CO129-282 - Acting Governor Major Gen Black - 1898 [3-4] — Page 445

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No.217

EN CLOSURE.

MAY

Government Civil Hospital.

Hong-Kong, 29th. April,1898.

Sir,

It is with the deepest regret that I write

to inform you of the death of Sister Frances which occurred

at 2.20 a.m. this morning.

Her illness was very short, it was only on

the 26th. instant at midday that she complained of slight

fever, that evening she was slightly better.

The following day suspicious symptoms oc-

curred and she was transferred to an isolation ward in the

Govt. Civil Hospital.

Early yesterday morning there was no doubt

that she was suffering from the most fatal type of the di- sease, viz.,Plague pneumonia which she had evidently con- tracted from her "Ward boy"; who, on the 20th. when attacked by the same disease, in his delirium, spat on her clothes &

face.

Drs Lowson, Bell and myself were in attendance

all during the day.

Shortly after midnight she rapidly became

worse and died in the presence of the matron, three sisters

The Hon. T. Sercombe Smith,

Colonial Secretary.

and

AIM

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