Cause of death - dentition
The little girl was aged 2 when she died, in 1854. So I assumed this was the effect of teething.
But, her sister died a couple of weeks earlier aged 8 - of mortification of the soft palate.
Each, at the time of their death, had been certified for three weeks.
Neither cause of death sounds as if it was contagious, but it is hard not to believe that today a single cause would be attributed to both deaths.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
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