She often assisted the local doctor and , on at least one occasion , served as anaesthetist when he removed a tumour from a local woman .
Isabella Bird , the Victorian traveller and writer , frequently stayed in the town , where her sister Henrietta had a house .
Isabella Bird often assisted the local doctor and , on at least one occasion , served as anaesthetist when he removed a tumour from a local woman .
Isabella Bird , the Victorian traveller and writer , frequently stayed in the town , where her sister Henrietta had a house .