✨ Nelson hospital patient returns
RETURN of PATIENTS treated in Nelson Hospital, Gaol, and at their own Houses, during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1856.
| NAME. | Age. | Sex. | Residence. | Country. | Disease. | Duration of Disease. | Admitted. | Discharged. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — M'Kenzie | 41 | M | Hospital | English | Lunacy | 4¾ years | 1852. March | 1856. | Weak in mind. |
| 1½ years | 1854. | ||||||||
| John Sloss | 50 | M | Gaol | Scotch | Lunacy | 1½ years | Dec. 25 | Aug. 6 | Cured. |
| Joseph Polglaze | 40 | M | do. | English | Lunacy | 4 months | 1855. | ||
| Stephen Clarke | 27 | M | Hospital | do. | Rheumatism | 1 year | Sept. 5 | Relieved. | |
| John Nelson | 27 | M | do. | do. | Delirium tremens | 10 months | Nov. 2 | Relieved. | |
| 1856. | |||||||||
| Mary Watkins | 22 | F | do. | do. | Accouchement | 7 months | Jan. 23 | Aug. 12 | Cured. |
| — Brown | 27 | M | do. | do. | Amaurosis | 8 months | Feb. 14 | Relieved. | |
| Charles Mason | 26 | M | do. | do. | Gun-shot wound | 6 months | March 28 | Will soon be well. | |
| Samuel Smith | 46 | M | do. | do. | Dropsy | 3 months | May 9 | Died, July 5. | |
| Mrs. Raper | 35 | F | do. | do. | Rheumatism | 4 months | May 15 | Relieved. | |
| Henry Miller | 27 | M | do. | English | Dysentery | 3 months | May 17 | Sept. 2 | Cured. |
| John Wooday | 40 | F | do. | do. | Dropsy | 3 months | May 22 | Died, September 8. | |
| Mrs. James | 20 | F | do. | do. | Scurvy | 3 months | May 28 | Relieved. | |
| Eliza Powell | 11 | F | do. | do. | Scurvy | 1 month | June 25 | July 20 | Cured. |
| Ann Jardine | 20 | F | do. | do. | Scurvy | 1 month | June 25 | July 21 | Cured. |
| Ellen Jardine | 29 | F | do. | do. | Scrofula | 2 months | June 25 | Aug. 25 | Relieved. |
| Ann Cook | 2 | F | do. | do. | Fever | 1 month | June 25 | Aug. 1 | Cured. |
| Jano Pestidgo | 40 | F | do. | do. | Heart disease & Consumption | 3 months | June 25 | A bad case. | |
| — Estcourt | 27 | M | do. | do. | Accouchement | 3 months | June 25 | Nearly convalescent. | |
| Mrs. Estcourt | 3 | F | do. | do. | Diarrhoea | 1 month | June 25 | July 15 | Cured. |
| Ann Smith | 1 | F | do. | do. | Fever | 2 months | July 1 | Aug. 25 | Cured. |
| Mrs. Cook's child | 10 | F | do. | do. | Ophthalmia | 1 month | July 1 | Aug. 15 | Cured. |
| — Eldridge | 4 | M | do. | do. | Ophthalmia | 1 month | July 4 | Aug. 4 | Cured. |
| — Eldridge's child | 2 | M | do. | do. | Dysentery | Died, July 22. | |||
| — Cotton's child | 2 | M | do. | do. | Dysentery | 2 months | July 24 | Accompanied with weak intellect. | |
| — Wells' child | 14 | F | do. | German | Chlorosis | 2 months | July 24 | No hopes of relief. | |
| K. Busch | 50 | M | do. | English | Lunacy | 1 week | August 6 | Aug. 14 | Cured. |
| Francis Rush | 22 | M | Nelson | Native | Dysentery | 1 week | Aug. 9 | Aug. 14 | Cured. |
| Kahia (Maori) | 30 | F | do. | do. | Dysentery | 1 month | Aug. 12 | Sept. 20 | Cured. |
| Margaret (Maori) | 40 | M | do. | English | Rheumatism | 6 weeks | Aug. 12 | Relieved. | |
| Thomas Fagan | 35 | M | Gaol | German | Rheumatism | 3 weeks | Aug. 30 | Sept. 20 | Cured. |
| Homan | 27 | F | Nelson | Native | Fever | 1 month | Aug. 20 | Died, September 18. | |
| Maria (Maori) | 27 | M | Hospital | do. | Consumption | 3 weeks | Sept. 12 | Sept. 30 | Relieved. |
| Martin (Maori) | 40 | F | Nelson | do. | Consumption | 2 weeks | Sept. 18 | Still very indisposed. | |
| Kahia (Maori) | 27 | M | Gaol | English | Lock Jaw | 1 week | Sept. 24 | Sept. 30 | Cured. |
| — Somes | 40 | M | Nelson | Native | Dysentery | ||||
| Ephraim (Maori) |
JOSEPH FOORD WILSON,
Provincial Surgeon.
Nelson, 6th October, 1856.
✨ LLM interpretation of page content
🏥 Return of patients treated in Nelson Hospital, Gaol, and at their own houses
🏥 Health & Social Welfare6 October 1856
Medical statistics, Nelson, Hospital, Gaol, Patients, Health
37 names identified
- M'Kenzie, Patient in Hospital
- John Sloss, Patient in Gaol
- Joseph Polglaze, Patient in Gaol
- Stephen Clarke, Patient in Hospital
- John Nelson, Patient in Hospital
- Mary Watkins, Patient in Hospital
- Brown, Patient in Hospital
- Charles Mason, Patient in Hospital
- Samuel Smith, Patient in Hospital
- Mrs. Raper, Patient in Hospital
- Henry Miller, Patient in Hospital
- John Wooday, Patient in Hospital
- Mrs. James, Patient in Hospital
- Eliza Powell, Patient in Hospital
- Ann Jardine, Patient in Hospital
- Ellen Jardine, Patient in Hospital
- Ann Cook, Patient in Hospital
- Jano Pestidgo, Patient in Hospital
- Estcourt, Patient in Hospital
- Mrs. Estcourt, Patient in Hospital
- Ann Smith, Patient in Hospital
- Child of Mrs. Cook, Patient in Hospital
- Eldridge, Patient in Hospital
- Child of Eldridge, Patient in Hospital
- Child of Cotton, Patient in Hospital
- Child of Wells, Patient in Hospital
- K. Busch, Patient in Hospital
- Francis Rush, Patient in Nelson
- Kahia, Patient in Nelson
- Margaret, Patient in Nelson
- Thomas Fagan, Patient in Gaol
- Homan, Patient in Nelson
- Maria, Patient in Hospital
- Martin, Patient in Nelson
- Kahia, Patient in Gaol
- Somes, Patient in Nelson
- Ephraim, Patient in Nelson
- Joseph Foord Wilson, Provincial Surgeon
Nelson Provincial Gazette 1856, No 18