DENTAL SCHOOL FATALITY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18556, 17 May 1922, Page 7

DENTAL SCHOOL FATA LITY

/ - ilU^| DEATH UNDER AMSTHETIC. ~ ' '****| A boy named William Riddell, 15 yearitf’n of age, succumbed at the Dental yesterday morning while under an thetic. The boy, who resided mother, a widow, at 133 Castle street, went*! to- the Dental School about 10 ©’dock the purpose of having 16 teeth drawn. Th»,|| antesthetio was administered by Dr 'berg, and all the teeth had been by Or Pickerill when the lad showed «*gnh|| of collapse. Artificial respiration was mediately resorted to, and this was opn£| tinued for half an hour, but cess. The body was removed to the where an inquest will be held thfs morning.'l Before the business. of the University®Council was taken up yesterday the Chah-;J cellor, the Rev. Dr Cameron, said thaii-josb t before he left for the meeting Dr had rung him up and told him alxmt. l the£|i sad accident. > The council, he should pass a resolution of sympathy 'Vvimi’.y the mother. He was sure -hey were very sorry that this had happened, aodjtlAt'ii they would wiQinglyezpress their with the mother. The motion wds it 6arfftm?ij‘ accordingly in the customary marffleh