Item 94 - Alfred Francis, 40, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1907
Date of death: 28 Mar 1907
Disease (transcribed): Fissured fracture of vertex and extensive fracture of base of skull (coma)
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Coma (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Jaffray, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Evans, John Howell
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: The patient was at work standing upon a plank when he tripped over a pail full of plaster and fell through the space of seven feet alighting on to the left posterior region.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, heart, pericardium, peritoneum, gastro-intestinal tract, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, genito-urinary organs, skull, meninges and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident