Peel Island Leprosy
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Bbc has made a youtube clip covering this part of history.
Peel island leprosy. Lazaret 1907 1959 gazetted in 1906 the north west corner of peel island was established as a place to send people from across queensland who had been found to have hansens disease leprosy. Lazaret leprosy hansens disease peel island on june 30 th this year fopia will close down for good. An interesting piece of historical trivia is that after the island was decommissioned as a leper colony it was discovered the strain of leprosy was non contagious.
From 1907 until 1959 there was a lazareta leprosariumon peel island in moreton bay just off brisbane. This register although described as a fantome island register of inmates is actually a peel island leper lazaret register of inmates from 1930 1940. In 2007 the island was declared as teerk roo ra national park and conservation park.
Usually forcibly removed from their homes the lazaret on peel island held people in conditions which were often less than satisfactory. An interesting piece of historical trivia is that after the island was decommissioned as a leper colony it was discovered the strain of leprosy was non contagious. There were lazarets all around the country in every state following a public health policy of exclusionand fear.
The harry atkinson artificial reef has been constructed to the north of peel island. After much criticism of the conditions in former lazarets on both friday island which held indigenous australians and south seas islanders and dunwich benevolent asylum which held white europeans the opening of the new lazaret on peel island held both white and non white leprosy patients for the first time in queensland. Transported to peel island mothers fathers and children didnt see their families again for years if ever.
She shares how she felt about being sent to this remote place and the conditions she faced. Local author and historian peter ludlow has written a deeper dive into the history of peel island on secret brisbane. Queenslands leprosy act of 1892 legislated to isolate leprosy patients from the mainland.
Without ever receiving a clear diagnosis of leprosy she was forced to spend 12 years on peel island a leper colony off the south east queensland coast. Ironically after the island was decommissioned as a leper colony it was discovered that the strain of leprosy which infected its inhabitants was non contagious. Like carville peel island was prison like with dirt floors bark huts and patients locked in or chained up.
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