Historical information

As children were admitted to Victorian Deaf and Dumb Institution, The Victorian School for Deaf Children and Deaf Children Australia, their details were recorded and they were given a registration number. Information included Medical Information.

Significance

The Registers document where children came from, their family details and medical information, all relating to the time they were admitted and reflect the society of the time.

Physical description

Tan leather bound book containing specially printed pages with handwritten entries and an alphabetical index notebook attached to back cover. Contains register of pupils of Victorian School for Deaf Children, from 1952 to 1961, admitted to Princess Elizabeth Kindergarten for the Deaf (Elgar Rd, Burwood). Each entry is a full open two pages. The alphabetical index notes their Admission (?) number from 1365-1615

Inscriptions & markings

Spine: "REGISTER OF PUPILS" in gold lettering on red background. "1365-1615" in black ink. Front cover: decorative black markings around edges.