Item 67 - Emily Mountfield, 24, Dressmaker

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406 PM/1891/67

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Emily Mountfield, 24, Dressmaker

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  • 7 Feb 1891-23 Feb 1891 (Creation)

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Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Feb 1891
Date of death: 23 Feb 1891
Disease (transcribed): Empyema
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This woman was a dressmaker, unmarried. In infancy she was seriously ill with chicken-pox and whooping-cough and had a series of convulsions, but subsequently she had fair health, though she was not considered robust. On Feb 3rd she was not quite in her usual health. On Feb 4th she was taken severely ill with a rigor and stitch on the right side'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, head

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No in register 1891: 212

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