Concerning the danger of mistaking diphtheria in its early stage for an attack o£ mumps, the 'Hackney (London) Coroner uttered' a timely -warning to parents. He was holding an inquest on Florence Gold (four), of Dalston, -whose parents mistook a swelling behind the ear for the symptom of a cold. The child died from diphtheria, however, without having been seen’by a doctor. “It cannot bo too widely Known among mothers and those having the charge of children,” remarked the Coroner, “ that some of the, worst cases of diphtheria are in the first instance mistaken for mumps,* owing to a swelling of the glands inside the jaw. When this condition, is found the child should be given medical attention without delay. Failure in this direction results every year. I am afraid, in the sacrifice of the lives of many children.” Another child in the family concerned was removed to hospital suffering from diphtheria.
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Evening Star, Issue 17544, 27 December 1920, Page 6
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152Page 6 Advertisements Column 6 Evening Star, Issue 17544, 27 December 1920, Page 6
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