Louisa Hodges, 16, General servant
- 406 PM/1881/271
- Item
- 9 Jul 1881-17 Aug 1881
Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Jul 1881
Date of death: 17 Aug 1881
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'She had smallpox in 1874 but beyond that can give no history of previous illness or discomfort. Menstruation normal. Until 4 days before admission she felt in excellent health: on trying to dress herself in the morning 4 days ago she found her hands and arms too weak to go on: with some difficulty she was helped downstairs and put to bed, where she lay on her back with flexed arms & wrists & much pain in the dorsal spine; she passed her water under her, would not move her arms to feed herself; no vomiting; slight headache; appetite good' no abdominal discomfort'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, abdomen, brain
Type of incident: n/a