CHIROPRACTOR’S METHODS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18529, 16 October 1934, Page 8

CHIROPRACTOR’S METHODS

HEARING OF £4B CLAIM EVIDENCE BY DEFENDANT The hearing of evidence by the defendant occupied considerable time to-day in the case brought by Norah Annie Salisbury, widow, Gisborne, against Clarence Leslie Turner, chiropractor, Gisborne, before Mr. E. L. Walton, S.M. The claim was for £4B 4s for alleged negligence on the part of the defendant in treating the plaintiff. The case commenced yesterday morning, and continued this afternoon.

Continuing, the defendant stated that when Mrs. Salisbury was confined to her bed with influenza, the defendant suggested that she should obtain a doctor, but the plaintiff refused, saying that the doctor would only put her back into hospital. On a later occasion when the plaintiff contracted influenza, he again suggested a medical man, hut could not induce her to do so. Ho called on the plaintiff as often as three times a day when she was sick, made her hot drinks, got hot water bags, and got her something to eat. The attacks of influenza left Hie plaintiff in a weak state, with a return of the head pains. Up to that time, the plaintiff had given no indication of jiot being satisfied. Plaintiff’s last visit was on June 12, and on June 14 defendant called on plaintiff, who greeted him in a hostile manner. He sAw no more of the plaintiff until August, when after an inquiry on her behalf regarding her neck* he called on her. In order to attempt to give her relief and to check up oil his findings he asked for the X-ray photograph, reminding her that she, had it. Tic took the photograph with him, telling her that he was taking it. He also advised her to see a doctor. A few days later, the plaintiff came to his rooms, and said she would have massage treatment and asked for the X-ray film, defendant, replying that it would he useless to anyone but a chiropractor. Defendant then informed her that lie had sent the film away for another chiropractor to check up on his findings. She called him a liar arid other things, waved her stick at him, said she knew a d good lawyer, and that the defendant would hear from him.

To Air. Bernard, the defendant said that he, took the full prescribed course for a chiropractor, which was a three years’ course, based on the number of hours of study; he. got through the course in two years. lie was previously in a drapery business. The chiropractic course, included anatomy, physiology, pathology, palpitation, nerve, trading, clinical adjusting, chemistry, hygiene, and public health. No dissections of the human body wore given in the training; a chiropractor did not perform surgery. During further cross-examination, the defendant said he was not sure, which text book lie studied in pathology. Ifis Worship: It seems to me that you are fencing, if you can't, remember the names of your text hooks. (Proceeding)