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- 5 May 1888-23 May 1888 (Creation)
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Occupation or role: [Wife of] Butler
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 May 1888
Date of death: 23 May 1888
Disease (transcribed): Haemorrhage into the left corpus striatum. Old softening of right hemisphere. Red granular contracted kidneys
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Softening (Brain); Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'No history could be obtained from the patient. Her husband said that her mother had died suddenly at the age of 60, of apoplexy. The patient had been married for 8 ½ years during which period she suffered neither from gout, rheumatism, dropsy nor palpitation. She frequently, however, had headache and was habitually disturbed once or twice during the night to pass water’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, kidneys, heart, spleen, liver, lungs, stomach, eyes
Type of incident: n/a
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- Whipham, Thomas Tillyer (Subject)
- Penrose, Francis George (Subject)
- Sisley, Richard (Subject)