MISTAKEN TREATMENT
Proas Association. AUCKLAND, yesterday. Tho Fiji Times of March 110 comments oil a fact that a passenger from Now Zealand per Aloura was removed to the lunatic asylum instead of the hospital when he required medical treatment. It says tho man referred to was suffering from delirium tremens, possibly caused by stoppage of liquor on the voyage. The Union Company notified the local police authorities that the man was temporarily depressed in mind, and they wished him removed. The polico endeavored to have him taken to the colonial hospital for treatment, but the chief medical officer refused admission to the unfortunate man. He was taken to the lunatic asylum and was removed to hospital on Tuesday afternoon, and died a fow hours later. On the request of his follow passengers,. Dr. Fox was called to examine the patient when on tho steamer, and issued a certificate that the man had no right to be taken to tho asylum, but urgently required medical aid. Deceased was about 40 years of ago, and leaves a wife in Christchurch. He was described as one of tho cleverest voterinary surgeons in Now Zealand.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2052, 12 April 1907, Page 3
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