“…Accidental poisoning in Australia has received considerable publicity, and has been discussed in detail in recent years (Clements, Southby, Rowlands and Veuthy, 1963;Isbister, 1963;Phelan, 1963;Thorp, 1963). This present study confirms these reports and shows how much more seriously poisons threaten the life of children in Australia than those in England and Wales.…”