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- 23 Oct 1844-23 Nov 1844 (Creation)
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Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Oct 1844
Date of death: 23 Nov 1844
Disease (transcribed): Diffuse aneurysm of the common carotid artery, producing pressure upon the Larynx and Pharynx and displacing these organs. Viscera healthy. A few specks of atheroma in the carotid.
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Arteries); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert. Seymour, Edward James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: Whilst kneading in the bake-house, he experienced a sudden stabbing pain in the left side of the neck. In three hours his throat had become so much swollen that he could not swallow his breakfast, and the breathing was somewhat impeded.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a
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- Keate, Robert (Subject)
- Hewett, Prescott Gardner (Subject)
- Seymour, Edward James (Subject)