GUILLOTINE, TONSIL

Tonsillectomy kit used by Dr Streich during his time working as a doctor in the local district between 1928 and 1956.
Born 11 February 1899 in Norwood South Australia. Parents Franz Paul Victor Streich and Clara Emilie Balk
Local doctor from 1928-1956 when he passed away aged 57. Studied medicine at Adelaide university where he graduated from in 1919. Awarded Rhodes Scholar during his studies but was unable to accept it as they wanted him to change his last name because of the WWI
When visiting his sister in WA he decided to take over Dr Joyce's Kelmscott practice. He was the districts doctor, did minor surgery, did some dentistry work (he limited this to pulling teeth) and was the districts midwife. He was also know to stitch up the occasional animal. Due to a lack of doctors in this region it was not uncommon for him to travel to the Peel region to tend to patients. During WWII he travelled as far as Narrogin tending the sick.
During the 1930's depression many of his patients were unable to pay him so he would barter his services for food and odd-jobs around his home.
In the early to mid 1950s the district had a severe polio outbreak. Dr Streich played an important role in advocating for a campaign promoting hygiene and isolation and made sure that an immunisation clinic was ready to go when in 1955 the Salk vaccine was released. Unfortunately his untimely death meant he was unable to witness the mass inoculation of local children against the disease. This was left to his successor Dr J.N. O'Brien.
Dr Carl assisted in establishing Sister Whiteheads's hospital in Church Avenue. He was also a member of Rotary.
The Rehabilitation and Aged Care Unit at Armadale Kelmscott Memorial Hospital has been named in his honour. Streich Avenue which runs along the railway line from Kelmscott to Armadale was also named in his honour.