THE FATAL FOG
POST-MORTEM ON VICTIMS TOXIC AGENT INDICATED , BRUSSELS, 19th December. Pos't-inortein examinations on tho fog victims have now mado it clear that I tho cause of death was some toxie j agent contained in the fog. It is stated that, at certain factories, tho by-products had been treated in a way which is not dangerous so long as they, remain anhydrous, but they become injurious when plungjed in moisture for any considerable time. i Extending from the West of England to Belgium and, "in huge patches," as far to the East as Berlin, a dense blanket of fog, 1000 feet thick, spread death and terror in Europe on 7th December. Shipping was affected to aj serious extent, 200 vessels being hold up in the Thames. Beports from Belgium, where Gi deaths occurred, attributed to tho fog mysterious qualities. Many people were ill and medical services had difficulty in coping with the situation. The air in the districts suffering most acutely was said to be "pungent and clammy," while breathing was difficult. I
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Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 148, 20 December 1930, Page 9
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174THE FATAL FOG Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 148, 20 December 1930, Page 9
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