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Title: Deciphering WW1 medical
Post by: grannypammy on Tuesday 10 December 24 17:13 GMT (UK)

I cannot decipher the first disability recorded here for this WW1 soldier ..Any help would be much appreciated.

Title: Re: Deciphering WW1 medical
Post by: AlanBoyd on Tuesday 10 December 24 17:18 GMT (UK)

2 is 'deafness - varicose veins'
3 is 'otitis media'

I can't read #1

Title: Re: Deciphering WW1 medical
Post by: manukarik on Tuesday 10 December 24 17:33 GMT (UK)

1 = Acute Mastoiditis?
   = a bacterial infection in your mastoid — the big bone behind your ear.

Would fit with deafness and otitis media (also known as a middle ear infection, is an inflammation of the middle ear that causes fluid to build up behind the eardrum).

Title: Re: Deciphering WW1 medical
Post by: grannypammy on Tuesday 10 December 24 18:23 GMT (UK)

Thank you Alan and manukarik both for your help