NRS-17072 | Register of prevention and notifications of infectious diseases [Wollondilly Shire]

Under Section 21 of the Public Health Act 1896 (Act No.39a, 1896), every head of the family or medical practitioner attending a patient suffering from an infectious disease was to send to the local authority of the district a notice in writing stating the name of the patient, the situation of the house, and infectious disease from which, in the opinion of such medical practitioner, the patient is suffering, and such other particulars as may be prescribed. These notifications were complied into a register by the Council. (1)At the commencement of the Public Health Act, 1902 (Act No.30, 1902) Council was required to keep the register of infectious diseases. 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. (2)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. Volume 1 contains Wollondilly records as kept by the Local Authority for a Police District. Includes annual records from 1907-1948. Volume 2 contains Wollondilly records from 02/03/1949 - 25/03/1963 when the register was restarted after records of Picton Shire concluded in 1940. 3 loose pages of Notification of cases of Infectious Disease Schedule H, Form 174 as used when patient was admitted to hospital. Endnote1. Public Health Act 1896 (60 Vic. No.38), s.21.2. NSW Government Gazette No.714, 12 December 1902, pp.8904, 8906 (cl.6 and Schedule B).

根据《1896年公共卫生法案》（Public Health Act 1896，第39a号法令，1896年）第21条规定，所有户主或接诊传染病患者的执业医师，须以书面形式向所在地区的地方当局提交通知，载明患者姓名、患者居所位置，以及该执业医师认定的患者所患传染病类型，同时还需报送其他依法要求提供的详细信息。上述通知由议会汇总并登记造册。(1) 随着《1902年公共卫生法案》（Public Health Act 1902，第30号法令，1902年）正式施行，议会被要求负责维护传染病登记册。作为地方当局，议会会接收执业医师报送的市政辖区内的传染病病例信息。经专业研判后，议会或住户通常会对涉事场所开展巡查并实施消杀。(2) 本登记册采用手写条目，按时间顺序编排。该登记册为硬皮装帧的卷宗，所载信息包括：报告日期、报告接收日期、报送通知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、乳品供应来源、就读学校、发病时居所、通知送达日期、是否提供专项粪便清运服务、是否由地方当局移除并消杀相关物品、是否由地方当局/住户对场所实施消杀，以及其他需关注的事项。第一卷为地方当局为某警区留存的沃伦迪利（Wollondilly）辖区档案，涵盖1907年至1948年的年度记录。第二卷涵盖1949年3月2日至1963年3月25日的沃伦迪利辖区档案，该登记册于1940年皮克顿郡（Picton Shire）档案归档后重新启用。另有3张散页，为患者入院时使用的《传染病病例通知（H附表，第174号表格）》（Notification of cases of Infectious Disease Schedule H, Form 174）。注释1：《1896年公共卫生法案》（Public Health Act 1896，维多利亚州第60号法令第38号）第21条。注释2：《1902年新南威尔士州政府公报》第714号，1902年12月12日，第8904、8906页（第6款及附表B）。