More medical help please

[BillyH]

Can anyone give me an idea of the medical ailment this soldier had.

It is from a burnt record as you can see, and there is no other mention of it anywhere else in his papers.

 

thanks,  BillyH.

 

 

 

[TEW]

Hypertension?

TEW

[Dai Bach y Sowldiwr]

Looks like the beginning of hypertrophic.

Often a word that precedes 'Cardiomyopathy ' or similar.

Hypertrophic means  something is enlarged. An enlarged heart was a common finding in this era.

 

The next line reads something like 'Dis to ...'

Any SWB or Pension record?

Edited 27 April , 2021 by Dai Bach y Sowldiwr

[TEW]

Hypertrophic looks better. Discharged to Con. Camp *****?

TEW

[BillyH]

9 minutes ago, TEW said:

Hypertrophic looks better.

 

Agreed, thanks for the replies!

 

BillyH.

[Marilyne]

Also note that 24 GH in Etaples has a number of specialists, one being a cardiac one... have read that somewhere in the war diaries of the hospital.

 

M.

[BillyH]

23 hours ago, Marilyne said:

Also note that 24 GH in Etaples has a number of specialists, one being a cardiac one... have read that somewhere in the war diaries of the hospital.

 

Thanks for that.

 

BillyH.