Unidad documental simple 238 - Henry Homewood, 2, [Child of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 2
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Aug 1914
Date of death: 24 Aug 1914
Disease (transcribed): Gastro-enteritis. Aspiration pneumonia. Regurgitation of food into air passages
Disease (standardised): Gastroenteritis (Gastrointestinal tract); Pneumonia, aspiration (Lung); Regurgitation (Respiratory tract)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stanfield
Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The child had had diarrhoea and vomiting for four days. The child had a previous attack in February 1913, associated with meningismus, a lumbar puncture not revealing true meningitis likely.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, trachea, pericardium, heart, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a