AN UNREGISTERED NURSE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 866, 12 July 1910, Page 9

AN UNREGISTERED NURSE.

Alice Edmonds appeared in answer to a chargo that, not lipiiij» a nurse, she practised as mid-wife in a certain case, such case, not being one of emergency.

Defendant pleaded not puiltv and was defended by Mr.. P. W. Jackson. 'Hie evidence adduced for. tho prosecution was to the effect that defendant, who had been engaged in a case three months prior to the time of absolute necessity, continued her attendance, and the cliiki died when only a lew days old. For tl><> prosecntion if: was intimated that, under hection 15 of the Act. a woman was liable jo_a penally not exceeding X2I), who, not lx-ing registered under tlie Act, practises as a mid-wife, or takes the title or any name or description implying that. <.-lu> is registered under the Act'or is qualified to practise as a midwife.

Mr. Jackson, on behalf of defendant rolled on a proviso to this chwe wii ; c!stipulated that the penalty would not apply to any woman rendering assistance in an emergency cuso, such as the one un which the prwent chist'ire arose. After hearin;; evidence for the defencu ms Worship_ fined accussd £i with cosis Us. The option was seven -iuvs' imprisonment.