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- 9 Apr 1845-7 May 1845 (Creation)
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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1845
Date of death: 7 May 1845
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of patella. Erysipelas, with diffuse cellular inflammation of leg & suppuration in knee joint. Secondary deposits in lungs with pleurisy & pneumonia, & bronchitis. Deposition, apparently of lymph, in cortical structure of one kidney
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Knee); Erysipelas (Skin); Inflammation (Leg); Deposit (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'He was first admitted on the 4th of March with a transverse fracture of the right patella, caused by direct violence. When admitted there was some swelling but no pain’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, right inferior extremity
Type of incident: Trauma / accident
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- Anatomy » Musculoskeletal system
- Diseases and conditions » Infections » Bacterial infections and mycoses
- Anatomy » Integumentary system
- Diseases and conditions » Pathological conditions, signs and symptoms
- Anatomy » Urogenital system
- Diseases and conditions » Neoplasms
- Anatomy » Respiratory system
- Diseases and conditions » Respiratory tract diseases
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- Tatum, Thomas (Subject)
- Hewett, Prescott Gardner (Subject)
- Lee, Henry (Subject)