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Hi Recieved a long 5 weeks awaited death cert today need some help with a few bits on there death 1933 Cause of Death Septicaemia following abortion. I have been told sometimes miscarriage was called abortion in them days is this true? Also it states inquest held 1st dec 1933. Is there any way of finding out inquest info and what reasons do they do inquests for as not everyone has one.

Not sure if this helps, but my miscarriage was referred to as a ' Spontaneous Abortion ' Sharon xx

Hi thanks for reply it definetly says speticaemia following abortion. It also states How caused no evidence to show.

Abortion was illegal.........usually carried out in back street 'clinics' by unqualified people. A miscarriage would not have prompted an inquest. Reg

septicaemia = blood poisoning Septicemia is a serious, life-threatening infection that gets worse very quickly. It can arise from infections throughout the body. ~ incomplete abortions can lead to septicaemia Abortion has been legal in Britain since 1967, but only by permission of two doctors and in restricted circumstances An inquest is a formal process of state investigation. A common type of inquest is a medical examination of any cause of death under suspicious circumstances.

Alexandra she probably had the baby at home and then died from septicaemia so they held a PM to find the cause of death. Georgina.

Hi According to what i new her last child was born 1931. We never knew she died of septicaemia till today. There is no record of another child in 1933 that i could find

As the death cert states that there was an abortion, there could not have been a birth.............. Definition............... Legal Encyclopedia Abortion The spontaneous or artificially induced expulsion of an embryo or fetus. As used in legal context, usually refers to induced abortion. Reg

Ok and there was an inquest beacuse of the abortion? Is there anyway of finding out inquest info? Also there was no informant just says ' cert recieved from a douglas cowburn coroner for county of london? any ideas?

As an inquest was held the Coroner is the informant. Have you tried the Coroner's office / dept where it was held. As a public document (inquest held) you may be able to get access to it, if they still have it. I see that you have the actual inquest date. Why not give them a quick phone call and see if anyone is prepared to help.

Also can anyone help place of death was 5 Brunsivie Square camberwell(not sure exact spelling looks like i what i wrote) Is this a hosptial or whatever. Its not her address at time as this was 90 Harders Road Peckham.

How do i find the phone number as i would def phone them up

Contacts The City of London Coroner The City Coroner is Paul Matthews and the Coroner's Officer is Paul Major. The Coroner's Court, Milton Court, Moor Lane, London, EC2Y 9BL. Tel 020 7332 1598 (urgent messages via The City of London Police on 020 7601 2222) Fax 020 7601 2714 Go for it Alexandra!! If that's not the right one - there's a page full of contacts here; http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/our_services/health_safety/coroner.htm

Thank you can anyone help with the address of death now pls info above thanks

Looks like it could be Camberwell Hospital 5 Brunswick Square is the address that belonged to St. Giles Hospital St Giles Hospital (The Infirmary for St Giles's Board of Guardians) Also known as:- 5 Brunswick Square, Camberwell St Giles Hospital opened in 1873 as Camberwell Workhouse Infirmary on a site adjoining the Havil Street Workhouse. Extensive new hospital buildings were erected between 1899 & 1903 by Camberwell Board of Guardians on part of the site adjoining Brunswick Square(now St Giles Road) and Brunswick Road. The infirmary was renamed St Giles Hospital in 1927 In 1930 Camberwell Board of Guardians ceased to exist and the hospital was transferred to the London County Council. By 1938 the hospital had 810 beds. If you do an internet search you will see that quite a lot of people (researching family history) have 5 Brunswick Sq., Camberwell as their place of death!!

Brilliant thanks so much. Do you know how i would know if her husband was alive by looking at the cert at time of death would there be something stated?

Is her status = a widow on the death cert?

No its says wife of George Browning The reason i ask is i cant find any trace of her husband past this date.

Phoned coroners office they gave me southwarks number as camberwell is under southwark district i have to write to them for further info as all archives are kept at the metropoliton.

If it states 'wife of' then he must have been alive when she died. Have you looked for his death cert? You can search indexes free; http://www.ancestry*co*uk/search/rectype/vital/freebmd/bmd*aspx [replace * with .] Or do you have any marriage certs of their children to give any clues? + glad to hear that you are making progress with coroner.