My 2nd Great Grandfather died at the age of 45 in 1857 in London.
In the Cause of Death box on his Death Certificate it states that the cause of death was "Fever Typhus" and under neath "2 weeks certified", does anyone know what this means? Does this mean that it was a reportable disease or that he was subject to quarantine rules?
I do not know anything about Typhus Fever, is it contagious? Although the family always lived in large groups, sometimes several generations together on one floor of a house, no other members of the family seem to have died from it.
He was a Barge Builder by trade and lived in Stepney, London and would have worked by the river Thames.
Any suggestions would be welcome.
White Mist
In the Cause of Death box on his Death Certificate it states that the cause of death was "Fever Typhus" and under neath "2 weeks certified", does anyone know what this means? Does this mean that it was a reportable disease or that he was subject to quarantine rules?
I do not know anything about Typhus Fever, is it contagious? Although the family always lived in large groups, sometimes several generations together on one floor of a house, no other members of the family seem to have died from it.
He was a Barge Builder by trade and lived in Stepney, London and would have worked by the river Thames.
Any suggestions would be welcome.
White Mist
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