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any 19th century coroners on here tonight?

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dot.hawkes | 00:03 Wed 08th Oct 2008 | Body & Soul
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If so could you please help me decipher the terminology used in this coroners report / cause of death?

It was in 1911, in London, a 56 year old carman :

" Demise following acute ********* and ******** pneumonia consequence of an operation ******** on the head ***** possible accelerated by action of deceased himself in attending said operation would Though was in no way connected with fractured leg."

I think the missing words are medical terms, any one's best guess welcome!!

cheers

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only two unforced errors tonight,
1) It was of course a 20th century coroner
2) i meant wound not would.

I am getting better lol
Would this help,dot??

http://www.emedicine.com/med/byname/Pneumonia- -Bacterial.htm

may give some early terminology
Could be acute bronchitis and pulmonary pneumonia ... Operation performed on the head wound
..because it goes on to say "said operation wound "
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thanks for those
It is bronchia after acute i think, not bronchial though, the word before pneumonia looks like it has 2 letter p's in it, lt reads like dyspepius i think

cheers, oh and yes it is wound after head, i am slowly working it out!!
List here Dot of words that could come before pneumonia

I can't see how many letters there are( those 'lil stars are toooo tiny for me to count ) but you can type in your number of letters and it may come up with something
http://www.onelook.com/?w=%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3 F%3F%3F+pneumonia&ls=b
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got it!!
it is acute crysipelas, a skin infection!!! got it all now thanks guts!!

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