Occupation or role: Crossing sweeper Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Dec 1872 Date of death: 18 Feb 1873 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Pulmonary tubercles Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This man, who was a native of Bombay, was in the hospital about two years back with acute bronchitis and had ever since been more of less subject to cough and spitting. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 18 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Feb 1858 Date of death: 22 Apr 1858 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposits in various parts. Abscesses Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Systemic); Abscess Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'A negro engaged as servant to a medical man. He came over from Jamaica about seven years ago, & for some time his general health continued very good, but in 1854 he was attacked with shortness of breath & pain in the left side, for which he was admitted into St Bartholomew’s. Eight months ago he felt pain in the right side whenever he took a deep breath or went upstairs carrying a tea-tray, coal scuttle &c. One night on undressing he noticed a lump nearly as large as an egg just over the spine, about its centre’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Occupation or role: Sawyer Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Dec 1865 Date of death: 30 Dec 1865 Disease (transcribed): Disease of tricuspid valve. Pyaemia. Abscess of eyeball Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Sepsis (Systemic); Abscess (Eye) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This man had had cough with loss of appetite for some months. He had been seized with shivering of some severity. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Eyeball, head, chest, abdomen, blood and joints Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cook Age: 52 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Nov 1865 Date of death: 28 Dec 1865 Disease (transcribed): Hydrothroax. Malignant disease of serous membranes Disease (standardised): Hydrothorax (Lung); Cancer (Serous membrane) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This patient was admitted for an illness of five weeks duration described as ‘cold’. Dyspnoea was the chief symptom. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Fish salesman Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Jun 1865 Date of death: 2 Dec 1865 Disease (transcribed): Hydrothroax Disease (standardised): Hydrothorax (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This man was originally admitted under the surgeons with the history that he had fallen from a cart four months previously, injuring his foot. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Waitress Age: 30 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Nov 1865 Date of death: 20 Nov 1865 Disease (transcribed): Cancer of stomach (encephaloid) Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: Six months back the illness set in with a somewhat sudden attack of debility together with pain after food and occasional vomiting. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and femoral vein Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Wheelwright Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Oct 1865 Date of death: 16 Nov 1865 Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: Three months ago he got a cough and some puffiness of the legs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Groom Age: 19 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Nov 1865 Date of death: 4 Nov 1865 Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: Not entered Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Clerk Age: 24 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Oct 1865 Date of death: 30 Oct 1865 Disease (transcribed): General amyloid degeneration. Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Amyloidosis (General); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: The man had been wasting and losing strength from no obvious cause for eighteen months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Penis, urethra, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: General servant Age: 48 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 Sep 1865 Date of death: 26 Oct 1865 Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis etc after rheumatism Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Rheumatic fever (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: She was admitted with a first attack of rheumatism of two weeks duration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cook Age: 50 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Oct 1865 Date of death: 18 Oct 1865 Disease (transcribed): Disease of kidneys. Enteritis. Diarrhoea Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Enteritis (Intestines); Diarrhoea (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: It was ascertained that there was something wrong with the main sewer in the street. She had for some time suffered from suppression of urine and pains in the back. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and oesophagus Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Oct 1865 Date of death: 21 Oct 1865 Disease (transcribed): Cancer of pyloric end of stomach Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: Three months ago he began to suffer from occasional vomiting after food. The vomiting later increased in severity and frequency. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Errand boy Age: 14 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Sep 1865 Date of death: 12 Oct 1865 Disease (transcribed): Disease of hip. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Disease (Hip); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George. Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This boy was admitted under the Physicians for rheumatism. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Hip joint, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: General servant Age: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 12 Aug 1865 Date of death: 10 Oct 1865 Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of colon Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: Her illness began three weeks before admission with aching of limbs and cough. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Jockey Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Sep 1865 Date of death: 18 Oct 1865 Disease (transcribed): Granular degeneration of kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: A well known jockey who had of late passed some time in Paris, riding horses there. Three months before admission he had been laid up with dropsy. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and head Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 36 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 Sep 1865 Date of death: 4 Oct 1865 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumothorax Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumothorax (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: Four months before admission she was seized with pain in the lumbar region. The last winter brought on an attack of pleurisy and cough. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Keeper Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Oct 1865 Date of death: 9 Oct 1865 Disease (transcribed): Angina pectoris. Obstruction of coronary arteries Disease (standardised): Angina pectoris (Heart); Obstruction (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This was a case of sudden death occurring to a man of stout frame and healthy aspect who had for more than a year been subject to epigastric pain. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cap maker Age: 24 Gender: Female Date of admission: 12 Sep 1865 Date of death: 19 Sep 1865 Disease (transcribed): n/a Disease (standardised): n/a Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: There was a history of three weeks illness previous to admission. It began with shivering and vomiting. She also had wandering dreams. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Widow Age: 55 Gender: Female Date of admission: 13 Aug 1865 Date of death: 25 Aug 1865 Disease (transcribed): Jaundice from malignant disease of liver Disease (standardised): Jaundice (Skin); Cancer (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: Not entered Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Tobacconists assistant Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Aug 1865 Date of death: 18 Aug 1865 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Granular degeneration of kidneys Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: Two years ago he spat about a pint of blood and since that time he was more temperate in his habits. He had a cough continuously for the last two months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Infant Age: 18 months Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Jul 1865 Date of death: 20 Jul 1865 Disease (transcribed): Considerable (strumous) enlargement of cervical glands impeding respiration Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes); Enlarged (Lymph nodes) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: Omitted Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Housemaid Age: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Jun 1865 Date of death: 28 Jun 1865 Disease (transcribed): Disease of kidneys. Obstinate vomiting Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Vomiting (Stomach) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: The patient had general swelling of the body and legs, and two weeks later vomiting set in. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Jun 1865 Date of death: 22 Jun 1865 Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: He had kept to his work until two moths ago in spite of pain in the loins and dyspnoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 26 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Apr 1865 Date of death: 24 Jun 1865 Disease (transcribed): Disease of skull. Consequent amyloid degeneration Disease (standardised): Disease (Skull); Amyloidosis (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This woman was a surgical patient who had been under treatment since the 19th April for necrosis of the skull, the result she supposes of a scald. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Laundress Age: 28 Gender: Female Date of admission: 17 May 1865 Date of death: 16 Jun 1865 Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This woman had been ill for six month with dyspnoea and cough accompanied by some general oedema. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
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