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Semi-legible death certificate

Post by Peter Collier » 17 Nov 2016 20:07

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
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Re: Semi-legible death certificate

Post by Peter Collier » 17 Nov 2016 20:13

Might it be "convulsions"?
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Re: Semi-legible death certificate

Post by tatewise » 17 Nov 2016 20:14

Convulsions?
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Re: Semi-legible death certificate

Post by AnneEast » 17 Nov 2016 21:00

Yes, 'convulsions, 20 hours'

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Re: Semi-legible death certificate

Post by mjashby » 17 Nov 2016 21:14

This might help:

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

Check Page 28 Item 54

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