Item 20 - Sarah Metzler, 55, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Dec 1921
Date of death: 17 Jan 1922
Disease (transcribed): Mitral regurgitation. Dilatation of heart – myocarditis (fatty degen [degeneration])
Disease (standardised): Mitral valve insufficiency (Heart); Cardiomyopathy, dilated (Heart); Myocarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Medical examination performed by: Gainsborough, Hugh
Post mortem examination performed by: Pidcock, Bertram Henzell
Medical notes: 'History: Three weeks ago she was taken ill with fever, pain in the limbs and delirium at night for about 10 days. A week ago her legs began to swell and she passed only small quantities of blood stained urine. P.M.H. [Previous medical history] Asthma and bronchitis every winter for 20 years. The legs had swelled slightly 3 times during the past year. On admission: 31/12/'21. Obese, dyspnoeic and cyanosed. Heart. A.B. 6 [inches] from midline. No murmurs. Lungs. Bronchitis and emphysema. Abdomen. Distended. Liver enlarged. Oedema of legs and back. Urine contained albumen'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, great veins, aorta, larynx, trachea, thyroid, parathyroid, peritoneum, appendix, stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, bladder, uterus
Type of incident: n/a