X-RAY PIONEER DEAD
IN AGONY FOR SIX YEARS LOST BOTH HIS HANDS. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received August 16, 7.20 p.m.) LONDON, August 15. John Francis Hall-Edwards, a pioneer in X-ray investigation, is dead. He contracted X-ray dermatitis 20 years ago, and first his left hand, then lus forearm, and later all his fingers of his right hand had to be amputated. He suffered agonies for six yearSj an dbefore the last amputation he never slept, except for a few hours, intermittently, by means of narcotics. Sometimes both arms had to bo bound above his head to give him a little relief. In 1908 Dr. Hall-Edwards was awarded a Civil List pension in recognition of the services he had given by the application of the X-rays to medicine and surgery. He was mentioned twice for valuable medical services during the war, and in 1922 was awarded the medallion of the Carnegie Hero Trust.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12527, 17 August 1926, Page 8
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