Auckland Provincial Gazette – 1865 – No. 13

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✨ Hospital Fatal Cases



RETURN OF FATAL CASES, &c.—Continued.

No. Names. Age Admitted. Died. Disease. Time in Hospital. Post-mortem Appearances.
46 John Pear 34 1864, Aug. 5 1864, Aug. 29 Phthisis 24 Days No examination.
47 Julia Addis 49 June 27 Aug. 30 Dysentery 64 Days No examination.
48 Nathan Jackson 15 Aug. 29 Aug. 31 Fever 2 Days Insensible on admission.
49 John Milligan 26 Aug. 19 Sept. 2 Pericarditis 14 Days Pericardium distended with purulent effusion. Pleuritic adhesions.
50 David Phillips 30 Aug. 24 Sept. 9 Phthisis 16 Days Patient dying on admission.
51 Peter Oliver 64 June 1 Sept. 14 General debility 101 Days No examination.
52 George Chaplin 65 July 30 Sept. 18 General debility 50 Days No examination.
53 Richard Baker 37 Sept. 5 Sept. 19 Senile gangrene 14 Days
54 William Sharpe 9 Aug. 16 Sept. 20 Ascites 35 Days This was a case of scarlatinal dropsy. Two gallons of serum were removed by tapping. Heart found greatly enlarged.
55 David Currie 26 April 27 Sept. 27 Phthisis 153 Days No examination.
56 James Mouatt 35 Oct. 6 Oct. 6 Phthisis 1 Day Only eighteen hours in hospital.
57 Charles M. Alcock 32 Sept. 9 Oct. 7 Disease of brain 27 Days Patches of purulent effusion were found under arachnoid. Ramollissement. Had purulent discharge from right ear. No examination.
58 Joseph Johnson 25 Sept. 16 Oct. 12 Phthisis 26 Days No examination.
59 John Crane 37 Mar. 19 Oct. 15 Ascites 210 Days Tapped seven times. Atrophy of liver. Greatly emaciated.
60 Thos. Diamond 26 Sept. 29 Oct. 19 Phthisis 20 Days No examination.
61 Fanny May 15 Oct. 11 Oct. 20 Disease of heart 9 Days Ascites. Hydropericardium. Hypertrophy of heart. Aortic valves thickened. Heart weighed 20 oz.
62 John Eales 20 Sept. 29 Oct. 21 Phthisis 22 Days Cartilages of carynx destroyed by ulceration. Lungs disorganised.
63 Stephen May 45 Oct. 19 Oct. 23 Fever 4 Days Perforation of intestines. General peritonitis.
64 James Brooks 45 Oct. 20 Oct. 24 Phthisis 4 Days Large cavity in left lung.
65 Nicholas Codd 79 Sept. 19 Nov. 10 General debility 52 Days No examination.
66 Thomas Johnson 60 Nov. 22 Dec. 2 Burn 12 Days Knee-joint opened by sloughing. Aorta greatly dilated; valves ossified. Heart fatty. Liver nutmeg.
67 John Kerr 52 Oct. 19 Dec. 5 Fracture 47 Days Left tibia fractured, with wound of anterior tibial artery. Repeated hemorrhage. Amputation of leg.
68 James Lynch 57 Dec. 7 Dec. 10 Fracture 3 Days Fracture of left leg. Delirium tremens. General convulsions.
69 Henry Turner 57 Oct. 10 Dec. 15 Phthisis 45 Days No examination.
70 Thomas Carter 63 Nov. 25 Dec. 19 Chronic pleurisy 24 Days Abscess of left breast, communicating with pleura, between third and fourth ribs. Pleura filled with putrid pus. Pleura ossified.
71 James Harcourt 60 Dec. 30 Dec. 31 Contusion 1 Day Concussion of brain, with extravasation of blood.

T. M. PHILSON, M.D.,
Provincial Surgeon.



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🏥 Return of Fatal Cases in the Provincial Hospital in 1864 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Hospital, Fatal Cases, Diseases, Provincial Hospital
26 names identified
  • John Pear, Fatal case, Phthisis
  • Julia Addis, Fatal case, Dysentery
  • Nathan Jackson, Fatal case, Fever
  • John Milligan, Fatal case, Pericarditis
  • David Phillips, Fatal case, Phthisis
  • Peter Oliver, Fatal case, General debility
  • George Chaplin, Fatal case, General debility
  • Richard Baker, Fatal case, Senile gangrene
  • William Sharpe, Fatal case, Ascites
  • David Currie, Fatal case, Phthisis
  • James Mouatt, Fatal case, Phthisis
  • Charles M. Alcock, Fatal case, Disease of brain
  • Joseph Johnson, Fatal case, Phthisis
  • John Crane, Fatal case, Ascites
  • Thos. Diamond, Fatal case, Phthisis
  • Fanny May, Fatal case, Disease of heart
  • John Eales, Fatal case, Phthisis
  • Stephen May, Fatal case, Fever
  • James Brooks, Fatal case, Phthisis
  • Nicholas Codd, Fatal case, General debility
  • Thomas Johnson, Fatal case, Burn
  • John Kerr, Fatal case, Fracture
  • James Lynch, Fatal case, Fracture
  • Henry Turner, Fatal case, Phthisis
  • Thomas Carter, Fatal case, Chronic pleurisy
  • James Harcourt, Fatal case, Contusion

  • T. M. Philson, M.D., Provincial Surgeon