Occupation or role: Schoolgirl Age: 9 Gender: Female Date of admission: 13 Aug 1870 Date of death: 21 Aug 1870 Disease (transcribed): Constriction of the small intestine by a fibrous band circumscribed. Peritonitis. Disease (standardised): Constriction (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Laking, Francis Medical notes: A week before admission, the child was seized with sudden violent abdominal pain, since which the bowels had not been open. The case history was taken partly from Dr Laking's notes. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and intestines. The post mortem was from Mr Laking's notes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Bookbinder Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Jul 1870 Date of death: 21 Aug 1870 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Congestion of the lungs. Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Laking, Francis Medical notes: This man's face and legs had become swelled fifteen days before his admission. There had been thirst, polyuria and night and slight lumbar pain for many years. The case was partly from Dr Laking's notes. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cerebrum, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys. The post mortem was from Mr Laking's notes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Groom Age: 21 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Aug 1871 Date of death: 22 Aug 1871 Disease (transcribed): Pleuropneumonia Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'Admitted with symptoms of pneumonia. No notes were taken on his admission. When seen by me on the 18th he had the aspect of a person with enteric fever’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: General servant Age: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Aug 1871 Date of death: 28 Aug 1871 Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever. Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'This young woman, a native of Cornwall, had been in London about three months and had had good health up to about a month ago. Eight days before admission she had shivering and pains all over her body with loss of appetite and a little diarrhoea’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Baker Age: 58 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Aug 1871 Date of death: 29 Aug 1871 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophied heart. Sanguineous apoplexy Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Disease (Heart); Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'Not seen by me’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Occupation or role: Widow Age: 38 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Aug 1871 Date of death: 29 Aug 1871 Disease (transcribed): Renal calculus. Large abscess of right kidney Disease (standardised): Kidney stones (Kidneys); Abscess (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'For the last ten weeks this woman had complained of intense pain in the back and loin with loss of appetite. Two months previously had been treated by a medical man for some lung disease which he said was pleurisy’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen (‘the post mortem examination was postponed for twenty four hours at Dr Dickinson’s [William Howship Dickinson] request’
Occupation or role: Baker Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Aug 1871 Date of death: 30 Aug 1871 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Pleuropneumonia. Pericarditis Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Pleuropneumonia (Lungs); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This man, a baker, for ten days had had diarrhoea which continued up to his admission with much pain in his abdomen, lately had been very subject to looseness of the bowels. Five days ago had shivering in the evening and the next day had a bad cough with much spitting of ‘dark stuff’ ‘ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Soldier Age: 49 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Aug 1871 Date of death: 8 Sep 1871 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Ulceration of bowels Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Ulcer (Bowels) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'This man, a pensioner who had lost a leg in the Crimea from a wound by a shell, had suffered since December from continuous diarrhoea, […] much cough with thick expectoration and occasional vomiting’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Clerk Age: 49 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Sep 1871 Date of death: 11 Sep 1871 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas faciei. Bronchiectasis Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Bronchiectasis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'The history this man gave was that three days before his admission he had an attack of shivering which left him with some amount of pain in the left side of his face’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Occupation or role: Married Age: 20 Gender: Female Date of admission: 21 Aug 1871 Date of death: 13 Sep 1871 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'Not reported here’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’
Occupation or role: Cabman Age: 24 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Aug 1871 Date of death: 13 Sep 1871 Disease (transcribed): Syphilis. Ulcerative endocarditis. Pleurisy Disease (standardised): Syphilis; Endocarditis (Heart); Pleurisy (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'This history taken form notes taken by Mr Noad [Henry Carden Noad] in the absence of the medical registrar. This man had been ill for three months with pain in the praecordial region, with much expectoration of thick mucus but never blood or in anyway at all tinged. There was a family history of phthisis, and syphilis of his own acquiring’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, organs of generation, tonsils
Occupation or role: Housemaid Age: 24 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 Sep 1871 Date of death: 15 Sep 1871 Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'Not reported here’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’
Occupation or role: Butler Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Aug 1871 Date of death: 17 Sep 1871 Disease (transcribed): Aortic disease. Hypertrophy Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'Not reported here’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’
Occupation or role: Courier Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Sep 1871 Date of death: 20 Sep 1871 Disease (transcribed): (Malignant???) disease of liver. Haemorrhage into bowels Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver); Haemorrhage (Bowels) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer and Foster Palmer, James Medical notes: 'The history this man gave was that for the last two months he had lost his appetite and that he had got very much thinner with constant hickup, considerable diarrhoea and occasional vomiting, passing more urine than formerly. He had been a great smoker’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Married Age: 29 Gender: Female Date of admission: 20 Sep 1871 Date of death: 20 Sep 1871 Disease (transcribed): Cancer of gastro-hepatic omentum Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer and Foster Palmer, James Medical notes: 'Not reported, no notes having been taken as she died four hours after admission’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Sep 1871 Date of death: 20 Sep 1871 Disease (transcribed): Atheroma. Dilatation & hypertrophy of the heart Disease (standardised): Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'This man had had an attack of rheumatism seven years ago but had not suffered form any cardiac symptoms before the present attack. Was shut up in Paris during the siege [Siege of Paris, Sep 1870-Jan 1871] (for notes of which see Medical Register notes 209, 1871 taken by Dr Cavafy [John Cavafy]. 15 days before admission, while in Paris, was seized with violent palpitations and praecordial pain, fits of which would last for while night. He left Paris two days before his admission, having nothing but bread to eat on his journey. Applied to the hospital and was taken in’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 26 Sep 1871 Date of death: 26 Sep 1871 Disease (transcribed): Abscess of oesophagus Disease (standardised): Abscess (Oesophagus)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer and Foster Palmer, James Medical notes: 'Not seen by me’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax
Occupation or role: Schoolgirl Age: 13 Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Sep 1871 Date of death: 26 Sep 1871 Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Acute rheumatism Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Rheumatism (Joints) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer and Foster Palmer, James Medical notes: 'A fortnight previous to her admission had anan attack of shivering, subsequently pain commenced in leg and shoulders. Two years ago had an attack of rheumatic fever and had never been perfectly free from pain and well since’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 May 1871 Date of death: 27 Sep 1871 Disease (transcribed): Abdominal cancer Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'Not reported here’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’
Occupation or role: Horsekeeper Age: 59 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Sep 1871 Date of death: 29 Sep 1871 Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer and Canton, Frederick Medical notes: 'The history this man gave was that he had been ill for six weeks with swelling of the legs and belly. He had had a similar attack seven months ago. He had been in the army seven and a half years mostly on foreign service, and was a very free drinker of all stimulants’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Aug 1871 Date of death: 29 Sep 1871 Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer and Canton, Frederick Medical notes: 'In June last he found his ‘breath get very short’. He continued his work as a coalbacker for three weeks afterwards, when he was obliged to give up, and had not been able to do any since. Had had no previous attack like the present. Had occasional swelling of the feet from ‘rheumatism’ and was a very free drinker’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Cabmaker Age: 44 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Sep 1871 Date of death: 30 Sep 1871 Disease (transcribed): Pleuropneumonia. Pericarditis Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lungs); Pericarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer and Canton, Frederick Medical notes: 'The night before admission taken suddenly with much pain in right side under blade bone, much shivering all during the day of admission. Had had no previous illness. The night he was taken ill had partaken of a supper of muscles [mussels]. At 2am was very sick, pain in side commenced from that time’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Sep 1871 Date of death: 1 Oct 1871 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Abscess in the lung Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer and Canton, Frederick Medical notes: 'This man said that four days ago he fell, a sharp pain in right side giving him much shortage of breath, with short cough and expectoriation. He had had three attacks like present before, but no so severe, one attack two years ago when he was in the hospital. He had had a tube put in his windpipe eight years ago by Mr Pick [Thomas Pickering Pick] for a sore throat’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Sawyer Age: 49 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Sep 1871 Date of death: 5 Oct 1871 Disease (transcribed): Nephritis. Pericarditis. Cirrhosis of liver Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidneys); Pericarditis (Heart); Liver cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer and Canton, Frederick Medical notes: 'This man stated that three weeks ago on awaking in the morning he found considerable swelling of the feet. A short time previously had hurt his chest against a stone, which produced a cough with which he could occasionally bring up blood. Four years ago fell on his side on a plank after which he passed blood by the urine for about a month’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Stableman Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Sep 1871 Date of death: 10 Oct 1871 Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'The history this man gave was that for the last month [he] had felt ill, with constant pain in chest and back, and occasionally in the belly, almost every night he had shivering. Had had no diarrhoea’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen