 He was knighted in 1935 and later wrote Queensland's official centennial history "Triumph in the Tropics".During 1932 the number of patients in the lock hospital increased from 73 to 156, with 128 men, women and children admitted, four births, four escapes and 17 discharged.However, the year had a high death rate amongst patients - 28 people, representing 13.65% of the total population under treatment.