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- 21 Jul 1893-2 Aug 1893 (Creation)
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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 8 years 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jul 1893
Date of death: 2 Aug 1893
Disease (transcribed): Dilated heart after diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: The mother of this child stated that a week ago another of her children died of diphtheria with considerable dyspnoea, and this child appeared to have caught the disease from a nurse maid three weeks ago at the Fever Hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Tonsils, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a
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- Cavafy, John (Subject)
- Dickinson, William Lee (Subject)
- Ogle, Cyril (Subject)