DEATHS FROM DYSENTERY.
TWO NATIVE CHILDREN. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] rUKEKOIIE, Monday. Tho death of two native children at Patumahoo last night was the subject of ail inquest held to-day by the district coroner, Mr. C. K. Lawric. A verdict of death from dysentery was returned in each case. Both children belonged to the same family. The elder was Tapara Tcihi, aged three years, and the younger Topara Tcihi, aged 11 months. The father, Tcihi Kano, "said tho cider child had been ill for five days and the younger for about three days. Medicine was obtained for them from a chemist. Had ho thought they were seriously ill he would have called a doctor. He and his wife and children had removed from Pukekoho Hill to Patumahoo about nine days ago. Evidence was given by Dr. L. J. Farman Bull that the cause of death was dysentery.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20242, 30 April 1929, Page 12
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