From: chris@dickinson.uk.net   
      
   I'm looking at the death certificate of a 'silk weaver' in Leek, aged 60, in   
   1845. A dominant industry there.   
      
   The cause of death was stated bluntly as 'Decayed Bone' - which sounds to me   
   as though the doctor was all too familiar with the problem (arthritis,   
   perhaps?). Was this an occupational hazard and why?   
      
   Chris.   
      
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