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- 30 Jan 1861-1 Feb 1861 (Creation)
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Occupation or role: Bricklayer’s Labourer
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Jan 1861
Date of death: 1 Feb 1861
Disease (transcribed): Epilepsy
Disease (standardised): Epilepsy (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient had previously fallen down stairs and was said to have injured his head, but he completely recovered, until the 27th when he had a fit described as epilectic. He had another similar attack on the 30th and was brought to hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx, abdomen, spine and cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident
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- English
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- Pitman, Henry (Subject)
- Holmes, Timothy (Subject)
- Dickinson, William Howship (Subject)