Why the Gap?

[John Wheat]

One of my favorite pet theories is the idea that Blotchy's face blotchiness was a symptom of septicemia from cutting himself on Eddowes. I won't post any pics but you can google image search "sepsis skin blotchy" and see what it does to the skin.

Wouldn't it be far more likely that Blotchy's face was down to being an alcoholic?

[Aethelwulf]

One of my favorite pet theories is the idea that Blotchy's face blotchiness was a symptom of septicemia from cutting himself on Eddowes. I won't post any pics but you can google image search "sepsis skin blotchy" and see what it does to the skin.

Septicemia, or sepsis, is the clinical name for blood poisoning by bacteria. It is the body's most extreme response to an infection. Sepsis that progresses to septic shock has a death rate as high as 50%, depending on the type of organism involved. Sepsis is a medical emergency and needs urgent medical treatment.

Blotchy would almost certainly have been long dead by then.

[Bridewell]

Wouldn't it be far more likely that Blotchy's face was down to being an alcoholic?

More likely than septicaemia I would have thought.