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Occupation or role: Valet
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1893
Date of death: 10 Jun 1893
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonic phthisis
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: This man was a native of Ceylon who had been in England for two years. He had good health till the beginning of February 1893 when he had pleuro-pneumonia on the right side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, thyroid body, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart, spleen, suprarenelas, pancreas, liver, kidneys, bladder and testes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Valet
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Dec 1869
Date of death: 26 Dec 1869
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Rupture of vomica into pleural cavity. Pneumothorax
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Rupture (Pleura); Pneumothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man was born at Magdala He had been with a family at Jerusalem, and had been in England only seven months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jul 1900
Date of death: 27 Jul 1900
Disease (transcribed): Biliary obstruction. Carcinoma of ampulla of vater
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Bile ducts); Cancer (Bile ducts)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: Ten weeks before admission the patient had pain in the abdomen after dinner. A week later he became jaundiced and the urine was a dark colour.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas and duodenum, urinary tract, alimentary canal and kidneys. The post mortem contains a report by humphry davy rolleston ‘primary carcinoma of the ampulla of vater with report of a case presenting some features of interest’
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Office boy
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Nov 1890
Date of death: 20 May 1891
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Endocarditis old and recent
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering and Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Medical notes: 'The patient had always been delicate. In June of 1890 when he is said to have had rheumatic fever and [?] a swelling was noticed about the back of the neck and there was pain on movement of the head and it was drawn down out over the other shoulder'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Gender: Male
Age: 41
Date of admission: 17 Apr 1878
Date of death: 22 Apr 1878
Disease (transcribed): Multiple secondary abscesses of the liver from ulceration of the Vermiform appendix
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Liver); Ulcer (Appendix);
Admitting doctor: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'No satisfactory history was to be obtained: the patient, whose native tongue was Flemish, spoke English but imperfectly, and was not very clear in his ideas. He attributed his illness to drinking a glass of ices water when hot, 12 days before admission. He had a rigor immediately or shortly after, and commenced to suffer pain in the epigastrium. The second, third, and fourth days he vomited freely. He sweated profusely from the first'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum, intestine
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Aug 1879
Date of death: 13 Aug 1879
Disease (transcribed): Generalised tuberculosis and bone necrosis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Systemic); Necrosis (Bone)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient was said to have been healthy till three months old when it was vaccinated. Three weeks later it appeared unwell and grew fretful and sleepless.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, glandular swelling, heart, liver, spleen, suprarenal bodies, kidneys, intestines and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Confectioner
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Apr 1881
Date of death: 21 Apr 1881
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson and Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'He had no illnesses as a boy, no scarlet fever. He went to sea at 17 in the East India Company's service; had dysentery in Calcutta at 22 (1859). For a year he describes himself as passing blood & slime nearly every day and for 4 years afterwards was subject to frequent attacks of dysenteric diarrhoea: no such symptoms since then. He has been a very heavy drinker of spirits, especially 1858-1870 when he had much morning vomiting & depression. In 1864 he settled in England as a confectioner. About 1873 he began to be subject to severe headaches with 'blinding pain' generally relieved by vomiting'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, spinal cord, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Railway porter
Gender: Male
Age: 39
Date of admission: 16 May 1878
Date of death: 28 May 1878
Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of the arch pointing in trachea – Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Bronchopneumonia (Lung);
Admitting doctor: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. Robust man: had served under the confederate flag in the american war: Diaphoresis habitually scanty: nearly always drunk from 1860 to 1872: chiefly on spirits: tolerably sober after that. Venereal sore in 1862: no constitutional manifestns [manifestations]. Attack of L. [Left] hemiplegia in 1870: from that time he had occasional loss of power in the leg, or pain in the arm, with shivering if exposed to chills. Subject to frontal headaches, and intolerant of fat for 3 or 4 years. Subject to palpitation for 12 mo [months]. Five weeks before admission his throat became sore, and painful in swallowing: after a week it was less so'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidneys, liver, spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Night watchman
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Nov 1890
Date of death: 19 Dec 1890
Disease (transcribed): Partial enterocele. Peritonitis. Hypertrophy and dilatation of heart
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: This man was a veteran of the Crimean War. His health was robust till near the end of 1888, when he began to suffer from oedema of the legs and shortness of breath. From January to May 1889 he was an inmate of this hospital with some oedema and a very irregular heart, and mitral stenosis was diagnosed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Liver, spleen, suprarenals, pancreas, testes, bladder, kidneys, costal and laryngeal cartilages, pericardium, heart, larynx, thyroid, bronchial glands, head and joints
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jul 1891
Date of death: 28 Jul 1891
Disease (transcribed): Diarrhoea
Disease (standardised): Diarrhoea (Bowels)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This man was for some years an indoor servant, but had been out of employment for six months before his death. Formerly he had been a ship's steward. He was on board ‘The Challenger' at the time of the American war, and contracted ague in Vera Cruz in 1862. He afterwards voyaged to India, but had no more ague and never suffered from dysentery'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Blacksmith
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 May 1888
Date of death: 28 Jul 1888
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs)
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 man was a soldier and fought in the Crimean War. After the war he had inflammation of the lungs and pleurisy. About Christmas 1887 he became an out-patient at St George’s’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Thorax, lungs, heart, larynx, trachea, bronchi, liver, spleen, kidneys, testes, brain, stomach, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Dec 1890
Date of death: 25 Dec 1890
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of liver, pancreas and right ovary. Purulent peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Pancreas); Cancer (Ovary); Suppuration (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: The patient was an unmarried woman, a cook, and stated that until about two years before admission she had always enjoyed robust health and was very stout. Then she began to lose flesh and strength.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, pericardium, aorta, liver, gall bladder, spleen, kidneys, stomach, intestines, uterus and ovaries
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1 year 3 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Dec 1890
Date of death: 13 Dec 1890
Disease (transcribed): Measles. Pneumonia. Laryngitis
Disease (standardised): Measles (Immune system); Pneumonia (Lung); Laryngitis (Larynx)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See Medical Notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No post mortem examination
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Oct 1890
Date of death: 14 Dec 1890
Disease (transcribed): Mitral reflux. Adherent pericardium
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: This girl was an inmate of this hospital on twelve or more different occasions during the last four years of her life, and she had also been admitted to other hospitals. In 1880 she had rheumatic fever, followed by repeated attacks, dyspnoea and swelling of the abdomen and legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, bladder, uterus, kidneys, stomach, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, larynx, thyroid, pericardium and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Potman
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Dec 1890
Date of death: 12 Dec 1890
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: His health was generally good till Christmas 1889 when he was laid up for a fortnight with his first attack of bronchitis, after which he remained rather short of breath and was never quite free from expectoration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, larynx, thyroid gland, thymus gland, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, testes, bladder, urethra and vesicula seminalis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Dec 1890
Date of death: 5 Dec 1890
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See Medical Notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No post mortem examination
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 11
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Nov 1890
Date of death: 19 Nov 1890
Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever. Perforation
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Perforation (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: For about three weeks before admission he had been out of health but going about as usual. These was no diarrhoea, but the motions were loose and light coloured. During this time he ate a large number of apples.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, spleen, liver, pancreas, kidneys, testes, pleurae, lungs, pericardium and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Nov 1890
Date of death: 19 Nov 1890
Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: For six weeks before admission she had been rather bronchitis, and for three weeks she had recognised the fact that she was seriously ill and had been frequently shivering and sweating. She lost her voice within the last two days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Intestines, spleen, liver, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, ovaries, uterus, lungs, larynx, pericardium and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cat’s meat man
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Nov 1890
Date of death: 13 Nov 1890
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia (Left). Phthisis. Aortic reflux
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: He was a man of average strength, and enjoyed excellent health till two and a half years ago when he changed his occupation of a bricklayer’s labourer for that of a cat’s meat man, on account of failing strength. The weakness increased, and for eighteen months he had been suffering from shortness of breath, epigastric discomfort and flatulence.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, bladder, testes, suprarenals, kidneys, tongue, head, ears and joints
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cab fetcher
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Nov 1890
Date of death: 10 Nov 1890
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Right apex. Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: On November 5th he complained of feeling cold and of pain in one side but there was no rigor. He took to bed the next day, and was a little light headed on November 8th. On November 9th he came up to the hospital with signs at the right apex resembling those of phthisis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, tonsils, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, testes, bladder, prostate, penis, brain and ears
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Nov 1890
Date of death: 12 Nov 1890
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia (Right)
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: On November 2nd he vomited freely green material and felt unwell, but went about his work until November 6th. On the night of November 6th he shivered violently and have severe stitch on the right side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, bladder, prostate, testes, kidneys, head, brain, middle ears and joints
Type of incident: n/a