- 406 PM/1886/40
- Unidad documental simple
- 29 Dec 1885-7 Feb 1886
Occupation or role: Plateman
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1885
Date of death: 7 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Gumma of the brain. Cerebral softening
Disease (standardised): Granuloma (Brain); Softening (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient was a plate cleaner at a restaurant and had had well marked syphilis with secondary symptoms about ten years prior to his first admission in May 1885. When admitted he presented the symptoms of melancholia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, brain and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a