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I inspected the shop at which the pie was bought
and found it to be in a clean and sanitary condition. I
also inspected the factory where the pie was made and
the conditions there were quite satisfactory. There had
been no illness among the employees of either of these
establishments.
Unfortunately none of the pie remained for examination
so that it would be manifestly unjust to state
definitely that the pie was the cause of the man's illness;
all that can be said is that this was a possibility.
Enquiries were made regarding other articles of
food consumed by the deceased, but there was no suspicion
attaching to them. The relatives were not,
however, certain of all the articles of food which he had
taken.
The sanitary conditions of the home of the deceased
were fairly satisfactory.
Evidence was given at the inquest by Dr. Griffith of
the Health Ministry, by Dr. Bronte, and myself.
Case No. 2.
A death from food poisoning occurred on 19th
September last, the deceased being a man aged 59 years,
residing in Minister Ward.
I saw the patient during his illness at 8.30 on the
evening of Friday, 14th September, in consultation with
his medical attendant. He informed me that his illness
commenced at 4.30 on the morning of Tuesday, 11th
September, with vomiting followed by diarrhoea. At
the time of my examination he was in a critical condition.
His heart beats were so feeble that they were
almost inaudible and his pulse was small and thready.
The pulse rate was 120 per minute. His hands and
arms were intensely cold and clammy with sweat. The
temperature was sub-normal and the patient was also
suffering from suppression of urine.