MISS PORTER'S DEATH.
j • DELAY AT HOSPITAL. j HOUSE SURGEON RETAINED. 1 (By Telegraph.—'- res« Association.) I WELLINGTON, Thursday. I In connection with the hospital in- • quiry into the delay which took place | when M'ss Phyllis Porter, a member of J. C. Williamson's pantomime company, j who was severely burned on the stage, ] was taken to the hospital for admission, ' the board held a special meeting to-day. It had previously found there had been delay. The meeting to-day considered ! the position of the house. surgeon, Dr. Baird. The latter wrote expressing regret for the delay, and admitted that ,he did not pay as prompt attention as was desirable. After lengthy consideration, the board decided that Dr. Baird should be retained as house surgeon, provided the medical superintendent or his deputy was satisfied that the efficiency of the stnflf was not being impaired" in any way.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 123, 25 May 1923, Page 8
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