In-patient, 1857
HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS RECORD
| Hospital | Dorset County Hospital | Patient type | In-patient |
| Number | 3988 | Date admitted | ….. Aug 1857 |
| Name | Rendall, Elizabeth | Renewed | – |
| Age | – | Under whose care | Mr. Curme |
| Occupation | Labourer’s wife | Disease | Strang[ulate]d fem[ora]l hernia |
| Parish | Cattistock | Discharged | ….. |
| Recommended by | ….. | Outcome | Cured |
| Source | Dorset History Centre, Dorset County Hospital in-patient admissions register 1847-59, NG/HH/DO(C)/5/2/1 | ||
OTHER SOURCES
- “HERNIOTOMY. … Case 4.–The Dorset : Mr. Curme.–A feeble woman, aged 51. Hernia femoral, and strangulated fifty-six hours. Sac opened. Recovered.” [Statistical report of the principle operations performed during the year 1857. Medical Times & Gazette, 1858, new series, vol. 16, p. 451]
The History of Dorset County Hospital 