Occupation or role: Publican
Gender: Female
Age: 44
Date of admission: 13 Jan 1927
Date of death: 17 Jan 1927
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of Rt. [Right] broad ligament communicating and small collection of pus under capsule of fibroid in wall of uterus – Acute general suppurative peritonitis. Cloudy swelling kidneys, fatty infiltration of liver – Acute splenitis – Congestion of lungs and dilatation of Rt. [Right] ventricle
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Uterus); Suppuration (Uterus, abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney); Infiltration (Liver); Inflammation (Spleen); Congestion (Lung); Cardiomyopathy, dilated (Heart);
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: 'Violent abdominal pain for 5 days – localised in the Rt. [Right] Iliac Fossa. No vomiting. Bowels open. C.O.A. [Condition on admission]. Ill. Tongue furred. T. [Temperature] 101 [degrees]. P. [Pulse] 112. Abdomen slightly distended. Tender and rigid in the Rt. [Right] Iliac Fossa. Operation on admission by Mr Burns. Rt. [Right] Paramedian incision. Hard brawny mass found in the R. [Right] Broad ligament. Incised and blood stained fluid evacuated. Drainage'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Abdomen only'. Pleurae, lungs, mediastinal glands, pericardium, heart, coronary arteries, aorta, peritoneum, intestines, stomach, appendix, liver, gall-bladder, ducts, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, bladder, uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries
Type of incident: n/a