PTOMAINE POISONING.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 24 January 1912, Page 2

PTOMAINE POISONING.

Last "Wednesday, Mrs R. A. Pengelly, of Woodhill, while visiting Auckland, had for lunch a pork pie at a restaurant, and within a short time began to feel faint and gradually felt very sick, but endeavoured to take the evening train to her home. She became so bad, however, on the journey, that Dr Meinhold was wired for to proceed to Woodhill, but on arrival at Woodhill, Mrs Pengelly was in such a bad state that it was decided best to bring her to Helensville, where she was taken to her daughter's (Mrs Hoist) residence, and word was quickly sent after the doctor who had started for Woodhill. On the doctor's return he found that Mrs Pengelly was suffering severely from ptomaine poisoning caused by eating a pork pie containing stained meat. Under the doctor's care the sufferer soon got relief, but was in a very weak state for several days from the effects. We are pleased to state that Mrs Pengelly has now quite recovered.