THE inquest on a lady who died in the Charing Cross Hospital on April 11 must be of interest to those who employ the high-frequency electrical treatment. The report of the case in the Standard of April 17 is as follows:—“On April 11 she (the deceased) was under treatment, lying on the electrical couch. Suddenly witness observed the perspiration break out on her face, and immediately stopped the current. He watched her for a while, and as she seemed to be in a collapsed state he administered a spoonful of sal volatile. Then he recognised symptoms which pointed to a serious state of affairs, and sent for Dr. Bailey. The lady was removed to another ward and died in the evening. Death was caused by hemorrhage of the brain, following a rupture of an artery. This was not a consequence of the electrical treatment; she would probably have died just the same if she had been sitting in the waiting-room, instead of on the electrical couch. It was a mere coincidence. Dr. Bailey and Dr. Freyberger gave evidence supporting this view of the case.” The treatment was that of the high-frequency electrical current.