- 406 PM/1870/85
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- 23 Feb 1870-11 Mar 1870
Occupation or role: Married
Age: 59
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Feb 1870
Date of death: 11 Mar 1870
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Ascites.
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient had been ill for three years before her admission with pain and swelling of the abdomen, which as she stated began on the right side and had gone on increasing up to the date of admission. She had a cachectic sallow look, and had been accustomed to drink spirits rather freely.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation , intestines and peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a