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- 25 Aug 1910-1 Sep 1910 (Creation)
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Occupation or role: Boatman
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Aug 1910
Date of death: 1 Sep 1910
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Ascites. Fatty heart. Adherent pericardium (portal mixed)
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen); Disease (Heart); Adherent (Pericardium)
Admitted under the care of: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was admitted for swelling of the abdomen and legs, also dyspnoea. He had been a steady drinker for many years. Lately he had taken half a pint of gin before breakfast.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, adrenals, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a
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- Jex-Blake, Arthur John (Subject)
- Trevor, Robert Salusbury (Subject)
- Higgs, Frederick William (Subject)