. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). 156 M. HARMAN, T. I. MOLLESON & J. L. PRICE. Fig. 3. Pott's disease or spinal tuberculosis in a woman from Queensford Mill (no. 157). Thus the general picture is one of increasing deterioration with advancing age, the lower part of the back normally being first affected. People from Stanton Harcourt seem to have suffered more and at an earlier age than those from Queensford Mill but this is only an impression based on a small number of people, although it may be related to the high frequency of congenital fusion of vertebrae. Other cases
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). 156 M. HARMAN, T. I. MOLLESON & J. L. PRICE. Fig. 3. Pott's disease or spinal tuberculosis in a woman from Queensford Mill (no. 157). Thus the general picture is one of increasing deterioration with advancing age, the lower part of the back normally being first affected. People from Stanton Harcourt seem to have suffered more and at an earlier age than those from Queensford Mill but this is only an impression based on a small number of people, although it may be related to the high frequency of congenital fusion of vertebrae. Other cases of degenerative disease were noted in an elderly woman from Cassington (22) I. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). London : BM(NH)
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