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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: reebrov on Thursday 19 February 09 21:17 GMT (UK)
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The top word here alludes me...it is the cause of death of a 7yr old in 1901. The next line reads dropsey and exhaustion if that helps.
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Pertussis, I think - in other words, Whooping Cough
Jen
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I thought it might be phthisis......any disease causing a wasting away of part or all of the body, especially tuberculosis; consumption.
mab
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Oh Mab,
I think you could be right. There are two dots, indicating the letter i but couldn't work out why. That makes much more sense than Pertussis.
Jen
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I have been looking at way too many death certs recently :P
mab
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Definitely Phthisis :)
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Many thanks to those who replied - i thin i am going with phthisis.