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Record series

Register of Patients

VPRS 18856
1856 - 1889
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Bendigo
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Agencies

This record series was created by:
Bendigo Hospital [Bendigo Gold District General Hospital 1853-1930, Bendigo and Northern District Base Hospital 1930-1992] ( VA1264 ): 1856 - 1889
Agencies responsible for this record series:
Bendigo Health Care Group ( VA 5261 ): 1995 - present

Date Range

Series date range: 1856 - 1889
Series in custody: 1856 - 1889
Contents in custody: 1856 - 1889

Function / Content

The series comprises volumes of registers recording the admission and discharge of patients to/from the Bendigo Gold District General Hospital (VA 1264). Patient information was recorded in the register included under the following headings:

- Number (a numerical identifier assigned to each patient)
- Date of Application
- Date of Admission
- Name
- Age
- Occupation
- If Refused
- Cause
- Qualification for Admission
- Religion
- Native of
- Relatives
- Disease
- Result
- Date of Discharge
- Remarks.

How to use the records

Some volumes have an index, whilst other volumes have a census of patients in the hospital at 31 December in the back folios. Users should refer to these sections of the registers in order to locate their required information.

Recordkeeping system

The records are arranged chronologically by date of admission.