Item 332 - Sidney Shorten, 6 months , [Child of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Oct 1903
Date of death: 3 Dec 1903
Disease (transcribed): Meningitis. Broncho-pneumonia. Purulent otitis media
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Suppuration (Ear); Otitis media (Ear)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Ascherson, William Lawrence
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Two days before admission the child became feverish and refused to take the breast.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, trachea, larynx, thymus, pericardium, heart, liver, gall bladder, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, alimentary canal, brain and middle ears
Type of incident: n/a