Florence WATKINS aged 14 days and was laid to rest on 25 December 1888 at Brighton General Cemetery.
WATKINS was born in Elsternwick.
WATKINS was buried in the Church of England section.
WATKINS is one of 10585 babies buried at Brighton General Cemetery.
WATKINS's grave contains 15 other burials.
This individual lived in an era when childhood tuberculosis and wasting diseases were among the most
feared illnesses. Conditions such as Tabes Mesenterica, Scrofula, Consumption, Phthisis, Rheumatic Fever, Milk
Fever, Puerperal Fever and Childbed Fever often progressed slowly and silently, leaving families with few
medical options. Their story reflects a time when infections that are now treatable or preventable posed some
of the greatest threats to children’s lives. Brighton General Cemetery records contain 253 such deaths.
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