Tasmanian Central Board of Health (1886 - 1904)

Summary

The Central Board of Health was a government board that monitored and regulated public health in the colony of Tasmania from 1886 until 1904.

Details

Prior to the establishment of the Central Board of Health in 1886 responsibility for medical care within the colony of Van Diemen's Land was carried out by a variety of staff surgeons, colonial surgeons, and private practitioners. While there was no official department the staff of early hospitals and medical practices were widely referred to as the Medical Department. Government responsibility sat within the Lieutenant-Governors Office from 1804 until 1825 then with the Governors Office from 1825.

Related entries

Timeline

 1886 - 1904 Tasmanian Central Board of Health
       1904 - 1956 Tasmanian Department of Public Health
             1907 - 1915 Tasmanian Hospital for the Insane Department
             1956 - 1989 Tasmanian Department of Health Services
                   1915 - 1920 Tasmanian Mental Diseases Hospital Department
                   1968 - 1993 Tasmanian Mental Health Services Commission
                   1989 - 1993 Tasmanian Department of Health [I]
                         1904 - 1956 Tasmanian Department of Public Health
                         1989 - 1993 Tasmanian Department of Health [I]
                         1993 - 1998 Tasmanian Department of Community and Health Services
                               1998 - 2018 Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services
                                     2018 - Tasmanian Department of Health [II]

Published resources

Resource Sections

• 'TA768 Medical Department', in Agency Details, Libraries Tasmania, Government of Tasmania. https://stors.tas.gov.au/AI/TA768. Details
• 'TA748 Central Board of Health', in Agency Details, Libraries Tasmania, Government of Tasmania. https://stors.tas.gov.au/AI/TA748. Details