Item 167 - Emma Carrott, 2 months, [Child of] Policeman

Occupation or role: [Child of] Policeman
Age: 2 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 May 1889
Date of death: 27 May 1889
Disease (transcribed): Empyema. Peritonitis. Suppuration into right knee joint. Meningeal effusion of lymph. Otitis media. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Suppuration (Knee); Effusion (Meninges); Otitis media (Ear); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: Since two weeks old the child had had hooping cough. On the morning of admission the child was being washed when a swelling of the right knee was noticed which appeared to be very tender.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, liver, gall bladder, spleen, kidneys, bladder, uterus and appendages, stomach, intestines and brain
Type of incident: n/a