Auckland Hospital Scandal

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1125, 21 October 1904, Page 3

Auckland Hospital Scandal

The Royal Commission

(Special to tlio .Daily Tklkgrafh.} Auckland, +b\H (h) At the hospital inquiry Dr, Savago gav c ovideneo that ho exhumed White's romains last luontli. His ovidenco come into conflict with Dr, Bedford's roport, find witness explained tbnt Dr. Bedford had not tlio opportunity of malting so miuuta mi examination as hirasolf, Ho also expressed dissent from the method of the operation that followed, Dr.: surgeon, said lie was requested by Dr. MacUregor tooxaminc tho body of Wallis White, Dr, Bedford (representing the Hospital Board), Dr. Forgusoti (one of ilio hospital residents), !)rs, Craig Bull, King, and Noil, and Mr, Greshnm (coroner) wore present, Tho body was in good condition. LIo saw the incision in tho abdomen. Tho abdominal cavity of the body was opened and certain portions of the body romovod. The stomach and duodenum and another part near tlio ltvot were placed in a bottle, A small picco of intestine, in which there ma a small suture, was also placed into a bottle, A subsequent examination was mado of tho poiMons of the body which wero removed. They wero oan-frlly cleansed nndoxaiiiined, The witness produced surgical charts of the intestines, and explained precisely where tho two series of stitches wore placed. Thoso wore tested. Ono was found to bo quite waiortight and tho second allowed only a few drops of fluid to escape, There was no ulceration on the Rionwch wall, and except for a slight mot'ling, he could say that the mucous' membrane was perfectly normal. Whe.i the duodenum was opened he saw an nicer Ho examined tlio stnnll intestine, which contained tlio small sutnro, but could not say whether thorn wis any perforation, though ho could if it was thought a point of importance. The appendix was qmto l normal in appearance, and before anything was removed, the appondix.was lying in a normal situation, Dr. Savage, further examined, said it would not bo justifiable to make two incisions to remove two pieces of foci s about the size of a walnut. Ho could seo no reason to nmko one incision. It would not bs desirable to puncture the ascending colon to rolcaso gas in ordor to got at the appendix. TO-DAY'S PROCEEDINGS. Dr. Lewis, in the course of his evidence, generally condemned ilia hospita l management. Ho said tlio opening of the intes. tine in White's case was very bad surgery. Ho nlijppted to tho numerous woahhy palicnts being treated in the hospital, taking oractico from outside doctor?.