Thought someone might like to look at these, Dortha 1880 MORTALITY SCHEDULE FOR GEORGIA COMMON DISEASES ASCITES - Cancer of the ovary. APOPLEXY - Sudden loss or impairment of the power to feel or think or move, caused by injury to the brain when a blood vessel breaks or the blood supply becomes obstructed. BILIOUS FEVER - Caused by the over production of bile by the liver and characterized by indigestion, nausea, dullness, dizziness, or other disorders. BRIGHT'S DISEASE - A kidney disease characterized by albumin in the urine. BRONCHITIS - Inflammation of the lining of the bronchial tubes. CHOLERA - An acute disease of the stomach and intestines, characterized by vomiting, cramps, and diarrhea. COLIC - Characterized by severe pains in the abdomen. CONGESTION - Too much blood gathering in one part of the body. CONSUMPTION - A wasting disease of the lungs or other part of the body; Tuberculosis of the lungs. CONVULSIONS - A violent, involuntary contracting and relaxing of the muscles; Spasms. CROUP - An inflammation or disease of the throat and windpipe characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing. DENTITION A growth of teeth; Teething. DIPHTHERIA A severe contagious disease in which a false membrane grows over the mucous membrane, usually in the throat or nose. DROPSY - An abnormal accumulation of watery fluid in certain tissues or cavities of the body. DYSENTERY - A painful disease of the intestines, producing diarrhea with blood and mucus. ENTERITIS - An inflammation of the small or large intestine characterized by diarrhea, cramps, loss of appetite, and loss of weight; caused by food poisoning, typhoid, or dysentery. EPILEPSY - A chronic nervous disease whose attacks cause convulsions and unconsciousness. FLUX - An unnatural discharge of blood or liquid matter from the body. GRAVEL - A small hard substance formed in the bladder and kidneys. HEPATITUS - An inflammation of the liver caused by a virus or poor sanitation. HIVES - Characterized by itchy skin and patches of red. HYDROCEPHALUS - Fluid build up in the brain; Water on the brain. INANITION Weakness from a lack of food. JAUNDICE A disease that causes yellowness of the skin, eyes, and body fluids, and disturbed vision. LOCKJAW Tetanus of the lower jaw. MALARIA Characterized by periodic chills followed by fever and sweating. MEASLES An infectious disease characterized by a bad cold, fever, and a breaking out of small red spots on the skin. MENINGITIS - Disease resulting in the inflammation of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal card. PNEUMONIA - Disease resulting in the inflamation of the lungs PUERPERAL FEVER - Fever related to childbirth. QUINSY - Tonsillitis with pus; Very sore throat with an abscess in the tonsils. REMITTENT FEVER - Fever that lessens at intervals. SCARLET FEVER - A very contagous disease characterized by a scarlet rash, sore throat, and fever. SCROFULA - A form of tuberculosis characterized by the enlargement of the lymph glands, especially those in the neck. SPASMS - A sudden, abnormal, involuntary contraction of a muscle or muscles. SYPHILIS - A contagious verneral disease. TETANUS - Caused by bacilli entering the body through a wound and characterized by violent spasms, stiffness of many muscles, and even death. THRASH or THRUSH - A contagious disease of infants characterized by white patches on the lining of the mouth, throat, and tongue. TYPHOID - A fever with intestinal inflammation, caused by a germ taken into the body with food or drink. WHOOPING COUGH - Characterized by fits of coughing that end with a loud, gasping sound. WORMS - A disease caused by worms in the body.