Client Records: Admissions Register - Maternity Home

Description

Series[UMA-SR-000001991] Client RecordsAccession[1989.0090] RECORDS OF MELBOURNE CITY MISSIONIdentifierUMA-ITE-1989009000278Scope and ContentLoose pages from an Admissions Register, Maternity Home, November 1939 - September 1945, only first name (of baby or mother) recorded in register. Information recorded as follows:
- Date
- Entered Home
- Entered Hospital
- Discharged from Hospital
- Maintenance Received
- Bonus from Hospital
- Discharged from Home
- Number in Home
- Remarks

The Melbourne City Mission Maternity Home opened in Brunswick in 1900. It housed pregnant mothers, babies and arranged some adoptions. From 1947 a Toddlers’ Home called Hartnett House operated on the same site. In 1955, the Maternity Home and Toddlers’ Home were amalgamated into one unit. It was renamed Hartnett House in 1958. Access StatusAccess restrictions applyRequest TypeRequest unitUnit1989.0090 Unit 0029MenuBrowse digitised items | Available in the Reading Room

Provenance

CreatorMelbourne City MissionRoleProvenance

Dates

Date1939-1945

Description Control

Source of DescriptionFind & Connect | Melbourne City Mission Maternity HomeFind & Connect | Hartnett HousePrevious System ID1989.0090.00278Finding Aid Reference22/4

Subjects

SubjectChild welfare

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