Daily AncestorFracture of the skull
Fracture of the skull meant a broken skull bone from a fall, blow or accident; it names the injury, not how it happened.
The 1911 Census Bureau manual called fracture of skull an undesirable return on its own. It asked that a certificate first say accidental, suicidal or homicidal, and then the means, such as a railroad accident; the lesion could be added but mattered less for statistics.
IPUMS has a code for fractures and dislocations. Search inquest records or newspapers for the event.
As seen in a recordCause of death line, state death certificate, 1910s to 1930s
Cause: Fracture of skull. Thrown from buggy, accident.
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