Item 71 - George Courtenay, 38, Servant

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1860
Date of death: 12 Mar 1860
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man had been indoor servant at the Archbishop of York’s. From the account of the steward, it appeared that he was a very sober man, though he partook freely of the beer which was allowed in unlimited quantity to the servants. He was a powerful, muscular man’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a