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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 31 Jul 2015 14:13

An aunt died aged 19 in 1919.

It's a 50/50 chance if the cause was Spanish Flu or TB. One of these days we'll buy the DC!

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Cynthia

Cynthia Report 31 Jul 2015 10:59

I will let Malcolm know how to find his replies :-)

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SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 30 Jul 2015 20:34

............. but only the death certificate will tell you what he died from

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malyon

malyon Report 30 Jul 2015 17:27

spanish flu killed thousands in london at that time

nameslessone

nameslessone Report 30 Jul 2015 16:50

One of my grandfathers died early in 1919 of the flu. He had an normal burial in West London.

We knew he had died of the flu and the death certificate confirmed it.

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 30 Jul 2015 14:34

I wouldn't think so. You need the death cert.
Jan

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KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 30 Jul 2015 14:32

Welcome to the boards Malcolm.

From Google:-

From the Daily News:

Breathing in as much fresh air as possible and avoiding being in crowded places is the best precaution that can be taken against contracting influenza...be very careful not to expectorate on the pavement or in buses or railway carriages.

From The Undertaker's Journal:

Many dead in London are still without the prospect of burial, Hackney, Bethnal Green and Poplar being the districts in which the situation is most serious.

James Sturcke's research for the Guardian into the pandemic's effects in London is fascinating.

If you buy your relative's death certificate it would give you the cause of death.

Kath. x

Malcolm

Malcolm Report 30 Jul 2015 14:29

My relative died in 1918, I believe from the flu epidemic. Is there any records from that period that would show this?

Thank you