Hannah Wood, 76, [No occupation stated]
- 406 PM/1851/47
- Unidad documental simple
- 4 Mar 1851 - 6 Mar 1851
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 76
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Mar 1851
Date of death: 6 Mar 1851
Disease (transcribed): Severe burn of the greater part of the surface of the body
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This patient after having been drinking rather freely with some Irish friends, was burnt by her clothes taking fire & she was for several moments completely surrounded by the flames, her friends instead of endeavouring in any rational manner to extinguish them, pulled her out into the open air, & she was consequently very deeply as well as extensively burnt. On being brought to the hospital she was immediately covered up with cotton-wool’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Type of incident: Trauma / accident