Mexborough and Swinton Times July 5, 1929

Died In Street.

Wombwell Woman’s collapse.

An interesting medical point; concerning the effect of kidney disease on the heart was raised at the inquest at Wombwell on Monday, on Sarah Bradley (32), the, wife of Ernest Bradley, miner, Hall Street, Wombwell. Mrs. Bradley collapsed and died suddenly in King’s Road, Wombwell, on .Friday.

The enquiry was conducted by the Deputy Coroner, Air. S. H. B. Gill

The husband said his wife, had been suffering from Bright’s disease and poisoned kidneys. On the advice of Dr. Mosbery she went into the ‘Becket Hospital, Barnsley, and remained there seven weeks. On being discharged six weeks ago she seen to be greatly improved in health. On Friday last they had been a hopping together at West Melton, and on returning to Wombwell his wife called in a shop                in Kings Road. While in the shop his wife was laughing and talking with other people.

“She left the shop, and we had gone back 10 yards along the street,” said witness, “when my wife exclaimed ‘O Ern!’ And fell into my arms.” She died shortly afterwards

The Coroner: Had she been straining her-self that day?

Witness: No, nothing out of the ordinary. She never complained. She had not seen the doctor for four or five weeks. She seemed to go on well after coming out of the hospital.

Joseph Sands, an ambulance man, 28, Barnsley Road, Wombwell, ‘ said he was standing at the top of Church Street, Wombwell, shortly before ‘four o’clock, when he saw a crowd collecting.”‘ He went up and found Mrs. Bradley on the ground unconscious. He applied stimulants and took the customary methods, but she did not seem to revive. At 4-10 she was placed under the I care of Dr. Mosbery.

Dr. W. S. Mosbery said he had attended Mrs. Bradley for several years. In February  of this year she showed signs of kidney disease, and having regard to other conditions he sent her to the Beckett Hospital, Barnsley. He again saw her at her home in June, and she appeared to be improving. In his opinion the cause of death was syncope, following chronic kidney disease.

In reply to the Coroner, Dr. Mosbery said that kidney disease was a comparatively common cause of sudden death. There was a particular form of kidney disease that affected women at certain times. It had a tendency to make  the kidneys become inflamed. Sudden death often followed those symptoms.

Dr. Mosbery added that some modern works on medicine  gave kidney disease as a common cause of sudden death.

A verdict of “Natural causes” was returned.