Item 371 - William Brown, 23, Shopman

Occupation or role: Shopman
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Aug 1890
Date of death: 3 Nov 1890
Disease (transcribed): Endocarditis , vegetative (ulceration commencing)
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Ulcer (Heart); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: Towards the end of June of this year he began to sweat much at night, and suffered from shortness of breath and some rheumatic pains in the ankles. He became very weak. A few days before admission there was some diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Peritoneum, intestines, vermiform appendix, liver, pancreas, suprarenals, bladder, prostate, testes, kidneys, spleen, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, larynx, thyroid gland, pericardium, heart, head and brain
Type of incident: n/a