Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 15 Aug 1845-29 Aug 1845 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
2 pages
Context area
Name of creator
Name of creator
Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Aug 1845
Date of death: 29 Aug 1845
Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Fluid in the serous cavities. Kidneys mottled and granular. Heart dilated and hypertrophied. Inflammation of both lungs
Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Kidneys, heart); Inflammation (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted on the 7th of June, labouring under palpitation and universal anasarca. She complained of pain in the loins, of dimness of vision, sometimes of double vision, of dyspnoea & palpitation. She stated that these symptoms first began about five months after her confinement, arising according to her account from a cold caught shortly after ‘getting up’ ‘
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax (‘Cranium was not examined, as the friends had objected to the examination’)
Type of incident: n/a
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
This image is provided under a Creative Commons CC-BY License. Our Copyright Terms and Conditions page contains information about acceptable usage
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Alternative identifier(s)
Hospital register number
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Nairne, Robert (Subject)
- Hewett, Prescott Gardner (Subject)
- Fuller, Henry William (Subject)