POISONS AND THE PRESS.
THE QUESTION OF PUBLICITY
(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.)
(Received 9.20 a.m.)
Melbourne, March 13
At tlio inquest on two suicides by lysol, ;i doctor said ho would express no opinion as to whether the name of tho poison in such cases should not bo published. ~ Another doctor said no reports should bo published of the inquests on suicides. The coroner (Dr. Colo) in summing up, said; “There are arguments for and against publication. The suicid-ally-inclinod are undoubtedly likely to be attracted to the particular means of suicide when seeing the cases described in the press, but if they had made up their minds, suicide would bo very difficult to stop. The question whether there is harm in non-publication or not is counter-bal-anced hv the harm caused by publication. If all poisons sold were diluted ed, they could still be used for medical purposes. This specially applies to lysol. j
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 60, 13 March 1913, Page 8
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