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Jessie Justice, 44, Governess

Occupation or role: Governess
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1883
Date of death: 10 Jan 1883
Disease (transcribed): Pernicious anaemia. Haemorrhagic spots in arachnoid
Disease (standardised): Anaemia, pernicious (Systemic); 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: Recently there had been an increase of anaemia and weakness with tinnitus giddiness and, for a fortnight before admission, much vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenal capsules and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Robert Street, 9, [Child of] Hairdresser

Occupation or role: [Child of] Hairdresser
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Dec 1888
Date of death: 8 Jan 1889
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in the right cerebral hemisphere. Small cirrhotic liver. Old peritonitic adhesions
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain); Cirrhosis (Liver); Adhesions (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: The patient had always been anaemic. His abdomen had always been large. The patient’s father was a moderate drinker and it was said that the boy had been accustomed to have spirits given to him to drink.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, right middle ear, eyes, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach, intestines, thorax, heart and lungs
Type of incident: n/a

James Barton, 68, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Apr 1880
Date of death: 14 Apr 1880
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: While at work on the morning of April 8th he fell down suddenly, became unconscious and partially lost the use of his left side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Tremble, 15, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Apr 1882
Date of death: 7 May 1882
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of pia mater, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys and peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Meninges); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Liver); Tuberculosis (Spleen); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: About a fortnight before admission she began to feel headache, anorexia and thirst. A day or two later she noticed that her breath was very short and the headache increased.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain and its membranes, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Tubbs, 1 ½, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1 ½
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 May 1881
Date of death: 11 May 1881
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of the meninges, lungs, spleen, liver and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain, lungs, spleen, liver, kidneys)
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: 'The family history is healthy both on father's & mother's side. The child has been suckled up to admission but has also had lately portions of its parents' food: no habitual cough. Three months ago it began to have whooping cough from which it has only just recovered. About May 1 its appetite completely failed, it became very restless at night and screamed occasionally violently'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, spleen, liver, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

George Wells, 2 years 6 months , [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2 years 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Apr 1883
Date of death: 3 May 1883
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis. Tubercular peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (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: He had been treated for six weeks as an out patient, when a diagnosis of Tuberculosis had been made. He had grown very fretful and restless, and complained of abdominal pain and ‘soreness’ of the head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Emma Chapman, 28, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Jul 1882
Date of death: 24 Jul 1882
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Hyperpyrexia
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Nervous system); Fever (Systemic)
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 a week or more preceding admission she had been subject to diarrhoea, vomiting and headache, and could get no sleep.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Thorn, 48, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jul 1888
Date of death: 1 Aug 1888
Disease (transcribed): Compression of left cerebral hemisphere by blood clot under or within the dura mater
Disease (standardised): Compression (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The man could give no clear history of himself. He said he had suffered from gout some years before his admission. He was a fairly well-nourished man. When he came into the hospital he was evidently ill, had a fatuous expression of face, was in an apathetic mental state and had a great lack of intellectual power’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, thorax, lungs, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

James Burgess, 33, Gardener

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Aug 1884
Date of death: 23 Aug 1884
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: Six weeks before admission whilst travelling by tram the patient complained of a feeling of numbness behind the ears and could not express his ideas. The following day he complained of pain in the head and became unconscious.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Richard Barrett, 45, Tailor

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Aug 1884
Date of death: 25 Aug 1884
Disease (transcribed): Haemorrhage into pons varolii
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: On the 16th the patient went to his bedroom, apparently in good health and sober. On the 17th he was found on the floor. He was paralysed on the right side and his speech could not be understood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidneys, liver, spleen and brain
Type of incident: n/a

George Doran, 1 year 6 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1 year 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Oct 1889
Date of death: 9 Oct 1889
Disease (transcribed): General tuberculosis (Tubercular meningitis. Acute hydrocephalus)
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Hydrocephalus (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: This child was fed on condensed milk, and he began to suffer from diarrhoea and vomiting three or four months before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, intestines and brain
Type of incident: n/a

[No name] [No name], [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Oct 1883
Date of death: 20 Oct 1883
Disease (transcribed): Cystitis. Nephritic abscesses. Aphasia
Disease (standardised): Cystitis (Bladder); Nephritis (Kidney); Abscess (Kidney); Aphasia (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: He was seen by two policemen to fall in the street. He was aphasic throughout and no clue could be obtained to his name or previous history.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and brain
Type of incident: n/a

John Hill, 32, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Dec 1882
Date of death: 9 Dec 1882
Disease (transcribed): Left cerebral haemorrhage. Hypertrophy of heart. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
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: His fellow servants went into his room and found him half out of bed, quite unconscious with paralysis of the right arm and leg. He did not speak but moved his eyes and seemed to understand their actions.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Thoroughgood, 53, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Oct 1888
Date of death: 24 Oct 1888
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis (Delirium tremens)
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Davidson, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The man said that he was in good health till four days before his admission when he began to suffer from cough and dyspnoea. He was accustomed to drink alcoholic beverages freely, but the amount he took could not be approximately determined. He told the physician that he did not drink more than he did’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Pleurae, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines, bladder, heart

Type of incident: n/a

Annie Tomlin, 19, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Dec 1881
Date of death: 20 Dec 1881
Disease (transcribed): Puerperal septicaemia. Acute peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Postpartum depression (Brain); Sepsis (Systemic); Peritonitis (Abdomen)

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: 'There was some tubercular history in the family: as a child she had frequent barking cough & swollen glands in the neck. The catamenia [menstruation] appeared at 13 and have of late years been irregular & painful, occurring as a rule every three weeks, & never absent, she says, more than 2 months. About Christmas 1879 she was laid up with 'overwork'. Since then she has been in good health, & has acted as a servant to a crêche. Six days before admission she described herself as feeling quite well. A day later menstruation began with diarrhoea and uch pain: she had several rigors next day and the diarrhoea increased with many feverish symptoms. She denied having noticed during her life any abdominal tumour.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, abdomen, generative organs, uterus, vagina, ovaries, alimentary canal, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

Amos Chapman, 33, Potman

Occupation or role: Potman
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1883
Date of death: 7 Jan 1883
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Miliary tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung)
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: He was admitted in a state of alcoholic excitement. He had been in the habit of drinking a quart or more of spirits daily.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Hannah Knowles, 20, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Feb 1881
Date of death: 23 Feb 1881
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of pia mater and lungs
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain, 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: 'No family history of tubercular disease. She has herself had excellent health in all respects up to January last. About Jan 10 she felt some chilliness with shivering for a day or two, then a headache wit much cough came on: sputa scanty, colourless, frothy, some night sweats'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain

Type of incident: n/a