KEEP THE CORDS SHORT ON ELECTRIC JUGS

Chronicle (Levin), 23 October 1947, Page 3

KEEP THE CORDS SHORT ON ELECTRIC JUGS

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Al t KLANJj, Oet.-22. I A suggi'stbui that olectncians install louly'tlie lcjjgtii of flex uecossary to conI ncct hui water jugs to points and tiius jobviato Ihe dangor of trailing corcls by iuliicli young children could pull ovor j.jugs, was made by the Coroner, Mr. A. | Aildison, wlien concluding an inquest jlnti. the death of an infant who was jl'atally scalded a1 ius liome on Septem- ! her 27. lOeceased was Bruce Jarnes i 'ampliell, aged .13 inonths, wliose jpareats reside at Avondale. Sergeant Colling^ said thc accident ! uhs eaused by a ,)ug of.boiling water | being pulled olf an electric stove over j the cdiibl. The jug was an ordinary three point type but was eonnected to the hot point by- a 6ft. eord. The cord was iianging down thc front of the stove to within 18 inches of the floor at the tirue of the accident. l)r. Orr said Ihe child was admitted to the Auckland Hospital snft'ering from ext'ensive burns to thc right. arai and face. His condition was serious and on September '29 he devcloped browlio-piieumoma and eollapsed. "These distressing accidents could be provided for if electricians installing flexes would limit theiu to short lengths as required." said the coroner. It was ii.it fhe'first case where a child had died from burns received after up setting a hot Avaler jug. He returned a liuding that death was eaused following cxtensive burns sullered in an accident at his home.