Index to Consumptive Patients 1897-1902
Background
Original correspondence sent to the Home Secretary regarding the admission and discharge of patients to the Roma and Dalby Sanatoriums for Phthisis (also known as Consumption or Pulmonary Tuberculosis) from 1897 to 1902 can be found in Series ID 8400, Special Batches, Letters detail medical assessments of the patients and accommodation as well as travelling allowances.
This Index was created from the following batches:
- Item ID 18164 (COL/237a), Batch file: (a) Applications and associated correspondence re admission of patients at Roma and Dalby sanatoriums, 1/1/1897 – 31/12/1902
- Item ID 18165 (COL/237b), Batch file: (b) General correspondence re the hospitalization of patients at Roma and Dalby sanatoriums including correspondence re the setting up of the Jubilee Sanatorium at Dalby, 1/1/1897 – 31/12/1901.
The images below (click for larger image) depict [L-R] 2 pages from COL/237a and 1 page from COL/237b
Explanatory Notes
- ? indicates there is doubt about the entry due to difficulty in interpreting handwriting
- More than one entry may be found for a person
- Check all possible spelling variants
- Some given names are abbreviated as they appear in the original record
- Mc and Mac names are interfiled
- - or a blank cell indicates that there is no information in the original
- (patient) or (man) indicates a reference to an individual in the original document due to lack of a name or appropriate title, as in “Patient” Smith or the “Man” Smith.
- * demotes the file cover only. Correspondence has been removed presumably by the Home Office
- # indicates the individual is of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin
- COL/237A contains patient files whilst COL/237B contains correspondence which refers to patients
- Letter 99/04181 is found on Miss Marion Anderson's file in COL/237a. This letter contains references to other patients. The top number is associated with several letters each with a different date as it is a Police File Reference not the Home Secretary's.
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Index to Consumptives 1897-1902 (PDF, 27KB)
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Costs and Ordering
The cost for each reference required is $12.50. For the fee, you will receive up to eight (8) pages. If the total number of documents is more than eight (8) pages a quote will be prepared for those pages not copied.
Please quote the Name of the person, QSA Reference, Microfilm Number, Date, and Letter number [where cited].
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Other Records
See also Series ID 9607, Jubilee Sanatorium Register, 1904-1916 which lists patients by name.
Researchers may also be able to locate other records for Consumptive patients who died at the various Queensland Sanatoria in other Public Curator Office records, specifically the Intestacy files.
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