Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 53 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Apr 1846 Date of death: 23 Apr 1846 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Miliary tubercles. Ulceration of intestines. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient reported that he had been ill about six months, suffering almost constantly from diarrhoea with gradual wasting and extreme debility. His illness began with a fistula in ano. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 48 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 May 1849 Date of death: 12 May 1849 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Diseased heart Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: As the body was not examined, the history of this case is not given’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined'
Occupation or role: Child Age: 3 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Apr 1863 Date of death: 14 Apr 1863 Disease (transcribed): Sloughing of labia Disease (standardised): Sloughing (Labia) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 16 Gender: Female Date of admission: 20 Apr 1857 Date of death: 1 May 1857 Disease (transcribed): Fever. Arachinitis. Ulceration of the large intestine. Phthisis Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Arachnoiditis (Brain); Ulcer (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: She had been observed of late to be low spirited, very languid and indisposed to exert herself. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Porter Age: 58 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Apr 1866 Date of death: 3 Apr 1866 Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of heart. Oedema of lungs. Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Oedema (Lung); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: He was a hall keeper at the Lyceum Theatre and had suffered from rheumatism for many years. Five weeks before admission the legs began to swell and he was obliged to give up work. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Carman Age: 20 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Mar 1886 Date of death: 17 Mar 1886 Disease (transcribed): Fibroid phthisis. Dilatation of the right side of the heart. Hypertrophy of the right ventricle and advanced fatty degeneration of its muscle Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Fibrosis (Lung); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Medical notes: The patient attributed his illness to lying down on a haystack after cutting chaff. He had intense dyspnoea and had periodic attacks of cough in the winter since. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and intestines Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Apr 1896 Date of death: 1 Apr 1896 Disease (transcribed): Fractured lower limbs. Vomited matter in larynx and bronchi Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Vomit (Larynx); Vomit (Bronchi)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy Medical notes: Not seen by Registrar Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, limbs, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidney, bladder and testes Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 14 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Mar 1891 Date of death: 25 Mar 1891 Disease (transcribed): Multiple embolism of lungs. Congestion of brain. (?Septicaemia) Disease (standardised): Embolism (Lungs); Congestion (Brain); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James Medical examination performed by: Hale, Geoffrey Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William Medical notes: 'The patient when admitted was too ill to be able to give a reliable history. From the friends, the disease was caused from a fall on his head about a week previous to his admission here. After the accident was said to have been insensible for an hour, and had been very delirious ever since' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, neck, abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Mar 1851 Date of death: 10 May 1851 Disease (transcribed): Double pleurisy. Miliary tubercles & vomicae on both sides of the chest & slight ulceration of the lining membrane of the caecum & lower part of the ileum. Fatty liver Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Suppuration (Lungs); Ulcer (Caecum, ileum); Disease (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'Complained of cough of about 6 weeks’ standing with some hoarseness of voice, and considerable emaciation. He would not allow that he had been previously subject to cough, although he ‘might have had occasional colds’, and had never spit blood’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Female Date of admission: 21 Apr 1852 Date of death: 24 Apr 1852 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia. Operation. Peritonitis. Partial gangrene of intestines Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Gangrene (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: Two days before admission she had begun to vomit and had continued to do so up to that time. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 49 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Apr 1872 Date of death: 28 Apr 1872 Disease (transcribed): (Ankylosis of knee). Amputation of leg. Calcareous atheroma. Secondary haemorrhage. Exhaustion. Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Ankylosis (Leg); Amputation (Leg); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Haemorrhage (Leg); Exhaustion (Systemic); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This man came in with disease of the right knee joint of a few years duration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cabman Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Mar 1892 Date of death: 14 Mar 1892 Disease (transcribed): Rupture of internal and middle coats of aorta. Haemorrhage into pericardium Disease (standardised): Rupture (Aorta); Haemorrhage (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy Medical notes: This man fell from the box of his cab and when picked up was found to be dead. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, prostate and testes Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Porter Gender: Male Age: 55 Date of admission: 23 Mar 1904 Date of death: 23 Mar 1904 Disease (transcribed): Acute bronchitis. Emphysema. Dilatation of the heart. Oedema Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Cardiomyopathy, dilated (Heart); Oedema (Systemic); Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles Medical notes: 'Not seen by Med. [Medical] Registrar. See Notes No. 472.04 [1904]' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Dressmaker Age: 62 Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Apr 1905 Date of death: 16 Apr 1905 Disease (transcribed): Morbus renum. Granular kidneys. Enlarged heart. Suprarenal tumour. Depression of cerebral cortex by tumour of skull Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Disease (Heart); Tumour (Kidneys); Tumour (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy Medical examination performed by: Symes-Thompson, Henry Edmund Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John Medical notes: 'The patient was admitted to the hospital complaining of kidney disease. Her previous history was devoid of important incidents, medically speaking; she had worked hard as a dressmaker in London for the last 25 years of her life’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, brain, spinal cord, joints
Occupation or role: [Wife of] Washman Age: 38 Gender: Female Date of admission: 18 Mar 1910 Date of death: 18 Mar 1910 Disease (transcribed): Ruptured ovarian cyst. General peritonitis. Removal of left tube and ovary Disease (standardised): Cysts (Ovary); Rupture (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Operation (Fallopian tubes); Operation (Ovary) Admitted under the care of: Dakin, William Radford Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury Medical notes: The patient was admitted for blood stained discharge, abdominal pain and enlargement of the abdomen. These symptoms had been noticed since the birth of her last child three months ago. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal and genital organs Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 7 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 May 1850 Date of death: 2 Jun 1850 Disease (transcribed): Strumous disease of the knee joint. Amputation. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Disease (Knee); Amputation (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Medical notes: This patient was admitted with strumous disease of the knee joint which had existed for about three years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right lower extremity Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Female Date of admission: 20 Apr 1853 Date of death: 6 May 1853 Disease (transcribed): Endocarditis. Vegetations on the aortic semilunar valves. Fibrinous deposit in the spleen and kidneys Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Fibrin (Spleen); Fibrin (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This woman stated that she had been ill five weeks. She was then seized by pain in the left side passing across the epigastrium and up the sternum with shortness of breath. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 53 Date of admission: 30 Mar 1854 Date of death: 3 Apr 1854 Disease (transcribed): Fever Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic) Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This old woman had been ill, it appeared, 3 weeks before her admission. She attributed her illness to violent cold, and she had had severe pain on the left side with cough & shortness of breathing’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 31 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Apr 1847 Date of death: 21 Apr 1847 Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Disease (hypertrophy) of the heart? Mottled kidneys? Disease (standardised): Oedema (Indeterminate); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: The body of the patient having been removed without examination, no history of the case is recorded. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined at the request of friends Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Feb 1855 Date of death: 31 Mar 1855 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Peritonitis. Fibrinous deposit thickening the stomach Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Thickening (Stomach) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man stated that five weeks before admission he became subject to gripping pains in the umbilical region with tenderness. His appetite failed and he always had a feeling of weight in the chest after eating. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Plate Layer Age: 21 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Jan 1870 Date of death: 30 Mar 1870 Disease (transcribed): Crushed foot. Amputation. Pyaemia. Disease (standardised): Amputation (Foot); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: As the body was not examined, the case is not herein reported. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Commercial traveller Age: 62 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Apr 1871 Date of death: 10 May 1871 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Emphysema of lungs. Dilated heart. Cheesy deposits in kidneys. Enlarged prostate. Cystitis Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Emphysema (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Deposit (Kidneys); Disease (Prostate); Cystitis (Bladder) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'This man stated that he had suffered from severe epigastric pain for about a fortnight. At the same time his urine dribbled away from him. He had been very sick’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Porter Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Mar 1881 Date of death: 25 Mar 1881 Disease (transcribed): Continued fever. Fatty heart Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'Nothing could be gathered from his friends & relations beyond that he had been severely ill for 7 or 8 days & delirious for the last 48 hours' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines
Occupation or role: Charwoman Age: 72 Gender: Female Date of admission: 24 Mar 1880 Date of death: 27 Mar 1880 Disease (transcribed): Hernia. Sloughing of intestinal wall. Operation Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Sloughing (Intestines); Operation (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Medical notes: This patient had been suffering from cough for some time. 72 hours before admission, during a violent fit of coughing a hard lump formed suddenly in the right groin. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Feb 1890 Date of death: 4 Mar 1890 Disease (transcribed): Dilatation and incompetency of aortic valves. Dilatation of aorta. Pulmonary infarcts and bronchitis Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Dilatation (Aorta); Infarction (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell Medical notes: The patient who was deaf and dumb had long been without occupation. He was treated as an inpatient in St George’s Hospital in 1888 for morbus cordis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and stomach Type of incident: n/a