DOCTOR SAYS LONDON FOGS CONTAINED ALL INGREDIENTS OF POISON GAS
London (JFK+50) On March 8, 1924, the Associated Press reports "some of the fogs which London experienced this winter were real varieties of mustard gas according to Dr. Edwin L. Ash*, specialist in nervous disorders."
Dr. Ash says that the fogs "contained all the acid and irritating ingredients of poison gas" and that "fog poisoning" was contracted by many children.
*Dr. Edwin L. Ash was a celebrated medical doctor who practiced and lectured in London. He was published in 'Lancet'. the most respected peer reviewed medical journal.
SOURCE
"Poison Gas Effect In Fogs of London, Doctor Declares," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., March 8, 1924, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
