Arthur Edward Glanville

Birth, Marriage and Death information

     Arthur Edward Glanville was born in 1878 at Melbourne, VIC, AUS.
     He married female McPherson in 1902 at VIC, AUS, (when age calculated as 24 years.)
     He died on 21 September 1902 at Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, AUS; recorded age 24, parents named Reg. and Susanna Glanvill.

Other information

     On 23 September 1902 an inquest was held on the body of Arthur E Glanvill, stating he died on 21 Sept at Melbourne Hospital from septic condition, partly from the operation and partly from the administration of chloroform. They found the choloform was properly administered and that no blame was attech to any of the medical men.
     A deponent Caroline Glanvill, stationer residing at 5 Nottingham Street, Kensington stated she had seen the body in the morgue and identified it as Arthur Edward Glanvill, aged 24, her brother. He left a wife, no children. He was a line repairer on the Victorian Railways. He was taken ill on the 1st instant at Beveridge where he worked. He came to Melbourne the same day and saw Dr Anderson on Moonee Ponds. He wen thom and came to Melbourne again on the 10th instant. He remained at our house a week, Dr Anderston attended daily to the 16th when on his advice he was taken to Melbourne Hospital. She saw him in the Hospital. An operation had not been spoken of. She understood that if he was taken to the hospital an operation would be necessary. The Dr at first thought he was suffering from lumbago. Later the Dr said it was appendicitis. She did not hear that choloroform was to be given.
     The report of Sergeant Davidson 3269 of the Police contained "He was given chloroform and ether and the operation was nearly concluded when he collapsed and despite all efforts made to bring him round he died".
     A post mortem examination found a large abscess connected to the appendix and the conclusion that the abscess would burst and death would have been inevitable without the operation.