Item 227 - George Evans, 21, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Oct 1851
Date of death: 13 Nov 1851
Disease (transcribed): Inflamed & ulcerated haemorrhoids. Coagula in haemorrhoidal & other branches of the internal iliac veins. Double pleurisy. Congestion of both lungs & secondary lobular pneumonia & coagula in some of the pulmonary arteries of the right lung. Instance of ‘single kidney’ in body
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhoid (Anus); Coagulum (Blood vessels); Pleurisy (Lungs); Congestion (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Single kidney (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'He had been previously ailing he said for years, but was under medical treatment during the last 5 weeks for pain at the epigastrium. On the 5th inst he was seized with burning sensation in the abdomen, headache, loss of appetite, thirst & inability to sleep. He had kept his bed since the 10th’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a