Samuel Medhurst, 38, [Occupation not stated]
- 406 PM/1845/269
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- 10 Sep 1845-24 Nov 1845
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Sep 1845
Date of death: 24 Nov 1845
Disease (transcribed): Caries of the head of the humerus and of the glenoid cavity with extensive abscesses in the neighbourhood of the joint and ulceration of the posterior circumflex artery, giving rise to fatal haemorrhage. Viscera healthy, but exsanguine
Disease (standardised): Caries (Arm, shoulder); Abscess (Shoulder); Ulcer (Shoulder); Haemorrhage
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with disease of the shoulder joint, which appeared ankylosed. There was pain and great fullness around the joint, but not such pain as would indicate that the disease was at that time confined to the joint’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, left shoulder joint
Type of incident: n/a