Published
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Occupation or role: Pattern maker
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Feb 1871
Date of death: 28 Mar 1871
Disease (transcribed): Scrofula
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This man was first a patient in Nov 1870 with tubercular peritonitis, there being at that time no evidence of pulmonary disease. There was much abdominal pain & tenderness & fluid in the peritoneal cavity. Under treatment he improved greatly & was discharged free from pain on Dec 14th, & went to the Convalescent Institution at Walton. While there he got a bad cough, with much expectoration, sweated at night, lost flesh & the abdominal pain returned’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a
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