WOMAN'S DEATH
A TRIFLING ACCIDENT
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) AUCKLAND, This Day. ~~ Tho tragic sequel to a. trifling accident was described in tho- Coroner's Court at the inquest on Mrs. Amelia Patten, aged 51. Her husband said that on April 14, ho was chopping wood in the back* yard and a small piece, which flew up, struck his wife on the ankle. Tho wound was bathed and disinfected and ointment applied. vNcxt morning the splinter was removod. Thcio was no further troublo t till April 25, when another splinter' was removed. ■ Later a soreness of the face and tongue developed and she could get no sleep. On April 27, medical aid was called and she was removed to the hospital, where she. died on April 30. Tho husband said that the splinters were from a piece of kauri which, had evidently been lying in the sea for years. It had a strong fishj smell. The inquest was adjourned. It is believed that the death was duo to lockjaw. mmmmm^m — mmmm^^m
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 101, 2 May 1933, Page 8
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169WOMAN'S DEATH Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 101, 2 May 1933, Page 8
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