- 406 PM/1890/155
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- 5 Mar 1890-18 Apr 1890
Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1890
Date of death: 18 Apr 1890
Disease (transcribed): Malignant stricture of descending colon
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: He came to St George’s first in December 1889. He then said that for seven months he had a pricking sensation in the left loin when he exerted himself. Nine weeks before admission he had diarrhoea and passed slime and blood, he said.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, caecum, small intestines, bile duct, liver, stomach, kidneys, bladder, spleen, pleural cavities, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium and heart
Type of incident: n/a