Item 355 - Charlotte Whiting, 18, Servant

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Oct 1890
Date of death: 17 Oct 1890
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Thrombosis of lateral sinus
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Thrombosis (Transverse sinuses)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: There had been a discharge from the right eat for rather more than twelve months, and this suddenly ceased just before the commencement of the fatal illness. On October 6th she was taken suddenly ill in the middle of the day with urgent vomiting and pain in the head which radiated from the right ear.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid glands, pericardium, heart, skull, brain, peritoneum, liver, spleen, suprarenals, bladder, suprarenals, kidneys and ovaries
Type of incident: n/a