Item 71 - Susie Houston, 34, Lady’s maid

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406 PM/1894/71

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Susie Houston, 34, Lady’s maid

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  • 11 Mar 1894-12 Mar 1894 (Creation)

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Occupation or role: Lady’s maid
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Mar 1894
Date of death: 12 Mar 1894
Disease (transcribed): Perforated gastric ulcer. General peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Perforation (Stomach); Ulcer (Stomach); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in a pulseless condition, and died in less than 12 hours. […] She had been constipated for a week before March 10th when she was seized with pain about the umbilicus […] Since the onset of pain on March 10th until she was admitted on evening of March 11th not even flatus had been passed'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Peritoneal cavity, liver, intestines, stomach, liver, spleen, kidneys, ovaries, uterus, lungs, heart
Type of incident: n/a

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No in register 1894: 409

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