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Sarah Heald, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Jun 1842
Date of death: 3 Jul 1842
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Endocarditis. Ulceration of caecum and ascending colon.
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Lowe, 75, Librarian

Occupation or role: Librarian
Age: 75
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1915
Date of death: 2 Sep 1915
Disease (transcribed): Acute retention. Adenomatous enlargement of prostate. Operation. Heart failure
Disease (standardised): Retention (Bladder); Adenoma (Prostate); Enlarged (Prostate); Operation (Prostate); Failure (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: For notes of this case see Surgical Register 1763/1915
Body parts examined in the post mortem: n/a
Type of incident: n/a

[No name] Said, 26, Valet

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

Jane Caldecourt, 17, Kitchenmaid

Occupation or role: Kitchenmaid
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Sep 1887
Date of death: 6 Oct 1887
Disease (transcribed): Vomiting. Exhaustion
Disease (standardised): Vomiting
Admitted under the care of: Champneys, Francis Henry
Medical examination performed by: Page, Harry Marmaduke
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Patient had suffered from a yellow vaginal discharge for 6 weeks before admission & from pain above pubes & in left lumbar region for 4 weeks. For last fortnight before admission had vomited frequent after meals. A well-nourished, healthy-looking girl of very dark complexion, mother was a coloured woman'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

James Williams, 28, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1851
Date of death: 20 Feb 1851
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Large vomica at base of right lung, smaller at apex. Adherent pleura
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Suppuration (Lungs); Adherent (Lungs)
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: 'A black, who said he had been ill 10 weeks with cough & spitting. His attack was in the first instance not severe, but he had soon after had spitting of blood, and had been gradually getting worse & losing flesh ever since. He was emaciated, voice rather hoarse’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

John Lusila, Waiter

Occupation or role: Waiter
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Date of admission: 13 Dec 1854
Date of death: 17 Dec 1854
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Scrofulous deposit in intestinal glands. Ulceration of glottis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Intestines); Ulcer (Larynx)
Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This poor black, who was a native of Angola, and had been in the West Indies, had been 10 years in England, & was waiter in an eating house. He had not been conscious of illness till during the last 6 months when he had suffered from cough & haemoptysis, followed by hoarseness & sore throat’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, larynx

Type of injury: n/a

Richard Van Coppenolle, 41, Cook

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

Ignatius Gabrielski, 50, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jul 1852
Date of death: 5 Aug 1852
Disease (transcribed): Phthysis. Extensive deposit in both lungs. Firm double pleural adhesions. Extensive intestinal ulceration
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Adhesions (Pleura); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: A Polish man who could speak no English. He had been suffering for some time from cough, emaciation and latterly had lost his voice.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Rodd, 45, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1852
Date of death: 17 May 1852
Disease (transcribed): Death by coma and convulsions. Nothing but effusion of fluid in the ventricles and the sub-arachnoid tissues found, with numerous bloody puncta
Disease (standardised): Coma (Brain); Seizures (Brain); Effusion (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man was a coachman to an English nobleman resident abroad, and about six months before admission had to drive some hours from Berlin to Vienna during very hot weather. On his arrival at Vienna he felt very unwell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Emile Bruck, 35, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Dec 1897
Date of death: 1 Jan 1898
Disease (transcribed): Perforated duodenal ulcer. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Duodenum); Perforation (Duodenum); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Hayward, John Warrington. Allingham, Herbert William
Medical examination performed by: Jaffrey, Francis
Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical notes: The patient complained of pain in the abdomen in the region of the umbilicus.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, testicles and toe joints
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Berwick, 9 months , [Child of] Bootmaker

Occupation or role: [Child of] Bootmaker
Age: 9 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Apr 1903
Date of death: 21 Apr 1903
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous lymphadenitis. Ulceration into left bronchus of caseous gland. Inhalation tuberculosis of left lung. Generalized miliary tuberculosis. Tuberculous meningitis. Tuberculous ulceration of intestines. Absence of thymus
Disease (standardised): lymphadenitis (Lymph nodes); Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes); Ulcer (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Systemic); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain);Tuberculosis (Intestines) ; Ulcer (Intestines) ; Absence (Thymus gland)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Barwell, Harold Shuttleworth
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: A healthy child until he had chicken pox at four and a half months. He was vaccinated at the same time and had not been well since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, thymus, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Kate Cochrane, 1, [No occupation stated]

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

Albert Webb, 1, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1883
Date of death: 18 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Gangrenous varicella. Pleuritis. Abscess in lungs
Disease (standardised): Chickenpox (Systemic); Gangrene (Tissues); Pleurisy (Pleura); Abscess (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: It was not know whether there were any other eruptive fevers in the same house or street, or among acquaintances of the parents. The child had been vaccinated two months ago. No abnormal course followed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, joints, skull and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Christopher Maskell, 4 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Dec 1897
Date of death: 18 Jan 1898
Disease (transcribed): Broncho pneumonia. Pleural effusion
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Effusion (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Jaffrey, Francis
Post mortem examination performed by: Marks, Herbert William J.
Medical notes: He was vaccinated on the left arm a month ago and the parts were allowed to get dirty and cellulitis set in.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, pericardium, liver, peritoneum, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Frederick Hildritch, 44, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jul 1897
Date of death: 10 Aug 1897
Disease (transcribed): Stone in kidney. Perinephritis abscess. Pyaemia. Thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
Disease (standardised): Kidney calculi (Kidney); Abscess (Kidney); Sepsis (Systemic); Thrombosis (Indeterminate); Embolism (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard and Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Kidney, lungs

Type of incident: n/a

Florence Porter, 25, [Wife of] Plasterer

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Plasterer
Gender: Female
Age: 25
Date of admission: 16 May 1904
Date of death: 17 May 1904
Disease (transcribed): Laryngitis with ulceration of soft palate (? Syphilitic.) and epiglottis and vocal chords. Tracheotomy. Asphyxia
Disease (standardised): Laryngitis (Larynx, epiglottis, vocal cords); Ulcer (Palate, soft); Syphilis (Systemic); Tracheotomy (Trachea); Asphyxia (Respiratory system);
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Ascherson, William Lawrence
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'Patient admitted on May 16th for sore throat. Trouble in the throat had been present 18 months and had been getting steadily worse. She had occasionally bought a bottle of medicine for it (!) but had never consulted a doctor. Loss of voice 4 months. Her hair had been falling out recently. Patient had had one child and no miscarriages'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

James Wright, 45, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Date of admission: 18 Apr 1904
Date of death: 20 Apr 1904
Disease (transcribed): Old syphilis. Atheroma. Aortic regurgitation. Hypertrophy and dilatation of the heart. Congestion of the viscera
Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Systemic); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta); Aortic valve insufficiency (Heart); Hypertrophy (Heart); Cardiomyopathy, dilated (Heart); Congestion (Viscera);
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Ascherson, William Lawrence
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: 'Patient was admitted on April 18th for shortness of breath and swelling of the legs. There was a history of syphilis 20 years ago. His heart symptoms dated from 2 years before admission: while pulling in a tug of war he had an attack of shortness of breath which necessitated his lying up for several months. In spite of much dyspnoea, he had been able to follow his trade until Christmas 1903. Then afterward his dyspnoea became more urgent. For the fortnight before admission, the legs had been swelling for the first time, orthopnoea had been absolute and sleep poor. He had been spitting blood for the few days preceding admission. No history of rheumatic fever. Alcohol moderate'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Eliza Gurr, 47, [Wife of] Porter

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Porter
Gender: Female
Age: 47
Date of admission: 2 Feb 1904
Date of death: 3 Feb 1904
Disease (transcribed): ? Myelitis. Syphilis. Gumma in liver. Ivory like skull
Disease (standardised): Myelitis (Spinal cord); Syphilis (Systemic); Granuloma (Liver);
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Ascherson, William Lawrence
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Patient was not seen by the Medical Registrar. When admitted, the day before death, H.P. [House Physician] reported that the patient had complete paralysis and loss of sensation of the legs, and paresis of the arms. The urine had to be cathaterized, and a bed sore was forming on the sacrum'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Type of incident: n/a

James Scott, 44, Confectioner

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

John Libley, 41, Tailor

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Aug 1881
Date of death: 6 Dec 1881
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Disease of heart valves
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys, heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'He joined the army in 1854 at 14. Syphilis in 1856. Delirium tremens after drinking much raw spirit in East Indies in 1860. Dysentery in India in 1861. For several years, about 1868-1872 he had much nocturnal pain in head & shins with temporary nodes. In 1876 he felt some 'palpitation' with substernal pain & was sent home from India with a certificate of heart disease; since then he has done light work. No oedema noticed until 3 weeks ago; some anginal symptoms during the last fortnight'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen

Type of incident: n/a

John Male, 63, Night watchman

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

Henry Lowther, 58, Butler

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

George Campbell, 22 months, Baker

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 22 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Aug 1883
Date of death: 11 Au g1883
Disease (transcribed): Disease of petrous bone. Pyaemia. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Skull); Sepsis (Systemic); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Giles, Oswald
Medical notes: He had been in very good health until after serving in the Zulu war he had a sunstroke in South Africa in June 1882 and was invalided home. Seventeen days before admission he had great pain in the right ear.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and bones
Type of incident: n/a

Samuel Patridge, 29, Labourer, ex soldier

Occupation or role: Labourer, ex soldier
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 July 1877
Date of death: 19 July 1877
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Old hepatic abscesses. Amyloid disease
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Abscess (Liver); Amyloidosis (Liver, Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: During the Ashanti war in 1874 he had a fever, and he was invalided in 1875 for pain in the right side of the chest. Early in November he began to cough, shiver, vomit and to experience pain in the right shoulder. He spat green matter and sweated much.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestine and brain
Illustration or photograph: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

John Beckett, 22, Pensioner

Occupation or role: Pensioner
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Nov 1919
Date of death: 18 Dec 1919
Disease (transcribed): Chronic (bronchiectastic) cavity of lung. Haemoptysis
Disease (standardised): Bronchiectasis (Lung); Haemoptysis (Respiratory tract)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: Bull, Henry Cecil Herbert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: He spat up some frothy blood six weeks before admission and had continued to do so intermittently ever since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

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