LARGE FAMILY ILL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 26, 1 February 1937, Page 3

LARGE FAMILY ILL.

CHILD DIES IN HOSPITAL

NOT KOOJ) POISOXJMi CASKS

One of ji family of epvoii admitted to the Ainklanil Hospital from sin i:iiit<> form , ; .f dysuntcr.v, a child of tni'i'H yi-arx. dk-rt on Saturday afterinHjn. "J'wo of the other cliildrcn arc seriously ill. Tlii> iiiodical sii|n'iinti'!idont of tlio in.-piiMl. Dr. ,r. \V. Cravi-n. «tntwl thi.s iiionnn- that tlie ]i;itii>nt>' oondiddii was defiiiiU'ly not ciuiwd liy poisoned '"oil. Tin- illnpHscs were <lm> to <ui i>ruanisin wliich \\;>k always in cvisteiieo in Auckland. Thin orpmisni would c-ni.-o tieiito iliarrhoPM at any time of f , "' >■«'">•■ It sninptiiupi assumed an acuic form in the summer months. ■Hip palicni,; )i,ul licph cx-uninod sevpiiii limes and \hw<.> war* definitely no trace of !>ois..n. Tim victim was Sylvia Raekham of Mr. and Mr*. F. Rnckham. (> 2ii. Ri.ldel! Road. St. Helier , * Hav Airs. Lily Kackliam and five of lior children «re still in liosjiita]. Alioui 11 p.m. on .Tanuaiy 23 Kathleen and \-ah-rie. ajrwt four, ami Xgairo n«P(l ei-ht. were taken from their homo and admitted to hospital in a St John nmlmUnee. On Thursday Mrs. Rackham «uid Rnicp. a-cd 12 liionths. fiwondolme. aped live, ami Sylvia were taken to hospital, Sylvia's death occurring on Saturday. °

(Jwendoline and KatWeen are seriously ill. it wan reported thie morninjr. but the others ar<> projjressin? well The husband of the unfortunate family is rarebiker of the St. Helier's Bay school. ■