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- 16 Jun 1904-28 Jun 1904 (Creation)
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Occupation or role: Stableman
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Date of admission: 16 Jun 1904
Date of death: 28 Jun 1904
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy and dilatation of the heart (? alcoholic). Fatty degeneration of heart muscle. Acute or chronic parenchymatous nephritis
Disease (standardised): Hypertrophy (Heart); Cardiomyopathy, dilated (Heart); Alcoholism (Systemic); Disease (Heart); Nephritis (Kidney);
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Ascherson, William Lawrence
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'Patient was admitted complaining of pain in the right side. There was a strong rheumatic family history. The patient himself has had previous attacks of rheumatic fever, the first when 28 years old. For six years he had suffered from cardiac palpitation and shortness of breath. Swelling of the legs had been present 14 days. Syphilis was denied. Alcohol had probably been abused in the past'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a
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- Owen, Herbert Isambard (Subject)
- Trevor, Robert Salusbury (Subject)
- Ascherson, William Lawrence (Subject)