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From: "L Highfield" <>
Subject: Re: [DBY] medication
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 21:13:11 +0100
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Hello Alison

I don't think the case of TB was an isolated one. My ggrandmother died of
Phthisis (which according to the dictionary was TB) age 30 years in 1899. I
think the illness was very common in these times. I would be interested to
know of any medication used to try and help with this as I always thought
that the condition was largely untreatable.

Best Wishes

Linda
----- Original Message -----
From: wacktaylor <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, July 03, 2000 7:56 AM
Subject: [DBY] medication


> Hello List,
> I know this is not purely genealogical but it would satisfy my curiosity -
could anyone tell me where I find the midication that would have been used
to fight TB in Derby in 1890. My g.grandfathers wife died at 26 from this
(Stanly Street, Derby) - was there an epidemic or was this an isolated case?
> Many thanks,
> Alison.
>

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