Item 35 - Edward Belch, 23, Bricklayer’s Labourer

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406 PM/1861/35

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Edward Belch, 23, Bricklayer’s Labourer

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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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The case continues on PM/1861/38

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No in Register of 1861: 144

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