- 406 PM/1881/398
- Unidad documental simple
- 29 Aug 1881-6 Dec 1881
Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Aug 1881
Date of death: 6 Dec 1881
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Disease of heart valves
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys, heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'He joined the army in 1854 at 14. Syphilis in 1856. Delirium tremens after drinking much raw spirit in East Indies in 1860. Dysentery in India in 1861. For several years, about 1868-1872 he had much nocturnal pain in head & shins with temporary nodes. In 1876 he felt some 'palpitation' with substernal pain & was sent home from India with a certificate of heart disease; since then he has done light work. No oedema noticed until 3 weeks ago; some anginal symptoms during the last fortnight'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen
Type of incident: n/a