- 406 PM/1886/293
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- 5 Oct 1886-7 Oct 1886
Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Oct 1886
Date of death: 7 Oct 1886
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis (tubercular disease of the lungs. Cavities)
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Cavities (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles. Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient had been out of work since March 1886 and much exposed to cold and short of food. Nine months ago he was quite well but then began to be ill with a cough which he had not since lost.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, small intestines and mesenteric glands
Type of incident: n/a