Item 291 - [Name redacted] 42, Lady’s maid

Occupation or role: Lady’s maid
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Dec 1925
Date of death: 17 Dec 1925
Disease (transcribed): Pyorrhoea. Anaemia. Fatty heart, liver, kidneys. Dilated heart. Pleural and pericardial effusions. Toxic spleen. Adenoma of thyroid. Fibroids of uterus. Peritoneal adhesions
Disease (standardised): Periodontitis (Tooth); Anaemia (Systemic); Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Effusion (Pleura);Effusion (Heart) ; Toxic (Spleen) ; Adenoma (Thyroid gland) ; Leiomyoma (Uterus) ; Adhesions (Abdomen)

Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Pratt, Frederick William Markham
Medical notes: Three weeks ago she had nausea, flatulence and discomfort on taking food. Two days before admission she was told she had jaundice. She vomited twice before admission and had suffered with breathlessness and palpitation recently.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thyroid, pleurae, pericardium, lungs, bronchi, heart, coronaries and aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, pancreas, bladder, uterus, ovaries, gastrointestinal tract and bones
Type of incident: n/a