Premature Burial and How It May Be PreventedTebb, William
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Premature Burial and How It May Be Prevented
Tebb, William
Burial, Premature
Amongst other sudden deaths more recently reported are:--R. F----,
of Torquay, described as “a man of exceptional physique, who had
every appearance of possessing a very robust constitution.”--F.
P. C---- “looked more than usually robust of late, had never been
known to complain of his head, and appeared in the best of health
and spirits.”--W. W----“had always appeared to enjoy good health,
with the exception of a cough.”--O. P----, “beyond failing appetite,
had given no indication of ill health.”--W. M----“was in his usual
health, and went to bed all right.”--Mrs. T. B---- “was in the best
of health, and was attending to her household duties.”--L. T----, “a
powerfully-built fisherman, and most unlikely to come to such a sudden
termination of life.”--M. J. M----, at East Garston. “A _post-mortem_
was made by Dr. K. and his assistant, but they were unable to find any
evidence as to the cause of death. Verdict: ‘Natural causes.’”--The
sudden death, while playing the pianoforte, of a girl, aged twelve,
“who had never had a day’s illness in her life.”--S. G----“was quite
well, and in excellent spirits.”--T. B. B---- was “a robust man, and
had not been ailing.”--G. R---- was “in excellent health and spirits,
and attended to his duties as usual.”--A little girl, M. B----, who
appeared to be in her usual health, died very suddenly while sleeping
in a cot by the side of her parents. Verdict at the inquest: “Death
from natural causes.”--A. S----, aged twenty-three, a strong young
fellow, who went to rest before eleven o’clock. About one o’clock the
following morning he was seized with pain, became unconscious, from
which he succumbed.--R. J. C----, labourer, “a fine, robust-looking
man,” suddenly expired before medical aid could be procured. Verdict
at inquest: “Died suddenly from natural causes.”--Mrs. R----, “who
was quite well when her daughter left the room, was found dead on her
return a few minutes later.”--T. H----, blacksmith, “went to bed in his
usual health and spirits” in company with a comrade, who on attempting
to wake him in the morning found life extinct.
The above are given simply as typical examples of a class of cases of
which thousands might be cited, but it has not been thought necessary
to weary the reader with the details of further instances.
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