Auckland Provincial Gazette – 1876 – No. 7

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✨ Hospital Death Records



NOMINAL LIST OF PATIENTS WHO HAVE DIED DURING 1875—Continued.

No. Sex. Patients' Names. Ages. Diseases. Date of Admission. Date of Death. No. of days in Hospital. Remarks and Post Mortem Appearances.
74 M William Coleman 45 Heart disease Aug. 18 Oct. 1 44 74. A case of heart disease followed by dropsy. Gradually got worse until he died. Heart was found hypertrophied, valves greatly dilated. Mitral orifice admitted four fingers. Liver large and nutmegged. Right lung solidified at apex. Fluid in abdomen and general anasarca.
75 M Robert Biggs 79 Erysipelas Sept. 27 Oct. 2 5 75. Admitted from Old Men’s Refuge for abscess in left arm. Erysipelas followed.
76 M John Coughlan 18 Phthisis pulmonalis Sept. 24 Oct. 23 29 76. Admitted in the last stage of phthisis. Died very slowly. Lower limbs approaching to gangrene. Cold and livid.
77 M John Davis 35 Bright’s disease of kidneys Aug. 11 Oct. 23 73 77. Taken up from the Refuge, had been an intense sufferer from chronic rheumatism for years, with disease of the kidneys and stricture of urethra. Previously been a patient in hospital for more than two years. The kidneys were found to be one mass of corruption. Liver weighed 6½ lbs, hobnailed.
78 M Charles George Clarke 15 Bright’s disease of kidneys Sept. 10 Oct. 25 45 78. Admitted for albuminuria, somewhat improved in appearance, but the urine was always found loaded with albumen. A few days prior to his death, peritonitis set in, and he died comatose.
79 M William Creasy 60 Phthisis senile Oct. 22 Oct. 27 5 79. A case of phthisis senile. Left lung found collapsed and carnified with numerous vomicae. Liver waxy.
80 M Joseph Cleary 46 Compound and comminuted fracture of left femur, and right hand smashed Oct. 28 Oct. 28 1½ hours 80. Admitted with compound and comminuted fracture of left femur, and fracture of left leg; also right hand smashed and partly torn off from the wrist. The injuries were caused by the falling of a tree which deceased was cutting down, the tree struck him before he had time to escape. The leg was amputated at upper third of the femur, the shock was too great, and he expired half-an-hour afterwards. Inquest held. Verdict: Accidental death.
81 M Abel Kelsall 56 Bronchitis Oct. 18 Oct. 29 11 81. Admitted with bronchitis, dyspnoea urgent; also evidence of a fatty heart. Gradually got worse.
82 M John Owens 42 Heart disease Aug. 10 Nov. 2 84 82. Admitted for heart disease and purpura. Gradually got worse and died. Heart found hypertrophied. Aortic and mitral valves had warty vegetations, and were constricted. Liver nutmeg. Kidneys of the Bright character.
83 M Jasper Mason 85 General debility Oct. 26 Nov. 2 7 83. A simple case of old age.


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🏥 Nominal List of Patients Who Died in Auckland Provincial Hospital in 1875 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Hospital Deaths, Patient Records, Auckland Provincial Hospital, 1875
10 names identified
  • William Coleman, Died from heart disease
  • Robert Biggs, Died from erysipelas
  • John Coughlan, Died from phthisis pulmonalis
  • John Davis, Died from Bright’s disease of kidneys
  • Charles George Clarke, Died from Bright’s disease of kidneys
  • William Creasy, Died from phthisis senile
  • Joseph Cleary, Died from compound and comminuted fracture
  • Abel Kelsall, Died from bronchitis
  • John Owens, Died from heart disease
  • Jasper Mason, Died from general debility