"It seems unfortunate that this child was under observation for four days before being admitted to hospital" said the coroner at a Battersea, SW. inquest on Phyllis Mills, aged 7. of Ashvale-road, Tooting, S.W., who died from a rare form of diphtheria, in Grove Fever Hospital, Tooting.
Her father, Mr. J. Mills, a tram conductor, said he sent for Dr. D, E, Powell, of Tooting High-street, because Phyllis had a cold and sore throat.
A nurse called and said that she represented Dr. Powell. She said the child had a sore throat and she called later with medicine, She called regularly for four days and Dr. Powell came himself on the fourth day. He said the child had a slight touch of diphtheria.
Dr. Powell, in evidence, said that he was extremely busy at the time and the case did not seem very serious. In such cases he usually sent the nurse, the surgery maid or the boy to get details of the sickness, Sir Bernard Spilsbury said death was due to heart failure from laryngal diphtheria and acute bronchial pneumonia, A verdict recorded, of natural death was Jap. Government Minas geraes Mortgage Bank Nat. Power &, It.
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