I have the Death Certificate, which says:
Chronic Encephalitis
Lethargica
Septic Sores
Exhaustion
I can see that the Registrar has saved the family's embarrassment by giving a street address rather than simply saying he died in the Workhouse, but isn't encephalitis as we know it more an acute infection?
I wondered if the Registrar was also covering up that he actually died of syphilis.
Any thoughts? Thanks in advance