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Inquest in 1865
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Debbie | Report | 1 Jul 2009 21:08 |
Thank you Kate. The writing on the cert is fairly loopy and therefore difficult to read. I realise now it must have been contusion. I have looked it up in the dictionary and it does mean bruising. |
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Kate | Report | 1 Jul 2009 20:51 |
That "confusion" on the certificate might actually be "contusion", which is another word for bruising (I think). As you say, he could have died from infection afterwards, or even shock or blood loss, but it may be that "amputation" was thought by the informant to be a sufficient explanation for the cause of death so they didn't go into further details. |
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Debbie | Report | 1 Jul 2009 16:30 |
Thank you both. The cause of death is "Fracture & Confusion of leg & foot Amputation". I know there was a high rate of deaths following amputation. I always thought this was due to infection. |
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AnnCardiff | Report | 1 Jul 2009 16:16 |
Hi Debbie - do you know his birth year? There are a number of William Allum's in Middlesex on the census |
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Debbie | Report | 1 Jul 2009 15:57 |
I have just received the death cert for William Allum, who I think was probably my ancestor. However (apart from the name and age) there is no information on the certificate which would confirm his identity. His occupation is "A Plate Layer" but he is shown as a labourer on the census and a child's birth cert. He died on 4th Oct 1865 in University College Hospital following the amputation of a leg. The informant description is "Information received from Edwin Lankester Coroner for Middlesex. Inquest held 6th October 1865". |