VPRS 19755 Discharge Register, Babies for Adoption and Fostering

This series comprises volumes and files recording discharges of babies for adoption and/or fostering from Queen Victoria Medical Centre (VA 1254). Information recorded includes the mother’s name, baby’s date of birth, date passed, sex of child, and date of discharge, as well as other medical information such as the baby’s weight and medical condition. Entries are grouped by adoption agency involved, which include Mission of St. James & John, Social Welfare Department, Catholic Family Welfare, Hartnett House, Methodist Babies Home, Jewish Welfare, Community Welfare Services, Department of Child Care and as well as individuals. Various statistics and summaries are also recorded.

本数据集涵盖记录从维多利亚女王医疗中心（Queen Victoria Medical Centre，档案编号VA 1254）出院、用于送养及/或寄养的婴儿相关信息的卷宗与文件。所收录的信息包含母亲姓名、婴儿出生日期、离世日期、婴儿性别、出院日期，以及婴儿体重、健康状况等其他医疗相关内容。所有条目均按涉及的送养机构进行分类，涵盖圣詹姆斯与圣约翰传教团、社会福利署、天主教家庭福利会、哈特尼特之家、卫理公会婴儿院、犹太福利会、社区福利服务处、儿童保育署以及个人。本数据集同时收录各类统计数据与汇总报告。