Item 91 - John Dawson, 40, Engine driver

Open original Digital object

Identity area

Reference code

406 PM/1891/91

Title

John Dawson, 40, Engine driver

Date(s)

  • 25 Feb 1891-15 Mar 1891 (Creation)

Level of description

Item

Extent and medium

2 pages

Context area

Name of creator

Archival history

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Occupation or role: Engine driver
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Feb 1891
Date of death: 15 Mar 1891
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral tumour. Vascular glioma
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Brain); Glioma (Blood vessels)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This man was an engine-drive, and worked in that capacity till within 7 weeks of his death. He was married and had four children, and was reported to have enjoyed excellent health. He was not known to have had any serious illness. There was no history of syphilis, and he was temperate in alcohol. In September 1890 he received a blow on the back of the head from a piece of iron, but was not concussed and very soon recovered from the few days' headache which followed. About 7 weeks before admission he began to suffer from severe headache, and to lose his memory. He soon became unable to do his work, and the headache and mental deficiency increased. There were no fits and no delusions'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, head
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma / accident / suicide

Accruals

System of arrangement

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Conditions governing reproduction

This image is provided under a Creative Commons CC-BY License. Our Copyright Terms and Conditions page contains information about acceptable usage

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

Language and script notes

Finding aids

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

Related units of description

Related descriptions

Alternative identifier(s)

Hospital register number

No in register 1891: 329

Access points

Place access points

Name access points

Genre access points

Description identifier

Institution identifier

406

Rules and/or conventions used

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

Script(s)

Sources

Digital object (Master) rights area

Digital object (Reference) rights area

Digital object (Thumbnail) rights area

Accession area