Appendix released in full.

royal derwent report 001All three parts are now online from this first book for the first time in history. This is the account of Patient “A”, Patient “B” and Witness “9”. (Yellow Cover)

Patient “A”: “When about 12 months old, being ill, she was taken to the Norfolk District Hospital where severe gastro~enteritis was diagnosed. At 2 years of age she started having “funny little turns” which commenced a period of visitations to the Royal Hobart Hospital. When about seven she attended Tallre School but her hyperactivity was disruptive and the school authorities suggested, for the parents consideration, admission to Royal Derwent.”

Patient “B” is a seven year old male patient. ” we saw the children in M Ward and they were unkempt, dirty, and smelly and there was a general stench about the ward. We actually stepped over a child on the floor whom we knew. The child had been at the Quindalup Training Centre some six weeks before. The child had lost weight and its hair was so dirty it was matted. Another child was sitting on the floor with blood oozing out of its mouth. There were no toys around for the children to play with. When the Sister asked where the toys were she was told they were locked away because the children would break them… ”

Witness “9”: Child Care Worker. Allegations of assault upon infant patients by Staff of ‘M’ Ward. “I have heard about the Royal Derwent before I did go up there and I wanted to see It for myself. I wanted to, you know, just work there to, well, and partly to see children that I had worked with when they were very young, and I was curious to how they would be a few years after”

Board of Inquiry Report parts 1, 2 and 3

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