Record series
Case Book, Maternity Department
VPRS 17387
1923 - 1923
Open
North Melbourne
Agencies
This record series was created by:
Agencies responsible for this record series: The Royal Womens Hospital ( VA 1241 ): 1923 - present
Date Range
Series date range: 1923
Series in custody:
1923
Contents in custody:
1923
Function / Content
The series contains one extant volume known as a Case Book. Cases are divided into classes A-F and are numbered within each class (similar to the diagnostic classifications found in Infirmary Dept Case Files), although they are now disordered - the binding has been broken open. Most cases appear to be complicated deliveries with a very high proportion of stillbirths. Far more details are provided for each case than are found in the Labour Ward Case Books VPRS 17385.Series History
Prior to transfer to Public Record Office Victoria, the records in this series were maintained as part of the RWH Archives in RWH series number 0774.
