BORSTAL INMATES’ DEATHS

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 93, 14 January 1929, Page 10

BORSTAL INMATES’ DEATHS

POOR DRAINAGE (By Telegraph.—Press Assoclafion.) Hamilton, January 12. Recently five typhoid patients frorii the AA’aikeria Borstal Institute were admitted to the AA’aikiito Hospital. One died on December 30, and another, Frederick Logie, aged 22; wlioke father is said to reside in Christchurch, (lied last night. An inquest will be held to-day. At the Inquest 6ti Frederick Logie, Joseph Tcri-y, the health officer, Said thdt the drainage system at AA’aikeria was not satisfactory. The draiiidge was in open channels. The. niglitsoil was dumped in an open pit 200 yards from the building. The Health lieparfriieht this week reconnriended the Prisons Department to install a. septic tank. Dr. Hockin, medical superintendent at the hospital, said that Logie was a very sick man when admitted. Logie informed liirii that he had been feeling ill for ten days, but had not informed the Borstal officers. The reriiaining three tj'bhold patients froin AVaikeria were recovering. The Coroner, Mr. Wyvern Wilson, said that in view of the rdcoihriieridation of the Health Depariiherit lie wottld Slriiply find a verdict iri accordance with medicdl evidence, death beIfag due to toxemia arid heart failure.