Help reading cert

Elizabetha

Hi all, any chance any of you can make any sense of the writing on this death cert? Its my GG grandfather Michael Muldoon who died in 1944 at the age of 75 but thats as much as I can read from it.....

Thanks!

shanew

my attempt ....

date and place of death - thirty first, January 1944, St. Kevin's [??] Hospital
Name (and residence) : Michael Muldoon,... 2 Grattan Court (poss. crescent)
Sex : Male
Status : Widower
Age 75 years
occupation: Labourer
Cause of Death : Senile Decay, Dementia..... certified
Informant : T. Purcell, occupier... Hosp.
Date Registered : first February 1944


Shane

shanew

just to add - the Registration District for the death is Dublin South (not shown on the cert).


S.

tenterfields

In cause of death, not sure the second word is "decay". What comes after that looks to me like "bronchitis gangrenous bed sores"

Jellybaby1

I think it may be 'Dibily', an attempt to write 'Debility'. So I think its 'Senile Debility'.

shanew

the second last line of that column (i.e. above the 'certified') usually shows the duration of the illness, but I cant make any sense of it in that context - except maybe 12 something ?




S.

shanew

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

I think it may be 'Dibily', an attempt to write 'Debility'. So I think its 'Senile Debility'.

looks like two letters in that word with ascenders - so think that's a good possibility..

usually you see something like senile decay or decline, but I've seen Senile Debility used also..



S.

AD61

Jellybaby1 wrote: »

I think it may be 'Dibily', an attempt to write 'Debility'. So I think its 'Senile Debility'.

I read that as 'Senile, Likely Bronchitis' ?

Elizabetha

Have to admit that it does look like it could be "Likely"

Jellybaby1

AD61 wrote: »

I read that as 'Senile, Likely Bronchitis' ?

I can see how you get that and you nearly had me agreeing with you but on reflection I doubt anyone would write 'likely' on a death certificate, but others may disagree. If 'likely' is right then it reads 'Senile Likely Bronchitis Gangrenous bedsores Certified'. Doesn't ring right to me though. I still go for 'Debility'.

Elizabetha

Thanks everyone for the input. Its all been a great help......

Larkenn

I've spent a bit of time in the National Library reading through the parish records so I've gotten quite good at reading illegible writing. I'll write down the words I have been able to make out.

Thirty First January 1944
Michael Muldoon
Widower
Senile likely Dime? gangenous bedsores
T Purcell Occupier St Kevins Hosp
Registered First February 1944

Ok guess I should have read the whole thread. A lot of these are already listed. The second word under cause of death does look very much like 'likely'.