Please contact the Women’s and Children’s Hospital Freedom of Information Officer
Postal address: 72 King William Road, North Adelaide SA 5006
Phone: (08) 8161 8145 or (08) 8161 6127
Email: Health.WCHNFOIOfficer@sa.gov.au
Website: https://www.wchn.sa.gov.au/about/freedom-of-information
Quote this number to access your records: State Records of South Australia Series ID, GRS/11937
These records are part of Records of Adelaide Children's Hospital (1879 - 1991).
These Admission registers from Estcourt House record information about children who were admitted to Estcourt House. They are in two volumes and run from 1941 until 1978 (the period Estcourt House was in use by Adelaide Children’s Hospital). The registers document name of patient, address, date of birth, admission date, discharge date, parents’ names, ailment, history of case and treatment. The entries are arranged in chronological order by date of admission. There is a partial index in volume one that lists names of children admitted up to 1952.
Access to records in this collection are restricted for 60 years to protect personal privacy. People mentioned in these records have a right to access information about themselves. To request access to restricted records please contact the Freedom of Information Officer, Women’s and Children’s Hospital. To arrange access to open access records that are more than 60 years old please contact State Records South Australia.