Item 44 - William Blackcoller, 57, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jan 1886
Date of death: 13 Feb 1887
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of the descending colon. Faecal fistula
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Colon); Fistula (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'An abstemious man, whose health had always been good till October 1886. At the beginning of that month he suffered from stoppage of the bowels, which yielded to medicine in 5 days'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a