James Melstead, 53, [No occupation stated]
- 406 PM/1851/170
- Unidad documental simple
- 9 Aug 1851 - 17 Aug 1851
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Aug 1851
Date of death: 17 Aug 1851
Disease (transcribed): Extensive ulceration of the large intestine. Dysentery
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Dysentery (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: 'It did not appear from this patient’s statement that he had been ill more than 3 days. when he had been suddenly seized with diarrhoea & vomiting. He was not aware of any cause for its suppuration, but the looseness had continued with some haemorrhage, he has passed 5 or 6 stools on the morning of his admission, & had been again sick. He was a man of rather full habit’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a