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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 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

Ann Hurle, 37, Married

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

Arthur Stacey, 29, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Oct 1889
Date of death: 26 Oct 1889
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: The patient lived at 3 Wickham Place, Oakham Street, Chelsea. He said that he had been suffering from sore throat for about a fortnight and from diarrhoea for four or five days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, larynx, vocal cords, oesophagus, trachea, intestines, liver, kidneys, spleen and mesenteric glands
Type of incident: n/a

Bertram Groner, 40, Waiter

Occupation or role: Waiter
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1895
Date of death: 4 Mar 1895
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma – Suprarenal – in liver and glands also, as well as in lung
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Adrenal glands); Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: He was first taken ill six months ago when he caught cold. Two months ago he had spasmodic attacks of difficulty of breathing, followed by ascites and swollen legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, stomach, intestines, kidneys, bladder and testes
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Boswell Morison, 62, Silversmith

  • Occupation or role: Silversmith
    Gender: Male
    Age: 62
    Date of admission: 5 Sep 1878
    Date of death: 17 Oct 1878
    Disease (transcribed): Empyema
    Disease (standardised): Empyema (Lung);
    Admitting doctor: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
    Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
  • Margerison, Richard
    PM performed by: Ewart, William
    Medical notes: 'Admission. Brought up in a semidelirious state at times passing into more fully marked delirium: he could give no account of himself, though he answered questions in a misty sort of way. He was very weak and lay on his back. P. [Pulse] 116. R. [Respiration rate?] 52. Lips and face dusky'
    Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys, spleen
    Type of incident: n/a

Charles Dilloway, 21, Footman

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

Charles Henry Benning, 30, Hatter

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

Charlotte Hearney, 26, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Nov 1877
Date of death: 29 Nov 1877
Disease (transcribed): Double pleuropneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient had been suffering from cough and expectoration, frontal headache, nausea, attacks of vomiting, pain in the chest and catching of the breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, intestine, brain and uterus which contained a female foetus
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Munns, 24, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Dec 1888
Date of death: 18 Dec 1888
Disease (transcribed): Anaemia. Thrombosis of cortical veins over right cerebral hemisphere. Hemorrhages into right hemisphere
Disease (standardised): Anaemia (Systemic); Thrombosis (Brain); Haemorrhage (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 woman was a servant. She had generally had good health. She said that about six years before she came to the hospital she had measles, and four years later her tonsils were ‘cut out’. She had always been anaemic, but her catamenia [menstruation] were regular’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Skull, brain, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, uterus, ovaries, stomach, intestines, tongue, oesophagus, teeth, lungs, heart

Type of incident: n/a

Emily Bannister, 31, Married

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.

Type of incident: n/a

Emily Habgood, 23, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Gender: Female
Age: 23
Date of admission: 17 Oct 1878
Date of death: 20 Oct 1878
Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever. Intestinal perforation
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Perforation (Intestines);
Admitting doctor: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: n/a
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. Previous history healthy. Information about present illness very scanty. Some 5 or 6 wks [weeks] before admission she was attacked with chilliness and anorexia. She had previously suffered from cough for an unknown period. The appetite never returned, and she got weaker and weaker. She vomited frequently. About the second week of her illness there was diarrhoea for 6 or 7 days: otherwise the bowels were generally costive. She never laid up permanently till admission'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum, intestine, uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Emily Inkster, 38, Married

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

Florence Mary Kilby, 6, [No occupation stated]

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

Frances Dyball, 48, Tailoress

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

Type of incident: n/a

Frances Mabb, 30, Housemaid

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

Frank Faizey, 39, Stableman

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

Type of incident: n/a

Frederick Williams, 21, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Date of admission: 31 Jan 1878
Date of death: 12 Feb 1878
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia from disease of the mastoid cells
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Disease (Ear);
Admitting doctor: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. One brother died of consumption. Scarlatina at 9: abscess in neck following: smallpox at 13: 'inflammatn [inflammation] of lungs' at 18 and again at 19. Otherwise healthy and under good conditions till 12 days before admn [admission]. Onset somewhat gradual except for a slight cough of 1 mo's [month's] standing. 1st to 6th days: - frontal headache: Rt. [Right] earache: anorexia: night sweats: dark urine: confined bowels. Cough ceased on 4th day. 7th day: - Earache ceased: other symptoms cont [continued]? 9th and subseq. [subsequently]: - one or two loose yellow motions daily. 11th : A rigor of 20 minutes duration, about 7p.m. 12th: Similar one [?] the morning: several slight ones: pain in front of chest even: Cough and rusty expectoration: headache lessened'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, intestine, brain, membranes
Type of incident: n/a

George Eaton, 59, Bedell

Occupation or role: Bedell
Gender: Male
Age: 59
Date of admission: 23 Oct 1878
Date of death: 28 Oct 1878
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis, emphysema. Chronic pneumonia. Dilated heart
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Cardiomyopathy, dilated (Heart);
Admitting doctor: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: n/a
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in a condition which precluded examination'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidneys, spleen, liver, peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

George Izzard, 17, Lath maker

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

George Morcom, 57, Tailor

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Sep 1882
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Haemoptysis. Aneurism of aorta. Congestion of lungs. Probable compression of pulmonary veins
Disease (standardised): Haemoptysis (Respiratory tract); Aneurysm (Arteries); Congestion (Lung); Compression (Veins)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Brought in dead
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Georgina Baxter, 37, Ladies maid

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

Hannah Frost, 36, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Gender: Female
Age: 36
Date of admission: 22 Jan 1878
Date of death: 29 Jan 1878
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary tubercle. Fatty heart
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart);
Admitting doctor: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'No heritable disease. No previous illness: no ailment but occasional diarrhoea: diaphoresis habitually profuse. Catamenia (from 12 yrs [years] old) profuse and frequent; - 3 to 4 wkly [weekly]; with abdominal and lumbar pain. Malaise for 16 mo [months]: - Frequent abdominal pain, 2-4 monthly catamenia, accompanied by much abdominal pain for the first eight. - Amenorrhoea, with cessation of the pains, progressive weakness and wasting; occasional morning retching, occasional scantiness of urine; and increased diaphoresis for the last eight'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, stomach, uterus, ovaries
Type of incident: n/a

Harriet James, 24, Chemical worker

Occupation or role: Chemical worker
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Oct 1889
Date of death: 1 Oct 1889
Disease (transcribed): Round ulcer of the stomach. Perforation
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Perforation (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: Died soon after admission. Not seen by Registrar
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, mouth, stomach, duodenum, colon and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Harriet Waite, 36, Wife

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Oct 1884
Date of death: 18 Oct 1884
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: In June 1884 she had an attack of left hemiplegia without loss of consciousness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

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