Auckland Provincial Gazette – 1866 – No. 17

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✨ Hospital Fatality Report



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RETURN OF FATAL CASES IN THE AUCKLAND PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL

FOR 1865.

No. Names of Patients Age Diseases Admitted Died Time in Hospital Morbid Appearances
M. 1 Hans O. Lawson 28 Fracture 1865 Jan. 2 1865 Jan. 2 Dys 1-24 Compound fracture of right thigh and leg. This patient died an hour after his admission into the hospital.
M. 2 George Healey 22 Fever ... Jan. 10 Jan. 11 1
M. 3 Thomas Meara 19 Phthisis 1864 Jan. 29 Jan. 16 201
M. 4 James Taylor ... 29 Ascites ... 1863 Oct. 22 Jan. 19 454 Liver cirrhosed, weighed 7 lbs. adherent to Diaphragm. Heart fatty, with white patch over right ventricle. Lungs dark, from carbonaceous deposit. Was tapped many times.
M. 5 Andrew M’Alpine 51 Dysentery 1865 Jan. 2 Jan. 17 15 Liver contained numerous tubercular abscesses. Colon thick, livid, and extensively ulcerated.
M. 6 Francis Lye ... 56 Ascites ... 1864 Oct. 25 Jan. 21 88 Liver cirrhosed, weighed 7 ½ lbs., peritoneal covering cartilaginous 3-in. thick in places. Abdomen contained a quantity of pus. He was tapped eight times—some of these were through the umbilicus, which was expanded into a bag.
F. 7 Susan Kitchin... 26 Delirium Tremens 1865 Jan. 20 Jan. 23 13
M. 8 Charles Bray ... 25 Ileus ... Jan. 23 Jan. 25 2 Had been ill at Onehunga twelve days, without evacuation. Prostration extreme. Stercoraceous vomiting, with violent pain in abdomen. Intestines inflamed. Ilium black.
M. 9 Walter Murphy 60 Pneumonia Feb. 3 Feb. 3 1-24 Right pleura filled with bloody serum, compressing right lung. Serous effusion in pericardium. Heart fatty. Liver cirrhosed.
M. 10 Archd. Johnson 32 Wounds Feb. 6 Feb. 6 3/4 Gunshot Wound, exposing brain. Died 7 ½ hours from admission. Inquest held by Dr. Stratford, coroner.
M. 11 Allis Brooks ... 35 Heart Disease ... Feb. 1 Feb. 8 7 Admitted with disease of the heart, and died suddenly. Heart enlarged. Aortic valves ossified. Pericardium contained 6 ozs. of serum. Liver enlarged.
M. 12 William Gibson 58 Liver Disease ... Jan. 10 Feb. 16 37 Liver weighed 5 lbs. Substance studded with numerous yellow tubercles, in various stages of softening. Heart fatty.


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🏥 Auckland Provincial Hospital Fatal Cases for 1865

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Hospital, Fatalities, Patient Deaths, Medical Conditions, Auckland
12 names identified
  • Hans O. Lawson, Patient died from fracture
  • George Healey, Patient died from fever
  • Thomas Meara, Patient died from phthisis
  • James Taylor, Patient died from ascites
  • Andrew M'Alpine, Patient died from dysentery
  • Francis Lye, Patient died from ascites
  • Susan Kitchin, Patient died from delirium tremens
  • Charles Bray, Patient died from ileus
  • Walter Murphy, Patient died from pneumonia
  • Archd. Johnson, Patient died from wounds
  • Allis Brooks, Patient died from heart disease
  • William Gibson, Patient died from liver disease