Bibb, Daniel M. - 1850

1850 mortality schedule recorded between 01-Jun-1849 and 31-May-1850.  Items marked with an * are defined at the end.

Name: Daniel M. Bibb
Age: 8 months
Sex: Male
Month of Death: July
State of Birth: Tennessee
Occupation:
Cause of Death: Dropsy*

Bilious Fever: Typhoid, malaria, hepatitis or high temperature and bile emesis.
Colic: An abdominal pain and cramping
Congestive Chills: Malaria or malaria with diarrhea
Consumption: Tuberculosis
Croup: Laryngitis, diphtheria or strep throat
Dropsy: Edema (swelling), often caused by kidney or heart disease
Gravel: Kidney stones
Milk Fever: Short lived fever which sometimes accompanies lactation
Milk Sick(ness): Poisoning resulting from the drinking of milk produced by a cow who had eaten a plant known as white snake root (USA)

~ Carroll County Tennessee 1850 Mortality Schedule