shetland Posted 12 November , 2018 Share Posted 12 November , 2018 Hello. I have a relative who was admitted to the 18th General Hospital in Camiers in Dec1916. The entry from the admissions register, which I have attached, shows a wound / injury code of either 1197 or 1199. I cannot find a list anywhere explaining these codes. Anyone any idea ? Thanks IMG_20181112_0002.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonmate Posted 15 November , 2018 Share Posted 15 November , 2018 shetland These codes are normally on the inside of both front and back covers of the Admission and Discharge Registers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEW Posted 15 November , 2018 Share Posted 15 November , 2018 These numerical codes are popping up from mh106 registers only. Not sure that anyone's worked them out out yet or if they're added later by Medical Research Committee. Same ailments for different men have the same code but not sure if that's true from book to book. TEW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetland Posted 16 November , 2018 Author Share Posted 16 November , 2018 Thanks Sotonmate and TEW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEW Posted 17 November , 2018 Share Posted 17 November , 2018 I had a look at the original sheet on FMP and I think it says Lacuate? Wound R/Hand 1197. What I have noticed on some of these MH106 registers is that the column for Diseases is filled out at a different time and/or by a different person to the dated admissions. Not sure about 'Lacuate', if it is a wound then it should have Roman numeral code, a wound from a disease is a different matter. You can see on some sheets the original disease was written in pencil and then overwritten in ink. Just spotted one that says Myalgia in pencil but then changed to Bronchitis. I had wondered if the number codes were being added by the Medical Research Committee for later use, but not convinced of that. There are 'normal' roman numeral codes for wounds but these larger number codes seem to be for ailments. I spotted a Neurasthenia Code in one MH106 book with code 143, the same code is used within discharge/pension sheets. There was a whole topic on these codes showing up in discharge paperwork but can't find it anywhere. TEW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 17 November , 2018 Admin Share Posted 17 November , 2018 Could it be Lacerate or Laceration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEW Posted 17 November , 2018 Share Posted 17 November , 2018 Tried to provide decent scan of the word but having trouble downloading it. TEW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 17 November , 2018 Admin Share Posted 17 November , 2018 Was this the thread you were thinking of? (Courtesy of a link provided in another thread by SeaJane in 2015) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEW Posted 17 November , 2018 Share Posted 17 November , 2018 David, Just looked through that topic and no it's not that one. The one I'm thinking of had contributions posted of numerical codes for diseases & ailments taken usually from WO364 records, Army Form B.179 occasionally has a code for the disability. I found a post asking about 'disability code 18' but that wasn't it either. TEW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 17 November , 2018 Admin Share Posted 17 November , 2018 TEW Have tried various search terms and come up empty I'm afraid. Might Dai Bach be able to help? Will do a search elsewhere. As they said in one of my favourite films, "Never give up, never surrender!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEW Posted 17 November , 2018 Share Posted 17 November , 2018 I'll have another hunt on Monday. Annoying thing is that I'm sure I posted in the topic which should make it easy for me to find. TEW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEW Posted 19 November , 2018 Share Posted 19 November , 2018 David, Found the topic in question but not quite the list I thought it was. TEW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 19 November , 2018 Admin Share Posted 19 November , 2018 Well found, never mind at least we can stop that particular search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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