Item 76 - James Smith, 15, Stable boy

Occupation or role: Stable boy
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1851
Date of death: 11 Apr 1851
Disease (transcribed): Injury to the head from a fall, followed by insensibility alternating with delirium, muscular spasms &c. Congestion of the membranes of the brain. Extensive serous effusion into the ventricles. Crude tubercle in the right lobe of the cerebellum & right hemisphere of the cerebrum
Disease (standardised): Injury (Head); Delirium (Brain); Spasm (Muscles); Congestion (Brain); Effusion (Brain); Tuberculosis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This patient , who was a stable boy, fell from his horse about 7 days before his admission & struck the back of his hand against the ground. He stated that he was stunned by the fall & that he remained insensible for 2 days. After this period consciousness returned, but he was subject to pain in the head, & drowsiness, & was unfit for his usual occupation’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal cord, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident