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Old 02-05-21, 14:15
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Originally Posted by Sue from Southend View Post
An interesting exercise!

My great grandmothers were aged 38, 39, 65 and 82 at death. The two that died young had TB/Phthisis. All four lived in the East End of London.

My 8 2x gt grandmothers were 61, 36, 85, 36, 67, 68, 76 and 43.. Again, all East Enders, the two in their thirties died of Phthsis. The 43 year old died of starvation in Shoreditch through sheer poverty and the failure of the Poor Relief system.

That is awful, Sue. Best Mate's father was born at the turn of the last century. He was the youngest of a large family. Only four reached adulthood. Looking at the babies who died, they were down to malnutrition and the poor mother obviously having the next child before her body was ready.



I went to a lecture on postpartum depression where the mothers were admitted to asylums where they were fed properly, had peace and quiet, and returned to their communities stronger, happier and with much more flesh on their bones!
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