Delayed Chloroform Poisoning
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Sir,?As no comment has been made on the interesting paper 011 " Delayed Chloroform Poisoning" by Major Munro and Capt. Denham White which appeared in the October issue of the Indian Medical Gazette, I shall be grateful if you will grant me space for a few remarks 011 this very important subject. Frew (1) has shown that of 662 children admitted for all causes to the hospital for sick children, Great Ormond Street, 61*6% developed Acetonuria. The Acetonuria appeared within 12 hours of admission, reached its maximum at the end of 36 hours, and these gradually diminished, all
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