Agency:
Mothercraft Home
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jan 1947
End Date:
31 Dec 1988
Description:
The Mothercraft Home opened in New Town in 1925. The Child Welfare Association ran it until 1947 when the government took it over. Its main purpose was to give breast feeding advice to mothers but it also provided accommodation for children. In 1982, the Home moved to South Hobart. It closed around 1988
Controlling Agencies:
| Department of Health Services (TA23) | 01 Aug 1956 | 17 Jul 1989 |
Related Agencies:
| Child Health Association (NG1916) | 28 Sep 1917 |
Series Created By Agency:
| HSD187 Register of Children admitted. | 01 Jan 1947 | 31 Dec 1966 |
| HSD188 Record of Personal Details of Children admitted. | 01 Nov 1951 | 30 Nov 1963 |
| HSD193 Monthly Returns of Fees received. | 01 Oct 1952 | 30 Jun 1965 |
| HSD192 Annual Reports of the Matron. | 01 Jan 1954 | 31 Dec 1963 |
| HSD189 Patients' Records giving Personal Details and Details of Treatment. | 01 Jan 1964 | 31 Dec 1969 |
| HSD191 Daily Record of Children's Treatment and Calorie Intake. | 01 Jan 1968 | 30 Apr 1969 |
| HSD190 Daily Record of Instructions and Orders relating to Medication, Treatment, Admission and Discharge of Patients. | 01 May 1968 | 30 Apr 1969 |