DEATH OF A CHILD.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 143, 11 March 1908, Page 8

DEATH OF A CHILD.

1 The.death of a',child under,unusual circumstances was -.reported, yesterday.; It. appears that ttn,illegitimate :ch'ild;was born-about 5.20 yesterday irtorniiig. The mother had beeii in a:,nursing' home,; for'seyei-al; weeks,"and went hbme : ''.to'..': v 'h6r ; people 4 on Saturday "to spend the. day. ' She' was escorted back to' the,'nursing .honje pn Saturday evenine, but, as the 'hoiie was full, was taken back to'her-own-place,'where she was to remain until Monday, .or Tuesday. It was tho'Jntferition- to .take the girl back to : tho nursing home'.on'.Moiidiiy night, but,'! in answer"4o' her-special-request, she was 'allowed to iemain- another r night, and was to go' to tho lionie. yesterday ' morning. ' During Monday'night" tho girl'complained of feeling'.ill, and sooii-aftfer s'a.m. "yesterday- gave birth to a child.' Tho nujse.of. the home at which tho girl, had been staying was communicated with, but was unable to leave. her other patients, and consequently the services'of tho matron of tho'St.'Helen's Homo were obtained. The latter,' on: arrival, folind the child albngsido its, mother, apparently dead. All-methods to restore tlio child failed, and Dr. Kemp was eventually 'called 'in about ; 6.30:; Ho found the-infant ,dead, and could, not .give a certificate' a's ' the child had .breathed. An inquest is to bo held. .. ' !