Frost, Constance Helen (c. 1862–1920)

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Frost, Constance Helen (c. 1862–1920)

New Zealand physician, bacteriologist, and pathologist. Born 1862 or 1863, in England; died Jan 29, 1920; dau. of Thomas and Mary Ann (Antwis) Frost; University of Otago Medical School, MB, ChB, 1900.

Immigrated with family to New Zealand (c. 1880); after medical residency at Adelaide Hospital, South Australia, established private practice in Mount Eden, New Zealand (1903); became honorary bacteriologist and pathologist at Auckland Hospital (1903); awarded small honorarium (1913), until position finally became full time (1920).

See also Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (Vol. 3).