Lazaret Patient Registers

Lazaret patient registers

Created 04/05/2025

Updated 04/05/2025

The registers for 1892 to 1940 are admission, medical, discharge and death registers of sufferers of Hansen's disease (also known as leprosy) at Stradbroke Island (Dunwich), Friday Island, Peel Island and Fantome Island Lazarets. Several of the registers record personal particulars such as name, age, sex, nationality, parent's details and other biographical information. Also often recorded are dates of admission/arrival, dates and locations of death, burial and grave information, discharge dates and transfer information. Some of the registers record medical treatment and test results during the patient's period of residence.

Source

This data file or API can be downloaded from:

https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/0e9439a4-1d31-49bc-a915-070723363899/resource/352b8cb7-d9b4-4441-8140-d32623508347/download/lazaret-patient-registers-1892-1940.csv