PTOMAINE POISONING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 225, 11 February 1913, Page 5

PTOMAINE POISONING.

VICTIMS RECOVERING. Per Press Association. Cliristchurch, Last Night. Enquiries made to-day disclosed the fact that the majority of those who attended the picnic of Messrs. Weeks, Ltd., at Rangiora on Sunday, and suffered from the effects of ptomaine poisoning, were well enough to resume work as usual this morning, though some were rather shaky after their unpleasant experience. The young lady who was left behind at Rangiora returned to to\vn to-day, having recovered from the effects of the poisoning. In some cases the effects did not make themselves manifest for some time. One younglady, whilst being escorted on Saturday night to her home, a mile or so beyond Papanui, was taken suddenly ill, and her escort was under the necessity of ringing up for a taxicib to convey her home. One of the male employees only took ill to-day, and had to go to bis home. It is understood that enquiries will be made by the Hospital Hoard's health inspector into the cause of the poisoning. As far as can be ascertained, no blame is attachable to the caterer. The salad dressing was made on Saturday morning, and it is assumed that the poisoning was due to the fact that the salad was put on to a tin plate, and that deleterious chemical action was thereby set up.