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Agnes Dodd, 16, Nursemaid

Occupation or role: Nursemaid
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Nov 1877
Date of death: 10 Dec 1877
Disease (transcribed): Spontaneous thrombosis in the cerebral sinuses. Inflammatory disintegration in the right sphenotemporal lobe.
Disease (standardised): Thrombosis (Brain); Inflammation (Brain)
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 admitted in a delirious condition. She was well nourished but anaemic to a marked degree. She complained of severe pain about the mastoid process, shooting down into the neck and up into the head, thumping sensations in the chest on exertion, and nausea after drinking anything hot.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, intestinal canal, uterus, skull and meninges
Type of incident: n/a

Albert Coles, 17, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jan 1883
Date of death: 24 Jan 1883
Disease (transcribed): Acute rheumatism. Adherent pericardium. Vegetation on aortic and mitral valves
Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Adherent (Heart); Disease (Heart)
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 first felt rheumatic symptoms in 1876. Ever since then he had been short of breath and felt much palpitation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Albert Newnham, 34, [No occupation stated]

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

Alfred Bryan, 60, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1889
Date of death: 27 Nov 1889
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of bladder. Obstruction to ureters. Hydronephrosis (Endocarditis ulcerative)
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Bladder); Obstruction (Ureter); Hydronephrosis (Kidney); Endocarditis (Heart); Ulcer (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: The day before admission he noticed his urine was very dark and full of blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, urinary trach and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Keegan, 40, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1882
Date of death: 25 May 1882
Disease (transcribed): Ulcerative endocarditis. Cerebral embolism
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Embolism (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: Three months before admission, when acting as a waiter at the new university club, he was struck accidentally on the head by a piece of coal.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, heart, liver and spleen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Alice Allwright, 18, Still room maid

Occupation or role: Still room maid
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Nov 1880
Date of death: 28 Nov 1880
Disease (transcribed): Endocarditis. Old and recent perinephritis
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Perinephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: The patient had her first attack of rheumatism in 1874 and was admitted in 1878. In November 1880 she awoke with a violent headache and in the course of the day, rheumatic pains appeared.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Alice Davey, 33, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Oct 1889
Date of death: 17 Oct 1889
Disease (transcribed): Fatty heart. Collapsed lung. Ovarian tumour and ascites
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Atelectasis (Lung); Cancer (Ovary); Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: About three months before she came to St George’s the woman fell down and hurt herself. She was pregnant at the time but her attention was called to the fact that her abdomen was of abnormal size.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, ovaries, liver, spleen, kidneys, uterus, pleurae, lungs and heart
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Ambrose Morgan, 22, Footman

Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jul 1881
Date of death: 18 Jul 1881
Disease (transcribed): Mitral disease. Hypertrophy. Adherent pericardium
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Willis, Arthur Keith
Post mortem examination performed by: ? and Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'Seven years ago he had rheumatic fever; some oedema of legs followed, which disappeared after convalescence. He began to feel rheumatic pains in right calf of leg, then in left, about 13-14 days before admission'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Ann Beveridge, 20, Tailoress

Occupation or role: Tailoress
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Mar 1881
Date of death: 17 Mar 1881
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'Two years ago she had rheumatic fever, since then she has felt weaker, & had some shortness of breath, but no oedema. She has been working lately long hours, 8.15am to 6.30pm with a military tailor, and has felt for the last 7 or 8 weeks shifting pains in right wrist, shoulder & elbow; no swelling but slight redness; much headache & loss of appetite.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

Ann Grace, 30, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Nov 1884
Date of death: 28 Nov 1884
Disease (transcribed): Pregnancy. Phlebitis and thrombosis of saphena vein. Pulmonary thrombosis
Disease (standardised): Pregnancy (Uterus); Phlebitis (Veins); Thrombosis (Veins); Thrombosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, uterus, liver, spleen and kidneys. The uterus was placed in spirit, for the purpose of making a permanent preparation.
Type of incident: n/a

Annie Couper, 19, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Nov 1881
Date of death: 19 Apr 1882
Disease (transcribed): Ulcerative endocarditis. Pneumonia. Granular kidneys. Inflammation of liver
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Inflammation (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: In May 1881 she fell and struck her hip against some stones and from that time she dates constant discomfort in the hip and a limping gait.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Annie Leigh, 21, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Jun 1881
Date of death: 1 Jul 1881
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral congestion. Endocarditis. Granular kidneys (infarct)
Disease (standardised): Congestion (Brain); Endocarditis (Heart); Disease (Kidneys); Infarct (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Willis, Arthur Keith
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'She had rheumatic fever at 10; no subsequent oedema. In Jan 1880 she had syphilis with marked secondary symptoms in throat & skin. She was for 6 months under treatment. Five weeks ago she felt pains in her legs & left shoulder, with some shivering & loss of appetite; much headache; some palpitation felt. She could walk without difficulty. The next morning she found she could not stand'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Annie Whittington, 17, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Apr 1880
Date of death: 8 May 1880
Disease (transcribed): Somewhat obscure. Originating after operation for a navoid growth, and possibly septicaemic. Thrombosis of the heart alone found. Ecchymosis of the right pleura
Disease (standardised): Operation (Torso); Sepsis (Systemic); Thrombosis (Heart); Ecchymosis (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: The patient had a congenital tumour of the right side, and when admitted it was the size of an adult fist.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Back, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Archie Marshall, 11, [Child of] Bootmaker

Occupation or role: [Child of] Bootmaker
Age: 11
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Jul 1888
Date of death: 25 Jul 1888
Disease (transcribed): Endocarditis. Vegetations on mitral valve. Hypertrophy of both sides of the heart. Splenic & renal infarctions
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Infarction (Spleen, kidneys)
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 boy had had two attacks of rheumatic fever, the first 2 years, the second one year before he came to St George’s. He gave no history of earlier complications during the attacks. He had not had chorea. He began to suffer from cough and dyspnoea and went to the Victoria Hospital for Children where mitral disease was diagnosed. He was treated with digitalis’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Thorax, lungs, heart, spleen, kidneys, liver, stomach, brain, ears

Type of incident: n/a

Arthur Ashdown, 25, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 May 1900
Date of death: 24 May 1900
Disease (transcribed): Obliterative endarteritis of cerebral vessels. Cerebral softening
Disease (standardised): Endarteritis (Arteries); Softening (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: In September last the patient was treated for severe secondary syphilis. On admission he was a fairly healthy looking man with paralysis of the right arm and leg and right side of the face.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary and urinary tracts, testes, and cranial cavity
Type of incident: n/a

Arthur Frost, 44, Letter sorter

Occupation or role: Letter sorter
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Dec 1889
Date of death: 16 Dec 1889
Disease (transcribed): Saccular aneurysm of the descending aorta, bursting into the right pleural cavity
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Rupture (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: The patient died a few minutes after his admission
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, aorta, diaphragm, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Catherine Digweed, 33, [Wife of] Coalporter

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Coalporter
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Sep 1908
Date of death: 9 Oct 1908
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy and adherent pleurae. Pericarditis and adherent pericardium. Progressive chronic suppurative and fibrosing mediastinitis. Cardiac failure
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Mediastinitis (Mediastinum); Suppuration (Mediastinum); Fibrosis (Mediastinum); Failure (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: The patient was first admitted with pain in the chest and oedema of the feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: , fauces, larynx, trachea, bronchi, abdomen, stomach and intestines, liver, gall bladder and ducts, suprarenals, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, ureter and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Joseph Wiggins, 49, Coach painter

Occupation or role: Coach painter
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Nov 1882
Date of death: 25 Nov 1882
Disease (transcribed): Fatty change in heart, liver and kidneys. Enlarged spleen. Congestion of lungs
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Enlarged (Spleen); Congestion (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: In 1863 he had syphilis with severe secondary symptoms. He first noticed blood passed by the intestines in 1880 and again in 1882 by the intestines and the mouth.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Pickard, 42, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Feb 1881
Date of death: 21 Feb 1881
Disease (transcribed): Thrombosis. Congestion of the lungs
Disease (standardised): Thrombosis (Heart); Congestion (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'He could give no history of heritable disease. He had very good health as a boy, joined the 17th Lancers in 1857 at 19, & served with them until 1869. He passed 8 years in India, & had a few attacks of fever without rigors. Joined the army hospital corps at Malta in 1869, leaving in 1879 without any further illness. Throughout these 18 years he had kept to very temperate habits and had not been invalided for more than a week'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, veins, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

Charles Shewsmith, 23, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Sep 1890
Date of death: 26 Sep 1890
Disease (transcribed): Endocarditis ulcerative. Aortic and mitral reflux
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Ulcer (Heart); 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: The man had rheumatic fever five times. In August 1885 he was an inmate of this hospital, complaining of cardiac symptoms of recent date. At that time mitral systolic and double aortic murmurs were heard. Lately he suffered from epigastric pain, and he described some swelling of the feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, spleen, pancreas, liver, suprarenals, bladder, prostate, kidneys, vesicula seminalis, testes, brain and middle ears
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Walpole, 54, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Aug 1882
Date of death: 29 Aug 1882
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Peritonitis. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pericarditis (Heart) ;
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 been accustomed to drink four or five pints of beer a day. He had had frequent attacks of vomiting and headache and had suffered from piles.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Charlotte Whiting, 18, Servant

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Oct 1890
Date of death: 17 Oct 1890
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Thrombosis of lateral sinus
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Thrombosis (Transverse sinuses)
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: There had been a discharge from the right eat for rather more than twelve months, and this suddenly ceased just before the commencement of the fatal illness. On October 6th she was taken suddenly ill in the middle of the day with urgent vomiting and pain in the head which radiated from the right ear.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid glands, pericardium, heart, skull, brain, peritoneum, liver, spleen, suprarenals, bladder, suprarenals, kidneys and ovaries
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Colville, 40, Carman

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Jul 1882
Date of death: 18 Sep 1882
Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of aorta communication with pulmonary artery
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Arteries)
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 attributed his present illness to getting wet through seven weeks before admission, after which he had much cough with occasional streaks of blood in the sputa.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Cox, 38, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jan 1901
Date of death: 25 Jan 1901
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Fatty degeneration of the heart
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Tucker, William Eldon
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was too delirious to obtain a history. His lodging house keeper reported that he lived on drink.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, trachea, infratracheal glands, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal and testes
Type of incident: n/a

Eliza Chalk, 17, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Jan 1883
Date of death: 8 Feb 1883
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Endocarditis
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Endocarditis (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: She had acute articular rheumatism of the knee and hands in October 1882 which left her with chronic swelling of the feet and palpitation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

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