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Offline CU

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« on: Thursday 23 November 06 14:31 GMT (UK) »
Can anyone please tell me what this is

Gastro Enteric Catarrh. Convulsions.
This is the cause of death on a 6 month old child, in 1894.

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Re: Help Medcial
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 23 November 06 14:52 GMT (UK) »
Convulsions.......that's  having fits.

Gastro Enteric Catarrh.......could it be something to do with gastroenteritis( nasty stomach upset).

Is the writing clear or could it be something else?

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« Reply #2 on: Thursday 23 November 06 17:15 GMT (UK) »
Thanks nanny Jan. I did know about convulsions, alot of Babies had/have them but not the other.

Its typed so I am going off the typed death certificate.
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« Reply #3 on: Thursday 23 November 06 17:21 GMT (UK) »
Gastro-enteric catarrh just means irritation or inflammation of the digestive tract. The baby was probably displaying signs of sickness and/or diarrhoea.

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« Reply #4 on: Thursday 23 November 06 17:23 GMT (UK) »
Hi CU
There is this website that might help out

http://www.paul_smith.doctors.org.uk/ArchaicMedicalTerms.htm

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« Reply #5 on: Thursday 23 November 06 17:34 GMT (UK) »
Thank you everyone for your help. I have just got 3 death certificates for 3 babies 6mths, 11mths and 24 days. One died of the above, aged 6mths.

One of Diphtheria and the youngest of convulsions. These two died within 8 weeks of each other.
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« Reply #6 on: Thursday 23 November 06 17:37 GMT (UK) »
Oh, shame.

I, too, have had some sad early deaths in the family, including discovering my Dad had two sisters he didn't even know about.

We grumble about the Health Service, but they're good, really.

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« Reply #7 on: Thursday 23 November 06 19:19 GMT (UK) »
Yes Meles I agree. To make things worse, their Father died 4 days after the 24 day old baby.
It's a wonder that his wife/their mother didn't go mad, but she just got on bring up the other three children.
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« Reply #8 on: Thursday 23 November 06 19:34 GMT (UK) »
Agree with avm228.  The underlying cause could have been anything really. 
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