Corporate Body

Public Health Department of Western Australia (1911 - 1984)

State of Western Australia

From
1911
To
1984
Functions
Health Industry, Medical Care Provider and Regulatory Body
Reference No
State Records Office of WA Agency ID: AU WA A35

Summary

The Public Health Department of Western Australia was established in 1911 after the 1906 amalgamation of the Medical Department [1] (1850 - 1906) into the Central Board of Health (1886 - 1911). The Central Board of Health (1886 - 1911) was not a department but a statutory authority. The establishment of the Public Health Department of Western Australia (1911 - 1984) under the 1911 Public Health Act marked a significant administrative change in the management and provision of public health and medical services in Western Australia.

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Timeline

 1850 - 1906 Western Australian Medical Department [1]
 1911 - 1984 Public Health Department of Western Australia
       1886 - 1911 Western Australian Central Board of Health
       1956 - 1979 Western Australian Medical Department [2]
             1911 - 1984 Public Health Department of Western Australia
                   1956 - 1979 Western Australian Medical Department [2]
                   1981 - 1984 Western Australian Department of Hospital and Allied Services
                   1984 - Health Department of Western Australia
                         1984 - Health Department of Western Australia

Published resources

Books

  • Leithhead, Barry, A vision for Australia's health: Dr Cecil Cook at work (Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing, 2019), 358 pp. Details
  • Snow, Dudley, The progress of public health in Western Australia 1829 - 1977 (Perth: Public Health Department, 1981), 185 pp. Details

Journal Articles

  • Martyr, Philippa, 'The Shawcross affair: sex, politics and madness in Western Australia, 1937-39', Health and History, 20 (1) (2018), 52-71. Details

Reports

  • Mosley, Henry Doyle, Report of the Royal Commissioner appointed to inquire into The Heathcote Mental Reception Home and the Administration of Mental Hospitals generally. (Perth, Western Australia: Parliament of Western Australia, 1938). Details

Resource Sections

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