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From: JEAKenny< >
Subject: Re: Re:Cause of Death
Date: 3 Feb 1998 18:59:24 GMT


>> >Hi All,
>> >On a death certificate I have found the cause of death to be PHTHISIS
>> >does anyone out there know what this is,
>> >Thankyou For Your Help
>> >Gill, in a mild and sunny

>Hi,
>This was very common on death certificates a hundred years ago in the West
>of Scotland. I believe it is Tuberculosis.
>Cheers,
>Jimmy.
>
>>
Jimmy: Hi again. You are right about that diagnosis. It is tuberculosis of the
lungs.
Cheers
Julia

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