INQUESTS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17120, 27 September 1917, Page 8

INQUESTS.

CHILD'S DEATH FROM SCALDS. The three-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs J. Simpson, of 215 Melbourne street, South Dunedin, -who was admitted to the Hospital on Tuesday afternoon, Buffering from scalda on the 'body, died at 3 p.m. yesterday. An inquest was held at tho Hospital late in tho attemoou, before Mr H. A. Young, S.M., sitting: as coroner. ' Tho evidence showed that tho child' 3 name was Margaret Mavie Simpson, and that tho mother was engaged washing clothes in tho wash-house, and had taken a quantity of boiling - water out of a oopper wliicii she poured into a bath. Tho child was then playing in the yard some little distanoe away. The mother had her back turned towards tho bath for a moment and was standing about a foot away from tho receptacle, when tho child csmo in to tho wash-houso, quits unknown to the mother, and, stumbling, fell backwards into tho almost boiling water. The little girl was pulled out instantly, and DrLiijdon arrived promptly. The child was admitted to the Hespittal, and died as stated, Dr Bowio gave evidence as to tho admission of the deceased to the Hoapital. He I said she novcr recovered from the shock, J and died of shock following tho scalds, A verdict of doath from shock following injuries reoeived through accidentally falling into a both of boiling water was returned. CHINAMAN'S SUDDEN DXA.TH, At 9.45 a.m. yesterday Young Binn, a Chinamtyn, aged about 47 years, residing at Maeandrew road, whilst engaged pumping water in his garden, suddenly collapsed. Ho was carried into his residence, but expired almost immediately. An inquest was held at tho Morgue in tho afternoon, Mr Young (coroner)■' presiding. Tho evidence submitted showed that deceased was, along with a countryman, engaged working a pump, lifting water, when he fell forward, apparently dead. Dr Evans gave evidence to the effect that when ho arrived at the deceased's residence he found him qnito dead From an examination of tho body and tho history of the ease lie was of opinion that tho deceased died from heart failure, following disease of the heart muscles. It was stated that deceased had a wifo and two children in China. A vordict in accordance with the medieivl evidence was returned.