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George Matthews, 22, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Oct 1848
Date of death: 21 Oct 1848
Disease (transcribed): Delirium
Disease (standardised): Delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles
Medical notes: Stated to have been seized with pain in the head. The following day he began to act strange in his manner and was quite delirious.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Perry, 33, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Dec 1848
Date of death: 22 Dec 1848
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Pain of head and deafness. Delirium.
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Pain (Head); Deafness (Ear); Delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This patient presented on admission all the appearance of an ordinary case of fever. He was exceedingly deaf, which he said dated only from the commencement of his present illness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Ann Dobbs, 17, Worker at an Army Furnishers

Occupation or role: Worker at an Army Furnishers
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Jul 1848
Date of death: 16 Nov 1848
Disease (transcribed): Sloughing sores after fever?
Disease (standardised): Sloughing (Back); Sloughing (Buttocks); Fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles
Medical notes: This patient was in an exceedingly debilitated condition, unable to move herself and with her back extensively ulcerated from bed sores. She had been subject to some sort of fits, probably of a 'hysterical nature'.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and knee joints
Type of incident: n/a