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From: "Margaret Holmes" <>
Subject: Re: [POWYS] phthisis???????
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 12:47:17 -0000
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Dear Denise, Yes Phthisis pulmanoris was the medical name for consumption on
some death certificates in the 19th century. On my gt grandmother'sin 1868.
Margaret Holmes
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From: Jannet Downes <>
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Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 5:42 PM
Subject: [POWYS] phthisis???????


> hi
>
> a death certificate gives the cause of death as Phthisis am I
right in thinking this was consumption (T B) ?????/
>
> Denise
>

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