The Express.
London, England, 1863-04-02 00:00:00

FATAL ACCIDENTR TO CHILDREN.

Yesterday morning ]dr. John Humphreys, the
Middlesex corolla, held an inquest at the Alfred's Head
Tavern, Williainstreet South, Steposy-peso, respecting
the death of Jesse Green, aged nine mouths, whose parents
reside at No. 3, Silver-street, Mile-sod Old Town, who died
from suffocation. The evidence proved that the mother
placed the deceased at her breast on Sunday night last, sad
suckled her. The mother went to sleep, sad whim the
awoke she found that the deceased was dead. Mr. G.
Lowe, M.R.C.S., of Stepney-green, mid that the deceased
died from suffocation by re against the mother's
bosom. The coroner ed on the oasis, and said that
thousands of children were destroyed annually through
the aimless manner in which mothers cackled their off-
swim,. They placed the nipple of the breast in the mouth
of the child, and the breast pressed against the nose.
whereby all chance of respiration was destroyed, and the
death of the child followed. Children should be suckled
while the mothers wen sitting up. The jury concurred in
the opinios of the loused comer, and returned a verdict
of " Accidental death."
A second inquiry was bold at the Angel and Crown pubbe-
bowie, Green-street, Bethnal-gees, on the body of Ellen
Cousins, aged eight =oaths, who was found dead at No. 10,
East-street. Twig Folly. The deceased wee placed in bed
between the parents on Saturday night last. and on the
following morning was discovered to be in a mate of insensa
kitty. Dr. Meldola, of Green-street sad Alderney-road-
Stepney, said that he was called to the dimmed, who had
been dead two or these boar. The features were cam-
premed, and the bands were clenched. He Waned that
the deceased had bees overlaid by the mother while asleep.
The coroner, as in the former ease, said the mortality from
child-smotheringaras quite slant*. Verdist—" Accidental
death from suffocation."
Yesterday Dr. Lankester held as impend at the Triumph
'ravers, Slunner-street, Somers-town, relative to the death
of Elisabeth Anse Seymour. eight years old, whieh was
ceased b "ink" syrup of poppies. The evidence
that
showed
the demised had an attack of scarlatina, and
that the niotberof it was advised bye female to give it some
syrup of poppies. She bought a quantity at a dmiorat's is
the neighbourhood of Skinner-street on Tleuredey, sad gave
it two teaspoosfuls. Shortly after deceased was takes so
seriously ill that Mr. Turnbull, surgeon, was mat
for, and found her suffering from the effects of some
narcotic, in consequence of which she sank and died. The
medical man having proved the cause of death, the drug-
girt's amistant said that 20 drop of the syrup would have
been enough for the child. The coroner observed that it
mast have swallowed as many as 120 drops. Verdict,
"Death from the unintentional administratios of an over-
does of syrup of poppies;". and the fury added that " they
wished to express as opinon that it was an set of careless-
ness on the part of the militant who sold the syrup that
no directions were given for its zee, and they think that in
all cams were dangerooe medicinal are meld in druggists'
shops. a maim should be gives as to their danger sal di-
rections an to their nett"