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- 13 Nov 1888-18 Nov 1888 (Creation)
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Occupation or role: [Unmarried child of] Charwoman
Age: 7
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Nov 1888
Date of death: 18 Nov 1888
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The child had had measles and hooping cough [whooping cough]. He lived at 48 York Street, Westminster, and went to the Board School, James’ Street, Westminster. It was said that there were no bad smells in the house in which the patient lived, and that no one had been ill there. Some people living in the same street had diphtheria, and the mother of the patient believed that he had played with children who had sore throats. This could not be clearly ascertained’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, palate, tonsils, larynx, trachea, heart, lungs
Type of incident: n/a
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- Whipham, Thomas Tillyer (Subject)
- Penrose, Francis George (Subject)
- Sisley, Richard (Subject)