RichardB Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 On 19 January 1901 The Journal was reporting that Mr Thomas Hallam, a Sheffield pawnbroker, had died as a result of taking aconite and belladonna liniment, due to supply of this simultaneously with a mixture, both being supplied by his doctor in identical bottles. The jury recommended that all poisons supplied by medical practitioners and chemists should be in distinctive bottles labelled "Poison" on two sides. Issues of The Journal during the period recorded many accidental poisoning cases, frequently by liniments, phenol and arsenic and usually due to poorly labelled and non-distinctive containers. ----------------- Thomas Hallam, Pawnbroker 1893 Kelly's 140, 142 & 144 Scotland Street 23 & 25 Meadow Street & 96 Upper Allen Street May well be the same man with multiple shops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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