Agency:
Toosey Memorial Hospital
Agency Number:
Start Date:
01 Jul 1925
End Date:
10 May 1950
Description:
James Denton Toosey left in his will certain moneys to his trustees with instructions to erect and maintain a hospital for the poor of the Longford district free of charge.;;;;Toosey Memorial Hospital was established some time prior to July 1925.;;;;Nevertheless, while still a private hospital the Hospital's Trustees applied successfully in 1946 for an exemption from a private hospital license under section 54 of the Hospital Act 1918 in order to be eligible for Commonwealth financial assistance.;;;;Toosey Memorial Hospital was constituted a public hospital by an Order in Council on 10 May 1950.
Information Sources:
Will of James Denton Toosey (AOT ref. AD960/25 #5998); General Correspondence of the Hospital & Medical Services Division 1946-50 (AOT ref HSD6)
Legislation Creating:
Will of James Denton Toosey (AOT ref. AD960/25 #5998)
Legislation Abolishing Agency:
Hospitals Act 1918 (9 Geo V No.70) (Order in Council 10 May 1950:TGG 17 May p.1347)
Functions Performed:
Community health and welfare
Subsequent Agencies:
| Toosey Memorial Hospital (TA462) | 10 May 1950 | 31 Dec 1990 |
Series Created By Agency:
| AE723 In-Patient Registers | 29 Jun 1925 | 30 Jun 1991 |
| AE729 Visitors' Book | 01 Aug 1925 | 30 Oct 1960 |