Deciphering a Cause of Death Please

[Pennines]

I was just wondering if any kind person with good eyes can decipher this cause of death please?

It was in 1881 - an old man - and he had fallen downstairs. I expected the cause of death to reflect something to do with the fall - but I cannot make it out at all -- except that it appears to end in 'chitis'.

Many thanks for looking.

[Milliepede]

Does it start with an "S" - Sci***

[medpat]

Thought it was scr**

[Pennines]

May be an S -- must admit I had been looking at causes starting with Lan and Lau -- no success with those. There is an 'S' in the letters after the Doctor's name -- could be. Thank you for the suggestions.

(Don't think I've had another ancestor die from this -- whatever it is!)

[Gadget]

Definitely an S not an L - see the L and S in the LRCS qualification of the doctor.

Added - must admit that when I first saw it, it looked like Launchitis to me - especially when I saw that he'd had a fall downstairs 

[Pennines]

Good one Gadget! You had me fooled there for a minute!

I know about the fall downstairs because it was in the newspaper (so it must be true!)

[Viktoria]

What would the four letters at the bottom under the name be?What could they stand for?
If the last one is S then the cause of death would  start  start with S.
LRCS  something   like Licenced Registrar  C (?)  S(?)
Hope this helps a bit. Viktoria.

[JenB]

What would the four letters at the bottom under the name be?What could they stand for?
If the last one is S then the cause of death would  start  start with S.
LRCS  something   like Licenced Registrar  C (?)  S(?)

LRCS is Licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons.

( see reply # 4)

[Viktoria]

Thanks, so everyone had read the first letter correctly.
It can`t be but looks like "Sauchitis"--I won`t sleep tonight now! Viktoria.