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Offline Isabel H

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Help to read cause of death
« on: Monday 23 April 18 19:02 BST (UK) »
I need help to read the cause of this lady's death, please. This is the only part of the death cert. with this particular handwriting so there's nothing to compare it with.

___ brain damage?
CA Breast (Carcinoma breast?)
GRAY - Inveresk; Lanarkshire
LINDSAY - Lanarkshire
PURDIE - Lanarkshire; W. Lothian
POZZI - Elgin; Lancashire
MACKENZIE, MORISON - Stornoway
ARCHIBALD, HAY, HUNTER, SNADDON - Clackmannanshire
COXON, HALL, JACKSON, SHOTTON - Northumberland

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Re: Help to read cause of death
« Reply #1 on: Monday 23 April 18 19:08 BST (UK) »
Could it be metastatic brain damage ?
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Re: Help to read cause of death
« Reply #2 on: Monday 23 April 18 19:14 BST (UK) »
(a) metastatic? brain damage
(b) CA Breast

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Re: Help to read cause of death
« Reply #3 on: Monday 23 April 18 19:40 BST (UK) »
Metastatic brain damage and CA breast (before I'd read others). And yes CA is short for carcinoma.

Jan
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Re: Help to read cause of death
« Reply #4 on: Monday 23 April 18 20:05 BST (UK) »
That makes sense.  Thank you lanc-lassie, Raybistre, and janan.
GRAY - Inveresk; Lanarkshire
LINDSAY - Lanarkshire
PURDIE - Lanarkshire; W. Lothian
POZZI - Elgin; Lancashire
MACKENZIE, MORISON - Stornoway
ARCHIBALD, HAY, HUNTER, SNADDON - Clackmannanshire
COXON, HALL, JACKSON, SHOTTON - Northumberland
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