VPRS 16826 Copies of Classification of Diseases Book, Index to Classification of Diseases, and Index to Volume Medical Records

The records in this series were key components of the recordkeeping system used to manage Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) patient medical records during the period 1921 to 1937. From 1921 to 1937 RCH patient medical records were arranged in numerical order in volumes in two year blocks according to disease code. A disease code was a letter-number combination used to denote a disease. The disease code assigned to a patient (the patient's diagnosis) was the key for locating a patient's record.The codes were defined in disease classification books. This series includes photocopies of a disease classification book and an alphabetical index to disease codes used by the RCH medical records section to locate patient records (the originals remain in the custody of the RCH). The series also contains a photocopy of the index that recorded the volume number in which patient medical records relating to each disease code were located.The classification book outlines the coding schema used to code diseases. It is arranged in sections according to disease type. Letters of the alphabet are used to denote each type and a sequential number used to denote specific diseases. For example, L denotes diseases of the respiratory system. L424 denotes Sinusitis. The inscribed title of the book is Records Office Children's Hospital Classification of Diseases 1938 - 1952. The disease classification index is arranged alphabetically by disease name and records the alphanumeric code assigned to a disease. Its inscribed title is Records Office Index to Classification of Disease 1921 - 1952. Together, the book and the index cover the period 1921 to 1937.The index to the volumes containing the patient medical records (inscribed Index to Volume Medical Records) is arranged in two-year blocks starting at 1921/22 and ending in 1936/37. Within each interval it is arranged in alpha-numeric order by disease code. Knowing the disease code assigned to a patient and their (approximate) year of admission, the index could be used to identify the volume in which the patient's medical record was located.The original records are still used by RCH today in response to external enquiries.Note that other key records used to manage RCH patient medical records for the period 1921 to 1937 (and outside this period too) remain in the custody of the RCH. The patient records are also in the custody of the RCH.Prior to transfer to Public Record Office Victoria, the records in this series were maintained as part of the Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) Archives. They were part of RCH accession number 2009/011.

本系列档案为1921年至1937年间皇家儿童医院（Royal Children's Hospital，RCH）患者医疗档案管理体系的核心组成部分。1921年至1937年，RCH的患者医疗档案按疾病编码，以两年为周期分卷并按数字顺序排列。疾病编码为用于标识疾病的字母与数字组合；为患者分配的疾病编码（即患者诊断结果）是检索其医疗档案的核心依据。上述编码由疾病分类手册定义。本系列档案包含RCH病案管理部门用于检索患者医疗档案的疾病分类手册副本，以及疾病编码字母索引副本（原件仍由RCH保管）。本系列还收录了一份卷册索引副本，该索引可查询各疾病编码对应的患者医疗档案所在卷册编号。该疾病分类手册详述了疾病编码所用的编码体系，内容按疾病类别分章节编排：以字母标识疾病大类，以连续数字标识具体疾病。例如，字母L代表呼吸系统疾病，L424代表鼻窦炎（Sinusitis）。该手册的官方题署名称为《Records Office Children's Hospital Classification of Diseases 1938 - 1952》。疾病分类索引按疾病名称的字母顺序编排，记录各疾病对应的字母数字编码，其官方题署名称为《Records Office Index to Classification of Disease 1921 - 1952》。该手册与索引共同覆盖1921年至1937年的档案管理时段。患者医疗档案卷册索引（官方题署名称为《Index to Volume Medical Records》）以两年为一个周期编排，时间跨度为1921/22年至1936/37年；每个周期内，索引按疾病编码的字母数字顺序排列。只要知晓患者对应的疾病编码及其（大致的）入院年份，即可通过该索引定位其医疗档案所在卷册。原件至今仍由RCH用于响应外部查询需求。需注意，1921年至1937年间（以及其他时段）用于管理RCH患者医疗档案的其他核心档案，仍由RCH保管；患者医疗档案本身亦由RCH留存。在移交至维多利亚公共档案馆（Public Record Office Victoria）之前，本系列档案曾作为皇家儿童医院（RCH）档案库的一部分进行管理，其归档编号为2009/011。