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Title: Cause of Death
Post by: patmel on Monday 27 April 09 21:53 BST (UK)

I Have just received a death certificate of an ancestor who died age 40. But cause of death is stated as Debility and underneath Certified. can anyone clarify this.
grateful thanks Patmel.

Title: Re: Cause of Death
Post by: ricky1 on Monday 27 April 09 21:58 BST (UK)

Hi Patmel

Debility



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debility_(medical)

ricky

Title: Re: Cause of Death
Post by: lesleyhannah on Monday 27 April 09 22:02 BST (UK)

I can't get this link to work - am I doing something wrong? I always thought debility was probably what they put when they didn't really know why the person died - so I'd like to read the proper definition.
Lesley

Title: Re: Cause of Death
Post by: ricky1 on Monday 27 April 09 22:06 BST (UK)

Sorry the link dont  work, but if you google Debility, it will come up with several sites about it ;)

ricky

P.S

In general, debility refers to a loss of strength. In medicine, debility refers to being weak or feeble

Title: Re: Cause of Death
Post by: ricky1 on Monday 27 April 09 22:12 BST (UK)

Hi Lesley

If you click on the link, then on the page that comes up, click on the bit that says Please search for Debility (medical in Wikipedia

then scroll down to where it says Debility (medical), click on that and up it comes

ricky

Title: Re: Cause of Death
Post by: lesleyhannah on Tuesday 28 April 09 09:17 BST (UK)

Thanks Ricky.