Occupation or role: Tailoress Age: 48 Gender: Female Date of admission: 4 Jan 1888 Date of death: 21 Mar 1888 Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia. Abscesses in muscles, lungs, liver, spleen. Dilatation of common bile duct Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Abscess (Muscles, lungs, liver, spleen); Disease (Bile duct) Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Medical notes: 'Two of the patient’s sisters died of phthisis. There is no other family history of disease. The patient has had 4 children, one of whom died of bronchitis. She had scarlatina when a child and two attacks of rheumatic fever, the last 29 years before she came to St George’s. She was in King’s College Hospital about 7 years ago. The nature of her illness was not clear’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, lungs, heart, brain
Occupation or role: Time keeper Age: 73 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Mar 1890 Date of death: 15 Mar 1890 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Cirrhosis of liver (coarse) Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Cirrhosis (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell Medical notes: Two years before his admission the man was laid up for a week with cough. He had no other illness until March 8th when he began to feel weak. The chief symptoms was cough. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and stomach Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Footman Age: 21 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Mar 1889 Date of death: 5 Apr 1889 Disease (transcribed): n/a Disease (standardised): n/a Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George Medical notes: Twenty days before his admission he was in Rome. He returned via San Remo, Cannes and Bologne. After his return he lived at 35 Chesham Place, Belgrave Square where he slept below ground. Four days after his return to London he had an attack of shivering followed by pains in the abdomen. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, abdomen, thorax, heart, trachea, bronchi, intestines, spleen, liver, kidneys, stomach, tongue, palate and pharynx Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Mar 1879 Date of death: 10 Apr 1879 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Pulmonary emphysema. Dilated heart Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Blake, Henry. Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: Cough and dyspnoea gradually commenced about two years before admission, more severe at first and never left him afterwards, and aggravated by cold weather. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Stableman Age: 39 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Apr 1888 Date of death: 10 Apr 1888 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia of left lower lobe. Effusion of lymph into the membranes of the brain Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Effusion (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Medical notes: 'The patient was said by his wife to be a ‘free drinker’, but not a drunkard. He was well till about a week before his admission when he began to suffer to aching of the legs, abdominal pain and vomiting’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, lungs, heart, spleen, kidneys, bladder, liver, intestines, spinal cord
Occupation or role: Valet Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Apr 1889 Date of death: 25 Apr 1889 Disease (transcribed): Patchy consolidation of all lobes of both lungs. Bronchitis. Peribronchitis and dilatation of smaller bronchioles Disease (standardised): Disease (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George Medical notes: The man lived in Grosvenor Square and slept with three other men in a room below the ground. He said that he had been troubled for a fortnight with cough and shortness of breath. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, larynx, trachea, bronchi, spleen, kidneys, liver, testes, stomach, intestines, brain and teeth Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 31 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 May 1877 Date of death: 6 May 1877 Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia. Secondary abscesses. Large perinephritic abscess. Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Abscess (Kidney); Perinephritis (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: This patient was admitted into the Surgical Wards on 7th February for abscesses on the right leg and the nape of the neck, the former of one, the latter of five weeks standing. The abscess of the leg was opened in the hospital and she was sent to Wimbledon. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, heart, liver, abscess, kidneys, spleen, spinal column, brain and uterus.
Occupation or role: Lath maker Age: 17 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Apr 1879 Date of death: 3 May 1879 Disease (transcribed): Purpura. Haemorrhage and inflammatory softening of brain perhaps secondary to disease of the petrous bone Disease (standardised): Purpura (Skin); Haemorrhage (Brain); Softening (Brain); Disease (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Morgan, John H. Ewart, William Medical notes: On November 29th he was suddenly seized with shivering and abdominal pain. On the 30th he complained of great headache. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain and bones of skull Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Plumber Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Jan 1895 Date of death: 10 Jan 1895 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William Medical examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril Medical notes: This patient have a history of having had a winter cough for some years and twelve months ago he coughed up blood. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, intestines and bladder Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 23 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Jan 1889 Date of death: 4 Jun 1889 Disease (transcribed): Rheumatism. Morbus cordis. Cerebral embolism Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Disease (Heart); Embolism (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Post mortem examination performed by: Sortain, Bertram V. Medical notes: Seven years before her admission the woman had a severe illness of which the chief symptoms were severe pains in her joints. Five weeks before she came to St George’s she had a similar illness. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines and spinal cord Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Gender: Female Age: 38 Date of admission: 27 Jun 1878 Date of death: 8 Jul 1878 Disease (transcribed): Tetanus from extensive cutaneous burn Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Central nervous system); Burn (Skin); Admitting doctor: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry PM performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: 'History. Contents of lighted Paraffin lamp were upset over Patient. Symptoms. Much collapse – Cold – Shivering – Both arms, lower extremities and greater part of abdomen red and vesicated – In parts epidermis wanting – In parts skin white and leathery' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, intestine, brain Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Housemaid Gender: Female Age: 20 Date of admission: 10 Dec 1877 Date of death: 31 Dec 1877 Disease (transcribed): Typhoid ulcerations; perforation; peritonitis etc Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines); Perforation (Indeterminate); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Admitting doctor: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard PM performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: 'History. No heritable disease in the family. Subject to headaches, invariably R [Right] frontal. Diaphoresis scanty. Constitution otherwise sound. In the afternoon of the 4th day before admn [admission], she began to feel chilly: this lasted till she went to bed. Next mom [moment] she was hot, the appetite gone, lumbar pain and occipital headache present: was very weak and had to lay up. She perspired much the first few days. Bowels open on 7th and 9th, with purgatives. She vomited on the 9th' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum, intestine, uterus Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Jan 1877 Date of death: 18 Jan 1877 Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Haemothorax. Luxation of spine Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Haemothorax (Thorax); Luxation (Spine) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Bennet, William Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: A Dray on which the patient was riding upset throwing his violently to the ground and one of the horses which had also fallen, then rolled on him. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and thorax Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Bricklayer Gender: Male Age: 46 Date of admission: 17 Jul 1878 Date of death: 26 Jul 1878 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular disease, chiefly affecting the glands. Ascites etc Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Glands); Ascites (Abdomen); Admitting doctor: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: n/a PM performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: 'History. No heritable diseases in the family. Inflammation of the lungs 20 years before admission: subject to slight coughs since. Otherwise healthy. Diaphoresis habitually profuse. Accustomed to take on an average of 4 pts [pints] of beer and a glass of whiskey daily: frequent excesses. 'Faint feeling' in epigastrium for ½ hr [hour] after food once or twice in last 12 mo [months]. Purpuric maculation on legs from April 1878. About 5 wks [weeks] before admission pain commenced gradually in the abdomen. It continued, increasing steadily in severity, unaffected by period of day, by eating or breathing deeply; - the abdomen at the same time enlarging progressively' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, mesenteric glands, peritoneum, blood Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Hatter Gender: Male Age: 30 Date of admission: 24 Jul 1878 Date of death: 31 Jul 1878 Disease (transcribed): ? Rheumatism or pyaemia Disease (standardised): Rheumatism (Joints, tissues); Sepsis (Systemic); Admitting doctor: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard PM performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: 'Previous history of fairly good health: subject to coughs for 4 yrs [years]: appetite deficient for 3: diaphoresis habitually very profuse. Had drunk beer and spirits to great excess for four years: constantly intoxicated. No intelligible account of his present illness could be obtained: his father, for whom he worked, but who knew little of him, stated that he had had an open wound about the L. [Left] gt. [great] toe joint for 15 wks [weeks], and had been 'ill' for five' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestine, brain Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 4 10/12 Date of admission: 20 Jul 1878 Date of death: 3 Aug 1878 Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria. Tracheotomy. Sloughing of the wound etc Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx); Tracheotomy (Trachea); Sloughing (Neck); Admitting doctor: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard PM performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: 'History. Mother d. [died] of consumption: previous history of good health. Quite well till noon on the 7th day before admission: when she was noticed to have a troublesome cough. Towards evening she seemed to be struggling to spit something up and during the night there was severe dyspnoea with marked stridor. Next day all the symptoms were somewhat relieved. During the night they again became severe. On the 3rd day all symptoms had disappeared except a slight cough: she ate with a good appetite. This state of things continued till the 6th. On the 6th she complained of sore throat. The night before admn [admission] the severe dyspnoea and stridor returned, continued all night and part of the next morning, then lessened: as she was being brought up in a cab, these were hardly noticeable, but seemed to return on admission. No nasal discharge or swelling in the neck noticed' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, trachea Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Ladies maid Age: 37 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Aug 1877 Date of death: 26 Aug 1877 Disease (transcribed): Typhoid ulceration of bowel. Intestinal haemorrhage. Perforations. Disease (standardised): Typhoid Fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines); Haemorrhage (Intestines); Perforation (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: The patient had been attacked with weakness and languor, diarrhoea, shivering at night and occasional delirium. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, intestine, skull, dura mater and uterus Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Housemaid Age: 30 Gender: Female Date of admission: 13 Aug 1879 Date of death: 5 Sep 1879 Disease (transcribed): Albuminuria. Oedema of the glottis. Laryngotomy Disease (standardised): Albuminuria (Kidney); Oedema (Glottis); Laryngotomy (Larynx) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: The patient was quite well until about five weeks ago when an eruption of pimples appeared on the right arm, extending to the left a week later. About three weeks ago, she found on waking one morning the hands still and the skins on the backs of a black colour and beginning to peel off. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines, brain and uterus Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Baker Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Aug 1879 Date of death: 6 Sep 1879 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: The patient was quite well until early in April, when one evening he began to shiver. He continued doing so about a week, and at the end of the week the shivering ceased and cough gradually began. About two months ago dyspnoea and free expectoration commenced, the urine became dark and the appetite failed. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Trachea, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 48 Gender: Female Date of admission: 26 Aug 1879 Date of death: 12 Sep 1879 Disease (transcribed): Large liver cirrhosis with jaundice Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Jaundice (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: The present illness commenced two years ago at the menopause. During this period she had frequently spat up or vomited blood and epistaxis occasionally. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum and uterus Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Commercial traveller Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Sep 1879 Date of death: 15 Sep 1879 Disease (transcribed): Gangrenous pneumonia dependent upon tubercle. Tubal nephritis in a granular kidney Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Nephritis (Kidney); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: When seen by the Registrar there was great cyanosis. Examination was almost impossible owing to his condition, but at the left apex, loud cavernous breathing was heard behind crackles all over the front of the left lung. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, intestines, kidneys and spleen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Clerk Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Aug 1886 Date of death: 21 Aug 1886 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of pleura and viscera Disease (standardised): Cancer (Pleura); Cancer (Viscera) Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: The patient had stricture of the urethra in 1885 and had some swelling of the left testicle, which was shortly afterwards removed for a fungating tumour. The patient was well up to the 31st July when he had pain in the right side of the thorax with cough. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, pericardium, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, lumbar glands and testicles Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Plumber Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Jul 1879 Date of death: 16 Sep 1879 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular pulmonary phthisis (tapping of a vomica) Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tapping (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: This patient was transferred from University College Hospital on its closing for repairs. The patient was admitted there on June 23rd and he was then suffering from intermittent pyrexia. There was cough and free purulent expectoration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 6 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Sep 1879 Date of death: 30 Sep 1879 Disease (transcribed): Membranous laryngitis and tracheitis. Bronchopneumonia Disease (standardised): Laryngitis (Larynx); Tracheitis (Trachea); Bronchopneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: On the 18th September she went to school as usual but seemed ill in the evening. Wheezing on the chest was noticed by the mother who gave her a powder and put a poultice on her chest. She began to cough on that evening. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pharynx, larynx, bronchi, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 37 Gender: Female Date of admission: 30 Jul 1879 Date of death: 2 Oct 1879 Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of the rectum and of the ovaries. Widespread cancerous affection of the lymphatic glands Disease (standardised): Cancer (Rectum); Cancer (Ovaries); Cancer (Lymph nodes) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: She was quite well until her confinement on May 10th 1878. On May 12th there was pain and the appetite failed. Pain and anorexia lasted until July. During this period a tumour appeared in the left cervical region, which persisted. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident