Daily AncestorIntussusception
Intussusception meant one part of the intestine slipping inside the next part like a telescope, which often blocked the bowel.
Webster's 1913 describes intussusception as the slipping of a part of a tube within a neighboring part, especially of the intestine. Wikipedia notes it often results in a bowel obstruction, and it can strike children or adults.
The 1911 Census Bureau manual indexes intussusception under hernia and intestinal obstruction.
As seen in a recordCause of death column, 1850 to 1880 federal mortality schedule
Infant of Wm. Gorrindge, 8/12, M, W, May, Intussusception, 3 ds.
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