The father of radiology in New Zealand

Attention is drawn to the pioneering contribution of Dr Henry A. de Lautour to the practice of radiology in New Zealand and a brief sketch of his life and work is recorded. Information has been gathered from one of his patients who still possesses a copy of a radiograpy taken by Dr de Lautour in 1889, just four years after the discovery of x-rays. A 75-year follow-up radiograph shows that all but one of the lead pellets still remain in his hand.