VPRS 12890 Register of Infectious and Contagious Diseases

These records document the occurrence of notifiable infectious diseases in the area administered by the Richmond Council. Entries in the register may include the following information (column headings vary between volumes):report numbername of personaddressagesexdiseasedates of onset, notification and receiptoccupationplace of employment or schoolmilk supplyname and address of notifierdetails of admission to hospital, treatment, medical attendantcause assigned by the health officerresults of the disease and treatmentfurther remarks, eg follow-up contact with patients.Sometimes annual summaries of infectious diseases were included.