- 406 PM/1869/342
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- 15 Nov 1869-27 Nov 1869
Occupation or role: Dentist
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Nov 1869
Date of death: 27 Nov 1869
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of thigh. Death from exhaustion
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Exhaustion (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: A week before admission this patient noticed some small red patches coming just below the right knee. Two days later he struck his leg against a stair and the whole leg began to inflame and swell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a