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Dawn | Report | 1 Feb 2005 10:48 |
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Does anybody know what 'Marasmus' means on a death certificate please. Also it says below that 'After post mortem without inquest'. Dawn |
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Jean | Report | 1 Feb 2005 10:51 |
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malnutrition |
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KathleenBell | Report | 1 Feb 2005 10:53 |
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Marasmus - Definition: [n] extreme malnutrition and emaciation (especially in children); can result from inadequate intake of food or from malabsorption or metabolic disorders There would have been a post mortem if the person hadn't been seen by a doctor prior to the death, but there wouldn't have been an inquest if there were no suspicious circumstances. Kath. x |
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Dawn | Report | 1 Feb 2005 10:57 |
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Thanks, it's on the death certificate of a 1 month old baby wo died in 1954, interesting. Dawn |
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Margaret | Report | 1 Feb 2005 11:00 |
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Dawn I always use the following site to decipher causes of death. http://www.paul_smith.doctors.org.uk/ArchaicMedicalTerms.htm |
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Sidami | Report | 1 Feb 2005 11:15 |
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Margaret, Thanks for that one I have added it to favourites Sue............... |
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Researching: |
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David | Report | 1 Feb 2005 11:39 |
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Another one worth bookmarking ... http://www(.)antiquusmorbus(.)com/Index(.)htm |
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