Miss Wilkinsons Death Accidental
(Rcc. 10.0 a.m.) . LONDON, Feb. 23. The Westminster coroner returned a finding of accidental death at the inquest into the death of Miss Ellen WilkiflSon, former Minister of Educa-, tion, who died on February 0. The cause of death was heart failure, following acute bronchitis and bronchial pneumonia, accelerated by barbituric acid poisoning. Medical evidence was given that Miss Wilkinson had been suffering from asthma and was taking barbiturates for insomnia.
She might unwittingly have taken more than was necessary.
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Northern Advocate, 1 March 1947, Page 5
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