cause of death paralysis 1888

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Member Since: September 2004 Posts: 974 Send Message	Jan.jan	Report	31 Jul 2005 07:21
	I have just received a death certificate from the Work House and on it, it states that cause of death was paralysis. Has anybody come across this before. I thought that perhaps it was another name for polio or a similar condition.
Member Since: September 2004 Posts: 10 859 Send Message	The Bag	Report	31 Jul 2005 08:39
	Paraylsis is just theat isn't it? Maybe had what we know as a stroke and died? Jess
Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 18 Send Message	Leeanne	Report	31 Jul 2005 11:26
Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 18 Send Message	Paralysis in the 1880's is what we call a stroke today.
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	31 Jul 2005 14:04
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	From http://www.paul_smith.doctors.org.uk/p.htm [website that has list of archaic medical terms] 'Paralysis: Will generally mean a stroke if used as an unmodified term ' nell
Member Since: September 2004 Posts: 974 Send Message	Jan.jan	Report	31 Jul 2005 16:23
	Thanks everybody. That's that problem solved, I'm after her husband's death now. Jan