Mackay, John B

Born Lower Moutere 28 Jul 1918 Died Motueka 24 Dec 1995
John Mackay
Educated at Nelson College
As a final-year medical student, he was employed as a HP on the tuberculosis wards at Wellington Hospital, and soon after leaving this posting, he developed symptoms of pulmonary tuberculosis. The next five years were disrupted by treatment for PTb.
HS / HP, Wellington Hospital 1943, and in 1944 – 1945,
Tb Registrar, Wellington Hospital 1947 – 1948
Junior Specialist Tb services 1950 – 1952
Postgraduate studies in England and Scotland 1953 – 1954
Acting Director, Tb services, Wellington Hospital 27/8/1956 – 3/1/1957
Full-time Physician-in-Charge, Chest Department, Wellington Hospital 1957 – 1983
Visiting Chest Physician, Masterton and Nelson Hospitals

Obituary: NZMJ 1996 109:473
photograph courtesy NZMJ