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.
17 M John Black 47 Dysentery 1875. Mar. 11 1875. Mar. 25 14 17. Was admitted for polypus of nose. Few days afterwards was seized with violent dysentery, which carried him off. Extensive ulceration bordering on gangrene was found in the large intestine. Heart and liver healthy. Kidneys large. Lungs healthy.
18 M Samuel Clare 75 Paralysis 1873. Jan. 7 April 15 835 18. Admitted for paralysis. Bedridden the whole time.
19 F Mary Smith 33 Typhoid fever 1875. Feb. 22 April 17 54 19. Admitted in a convalescent condition from typhoid fever; went on well up to three days of her death, when deceased was attacked with peritonitis. Pelvis found full of pus, no perforation of intestine could be detected.
20 M Frederick Lewis 50 Phthisis pulmonalis April 16 April 20 4 20. Admitted in the last stage of phthisis. Both lungs tubercular. Large cavity in the right lung. Kidneys perfect specimens of the granular. Heart hypertrophied. Mitral valves diseased.
21 M John Meehan 48 Hemiplegia 1874. Dec. 3 April 23 141 21. Admitted with hemiplegia of left side. Had chronic dysentery.
22 M John Walker (aboriginal) 30 Phthisis pulmonalis 1875. Mar. 19 April 25 38 22. An ordinary case of phthisis.
23 M Grattan McCabe 34 Fracture of left elbow joint, etc. April 29 April 29 30 mins. 23. Admitted with fracture of neck of left thigh bone, compound fracture of left elbow joint, and severe concussion. Answered questions incoherently. No pulse perceptible at wrist. Just previous to his death became comatose; lasted only half-an-hour. Inquest held. Verdict: Accidental death.
24 M Edward Shannon 30 Heart disease Mar. 9 May 5 57 24. The deceased upon admission presented much the appearance of phthisis, but was found to be suffering from extensive heart disease. There was found after death hypertrophy of left ventricle, with great diminution in the size of the chamber, the mitral and aortic valves were ossified. Liver large and nutmeg. Spleen weighed 30 ounces; much congested; portions of it only could be termed splenic apoplexy. There were some spots of considerable thickness resembling yellow suet when cut through, tubercular. Lungs slightly emphysematous, and innumerable haemorrhagic spots covered them.
25 M Alfred Watts 27 Pleurisy April 27 May 10 10 25. Admitted for a relapse of typhoid fever, when pleurisy set in and ended fatally. The right pleura was found full of turbid serum, numerous ulcers in the small intestines. Bloody stools.


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

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Hospital Deaths, Patient Records, Auckland Provincial Hospital, 1875
9 names identified
  • John Black, Died from dysentery
  • Samuel Clare, Died from paralysis
  • Mary Smith, Died from typhoid fever
  • Frederick Lewis, Died from phthisis pulmonalis
  • John Meehan, Died from hemiplegia
  • John Walker (aboriginal), Died from phthisis pulmonalis
  • Grattan McCabe, Died from fracture of left elbow joint
  • Edward Shannon, Died from heart disease
  • Alfred Watts, Died from pleurisy