Sufferers were shunned by society, abandoned by their families and too infectious to be around others. Due to overcrowding, emergency beds were placed on verandahs pictured. Thomas Kennedy, left with his wife Lydia right died at the Sanatorium in , and are buried in Garrawarra Cemetery. Sufferers were often shunned by society, abandoned by their families and deemed too infectious to be around others. The Waterfall Sanatorium was the state's only purpose-built facility for people suffering tuberculosis.
Sitting at 1, feet above sea level, it was chosen as it was believed that tuberculosis patients needed to be elevated and away from the grime and pollution of cities.
Sixteen-year-old Vincent Arena died on February 4, Pictured centre with his family. Patients in the active phase of the disease were isolated in fibro chalets, pictured about the size of a garden shed, until they improved in health, or died. Only the crumbling remains of graves remain, with a handful of gravestones legible. Stories past down from the town talk of patients making their way through the bush to the rail line, either to wave at passing travellers or in a bid to escape.
The youngest to be buried was just three days old and the oldest was When patients arrived in the active phase of the disease, they were isolated in fibro chalets about the size of a garden shed, until they improved in health, or died. Sometimes passengers would toss newspapers from the windows. Only the crumbling remains of graves remain, with headstones falling into disrepair, unable to be read after decades. The Sanatorium closed in when antibiotics and modern medicine provided treatment for sufferers and patients were accepted into public hospitals.
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Garrawarra Centre is a historic site, having been in operation since and serving many purposes during its history. The old buildings remain on site and are heritage protected, bearing testament to the diverse history of the property. In , a purpose built Residential Aged Care Facility was opened on the Garrawarra site, with a model of care that is holistic and focuses on the individual needs of the person living with significant symptoms associated with dementia. Garrawarra Centre is a bed facility.
The first patients were admitted on 14 April The first building had open verandahs looking out to sea. Patients in the active phase of TB were isolated in fibro chalets, about the size of a garden shed, until they improved in health, or died. Those who died were buried on site. The main building at Waterfall, opened in , had beds for male patients but at first some of the wards were used for staff. In May a new wing for female patients was completed, with tuberculosis patients from Newington State Hospital transferred upon its opening.
Additional chalet-style accommodation was built, but demand for treatment for "the white plague" meant that the Sanatorium was often overcrowded, with emergency beds placed on verandahs. Treatment consisted of rest, relaxation, improved nutrition, and medicines to treat symptoms as they appeared, with the hope of increasing resistance. Patients stayed in the sanatorium until they achieved a clean bill of health which could take years or died. Picture: Wolter Peeters.
The site was known as the Hospital for Consumptives from because it became the Waterfall State Sanatorium. According to the South East Services Local Health District, as at the Waterfall State Sanatorium was the principal hospital in the state for the treatment of consumptives and contained beds. More than people died, including doctors and nurses, and were buried in the nearby cemetery. With the rise of penicillin use, after extensive remodelling Garrawarra Hospital was re-opened in as a hospital for people with chronic diseases and diseases of the ageing.
From , it has been Garrawarra Centre for Aged Care, which is a multi-purpose aged care centre specialising in dementia care services. Your ad blocker may be preventing you from being able to log in or subscribe. Illawarra Mercury's trusted source for property.
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