Record series
Head Attendant's Daily Report Books - Male Department
VPRS 7440
1916 - 1975
Closed, Open
North Melbourne
Agencies
This record series was created by:
Agencies responsible for this record series: Department of Health III ( VA 4921 ): 2009 - present
Date Range
Series date range: 1916 - 1975
Series in custody:
1916 - 1975
Contents in custody:
1916 - 1975
Function / Content
This series records the daily reports by the Head Attendant of the Ward. Reports are arranged in chronological order. Reports list significant events relating to the administration of the ward, with particular emphasis on patient welfare. Names of admissions and discharges for the day are included.Daily statistics relating to patients are standard to each entry.
Various volumes include the type and amount of drugs administered and to whom.
This series has been transferred in two consignments. The P1 consignment was transferred from the Charles Brothers Museum at Parkville, the P2 consignment from the Kew Mental/Psychiatric Hospital.
How to use the records
Refer to the Records Description List to identify the unit required.Researchers interested in daily reports for the period 1923 to 1930 should refer to both the P1 and the P2 consignments as the date range covered by units 7 to 10 of the P1 consignment and units 1 to 3 of the P2 consignment overlap.
From August 1975 daily reports for both male and female patients were recorded in the same volumes. Daily reports for male and female patients for August and September 1975 are in volume 44 of this series. For subsequent daily reports see VPRS 7691.
Recordkeeping system
Series: Chronological by date of report.Contents: Chronological by date of report.
Range of Control Symbols
P1 consignment: no control symbols apparent.
P2 consignment: 1924-1925 to 1974-1975.
Contents: 28.9.1916 - 1975.
