George John Titchener, (1858-15/2/1882). "a relapse set in"

It appears that typhoid fever has been raging in the Industrial School at Look-out Point for the past three months. Fifty of the inmates were attacked, and three of them died. A son of Mr Titchener, who died from the disease on Tuesday, was teacher at Seacliffe, and came to Caversham to assist his father. He had all but recovered, when a relapse set in, ending fatally on Tuesday. There are twenty-two cases, one of them being rather a bad one, still under treatment by Dr Burns.  -Evening Star, 17/2/1882.

OTAGO INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL.

OUTBREAK OF TYPHOID FEVER.

We yesterday paid a visit to the above institution, with a view to ascertaining what steps have been taken in connection with the typhoid fever epidemic which unfortunately broke out among the children about three months ago. A little girl, aged two and a-half years, was the first to be attacked, and that the disease was introduced by a visitor to the institution is probable from the fact that but a few days before the child took ill she was visited by a relative of very sickly appearance, who had evidently been a sufferer from some disease of the kind. Immediately on its being ascertained that the fever had broken out, one of the schoolrooms in the building farthest removed from the main blocks was set aside as a hospital, and the little girl was removed thither and isolated from the other children. The contagion, however, seemed to have spread to some slight extent, and first one and then another was laid aside in consequence, and the disease has until now continued to manifest itself. Since its breaking out 50 of the children have been attacked by it, but only three have died from its effects. The most painful case in connection with the outbreak is the death of Mr Titchener's third son, George John, a highly-promising young man, aged 24 years. Deceased was a Government teacher, and had come from Seacliff for the purpose of assisting his father, in his unusually arduous duties at the institution since the time that the disease began to spread. He had taken a great interest in the children when previously connected with the school, and after his return he spent much of his time among them, but before long he himself was attacked by the fever. Having pretty well recovered from he first attack he again began to move about, but a relapse set in, and he died on Tuesday last Much sympathy is felt for Mr and Mrs Titchener in their sad bereavement.  -Otago Daily Times, 17/2/1882.

Southern Cemetery, Dunedin.