Old Harry Posted 16 December , 2018 Share Posted 16 December , 2018 This is a bit of an off-beat enquiry, but relevant to the Great War. My father contracted influenza in February 1919 while on leave from the Western Front, and spent two months in the Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital at Taplow, Bucks, before being transferred to Plymouth for recuperation. Attached is a section of his medical record detailing his symptoms, etc. It is well known that doctors' writing is very poor, but this appears to be an extreme example. We cannot work out what it says, and I tried it on my younger son, who is a serving doctor in the RAMC. He was stumped as well, and said that any doctor who wrote like that today would be struck off! (I think he exaggerates.) If anyone can decipher this extract I would be grateful. Roy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 16 December , 2018 Share Posted 16 December , 2018 (edited) "Flu"......... with a few scattered râles and ..... temp; then normal for 3 days after which a recurrence for 6 or 7 days and with .....râles &.....; resonance at bases. Now practically clear & convalescent. T[emp.] still subnormal P[ulse] 64-70. Where is the poor handwriting you mentioned? Edited 16 December , 2018 by Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Harry Posted 16 December , 2018 Author Share Posted 16 December , 2018 Thanks Dai, but as you didn't decipher all the words I rest my case about the handwriting! Roy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil 2242 Posted 16 December , 2018 Share Posted 16 December , 2018 I'll add a few more words to Dai Bach's "Flu"......... with a few scattered râles and ..... temp; then normal for 3 days after which a recurrence for 6 or 7 days with.... râles &.....; resonance at bases. Now practically clear & convalescent. T[emp.] still subnormal P[ulse] 64-70 " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Harry Posted 17 December , 2018 Author Share Posted 17 December , 2018 Thank you Neil. I now have a reasonable sense of what it means. Roy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai Bach y Sowldiwr Posted 17 December , 2018 Share Posted 17 December , 2018 On 16/12/2018 at 11:32, Dai Bach y Sowldiwr said: "Flu"......... with a few scattered râles and ..... temp; then normal for 3 days after which a recurrence for 6 or 7 days and with .....râles &.....; resonance at bases. Now practically clear & convalescent. T[emp.] still subnormal P[ulse] 64-70. On 16/12/2018 at 11:41, Neil 2242 said: I'll add a few more words to Dai Bach's "Flu"......... with a few scattered râles and ..... temp; then normal for 3 days after which a recurrence for 6 or 7 days with.... râles &.....; resonance at bases. Now practically clear & convalescent. T[emp.] still subnormal P[ulse] 64-70 " So... which extra words were they then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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