Medical case sheet for a member of the Women’s army who was suffering from anxiety, described as ‘Hysteria’, (Catalogue ref: MH 106/2208)
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Medical Case Sheet Army Form I 1237 | ||||
No, in Admission and Discharge Book
558 |
Regimental No.
319 |
Rank
Wkr. |
Surname
King |
Christian Name
Lily |
Year | Unit | Age | Service | |
1918 | Q.M.A.A.C./Graville Unit 6
[Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) later called Queen Mary’s Army Auxiliary Corps] |
28 | 18 month | |
Station & Date
No. 1 (Presby. USA) General Hospital [Etretat]
23/9/18
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Disease: Debility and Anaemia. Hysteria
Civil History: Always in good health. Five or six years ago breakdown from overwork. Past History: Always well until two months ago at Rouen. Air raids make her nervous. Headaches like a boring in her head. Very nervous. Hearing has been bad for months. Present Illness: Went to bed six days ago with very sickly weak feeling and headache, with pain in the back of her neck. No other pains. No globus [feeling or sensation of a lump in the throat] but has boring sensation in head. Physical examination: Marked nervousness. Coarse tremor. No thyroid enlargement. Heart: not enlarged but rapid, irritable, Sysy. [systolic] Murmur along [left] border. Lungs: negative. Spleen? No anaemia. Diagnosis: Hysteria with marked effort syndrome [Anxiety reaction characterized by quick fatigue, shortness of breath, rapid heartbeat, dizziness, and other cardiac symptoms, but not caused by disease of the heart] Recommendation England. Will not be fit for duty for three months at least. …
This worker may be transferred to U.K. for a change of air & surroundings. 17.10.18 …
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