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- 23 Aug 1849-31 Aug 1849 (Creation)
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Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Aug 1849
Date of death: 31 Aug 1849
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base of the skull, through tympanic cavity. Laceration of the brain & extravasation of blood between the membranes. Meningitis. Pus in the cavity of the arachnoid
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Extravasation (Brain); Meningitis (Brain); Suppuration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient fell from the box of a cab in a state of complete intoxication & was picked up insensible. On admission (at 10am), about 20 minutes after the accident, he was still insensible but not collapsed’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Type of incident: n/a
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- English
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- Hawkins, Caesar Henry (Subject)
- Gray, Henry (Subject)
- Holl, Harvey Buchanan (Subject)
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St_George_s_Post_Mortem_Register_1849_page_175.jpg
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