cause of death

[Wendy2305]

Hi I was hoping somebody could read the cause of death if it helps he died at New Saughton Hall Asylum in 1926

[josey]

Something "over 14 hours" I can read Hemiplegia 14 days, still working on first phrase.

J Rutherford MacPhail MD

[Wendy2305]

Thanks Josey

[josey]

The hemiplegia could have been due to a stroke 14 days before, and the first mentioned cause of death the acute occurrence preceding death. What is the date of death? A more archaic phrase may have been used for what is now called something else.

ADDED: Is this from ScotlandsPeople? The scans were done at low resolution originally. I understand they will respond kindly to a request for a clearer scan of a certificate you have paid for.

[Wendy2305]

yes its from Scotlands people will put in a request thanks

[josey]

The second word ends in 'ing' I think...the writer's dots for 'i's are over to the right of the letter, the 'g' looks the same as in hemiplegia.

[shanreagh]

I think the first word in the first line is
cerebral

The second i am not sure of but my mind wants to see meninges.

Not sure if they would have cerebral and meninges in the same diagnosis? 

[Wendy2305]

Mmm possibly cerebral haemorrhage due to the earlier hemiplegia possibly caused by a stroke

Or some form of meningitis which can cause seizures a possible explanation why he ended up in the asylum

[josey]

To me the first letter of the second word doesn't look like the 'M' of MacPhail or 'MD' nor to the 'H' of Hemiplegia.
'Cerebral' is inspired & certainly fits with the second phrase.