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- 13 Mar 1893-16 Mar 1893 (Creation)
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Occupation or role: Parlour maid
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Mar 1893
Date of death: 16 Mar 1893
Disease (transcribed): Perforation of the vermiform appendix. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Perforation (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: On March 8th pain came on in the lower abdomen, the catamenia being present. The pain was not severe until the evening of March 10th when she took to bed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid body, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys and ovaries
Type of incident: n/a
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- Ewart, William (Subject)
- Dickinson, William Lee (Subject)
- Rolleston, Humphry Davy (Subject)