Kidney stones and a stomach tumour were diagnosed and, somewhat depressed by the death of his brother John, Hirst resigned from Greenwich in 1883 at the age of 53.
Bato bato at ng tiyan baga ay diagnosed at, medyo malungkot sa pamamagitan ng kamatayan ng kanyang mga kapatid na lalaki ni John, Hirst kalooban mula sa Greenwich sa 1883 sa edad na 53.