French death certificates do not list cause of death. To get a copy of a 1908 death certificate you would need to contact the Mairie (I believe in this case it would b the 10th arrondissement given the hospital address - there is no one central office for Paris bmds).
http://www.mairie10.paris.fr/mairie10/jsp/site/Portal.jsp - go to "Nous Contacter", and under "This mail is addressed to " choose "etat civil", if you want the death record. It may not have much additional info, though - especially if the death was simply registered by somebody at the hospital. Parents names are usually listed if the informant knew them.
As far as I can tell the hospital at the time was simply a "public assistance" (charitable) hospital. So we can't really guess what the reason was, but it does suggest she was not a lady of means.
Their archives are here:
http://archives.aphp.fr/recherche-genealogique/It seems that access to actual medical records are restricted to those over 120 years, however they may be able to provide information on her death (including reason for death). Under "Renseignements pratiques" it gives the address to write to (or click "formulaire" to fill in online). They want some proof of who you are (scan of passport or other ID), information about how you are related to her, and reason for asking - I think given that the death is over 100 years ago, they will not be overly strict with you, but sometimes saying "researching family medical history" opens more doors than just "genealogy".
I am not sure of the cost (there will be a cost, I would think), but it would be worth at least contacting them to see what you get back. This route is more likely to give you some information on her cause of death, and possibly how long she was in the hospital.
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Topic: 1901 census200 Faubourg St. Denis, Paris (Read 816 times)