Auckland Provincial Gazette – 1875 – No. 14

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✨ Hospital Death Records



NOMINAL LIST OF PATIENTS WHO HAVE DIED DURING 1874—Continued.

No. Sex. Patients' Names. Ages. Diseases. Date of Admission. Date of Death. No. of days in Hospital. Remarks and Post Mortem Appearances.
21 M Daniel Harrison 46 Typhoid fever 1874. April 11 1874. April 18 7 21. Had been ill a fortnight before admission of typhoid fever. Had much diarrhoea, with tympanitic abdomen, which was tender to touch. Presently vomiting set in, and signs of peritonitis became manifest. After death fecal matter was found exuding through a perforating ulcer of ilium.
22 M Robert Sims 42 Paralysis April 6 April 24 18 22. Admitted in a state of paralysis, with obstinate diarrhoea. Had an extensive bed sore on right hip.
23 M John Roach 71 Apoplexy April 27 April 28 1 23. Admitted in a state of partial insensibility, evidently the result of cerebral disease. He was brought to hospital by the police, and was said to have fallen through a trap-door while under the influence of drink. Became speedily comatose, and died. Much extravasated blood was found beneath dura mater, and overspreading the brain. No fracture of skull could be detected. Lungs emphysematous.
24 M Alexander Culbert 69 Hemiplegia 1873. Oct. 16 May 10 207 24. Admitted with left hemiplegia, the result of brain disease. Gradually became weaker and died comatose. A large amount of subarachnoid effusion was found on the brain. Liver soft and dark coloured; right lobe marked by a deep vertical sulcus.
25 M Peter Kelly 71 Retention of Urine 1874. April 29 May 18 20 25. Admitted with retention of urine. The prostate gland was much enlarged, and the urine was albuminous. Sank gradually. Kidneys granulated. Urinary bladder thickened. The case was one of morbus Brightii.
26 M Thomas Cook 38 Ascites April 17 May 22 37 26. Had ascites from liver disease. Was tapped twice, but after last time peritonitis set in, followed by Haematemesis. Liver in the hobnail state, and small. Lungs and heart healthy.
27 M James Halligan 34 Fracture right os pubis June 2 June 2 7 hours 27. Admitted in a state of collapse from an injury received in Mount Eden gravel pit. The horizontal ramus of right os pubis was found fractured into obturator foramen, and laceration of anterior surface of bladder of urine. Much retroperitoneal hemorrhage. Inquest held on following day. Verdict: Accidental death.
28 M John Hunston 29 Cancer 1873. Sept. 2 June 3 275 28. Admitted for fungoid disease of inguinal glands, involving the lower part of abdominal parietes. No disease of intestines or mesenteric glands.
29 M Thomas Taylor 48 Fracture of skull 1874. June 4 June 6 2 29. Admitted in a state of profound coma, with a scalp wound on right side of his head. He never rallied or recovered consciousness. An extensive fracture was found in the lower part of the right parietal bone, underneath which...


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🏥 Nominal List of Patients Who Died at Auckland Provincial Hospital in 1874 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Hospital, Deaths, Patients, Diseases, Auckland
9 names identified
  • Daniel Harrison, Died of typhoid fever
  • Robert Sims, Died of paralysis
  • John Roach, Died of apoplexy
  • Alexander Culbert, Died of hemiplegia
  • Peter Kelly, Died of retention of urine
  • Thomas Cook, Died of ascites
  • James Halligan, Died of fracture right os pubis
  • John Hunston, Died of cancer
  • Thomas Taylor, Died of fracture of skull