Illnesses/Cause of death COMPLETED

[Sharon]

In my never ending search for John Moore of cradley and his wife Ann Turner, I've just received her death certificate. She died 6th August 1777, High Street Cradley aged 48 of "Enteric Fever".her death is registered by her brother Benjamin- John is STILL missing!
Does anyone know what "Enteric fever" is?

Just a thought...we have a wonderful page explaining occupations-would one explaining illnesses or causes of death be useful-or do we already have one and I've missed it?

[Jimmy]

Try these.

http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/medical/enteric_fever.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enteric_fever

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency ... 001332.htm

[grangers14]

I dont know if any are on the links section, I will have a look and see.
I tend to use this,
http://www.genealogy-quest.com/glossari ... ases1.html

Havent looked at Jimmys lot.
Jo

[Jimmy]

Thats a good one Jo.

[Maths girl]

Enteric Fever: Typhoid Fever. An infectious, often-fatal disease

[Sharon]

as ever, thanks all. Ann's 10 year old daughter Harriet was buried ten days before Ann's death....
Does anyone have information on typhoid in Cradley in the 1870's?

[mallosa]

I can only find this

'Typhoid Epidemic at Cradley' December 1888

Sorry, the link didn't work, so taken it off

[Sharon]

Thanks for trying Mally!
I'll post a request on the "Cradley" bit of the Black Country page...

[MarkCDodd]

Big killer of early pioneers in the Australian Goldfields. Sometimes I think the cause of death might be something else but it is convenient to blame Typhoid so the Doctor doesn't have to think much about it