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- 9 Jul 1851 - 20 Jul 1851 (Creation)
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Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Jul 1851
Date of death: 20 Jul 1851
Disease (transcribed): Large phagadaenic ulcer. Bedsores. Inflammation of tibia with deposit of new bone
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Tissues); Pressure ulcer (Skin); Inflammation (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This man was a cook & was accustomed to keep late hours & to drink. On admission an enormous sloughy ulcer was found on the left leg extending almost round it for a length of nearly 6 inches. There had been a sore then for 6 months, which had been spreading rapidly during the last 2’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Type of incident: n/a
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- Tatum, Thomas (Subject)
- Ogle, John William (Subject)
- Holmes, Timothy (Subject)
- Blagden, Robert (Subject)