COLLAPSE UNDER ANAESTHETIC.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20148, 29 January 1931, Page 5

COLLAPSE UNDER ANAESTHETIC.

INQUEST ON YOUNG MAN ADJOURNED. An inquest touching the death of Maxwell Croskery,, aged 26, a salesman, of Wellington, whose death occurred at the Lewisham Hospital yesterday morning under an anaesthetic, waa opened later in the day before the Coroner, Mr H. P. Lawry. Sergeant W. H. Almond represented the police. After evidence of identification had been given, the inquest was adjourned E-inc die to enable a post-mortem examination to be made. Alexander Wellington Croskery, a secretary, residing at 170 Queen's drive, Lyall Bay, Wellington, identified the body as that of,his.6on. tie waa 26 years of age, and had been admitted to the Lewisham Hospital about December 29th, 1930. He had been in the Auckland Hospital for in'juries sustained, and was later • .attended by Sir Carrick Robertson. Ho did not improve, so witness brought him to' Wellington and placed him under Dr. McDonald Wilson. Dr. Wilson transferred him to the Queen Mary Hospital, Hanmer, for treatment. Ho was there about nve weeks, and was then transferred to Christchurch and admitted for treatment in the Lewisham Hospital. He was under Dr. Foster. He was operated on on December 31st by Dr. Foster, who informed witness that the patient had a tumour on the brain, that he had relieved the pressure by taking a portion of it away and draining it, but that a further operation would be necessary to remove the balance. An operation was to have taken place yes-.if-rday, but witness understood from Dr. Foster that death took place, under tho anaesthetic.