KILLED BY A RUSTY NAIL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXV, Issue LXV, 11 October 1913, Page 9

KILLED BY A RUSTY NAIL.

It was stated at an inquest at Rochdale, England, lately, that a man's chance of life was lessened by the late arrival of an antidote which took 26 hours to reach Rochdale from London. Deceased,. 'Levi Wood, 36, a laborer, of Royd street, Milnrow, died from lockjaw, caused by a rusty nail running into his toe. pui] pußqsnq m\\ ptcs poo.\\ s.vj\r told her that on February 22 he was removing some boards at the Milnrow Wesleyan School when he trod on a rusty * nail, which went through his clog'and punctured his big toe. She fomented it with hot water and applied lotion. He worked until July 24, when he saw a doctor, and afterwards went back to work. Later he bei came worse, and was taken to RochI dale Infirmary, where he died. Dr. MackaV, home surgeon at the infirmary, said "Wood died from-lock-jaw. The doctor explained that he I telegraphed to London for some s." "cial ' serum, and received a reply that t' 1^ serum, which was an antidote, \\ i- ; . ! being sent by the 2.40 p.m. train that day.^and that it was expected at Rochdale about 7.45 p.m. Witness went !to the station at 8 p.m. and again ! at 11 p.m., and the parcel had not come. It was finally delivered at 4 o'clock on the following afternoon, 14 hours after Wood had died. Coroner: Do you think his life would have been saved if you had had this serum? Witness: There is a possibility. He certainly would have had a better chance. A juror: How did the parcel come ? Witness: By passenger train, with directions on the package that it was to be delivered by special messenger, as it was urgent. It took over 26 hours to come from London. Answering the coroner, the doctor said the serum could not be got anywhere except in London. He had tried both Manchester and Liverpool in the last ease. The Coroner: It seems to me that every medicine ought to be kept in an important place like Manchester. A verdict that "Death resulted from ' jockjaw, caused by deceased accidentally running a nail into his big toe," was returned. ■ J