Help with translation of cause of death

[George Lind]

Attached is an image from the death record of Alfred Andersson.  He died at three month old on 24 November 1864 in Valla, Tjörn.
The hi-lighted text appears to be "Slag".   Can anyone translate what this says?

Here is the link to the page on the Swedish National Archives
https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/A0027198_00011

Thanks George 

[Per Pettersson]

George!


"Slag" correspond to "stroke" today but this is a 3 month old child why it's difficult to guess what the doctor meant!


Per

[George Lind]

Per,
Thanks for your input.
I found this definition of slag but it doesn't help much.
slag - (among > 60 different meanings, a common one = a blow) medical diagnosis with several uses but always in connection with a sudden and severe medical crisis. Usually specified like hjärtslag (heart stop), slaganfall ((cerebral) stroke). When used as cause of death as slag it probably referred to a cerebral stroke, easily recognizable through paralysis.
When used in the meaning a blow it was often specified, e.g. slagen af åskan (hit by lightning), sparkad af häst (kicked by a horse), ihjälslagen af svärsonen (killed by the son-in-law).

George

[Harald Nordius]

When used in old church records "slag" just means sudden death, so it's not possible to conclude anything about the cause.

[George Lind]

Harald,
Thank you so much for your help in clarifying this.
George