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Semi-legible death certificate

Posted: 17 Nov 2016 20:07

by Peter Collier

I have a death certificate on which the cause of death is a little hard to read. Can anyone make out the secondary cause here?

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Diarrhoea 4 days
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20 hours

Re: Semi-legible death certificate

Posted: 17 Nov 2016 20:13

by Peter Collier

Might it be "convulsions"?

Re: Semi-legible death certificate

Posted: 17 Nov 2016 20:14

by tatewise

Convulsions?

Re: Semi-legible death certificate

Posted: 17 Nov 2016 21:00

by AnneEast

Yes, 'convulsions, 20 hours'

Anne

Re: Semi-legible death certificate

Posted: 17 Nov 2016 21:14

by mjashby

This might help:

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Dts ... ns&f=false

Check Page 28 Item 54

Mervyn