Chemically-induced disorders

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Henry Smith, 35, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: Aug 1888
Date of death: Aug 1888
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas. Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: n/a
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Vide medical register’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Emma Mason, 50, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Sep 1888
Date of death: 13 Sep 1888
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver
Disease (standardised): Liver cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Davidson, William Marshall
Medical notes: 'The patient had had ascites & oedema of the legs, & had lost flesh rapidly during the three months before admission. No further history could be obtained’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, uterus, ovaries

Type of incident: n/a

Violet Sheldrake, 6 months, [Child of] Deal porter

Occupation or role: [Child of] Deal porter
Age: 6 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Aug 1888
Date of death: 28 Sep 1888
Disease (transcribed): Diarrhoea. Purpura. Marasmus (Phosphorus poisoning?)
Disease (standardised): Diarrhoea; Purpura (Skin); Protein-energy malnutrition; Poisoning
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The child was well till August 3rd when she began to vomit. She was treated at the Victoria Hospital, but she continued to have occasional attacks of vomiting. Two or three days before the patient came to the hospital she began to suffer from jaundice… On enquiry being made as to the possibility of phosphorus poisoning the child’s mother said she had left phosphorus paste on bread in different parts of the room, but she did not think the infant eat it’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Skull, brain, lungs, heart, liver, gallbladder, spleen, kidneys, stomach, intestines, tongue, glands

Type of incident: n/a

[No name], [No age stated], [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Sep 1888
Date of death: 28 Sep 1888
Disease (transcribed): Carbolic acid poisoning
Disease (standardised): Poisoning
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Not seen by registrar. Found dead in Hyde Park’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, pharynx, oesophagus, stomach, intestines, thorax, heart, lungs, abdomen, liver, gall bladder, spleen, kidneys, urinary bladder, uterus, ovaries, vagina, brain

Type of incident: Trauma / accident / suicide?

Thomas Morgan, 55, Barman

Occupation or role: Barman
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Oct 1888
Date of death: 13 Oct 1888
Disease (transcribed): Alcoholic cirrhosis. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Liver cirrhosis (Liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient had always been concerned in the sale of alcoholic drinks and had enjoyed the privilege of drinking without payment, a privilege of which he freely availed himself. No accurate account could be obtained of the amount he drank. He had never suffered form scarlatina, gout nor rheumatism’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, thorax, heart, lungs, larynx, pharynx, stomach, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

Charles Thoroughgood, 53, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Oct 1888
Date of death: 24 Oct 1888
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis (Delirium tremens)
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Davidson, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The man said that he was in good health till four days before his admission when he began to suffer from cough and dyspnoea. He was accustomed to drink alcoholic beverages freely, but the amount he took could not be approximately determined. He told the physician that he did not drink more than he did’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Pleurae, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines, bladder, heart

Type of incident: n/a

William Brush, 69, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Dec 1888
Date of death: 15 Dec 1888
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of upper and lower extremities of the oesophagus following hydrochloric acid poisoning. Gastrostomy
Disease (standardised): Stricture (Oesophagus); Poisoning; Gastrostomy (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'Good [history] as a rule. 14 days ago, he swallowed a urine glassfull of ‘spirits of salts’. He soon began to have difficulty in swallowing & was admitted under care of Dr Dickinson [William Howship Dickinson]. He was subsequently transferred to the surgeon’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, tongue, pharynx, bladder, thorax

Type of incident: Trauma / accident / suicide?

William McKay, 39, Farrier

Occupation or role: Farrier
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Dec 1888
Date of death: 12 Dec 1888
Disease (transcribed): Fractured clavicle, leg, ribs & pelvis. Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Collarbone, leg, ribs, pelvis); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'See surgical notes’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No post mortem examination’

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Samuel Johnson, 30, Publican

Occupation or role: Publican
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jan 1887
Date of death: 21 Jan 1887
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Hernia
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Hernia
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'He had suffered from a hernia for many years, the greater part of which could be easily reduced. He came to know if anything could be done in the way of an operation to help up the rupture. He was a potman & has been a heavy handy drinker for a long period. He was an alcoholic-looking man'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, membrane & brain
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Rolph, 31, Carman

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Feb 1887
Date of death: 22 Feb 1887
Disease (transcribed): Fractured patella. Delirium tremens. Morphia poisoning
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Poisoning
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'See surgical notes'
'Not examined'
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Louis Trantner, 64, Courier

Occupation or role: Courier
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Aug 1887
Date of death: 31 Aug 1887
Disease (transcribed): Carbolic acid poisoning
Disease (standardised): Poisoning (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: White-Cooper, George Owen
Post mortem examination performed by: Remfry, Leonard
Medical notes: 'Was found at 6.30am in his bedroom, insensible; it was not known at what time the poison had been taken. Admitted at 7.30am in a state of deep coma'
'Only the stomach and oesophagus were examined'
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Mark Blackey, 27, Stableman

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Dec 1887
Date of death: 5 Dec 1887
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient was recognized as an old IP [in-patient] who had had delirium tremens on more than one occasion'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, brain
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Alexander Smith, 45, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Dec 1887
Date of death: 9 Dec 1887
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: '[No history] could be obtained, save that though previously abstemious, he had been drinking heavily for some weeks. He could not give any account of himself, but thinks he fell down'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, brain
Illustrations: NoChart
Type of incident: n/a

Caroline Cooper, 26, [Wife of] Baker

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Baker
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Dec 1887
Date of death: 13 Dec 1887
Disease (transcribed): Aortic rheumatism. Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Rheumatism (Heart); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient was of a rheumatic family and had had rheumatism 13 years previously. She was liable to rheumatic pains'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, brain
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

William Harris, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Date of admission: 9 Jan 1854
Date of death: 12 Jan 1854
Disease (transcribed): Diffuse inflammation & abscess of hand. Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Hand); Abscess (Hand); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitting doctor: Cutler, Edward
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: n/a
Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, this case is not reported’
Post mortem notes: 'This body was removed unexamined’

Type of injury: n/a

George Anbery, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1854
Date of death: 13 Jul 1854
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Serous effusion on brain. Vascularity of the calvaria
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Effusion (Brain); Vascularity (Skull)
Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'The present was the second occasion on which this patient had been admitted into the hospital with delirium tremens. He said he had been attacked a fortnight ago with pain in the head. Herpes had come out on the lips last week […] He was reported to have been rambling a good deal the whole time & to have had very little sleep’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Richard Till, Stableman

Occupation or role: Stableman
Gender: Male
Age: 72
Date of admission: 23 Jul 1854
Date of death: 23 Jul 1854
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Apoplexy. Disease of the arteries of the brain
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Stroke (Brain); Disease (Brain)
Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This man who was a stable helper, had been found in the stable on the morning of his admission in a state of complete unconsciousness, but nothing was known of how this had occurred’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

George Douglas, Hatter

Occupation or role: Hatter
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Date of admission: 8 Jun 1854
Date of death: 3 Aug 1854
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Adherent pericardium. Purulent fluid in pleural sac
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Adherent (Pericardium); Suppuration (Pleura)
Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A very intemperate man, a hatter by trade. Brought in one afternoon suffering from delirium tremens. He had been constantly drunk for 3 weeks
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Frederick Pendray, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Date of admission: 13 Sep 1854
Date of death: 15 Sep 1854
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Serous effusion on the surface & in the ventricles of the brain. Cholera?
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Effusion (Brain); Cholera (Intestines)
Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This patient was believed to have had an attack of cholera before admission. He was a man of intemperate habits, and was in a tremulous, agitated state when admitted with a red & dry tongue, and having had no sleep for one or two nights’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

William Quinton, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Date of admission: 17 Oct 1854
Date of death: 18 Oct 1854
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Effusion on the brain. Diseased liver
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Effusion (Brain); Disease (Liver)
Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This man was brought into the hospital in a completely delirious state, with jaundiced eyes, [?] tongue, moist skin, tremulous movements, and unable to give any account of himself. It was stated that he had formerly been in a warm climate and that he had acquired very dissipated habits, latterly drinking as much as 3 bottles of gin daily. He was ordered to have some bottled stout’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Dorothy Turner, 24, Nurse

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 24
Date of admission: 17 Mar 1920
Date of death: 19 Mar 1920
Disease (transcribed): Lysol poisoning. Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Poisoning (Systemic); Bronchopneumonia (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Neighbour, Philip Morgan
Medical notes: 'Lysol poisoning. Patient admitted after drinking lysol. She died within 48 hours'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, ureters, uterus, alimentary canal, stomach, intestines, larynx, trachea, brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Suicide

Louisa Garin, 50, Landlady

Occupation or role: Landlady
Age: 50
Date of admission: 20 Sep 1920
Date of death: 27 Sep 1920
Disease (transcribed): Chronic alcoholism
Disease (standardised): Alcoholism (Systemic);
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: Bull, Henry Cecil Herbert
Post mortem examination performed by: Edwards, Harpur Vernon
Medical notes: 'History. She had been a heavy drinker. For the past 3 months she had been vomiting daily, her legs had become weak, and she had lost her memory'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, valves, vessels, liver, spleen, alimentary canal, kidneys, brain

Type of incident: n/a

John Mercer, 38, Drayman

Occupation or role: Drayman
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 May 1851
Date of death: 17 May 1851
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Pleurisy on the right side, also old tubercular deposit in the apex of right lung. Dislocation of the cartilages of 5th & 6th ribs, from the sternum by a contusion. ‘Wet brain’
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (Brain); Pleurisy (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Dislocation (Ribs); Disease (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This man was a drayman & was accidentally jammed in between two drays by which means he received what was thought to be merely a severe contusion on the anterior wall of the chest’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, cranium, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Thomas Harris, 42, Pastry-cook’s man

Occupation or role: Pastry-cook’s man
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jun 1851
Date of death: 22 Jun 1851
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Inflammation of the lymphatic vessels & glands of arm & axilla. ‘Wet brain’. Distension of the ventricles by fluid. Congestion of the various viscera
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal syndrome (Brain); Inflammation (Arm, armpit); Disease (Brain); Congestion (Internal organs)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This patient was a pastry-cook’s man, had formerly been of very intemperate habits, but had lately lived more regularly, tho’ he had not altogether reformed. Two days before his admission he was cleansing copper saucepans as usual with oil of vitriol, & having an abrasion of the finger, some of the acid irritated it, forming a sore. The next day red lines were observed to lead up the arm from the finger to the axilla’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Goodwin, 43, Waiter

Occupation or role: Waiter
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Feb 1864
Date of death: 6 Feb 1864
Disease (transcribed): Dislocation etc of ankle. Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Dislocation (Ankle); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Medical notes: 'Admitted with fracture of the tibia. Both the malleoli were broken at their bases, and the tibia was dislocated forward. It was found impossible to get the parts into a good position until the tendo achilles was divided’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Ankle, brain, chest, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

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