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2shea
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Decifering death certificates - medical terms
« on: Friday 10 March 06 05:04 UTC (UK) »
I have a copy of my gt gt grandmothers death certificate Emma Mixter and I am trying to interpret what she died from. The cause of death says Confinement 1 month 14 days, Leucemia 1 month. It is certified by, I presume a doctor.
Does confinement mean pregnancy, did she miscarry after 1 month and 14 days, or had she given birth. The leucima I guess is cancer, so did she give birth and die within 2 months of cancer.
She died in Feb 1877 and I note there is a birth for an Arthur Mixter in the same quarter followed by his death a year leter. Family history said she died of TB but looks like that was wrong. There was no mention of a baby either.

Any idea

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peckham
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Re: Decifering death certificates - medical terms
« Reply #1 on: Friday 10 March 06 06:49 UTC (UK) »
This may or may not be of relevance . . . 

Regarding your speculations:

Confinement
Restraint within doors by sickness, esp. that caused by childbirth; lying-in.


And the word “leucima” could be a wrongly spelt reference to either of the following

Leukemia
Cancer of the Blood. Malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes.


Leucorrhoea (aka The Whites, i.e., Leucorrhoea is Flour Albis in Latin.)
 A discharge of white, yellowish, or greenish, viscid mucus, resulting from inflammation or irritation of the membrane lining the genital organs of the female.


The following website is always good to have access to for archaic medical terms.

http://www.antiquusmorbus.com/English/EnglishW.htm
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2shea
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Re: Decifering death certificates - medical terms
« Reply #2 on: Friday 10 March 06 07:02 UTC (UK) »
Thanks. Will lookup the site.  Sounds a bit gruesome but medical terms always are a bit suspect

thanks

2shea
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