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Occupation or role: Postillion
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jul 1859
Date of death: 25 Jul 1859
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Arachinitis. Softening of the brain
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Arachnoiditis (Brain); Softening (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Sturgess, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: He had had well marked phthisical symptoms for eighteen months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and larynx
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jul 1859
Date of death: 27 Jul 1859
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumothorax
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Sturgess, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: This man had had an attack of haemoptysis a year ago and brought up a quart of blood. For the last eight weeks he had been losing flesh and was troubled with a cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Monthly nurse
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Aug 1859
Date of death: 13 Aug 1859
Disease (transcribed): Dilatation and hypertrophy of heart. Granular kidneys. Low pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Sturgess, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: A month ago she had been seized with a sudden feeling of faintness and dyspnoea which was so violent that at the time she believed herself to be at the point of death.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Aug 1859
Date of death: 16 Aug 1859
Disease (transcribed): Low pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Sturgess, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: This man was admitted in a dying stated and no previous history could be obtained.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Aug 1859
Date of death: 18 Aug 1859
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Strumous peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Sturgess, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: This man was brought into the hospital almost in a dying state.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jun 1859
Date of death: 19 Aug 1859
Disease (transcribed): Cancerous disease of various glands. Low pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Lymph nodes); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Sturgess, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: This man had been suffering for two years before his admission with pains in the feet and limbs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Aug 1859
Date of death: 23 Aug 1859
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Sturgess, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: Two days before admission he had begun to complain of languor and had some trifling difficulty in swallowing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Mouth, larynx, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Aug 1859
Date of death: 25 Aug 1859
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Strumous disease of the intestines
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Sturgess, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: She was sallow and emaciated and gave a history of gradual failure of strength and wasting away.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jul 1860
Date of death: 24 Jul 1860
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship and Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'A coachman. He had good health until 4 days ago when, after shoving a carriage, he had severe pain in the loins, and an attack of shivering. About the same time he noticed that his urine was high coloured and scanty’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Aug 1860
Date of death: 7 Aug 1860
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumothorax
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pnemothorax (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'The mother of five children, the youngest born ten months ago. The first indications of impaired health occurred two or three years back when she began to suffer from disordered digestion, abdominal and epigastric pain with frequent vomiting and relaxed bowels’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Aug 1860
Date of death: 14 Aug 1860
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of the heart. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'The patient, a weakly-looking boy, had been ill four days when admitted. His complaint commenced with rheumatic pains in the loins, which afterwards shifted to the arms and hands. Previous to the present attack his health had not been good, he had been troubled with cough for some years and was said to have coughed up a small quantity of blood more than once’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Aug 1860
Date of death: 21 Sep 1860
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship and Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: 'This young woman had suffered from diarrhoea for 15 months, with occasional dyspepsia, occasional vomiting and pain before food. For the last 14 months the catamenia [menstruation] were absent’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Printer
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Jun 1861
Date of death: 10 Aug 1861
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Malignant disease of stomach
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Cancer (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: The patient had been suffering from sickness and a slight cough with expectoration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, liver and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: School
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Jul 1861
Date of death: 17 Aug 1861
Disease (transcribed): Disease of kidneys. Oedema of lungs. Effusion into Pericardium
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Oedema (Lung); Effusion (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: The boy had suffered from Scarlet Fever. When he was admitted he had very considerable oedema of the feet and legs, puffing about the face, oedema of the scrotum, and the abdomen distended.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, kidneys, liver and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Aug 1861
Date of death: 19 Aug 1861
Disease (transcribed): Granular Kidneys. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: The patient had suffered from considerable dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Jul 1861
Date of death: 23 Aug 1861
Disease (transcribed): Rheumatic pain. Tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Joints); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: The man was suffering with pain and a slight cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jul 1861
Date of death: 23 Aug 1861
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Secondary abscesses in Kidneys. Abscess in perineo
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Abscess (Kidney); Abscess (Perineum)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: The patient was suffering from the usual symptoms of advanced Phthisis
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Aug 1861
Date of death: 25 Aug 1861
Disease (transcribed): Secondary abscesses in lungs and heart
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Lung); Abscess (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Venning, Edgcombe
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: Two days before admission the child fell while playing and struck his knee against the floor.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and left thigh
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Aug 1861
Date of death: 27 Aug 1861
Disease (transcribed): Croup. Operation. Slight convulsions
Disease (standardised): Croup (Larynx); Operation (Larynx); Seizures (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: The child was brought to the hospital with a history of having been out of health the three previous days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, larynx, trachea, cranium and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Jun 1863
Date of death: 10 Jul 1863
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in lung. Circumscribed emphysemal pneumo-thorax
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Pneumothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: Nine weeks ago he had left his usual occupation and taken employment at some white lead works near London. It was after six weeks exposure to lead poisoning that his illness commenced.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jul 1863
Date of death: 26 Jul 1863
Disease (transcribed): Compression of the lungs. Ascites
Disease (standardised): Compression (Lung); Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This patient was in the hospital five days before his death. When admitted he had considerable dyspnoea and the abdomen was tightly distended.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Jun 1863
Date of death: 4 Aug 1863
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of colon. Tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This girl stated on Admission that two months previously, when in fair health, a growth had been removed from his lower lip supposed to be cancerous, and she had since suffered from general debility.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, intestines, kidneys and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jul 1863
Date of death: 15 Aug 1863
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Freeman, Samuel George
Medical notes: When admitted she had been three months ill, her complaint commencing rather suddenly with dyspeptic symptoms, vomiting after food and confined bowels.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, pleural cavities, lungs, spleen, liver and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Aug 1863
Date of death: 18 Aug 1863
Disease (transcribed): Empyema
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Freeman, Samuel George
Medical notes: The patient when admitted was suffering from severe dyspnoea which made it impossible for him to lie down.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, pleural cavities, liver, omentum, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cats meat man
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jul 1863
Date of death: 20 Aug 1863
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Freeman, Samuel George
Medical notes: For some months he had been in great destitution. The condition in which he was when admitted had come on very gradually and insidiously.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, pleural cavities, lungs, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a