Ebenezer Devonport, 39, Watchmaker
- 406 PM/1855/92
- Item
- 19 Mar 1855-23 Mar 1855
Occupation or role: Watchmaker
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Mar 1855
Date of death: 23 Mar 1855
Disease (transcribed): Idiopathic Tetanus
Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: When working he said that he often ran small pieces of glass into his fingers, but had not done so lately. On the evening of the 15th he was out very late in the rain, and the next morning he felt drowsy and noticed an aching pain in his lower jaw.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine, cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident?