What did my 3 x gt grandma die of?

[carol8353]

Can anyone read this and suggest what she died of please.

I can see that it says Sciatica- but my mum has that, but I don't expect it to kill her 

Also why does the informant have an address under her name- it isn't the same as where the death occured.And what do you think her name is- I thought it said Hannah Dallamore- but no one of that name exists in either 1841 or 51.

Thanks

Carol

[Necromancer]

The informant was required to state her residence .... yes, the name does look like Dallamore ...

[angi0]

Hello

Not sure but looking at the last 3 letters working off other letters in the hannah they look to be hus

so could be SCIRRHUS  which was some form of cancerous tumour what does anyone else think?

Angie

[JAP]

Sciatica is very painful but almost invariably due to very ordinary things like just getting a bit old and creaky etc (yes, I'm old and creaky).

But perhaps this lady had Sciatica as well as another complaint - or, indeed, Sciatica caused by pressure on the sciatic nerve due to another problem e.g. a tumour.

As angi0 said, perhaps 'schirrpus/schirrhus' might be an error for 'schirrous' which is a cancer.

And perhaps the other word is to do with 'mammae' i.e. perhaps it's breast cancer.

I'm really sorry, Carol, to suggest such a nasty disease for your 3Ggma and hope someone else can come up with a more benign suggestion.

JAP

[stanmapstone]

Scirrhous Refers to a growth, often malignant, which was hard and strong due to dense fibrous tissue. A hard tumour is likely to be a sarcoma
Scirrhus A large, hard and painless swelling, often cancer or sarcoma
Stan

[angi0]

Hi

I also did not like the cause but I think that Jap is right with the mammae as I have been blowing it up..

not a nice thing to come up with but that is all I can see I will watch also with interest to see if anything different comes from this

Angie

[stanmapstone]

Try Hannah Dallimore, there are three in 1841 census.
Stan

[carol8353]

Thanks for the suggestions guys and gals.

Sounds a bit grewsome doesn't it.I did wonder about that third word which seems to start with an M.

I'd seen those 3 Hannah's Stan- but this was in Hammersmith so I'm not convinced.

Shame that it's mid censuses though- maybe one of them had moved there by then- or a Hannah married a Dalla(i) more?

Carol

[Ffortune]

Useful website
Also you can mail dr Paul Smith directly with a question
http://www.paul_smith.doctors.org.uk/ArchaicMedicalTerms.htm
regards Ffortune