Reports and papers on cholera in England in 1893 / with an introduction by the Medical Officer of the Local Government Board.

Great Britain. Local Government Board

Date:: 1894

Credit: Reports and papers on cholera in England in 1893 / with an introduction by the Medical Officer of the Local Government Board. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$339: ADDENDUM No. (L Repout on Eesuix of Post-Mohxem Examinations made on ir^ Obadiiih P., age 74, died 13th October 1893. William N., age 76, died 16th October 1893. Michael S. M., age 64, died 15th October 1893. William 0., age 68, died 12th Octobei- 1893. William A., age 78, died 14th October 1893. M. previously had left hemiplegia, C. had suffered from osteo arthritis, A.'s case was probably one of peritonitis ; he had diarrhoea and vomiting with the peritonitis. In all these cases the features presented a pinched look as if the patients had died from some sudden exhausting disease; post-mortem rigidity- was present, but not to any marked degree; the brain w;as normal; the lungs were normal, except in the cases of P.' and M., which exhibited signs of old pleuritic adhesions ; the oesophagus was normal; the heart was normal, the right side being full of clotted blood. The stomach of each with contents was removed and sealed up in jars' The spleen was normal, the liver was normal, the kidneys were normal' except those of 0., which were granular and contaiaed a few small cysts' The small intestines were nearly empty, any contents being a dark colour, ihe lower portion of ileum was removed and placed in a sealed jar The large intestines contained liquid stools, the colour of which was dark. The rectum was normal. The vessels of the intestines were much injected, more especially about the lower part of small intestine and ccecum. n^ne ^^^^^'^^ nearly empty, only containing a very small quantity of The peritoneum was normal to the touch aud sight, except in the case ot A., m which it was acutely inflamed, along with effusion of lymph Gause of death exhaustion from repeated vomiting and diarrhoea accelerated by old age. WaLTEB. 0. S. BUENEY, Medical Superintendent, Greenwich Union Infirmary. Eeport on PosT-MoRTEM Examinations of Female Cases. Report on post-mortem appearances found in the bodies of Marv A aged 77 years, died on Tuesday, October 10th, 1893, at 9 p.m.; Mary Anii \\ aged 92 years, died 9.15 a.m., October 11th, 1893] Jane C ae-ed 80 years, died 6.30 a.m., 13th October J893 ; Sarah H., aged 68 vea^s led at 9 30 pm October, 30th, 1893, after a relapse ; Elsie T! ager65 yeai^ died also of a similar disease; but delay occasioned by informing coroner' decomposed ° * post-mortem, caused the body to become much The bodies were fairly well nourished considering the great a^^es of tho subjects ; post-mortem rigiditj^ was present in all cases^ but no't 'to nnv great extent. Ihe features were pinched in all cases. The brains ind their membranes m all cases were normal. In all cases :— The Mouth was normal. The Tongue was thickly furred. The Esophagus was normal. App. 0. On an Outbreak of Diarrha-iil Illness at Greenwicli VVorkhousc, Oct. 1893: by Dr. Bulstroao. The Lvmgs were normal, except those of Mary A. evidence of old pleurisy and chronic bronchitis. which presented The Heart was normal; the right side was full of blood and thfi lAff hypertrojhied. ^^ ^ ^^^ ventricle were$