TREATMENT OF A SICK PASSENGER
r« DEr,AY COMPLAINED OP. By Teleeraph.—Press Association. . Auckland, November 2S. A complaint regarding the' treatment of a lady passenger suffering from pneumonia, who arrived from Samoa by the Talune, on Thursday, has .been made to the Mayor by Mr. I\ W. Cashbolt, of Devonport,' who declares that delay in getting the lady ashore to the hospital, and her being allowed to walk about the wind-swept deck of the vessel while suffering from pneumonia following influenza, was directly responsible for her death the following morning. The Mayor stated that lie had brought the matter under the notice of Dr. l'rengley, and received a reply stating that lie had written to the port health officer, Dr. Russell,. asking for ail 'explanation. HEALTH AUTHORITIES* EXPLANATION. Later. Regarding the Talune complaint, the health authorities stato that they were informed, when the vessel entered port, that the patient had recovered from influenza, and that she was proceeding to Auckland to enter a hospital for treatment of a' totally different ailment.
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 55, 29 November 1918, Page 4
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170TREATMENT OF A SICK PASSENGER Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 55, 29 November 1918, Page 4
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