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From: kql <>
Subject: Re: [UPPER-CANADA] Bowel Consumption
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 14:14:09 -0800
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Cliff. Johnston wrote:
> Anyone know what "bowel consumption" is? I came across this on one
> of our family's death certificate. It was a for a female. Her cause
> of death was bowel consumption, and it stated 10 months for duration.

Tuberculosis (consumption) can affect the intestines. Thus, I suspect
she had intestinal tuberculosis.
See:
http://www.emedicine.com/radio/topic885.htm

Kathy

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• [UPPER-CANADA] Bowel Consumption by "Cliff. Johnston" <>
  • Re: [UPPER-CANADA] Bowel Consumption by "BoneDigger" <>
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      • Re: [UPPER-CANADA] Bowel Consumption by "Robin" <>
        • Re: [UPPER-CANADA] Bowel Consumption by "Cliff. Johnston" <>
          • Re: [UPPER-CANADA] Bowel Consumption by "Olive Tree Genealogy" <>
            • Re: [UPPER-CANADA] Bowel Consumption by "Cliff. Johnston" <>
          • Re: [UPPER-CANADA] Bowel Consumption by "Elaine Putnam" <>
            • Re: [UPPER-CANADA] Bowel Consumption by "Len Howard" <>
  • Re: [UPPER-CANADA] Bowel Consumption by "Robin" <>
  • Re: [UPPER-CANADA] Bowel Consumption by "Robin" <>
  • Re: [UPPER-CANADA] Bowel Consumption by "Olive Tree Genealogy" <>

  • Re: [UPPER-CANADA] Bowel Consumption by kql <>

    • Re: [UPPER-CANADA] Bowel Consumption by "Cliff. Johnston" <>
  • Re: [UPPER-CANADA] Bowel Consumption by "Phil Ainsworth" <>
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    • Re: [UPPER-CANADA] Bowel Consumption by "Cliff. Johnston" <>
    • Re: [UPPER-CANADA] Bowel Consumption by kql <>
      • Re: [UPPER-CANADA] Bowel Consumption by John Crane <>
        • Re: [UPPER-CANADA] Bowel Consumption by "Robin" <>