Item 80 - Walter Keeley, 28, Carman

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Mar 1889
Date of death: 10 Mar 1889
Disease (transcribed): Brights disease from pale granular kidneys. Recent pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Glomerulonephritis (Kidney); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: Three years before his admission he had some serious illness for which he was treated at the Royal Free Hospital. He had dropsy, dyspnoea and cough. A fortnight before his admission he began to suffer from pains in the loins, headache, vomiting and epistaxis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, pericardium, heart, lungs, larynx, spleen, liver, kidneys, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a