SUN RAY PATIENT'S FATE

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 18, 16 August 1928, Page 6

SUN RAY PATIENT'S FATE

OVER-DOSE GAUMS. Need for care in the administration of thje ultra-violet, or sun-ray treatment, was emphasised when'the coroner, at. Shipley, 'Yorkshire, investigated .the-death of Mrs "Eliza Blake, borough, aged 47, piece goods manufacturer's wife, who died in hospital. f Dr.. J. P. Walker, who attended -Mrs BJakeborough, stated that, vio-let-ray .treatment "had to be carefully administered, and the time of exposure of ijhe body and distance of the lamp were important factors. In his opinion death > TO ? due to ulceration of the stomach from burns on the back and left leg. Dr. Mead, of Bradford Children's Hospital, stated that the uniformity of the burns and their position, strongly suggested -an overdose of ultra-violet ray. "Only people • in good health should have the treatment," he added. A verdict of "Death from ulcerations of the stomach, due to burns from sun-ray treatment?' was ietumed. The jury added a rider that the treatment had been administered with reasonable care, and there was .no negligence.