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Diarrhea Family members, census takers, and even medical professionals often gave this as a cause of death for any disease where the deceased had suffered from a prolonged intestinal complaint and a more specific diagnosis could not be made.
Dropsy A general term meaning the accumulation of fluid in some part of the body. A diagnosis of “dropsy” often meant the condition was prevalent throughout the body, while a case in which the accumulation of fluid was more localized might receive a more specific diagnosis. Examples include dropsy of the belly (ascites), the brain (hydrocephalus), the chest (hydrothorax), or the skin (anasarca) (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).
Title
Walton County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1870
Subject
Census data
Mortality
Death--Causes--Statistics
Description
Mortality schedule for the United States Census of 1870 for Walton County documenting persons who died during the year ending June 1, 1870.
United States. Department of the Interior. Walton County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1870. 1870. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/345746>, accessed 30 November 2024.
MLA
United States. Department of the Interior. Walton County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1870. 1870. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/345746>
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