NRS-21974 | Infectious disease register [Mudgee Municipal Council]

Council was required to keep the register under the Public Health Act, 1902 (Act No.30, 1902). As the local authority, Council was notified of cases within the municipality by attending medical practitioners. Upon advice the premises were inspected and usually disinfected by the Council or the householder. The registers contain handwritten entries in chronological order. They are hard covered volumes recording the following information: date of report; date of receipt of report; name of legally qualified medical practitioner notifying, patients name; sex; age; disease; address of premises; ward of municipality; milk supply; school; residence at date of attack; date of service of notice; if separate nightsoil service provided; if articles removed and disinfected by local authority; premises disinfected by local authority/by householder; and any matter requiring attention. (1) Endnote1. NSW Government Gazette No.714, 12 December 1902, pp.8904, 8906 (cl.6 and Schedule B).

根据1902年《公共卫生法》（1902年第30号法案），市政委员会需保管该登记册。作为地方主管当局，市政委员会将收到接诊医师通报的本辖区内的病例信息。经专业指导后，相关场所将接受检查，通常由市政委员会或住户完成消毒工作。该登记册以时间顺序收录手写条目，为硬皮装帧的卷宗，记录以下内容：报告日期、报告接收日期、负责通报的合法执业医师姓名、患者姓名、性别、年龄、所患疾病、场所地址、市政辖区街区、乳品供应情况、就读学校、发病时的居住地、通知送达日期、是否提供单独粪便清运服务、是否由地方主管当局移除并消毒相关物品、由地方主管当局/住户消毒的场所，以及其他需关注的事项。(1) 注释1：1902年12月12日新南威尔士州政府公报第714号，第8904、8906页（第6条款及附表B）。