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Ap p r oxim ate Ago
25 year#
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Ap p r oxim ate Ife igh t 120 lb , by s e a l? .
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I har e by c e r t i fy t h a t X, DR^JSSAfiDES MORRIS, have p er for m ed an a u t o p s y
on the body o f
a t CITY MORTUARY on the 2 8 t h day
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AUTOPSY FSRYORMED BY DH. CHABLES NORRIS, CHIEF MEDICAD FOCAMITJO OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
IDENTIFYCAT! ON:
Body id e n t ifie d t o Dr . Ch a r le s N o r r is , Ch ia f Me d ica l Exam in er o f the Cit y o f New Yo r k , a t Mor gu e, O c t . 2 8 t h , 1 3 2 4 , 10:50 A.M. , by Dr . 3 igxu n d iia ga a , Re sid e n t Su r ge o n , Re co n s t r u ct io n H o s p it a l.
DESCRIPTION OF BODY:
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AUTOPSY
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Thysua p in k in c o lo r , gla n d u la r , b i-lo b e d , sm a ll in s iz e .
Ab t . 3 cc o f .p a le , s t r a w -co lo r e d flu id in p e r ic a r d ia l c a v it y .
Hear t: n a t u r a l in s iz e ; a ls o as to e p ic a r d illa ; no excess o f fa t , valves n a t u r a l, n o fo r e n s e ; l e f t v e n t r i c le 13 a ; u u s cle is somewhat p a le , n o f i b r o s i s ; e n d o ca r d iu m l e f t v e n t r i c le somewhat op a q u e ; a o r t a d e l i c a t e and e l a s t i c ; a t r in g 55 min. Co r o n a r ie s n a t u r a l. Wt. 530 g .
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Th o r a o ic and abd om in al a o r t a show* a number o f y e llo w is h s u b -in t iu n i s t r e a k s , p o s s ib ly s l i g h t l y s t i c k y . At b ifu r c a t io n 33 oat.
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AUTOPSY
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