Item 316 - Emily Brown, 17, Dressmaker

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Gender: Female
Age: 17
Date of admission: 17 Sep 1904
Date of death: 20 Sep 1904
Disease (transcribed): Anaemia? Splenic or fatty degeneration of Heart. Splenomegaly. Thrombosis of portal vein
Disease (standardised): Anaemia (Systemic); Disease (Heart); Splenomegaly (Spleen); Thrombosis (Portal vein);
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Ascherson, William Lawrence
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'A few days before admission patient had had a severe haematemesis. After admission there was another haematemesis and melaena was noted. When seen on the morning after admission, patient was in a critical condition from loss of blood, extremely blanched'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a