Item 161 - Martha Elliott, 65, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 65
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Jul 1847
Date of death: 24 Jul 1847
Disease (transcribed): Extensive extravasation of blood in sub-arachnoid cellular tissue. Diseased arteries of brain. Hypertrophy of left ventricle. Diseased valves of aorta and mitral valve. Atheromatous deposit in aorta and coronary arteries.
Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Brain); Disease (Arteries); Disease (Brain); Disease (Heart); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This woman was admitted on the 31st March 1846 after having a fall two days before. She felt quite well up to an hour before admission, when after exerting herself by walking very fast, she was seized with violent pain in the back of the head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident?