Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 May 1882 Date of death: 12 Jun 1882 Disease (transcribed): Cellulitis and necrosis following amputation Disease (standardised): Cellulitis (Tissues); Necrosis (Foot); Amputation (Foot) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: This man some forty years before his admission, whilst at play slipped and ‘put his right ankle out.’ The foot ever since this had been deformed. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Vessels, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Cook Age: 30 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 Mar 1882 Date of death: 17 Jun 1882 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas. Gangrene of foot and leg. Phlebitis Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin ); Gangrene (Foot); Gangrene (Leg); Phlebitis (Veins) Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Child Age: 3 Gender: Female Date of admission: 17 Jun 1882 Date of death: 17 Jun 1882 Disease (transcribed): Laryngitis with false membrane. Ulcerated tonsil Disease (standardised): Laryngitis (Larynx); Ulcer (Palatine tonsil) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: Five days before admission she vomited much and lost her voice, and since then had been restless. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Palate, pharynx, larynx, trachea, pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Child Age: 12 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 May 1882 Date of death: 18 Jun 1882 Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: The child had not been laid up before admission except that sometimes he ‘seemed lame’, and two days before admission he was lame in his right foot and his hand had been red and painful. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married woman Age: 35 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Jun 1882 Date of death: 20 Jun 1882 Disease (transcribed): Miliary tuberculosis. Laryngeal nerves compressed Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Compressed (Larynx) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: She first noticed dyspnoea about a month before admission and her throat became sore in swallowing. There seemed to have been some laryngeal stricture and much dry cough. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain, larynx and trachea Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 51 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Jun 1882 Date of death: 21 Jun 1882 Disease (transcribed): Tubercle and vomicae of lung. Aneurism of aortic arch. Atheroma of and calcareous deposit in aorta Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Aneurysm (Arteries); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: Two months before admission he was hindered by dyspnoea and beating of the heart. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, aorta, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Wife Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 May 1882 Date of death: 1 Jul 1882 Disease (transcribed): Cancer of peritoneum, liver and ovaries. Ascites Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen); Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Ovary); Ascites (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: Two months before admission she felt too weak to do her ordinary work, and three weeks later she noticed abdominal swelling. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and ovaries Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Jun 1882 Date of death: 2 Jul 1882 Disease (transcribed): Dilated heart. Mitral and tricuspid openings. Congestion of lungs. Nutmeg liver Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Congestion (Lung); Disease (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: He had not lived a healthy life, drinking hard sometimes and sometimes obtaining very insufficient food. For three months before admission he had oedema. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Jul 1882 Date of death: 3 Jul 1882 Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy. Blood in lateral third and fourth ventricles Disease (standardised): Stroke (Nervous system); Bleeding (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: He was said to have had a fit and to have fallen off a railway platform. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, skull and brain Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Apr 1882 Date of death: 6 Jul 1882 Disease (transcribed): Stricture of oesophagus. Tumour attached to thyroid cartilage. Enlarged thyroid bodies. Double pneumonia Disease (standardised): Constriction (Oesophagus); Tumour (Thyroid gland); Enlarged (Thyroid gland); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: About five months before admission he first experienced difficulty in deglutition and a feeling of stiffness about the neck. There was constant regurgitation of food into the mouth. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, larynx, thyroid body, oesophagus, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Wife Age: 49 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Jun 1882 Date of death: 10 Jul 1882 Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis. Fatty liver. Ascites. Collapsed right lung Disease (standardised): Mitral valve stenosis (Heart); Disease (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen); Collapsed (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: She had had ten children, of whom eight survived and seven miscarriages. She noticed oedema of the feet eighteen months before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Wife Age: 43 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 Nov 1881 Date of death: 11 Jul 1882 Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis. Congestion of lungs. Fatty liver Disease (standardised): Mitral valve stenosis (Heart); Congestion (Lung); Disease (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: In October 1880 she noticed some swelling of the stomach, followed by oedema of the legs. There had been orthopnoea and much palpitation. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and genital organs Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Jul 1882 Date of death: 13 Jul 1882 Disease (transcribed): Hernia. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: He had been ruptured in the left inguinal region for twenty four years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and hernia Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Dressmaker Age: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Jun 1882 Date of death: 13 Jul 1882 Disease (transcribed): Miliary tuberculosis. Caseous deposit in lungs and brain Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Caseous deposits (Lung); Caseous deposits (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: Her mother was consumptive and several of her brothers and sisters died of consumption. In spring 1882 she began to lose strength, flesh and complained of pain between the shoulders and over the left ovary. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and spinal cord Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Jul 1882 Date of death: 17 Jul 1882 Disease (transcribed): Syphilitic disease of liver and spleen. Congestion of lungs Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Liver); Syphilis (Spleen); Congestion (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: He gave a history of syphilis dating from 1862. He had subsequent growths in the forehead and on the sternum. Four months before admission he noticed loss of power in the left arm and uncertainty of gait. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain, spinal cord and bones Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Jul 1882 Date of death: 19 Jul 1882 Disease (transcribed): Pleuritic effusion. Tubercle of each lung. Heart displaced Disease (standardised): Effusion (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung); Displacement (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: In March 1882 he got pleurisy o the right side. He has never been free from cough, much dyspnoea, much sweating and occasional diarrhoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 5 months Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Jul 1882 Date of death: Brought in dead Disease (transcribed): Congestion of lungs Disease (standardised): Congestion (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: Brought in dead Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal and brain Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 3 Gender: Female Date of admission: 20 Jul 1882 Date of death: 22 Jul 1882 Disease (transcribed): Scarlet fever. Ulceration of tonsils and pharynx Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Palatine tonsil); Ulcer (Pharynx) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: She was one of a family of nine children, one of whom died of Scarlet Fever about two months before her admission. The child’s appetite fell off and there was much submaxillary swelling with cough. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, pharynx, larynx, trachea, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 24 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Jul 1882 Date of death: 24 Jul 1882 Disease (transcribed): Gun shot wound of chest. Fracture of fourth rib. Haemorrhage into pleura. Laceration of left lung Disease (standardised): Wound (Thorax); Fracture (Ribs); Haemorrhage (Pleura); Laceration (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: He shot himself in the left side of his chest with a revolver loaded with small shot, holding the pistol close to his side. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: Suicide
Occupation or role: Wife Age: 22 Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Jul 1882 Date of death: 25 Jul 1882 Disease (transcribed): Miliary tuberculosis. Peritonitis. Congestion of lungs Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Congestion (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: About five months before admission she began to notice a cough with very scanty sputa. The abdomen was felt to be swollen and tender. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, oesophagus, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Dressmaker Age: 20 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 May 1882 Date of death: 27 Jul 1882 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Large cavities in each lung. Casesous masses in omenta Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Cavities (Lung); Caseous deposits (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: For about five years she had not been free from cough. She had frequent slight attacks of haemoptysis and there had been rapid loss of flesh and strength. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 10 months Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Jul 1882 Date of death: 28 Jul 1882 Disease (transcribed): Laryngitis with false membrane. Congestion of lungs Disease (standardised): Laryngitis (Larynx); Congestion (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: On the evening of June 26th, after no exposure or obvious exciting cause, the child’s breathing became very difficult. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Tonsils, larynx, trachea, pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Kitchen maid Age: 22 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Jul 1882 Date of death: 30 Jul 1882 Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Ulcers of duodenum. Congestion of lungs Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ulcer (Duodenum); Congestion (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: Five days before admission she felt sudden pain in the epigastrium and vomited. The vomiting had continued daily since then. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Wife Age: 43 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 Jun 1882 Date of death: 1 Aug 1882 Disease (transcribed): Haemorrhage in right lateral ventricle, corpus striatum. Softening of brain. Haemorrhage (recent) into pons Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Softening (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: She had frequent headache for three years with much vomiting for six weeks, with loss of strength and appetite. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Laundress Age: 42 Gender: Female Date of admission: 31 Jul 1882 Date of death: 1 Aug 1882 Disease (transcribed): Perforating ulcer of stomach. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Perforation (Stomach); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: She had syphilis aged twenty two followed by skin eruptions and other secondary and tertiary symptoms. She first vomited blood in 1874 and this recurred several times subsequently. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, spleen, kidneys, liver, and ovary Type of incident: n/a