901, a…
The Colonial Hospital, run by the Convict Department, opened in Liverpool Street, Hobart in 1820. It provided the headquarters of the medical establishment and hospital services to convicts. In 1860, responsibility for the Hospital was transferred to the newly established colonial government. The Colonial Hospital became the Hobart General Hospital. Lachlan Macquarie, the Governor of…