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GUEST,henryp | Concerning Franklin and His Gallant Crew - 1845 (202* d) | RE: Concerning Franklin and His Gallant Crew - 1845 | 14 May 20 |
The death of Franklin's party is generally attributed to a combination of causes including; hypothermia, exposure, starvation, scurvy, tuberculosis, zinc deficiency and lead poisoning - possibly caused either by the ships' water supplies or their tinned food in badly soldered tins. |