✨ Hospital Patient Records
A RETURN OF ALL THE INTERN PATIENTS WHO WERE STILL UNDER TREATMENT IN THE WELLINGTON COLONIAL HOSPITAL AT THE PERIOD OF LAST REPORT, DATED DECEMBER 31, 1847.
| Name | Disease | Admitted | Discharged | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a Thos. Fitzgerald | Fistula | Oct. 1, 1847 | Still in hospital | This man’s lungs were affected; he is now cured of the attack in his lungs, and the fistula is nearly healed, but he is not well enough to discharge; this was an extreme case when admitted, with but little hopes of recovery. |
| b Mary Anne Peck | Disease of knee-joint & thigh | Oct. 21, 1847 | Still in hospital | When this little girl was admitted, she had been passing sleepless nights in the most intense pain; the whole of the thigh bone, from the affected knee up to the hip joint, was about four times its natural size: she is now perfectly free from pain both day and night; sleeps well, and has regained flesh; thigh much reduced in size: nothing else can be done, but still to continue in Hospital under treatment. |
| c Rihia | Consumption | Oct. 22, 1847 | March 18, relieved | This native died about three months after he left the Hospital. |
| d Ngakuaha | Rheumatism (bad) | Oct. 22, 1847 | January 27 | This, which was one of the worst cases I have seen, was perfectly cured when he left; it was also complicated with bad skin disease. |
| e Mihaka | Disease of the bones of foot | Oct. 28, 1847 | Still in hospital | I am convinced this man would have died long ago if he had not been in Hospital. I would have amputated his foot, but on account of his lungs, which are much diseased; he has also abscesses in different parts of his body; is not likely to recover. |
| f David Henderson | Varicose ulcers of legs | Nov. 18, 1847 | Leave in a few days | This man was cured once, but his leg got bad again: this is one of the most difficult ulcers to heal, on account of the diseased state of the veins: he is now, however, cured. |
| g Hoala | Leprosy | Nov. 23, 1847 | Still in hospital | This was the most severe case I have seen amongst the natives; the legs were like elephants’ legs, from the disease; he is now perfectly cured, and in good strong health, but very unwilling to leave the Hospital and return to the pa at Wainui. |
| h William Wells | Stricture with urinary fistula | Dec. 4, 1847 | May 9 | This man, whose life was a misery to him for two years, is now perfectly cured, and in good strong health, and able to work at any sort of labour: he will, however, always require to have an instrument passed occasionally, as a neglect of this would involve the risk of a relapse. |
| i Petua | Leprosy with dropsy | Dec. 24, 1847 | April 4 | This native was cured of the skin disease, but the dropsy increased from heart disease: he was discharged incurable of the dropsy, and he died about a month after he left; nothing could be done for the heart disease. |
June 30, 1848.
J. FITZGERALD, M.D., COLONIAL SURGEON.
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New Munster Gazette 1848, No 19
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Report on Colonial Hospital Practices
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🏥 Health & Social Welfare30 June 1848
Hospital, Patient Records, Medical Treatment, Native Patients, Colonial Hospital
9 names identified
- Thos. Fitzgerald, Patient with Fistula
- Mary Anne Peck, Patient with Disease of knee-joint & thigh
- Rihia, Patient with Consumption
- Ngakuaha, Patient with Rheumatism
- Mihaka, Patient with Disease of the bones of foot
- David Henderson, Patient with Varicose ulcers of legs
- Hoala, Patient with Leprosy
- William Wells, Patient with Stricture with urinary fistula
- Petua, Patient with Leprosy with dropsy
- J. Fitzgerald, M.D., Colonial Surgeon