THE CHLOROFORM CASE.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9944, 20 January 1900, Page 2

THE CHLOROFORM CASE.

fPer United Preis Association/* AUCKLAND, January 19. At the inquest on Mrs Brown, who died under chloroform while having teeth extracted, Dr King stated that he had performed a post mortem examination on tho deceased, and found eho was a healthy woman, and had not suffered from heart disease, prior to the operation in ;iny way. He thought the cause of death was paralysis of the heart centre. Tho case was such as could not be guarded against, and of very rare occurrence. Tho jury returned a verdict in accordance with Dr King's evidence, that the deceased died through misadventure, and al«o found that Dr Parkes, and Mi Murray (dentist) had token all reasonable precautions, and had also done all they could to resloro respiration by artificial moans, that the deceased was a healthy woman, had not suffered from heart disease, and that no blamo was attachable to anyone. Mr Muiray said ho had had hundreds of cases under chlorofoini, and this was the first misadventure. Dr Parkes deposed that lie had stethoscoped Mrs Brown to sec if tho heart was affected before administering the chloroform.