DEATH FROM PHOSPHORUSPOISONING.
[BT TKEGBAFH— PREBS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, This Day. At the inquest on the infant daughter of James Smith, who died from phos-phorus-poisoning, the mother stated that she gave the child castor oil, and then sent for a doctor, who, she alleged, stated tTiat she had done quite right. The coroner said it should, be generally known that it was most dangerous to give castor oil in case of phosphoruspoisoning, the proper thing being an emetic. The jury returned a verdict of death from phosphorus-poisoning, and recommended that the mother's statement in regard to a doctor should be enquired •into.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 109, 10 May 1909, Page 8
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101DEATH FROM PHOSPHORUSPOISONING. Evening Post, Volume LXXVII, Issue 109, 10 May 1909, Page 8
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