NRS-22154 | Infectious Diseases Register [Marrickville 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《公共卫生法案》（1902年第30号法案），市政委员会需留存该登记册。作为地方主管当局，市政委员会会通过辖区内的接诊执业医师获取辖区内的病例上报信息。经相关专业指导后，市政委员会或房屋所有者通常会对涉事场所开展检查与消杀工作。该登记册以手写形式按时间顺序录入内容，为硬皮装帧的卷宗，记录以下信息：报告日期、报告接收日期、上报病例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、市政辖区分区、乳品供应情况、就读学校、发病时的居住地址、通知送达日期、是否提供单独粪便处理服务、是否由地方主管当局移除并消杀相关物品、是否由地方主管当局/房屋所有者对场所进行消杀，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条及附表B）。