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Show Bathroom May Be Poison Bin "Your bathroom cabinet may hold a prescription for death." This warning was voiced recently by Dr. Albert H. Domm, medical director in the western home office of the Prudential Insurance Co., emphasizing that accident statistics indicate the bathroom as one of the most dangerous rooms for children in the modern home. Bathroom hazards, he said, include drugs and toxic cosmetics, cos-metics, sharp instruments and the bathtub where unattended children frequently scald or drown themselves even in just a few inches of water. ;. : "Nearly every mother knows she should not leave an infant in a bathtub even for a minute to answer a telephone or doorbell. door-bell. Yet in almost every newspaper you. read about the fatal results when a mother found the urgency or the bell more compelling than the safety of her child. Dr. Domm said recent surveys show that one:third of all deaths from home poisoning to children under five years of age result from drugs within easy reach in the bathroom medicine chest. ;. "Even ordinary medicines, such as aspirin and laxative, which are harmless when taken as directed, may become lethal potions for small children," he pointed out. "All medicines not just those that carry the poison label should be kept out of reach at all times. If possible, they should preferably be kept under lock and key." The doctor said that many common cosmetics found in the ;bathroom are poisonous when imbibed by children. Among these are depilatories, nail polish remover, permanent wave solution solu-tion and perfumes. At this time of year many medicine cabinets are loaded with leftover cold remedies from the past winter. It is wiser to dispose of these than to keep them around for another season. |