SUDDEN DEATH AT OTAKI

Otaki Mail, 17 December 1923, Page 3

SUDDEN DEATH AT OTAKI

• * The death occurred suddenly at 1.30 o'clock on Sunday morning, of Miss Milliceut Jenkins", daughter of Mr. George Jenkins, of "Forest Lakes." Deceased retired to bed in perfect health but later her sister heard her making strange noises and immediately called her father The latter quickly arrived, but only tu time to see his daughter breathe her last. Deceased, who was nearly 19 years of age, was a popular young lady, and much sympathy is being extended' to her father and relatives. The funeral will take place at :: p.m. ' 10-morrow. INQUEST. An inquest was held at the Court house to-day before Mr. W. C. Nation, coroner, while Constable Cole represented the Police Department. George Jenkins deposed: Deceased, Milliceut Jenkins, is my daughter. Her age was IS years and 10 months, and she resided with me at "Forest Lakes." Her general health was good, »nd she made no complaint last week cxcepl that she had a cold. On Saturday night she was quite alright, and

u-a's "sky-lurking" with her sister. She retired to bed at about -U to 12. She made no complaint of any sort, but prior to going to bed played ivith tlie others, by running round the table. At about 25 minutes to 2 on Sunday morning my daughter, Evelyn, came into rnv room and said Milliceut was very 'ill. 1 went straight to her and fcrniid her lying still. I sat her up and did my "best to put life in her. She made no move or sound. 1 immediately sen! for the doctor. Prior to her death she was always jolly—whistling or singing. Evelyn Jenkins stated: fam sister to the deceased and reside with my father at "Forest Lakes." I was with my sister all day on Saturday; she made no complaint about being ill, and was as jolly as usual. During the even- .,,!;. silt ,<-as lining cards after ninth i-lib two of ns went to bed together. She went to bed in her usual manner, i at iu-t tiliou; 1.30 1 heard her knock oil the wall, but she did not say anything. I got up when she knocked and 'ound her breathing very lightly. I calli ; to. her twice before I got up, but getl , ; r.o ansv.-ei I went to her bed. I ran to call mv sister Ellen and asked her to go to Milliceut while I called my father. She had never complained of being ill. I can in no way account for her death.

George Stanley Sharp' deposed: I run. a medical practitioner, residing at Otaki. I received a call on Sunday morning Cl6trO at 2.30 a.m. to visit "Forest Lakes." I went at once and found the deceased lying in bed. She was dead. There were no circumstances to suggest the cause of death. I had never "attended her before, so this morning I performed a post-mortem examination on the body. I found that slip was suffering from an edd standing endocarditis which may have dated back to a previous attack of diphtheria. The death would be sudden as being caused by an embolism of the brain arising from a detached vegetation on -,!,,, mitral valve. The kidneys were enlarged and congested; her stomach was empty and quite normal. All the other organs were healthy. I attribute death due to embolism of the brain. A verdict was returned that deceased died from embelism) of the brain.