Thread: Info on Death Certificate

Hi can anyone help me with this please, On my Great Grandmother's Death Certificate it says she died of, Gastric Ulcer, and Vomiting Syncope/Symcope. From what I've read about last piece it means lots of things including fainting. Would it have meant something different in 1921?

Also does anyone know if dying of gastric ulcer was a common thing at this time, She was only 38 when she died.

Hope somebody can help.

Thanks



K8TTAMANIA

Hope I've put this on the right page, still finding my feet.

Hi K8TTAMANIA,



Even today, a gastric ulcer left untreated can lead to haemorrhage and even death. It would have been more common in those days. I would imagine that the cause of death was Vomiting and Syncope due to a haemorrhaging Gastric Ulcer.

Hi Starlight, Thank you for your reply, Easier to understand put like that. Thanks for your help.

K8TTAMANIA.