Isabella Torbet death certifcate.....

[garibaldired]

Thanks folks!

I think it's

gradual ossification the result of arterial effusion to the left pleura.

Might not make medical sense of course but it sounds painful.

Meg

[Russell]

This is almost impossible to read and uses an older term.

I think it say 'gradual anoxiation in the reach of extensive effusion into the left pleura.'

In other words - a gradual build up of fluid in the left pleural cavity reducing the lungs ability to take up oxygen. Slow asphyxia. What a lingering way to go!

the commonest cause of fluid build up tended to be lung cancer although she was an out-door worker and could have had Farmer's lung which is an allergic reaction caused by spores on mouldy chaff.
That's my best guess

Thanks for the compliment Frances.

Russell