VPRS 19392 Victorian Cytology (Gynaecological) Service Medical Advisory Sub-Committee Minutes

This series comprises a volume recording the meeting minutes of the Victorian Cytology (Gynaecological) Service Medical Advisory Sub-Committee of Prince Henry’s Hospital (previously known as Melbourne Homoeopathic Dispensary 1869-1876; Melbourne Homoeopathic Hospital 1876-1934) (VA 441). Since 1962, the Cytology Department at Prince Henry’s Hospital had been providing a diagnostic service for cancer. Other hospitals also made use of the service. In 1965, Prince Henry’s Hospital was selected to house the Victorian Cytology (Gynaecological) Service. The Service was formed to provide a cervical cancer detection service and was an autonomous body. Its objective was to receive smears from private medical practitioners and to issue a report thereon, free of charge. Subjects discussed in the meetings included the type and frequency of smear, education of the medical profession, and the methods of reporting on abnormalities. The sub-committee met infrequently. For minutes documenting other activities of the Service, researchers should refer to VPRS 19390 Victorian Cytology (Gynaecological) Service Minutes.