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- 9 Apr 1877-10 Apr 1877 (Creation)
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Occupation or role: Publican
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1877
Date of death: 10 Apr 1877
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Bronchitis. Dilated fatty heart.
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient's usual winter cough had been present since December, with slight expectoration, occasionally blood stained; when six weeks before admission, the cough, expectoration, vomiting and diarrhoea suddenly increased and pain appeared in the front of the chest. He suffered from headache, was delirious and his legs swelled.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum, brain and intestines.
Type of incident: n/a
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- Wadham, William (Subject)
- Ewart, William (Subject)
- Owen, Herbert Isambard (Subject)