Item 215 - Harriet Lytton, 36, Tailoress

Occupation or role: Tailoress
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Jul 1862
Date of death: 7 Aug 1862
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of vagina
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Vagina)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This patient stated that for some months she had had constant discharge from the vagina, of an exceedingly offensive nature, with great pain and difficulty in passing her water.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a