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Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Jan 1884
Date of death: 11 Jan 1884
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Emphysema
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This woman had for many years suffered from cough in the winter with gradually increasing dyspnoea. She had palpitation, slight oedema of the legs and purulent expectoration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Warehouseman
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Mar 1883
Date of death: 18 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: The man was brought to the hospital in a state of complete unconsciousness. He was alleged to have had ‘a fit’ two or three hours previously.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, trachea, bronchi, heart, liver, spleen, kidney and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Apr 1882
Date of death: 12 Apr 1882
Disease (transcribed): Membranous inflammation of air passages. Nephritis
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Respiratory system); Nephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: Eight days before admission a slight cough was noticed and some restlessness at night. He complained of sore throat and lost his appetite.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Air passages, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Whip maker
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Feb 1882
Date of death: 11 Apr 1882
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular ulceration of intestines and lungs. Lardaceous disease of liver, spleen and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Intestines, Lung); Ulcer (Intestines, Lung); Amyloidosis (Liver, Spleen, Kidney )
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: He was admitted in 1881 with much albuminuria. He was discharged but his appetite remained poor. His cough increased and oedema set in in January 1882.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Silver polisher
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Mar 1883
Date of death: 20 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull. Laceration of brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain )
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: He fell a distance of fifteen feet through a trap door.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and skull
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Schoolboy
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Apr 1882
Date of death: 12 Apr 1882
Disease (transcribed): Tubal nephritis. Serous effusion in pleurae. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Effusion (Pleura); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: Five weeks before admission he had a very painful sore throat. He had been very weak and drowsy, vomited frequently and had much headache.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleura, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stablewoman
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1884
Date of death: 8 Apr 1885
Disease (transcribed): Caries of spine. Tubercular meningitis
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: This patient was originally under the care of Dr Wadham in the medical floor suffering from rheumatic pains. He was sent to Wimbledon where the pains became fixed and localised in the middle of the back.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and spine
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1883
Date of death: 22 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Compression of brain. Extravasation of blood. Fracture of skull
Disease (standardised): Compression (Brain); Extravasation (Brain ); Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: A ladder gave way and caused him to fall twelve feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull. Remainder of body not examined owing to objection of the friends
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Feb 1882
Date of death: 12 Apr 1882
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis. Calcification of mitral and semilunar valves. Granular kidney
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Calcification (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: Three months before admission he found dyspnoea and cough coming on. He was first admitted in 1881 and on examination a high pitched musical murmur with systolic was heard.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, vessels, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Mar 1882
Date of death: 12 Apr 1882
Disease (transcribed): Old empyema. Lardaceous degeneration of most of the viscera
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura); Amyloidosis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: He was first admitted in 1876 when he had empyema and was much relieved by thoracentesis and left the hospital with a pleural fistula. He continued to attend for a long time to obtain a solution of iodine to inject into the pleural cavity.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Barmaid
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1884
Date of death: 4 Apr 1884
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of left femur
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: She had been knocked down by a Brougham and one of the wheels passed over her left thigh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Femur, pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Dec 1887
Date of death: 7 Jan 1888
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Turton, Robert Straker
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: 'This man had been in the hospital on many previous occasions, suffering from morbus cordis & its complications. Ten days before coming here his feet began to swell & severe dyspnoea came on’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 10 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1884
Date of death: 11 Jan 1884
Disease (transcribed): Syphilis. Congestion of the lungs
Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Systemic); Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: No history was obtainable. The child had been ‘shamefully neglected.’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and ribs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1882
Date of death: 15 Jan 1882
Disease (transcribed): Exophthalmic goitre. Emaciation
Disease (standardised): Exophthalmic goitre (Thyroid gland); Emaciation (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: In 1875 she first noticed an enlargement of the thyroid which slowly increased in size.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, thyroid gland, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain, spinal cord and orbits
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Upholsterer
Age: 71
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1882
Date of death: 14 Apr 1882
Disease (transcribed): Enlargement of prostate. Vesical haemorrhage. Fatty infiltration of heart, liver and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Prostate); Haemorrhage (Bladder); Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: Six weeks before admission he first had difficulty in micturition, never obtaining complete relief by the act and having great and frequent desire to pass his water.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and prostate
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Decorator
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Apr 1882
Date of death: 18 Apr 1882
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis. Pleural effusion. Congestion of liver. Cystic disease of kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Effusion (Pleura); Congestion (Liver); Cysts (Kidney); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: Two years before admission he began to notice dyspnoea and occasional oedema. The dyspnoea had increased considerably in the three weeks before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Laundress
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1884
Date of death: 9 Apr 1884
Disease (transcribed): Internal strangulation. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Strangulation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: On April 4, when at stool, she felt a sudden pain in the stomach. This pain never left her, she vomited and she was unable to keep down any food.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Grocer
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Mar 1883
Date of death: 30 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: In January last he was attacked, he said, with ‘erysipelas’ of the face and body; it’s cause being bad smelling drains. In February pain attacked the hip and right sterno-clavicular joint.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Sexton
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1882
Date of death: 19 Apr 1882
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis. Pleural effusion. Granular kidney. Congested liver
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Effusion (Pleura); Disease (Kidney); Congestion (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: He drank beer in considerable quantities. He had some polyuria for several years and haemorrhoids. He had some swelling of the legs eight years before which led to chronic ulceration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shoemaker
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Mar 1883
Date of death: 31 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of rectum. Colotomy. Pleuro-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Rectum); Colotomy (Intestines); Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: He had suffered from symptoms of disease of the rectum for twelve months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 2
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Feb 1885
Date of death: 21 Apr 1885
Disease (transcribed): Cancrum oris. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Noma (Face); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: The mother stated that the child’s lip had been swollen for fifteen weeks along with the gums and tongue. Five weeks before admission a sore appeared on the lip which slowly spread.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, lungs and pharynx
Type of incident: n/a

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

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1882
Date of death: 19 Apr 1882
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of liver. Haemorrhage into stomach. Thrombosis of the portal vein
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver); Haemorrhage (Stomach); Thrombosis (Veins)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: Six months before admission he noticed swelling in the hepatic region with some discomfort and loss of appetite. Three months later vomiting became frequent, and loss of flesh evident.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidneys, spleen, intestines, stomach, liver and portal vein
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Waterman
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1882
Date of death: 22 Apr 1882
Disease (transcribed): Double pneumonia. Pleurisy. Fatty liver
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: Eight days before admission he had shivering fits followed by cough, dyspnoea and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butcher
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Apr 1882
Date of death: 22 Apr 1882
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: He had served in the army for twenty two years. Eleven days before admission he began to feel sickness, pain in the chest with cough and dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a