The New York herald., 1871-03-07
SANITARY REGULATIONS.
Carelessness Of the Health Oficers-A Woman
Poisoned by Carbolic Aoid-Ths Board Of
Health Ceasured by q coronsr's jury

The particulars Of the poisoning OF Mrs. Bridget
May, on the 23d OF February, by carboc acid LEFT
by an officer of the Health Board for the purpose OF
disinfection. have been already published In these
columns. The following testimony was yesterday
taken by Coroner Young:-
William II. May, husband OF deceased, is q soda
water nsnuracturer at No: q New qhamnsrs street;
one of his children died OF scarlatlna the 2ist or
February, and two days after an officer of the sani
tary department of the Board OF Health came to the
house; he asked for tub hall full Of water, in
which ho placed the clothing worn by the child ana
poured some huld into Ito 1t; he gave directions how
they should be washed and put some more OF tle
liquid into BOTTLE which lie said was
ENOUGH FOR TWO TUBS OF cLOTHEs
when he first came in he handed witness printed
Slip containing instructions for making disnfecting
huid; no label was placed on tho bottle, and the
man said nothing about the poisonous nature OF the
contents; about four O'Clock witness was called by
his wife, who asked what was the STUFF left by the
man from the Board Of Health; she pointed 1t out,
and she exclaimed, "It Is Gods mercy that have
not poisoned the child;' she explained that she
had poured some OF 1t out to make punch
for the baby, and thinking that 1t smelled queery
she had tasted 1t; 1t burned her tongue and throat
and she complained Of pain; witness took up tho
cup containing about three teaspoonful, aud was
about pouring 1t back into the bottle when he no
tlced the doat ke palor of his wifes countenance;
he snatched the baby from her arms, and giving 1t
10 another woman ran for a doctor; before his ar
rival gave her glass oil soaa water, and was giving
her second when he came; he administered hot
water and applied stomach pump, but without
avail, and
SHE DIED IN TWENTY-FIVE MINUTES;
the man from the Board OF Health left some powder
which looked like fine salt; the bottle gwen TO him
had been used Tor brandy, which was ordered by
the doctor Tor the baby; II Was placed with other
Similar bottles on the window SILL does not think
thet his wife knew what was put into It,.
Mary Farrell was present when the distnfectant
was LEFT, and also when Mrs. May mistook it for
brandy and poured 1t into the cup; there was no
Dr. Fredericks prescribed the usual remedies for
the dying woman, but Ills
EFFORTS TO SAVE HER
Were unsuccessful he was told at the house that
she had taken some fuid from bottle, which he
Ludwig Won BLOW. OF SO Seventh street, is en-.
ployed by the Board Of Health in the dlstniectiag
9Gepartmont on the 2Yd Of February went to % New
&C., and leave chemicals for further use; there were
Two women In the room, one OF whom was Mrs.
Of the dsinfectant; asked her If she could read and
finding that she could not addressed himself to the
structions and gave him printed Circular; pre.
pared some nuid in tub to disinfect the clothes
and hung up some rags soaked In the same
TO PURIFY THE AIR;
there was German woman In the room and talked
to her IN German, requesting her to explain to Mrs
the whole time and heard all the instructions given;
poured some concentrated carbolic acid into bot
DO so; know Of no accident having occurred before
TINS; have been employed by the Board of Health
Sny s M &c ae aa o Mneonay M S no chemist @ and
ing Is q copy OF the instructions left
HEAITn sI1 DEPAnTMEST OFFICE sc Morr STREET.
Every must be reported the City Sanitary Inspector
s be placed in separate
the the Sddns or or
used IN the sick room until they have been thoroughly disu
ltd Arce-Al clothing bedding other articles not
ocd Articles % used about SaSep pa'ien
until they have been disinec,cd
y enE them IN "s wh tue oow1
bolic acid, three gallons Of water.
and then placed in boiling water for washing
piece 0 map foo, square, shogdbs dgci in The
and the game should be done in the hallway adjoining the
pss,s 1sas nd hair pows
from the room until after M Ibis sSsi has bcsn
Gone W. the patient removed from the sick
feene CORPS will as soon as possible thereafter perform the
Ass III Si Rsai
WIZ as -. g f%Hlss p?HIslss
solution Of chloride Of ron pound to gallon Of water.
aans All % Scs 1 sad sanes s acid moi .e
S As 3 SICK Sno @ e from this
the
Witch Si sS sG 5e s H @ sa and
The ceilings and side walls of the sick after the
mova OF patient should he thoroughly cleanseI and lime
washed and the woodwork and door thoroughly scrubbed
with soap and water.
BY direction of the Health Department.
MOREAU MORRIS, NJ. D., City Sanitary Inspector.
Amelia Adamson sta ed that the previous W tness
explained TO her In German how tue dlsnfactant
was to be applied but said nothing Of its poisonous
nature.
DR.. Marsh described the finding OF large quantity
OF the carbolc acid IN tho stomach OF the woman,
and stated that death was caused by
ACUTE GASTRTIs.
The Jury rendered a verdict, IN accordance with
the testimony, that death had been caused by swal
lowing quantity OF carboltc acld left at her house
BY Ludwig Won BLOW, an agent CT the Board OF
Health, for dlsintecting purposes and we censure
the Board Of Health for not nStruc.ing their agents
to duly label all bottles containing polsons LETT for