James Keilly, 43, Commissionaire
- 406 PM/1889/157
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- 5 Apr 1889-10 May 1889
Occupation or role: Commissionaire
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1889
Date of death: 10 May 1889
Disease (transcribed): Incompetence of mitral valve. Double pleurisy. Pulmonary collapse and apoplexies. Old embolism of right middle cerebral artery with softening of right hemisphere.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Atelectasis (Lung); Haemorrhage (Lung); Embolism (Arteries); Softening (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: The patient was a sailor for eight years. When he was twenty five he had an attack of rheumatic fever and was laid up for five or six weeks. Shortly before admission he had several sudden and severe attacks of dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, spleen, liver, kidneys, and brain
Type of incident: n/a