Item 268 - Thomas William Brown, 34, Groom

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406 PM/1878/268

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Thomas William Brown, 34, Groom

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  • 28 Aug 1878-22 Sep 1878 (Creation)

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Occupation or role: Groom
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Date of admission: 28 Aug 1878
Date of death: 22 Sep 1878
Disease (transcribed): Abscess connected with the ilium. Lardaceous disease
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Hip); Amyloidosis (Kidney);
Admitting doctor: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'Patient was in Hospital for first time in 1877, he was then transferred from the Physicians – He had what was thought to be Psoas abscess (Right side) without spinal disease. This was opened and he was discharged much improved though the wounds had not quite healed – The wounds never healed after his discharge and a month or six weeks before second admission June 19 1877 some painful swelling appeared in left Iliac region, and soon spread down to Scarpa's triangle and continued increasing up to time of admission'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, abscess
Type of incident: n/a

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The case continues in PM/1878/264

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No in register 1877: 902. No in register 1878: 878

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