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Abraham Jackson, 62, Messenger

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Apr 1872
Date of death: 23 Apr 1872
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas faciei. Fatty heart. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Disease (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
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 stated that for the last six months he had had pain in the chest which always became much worse after food, and of late he was subject to cough and spitting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Emma Rogers, 40, Salesman

Occupation or role: Salesman
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Apr 1873
Date of death: 23 Apr 1873
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This woman was admitted in a moribund and collapsed state.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Emily Heath, 22, Needlewoman

Occupation or role: Needlewoman
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Apr 1872
Date of death: 22 Apr 1872
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous pleuropneumonia. Empyema
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung); Empyema (Lung)
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 patient stated that her health had always been quite good up to about three weeks ago when occasional sickness and loss of appetite commenced.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Martin, 11, Schoolboy

Occupation or role: Schoolboy
Age: 11
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Mar 1872
Date of death: 19 Apr 1872
Disease (transcribed): Scrofula. Lardaceous disease
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Amyloidosis (Liver); Amyloidosis (Spleen); Amyloidosis (Kidney)
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: The history given of the child by his parent was that ever since he was a baby he had had abscesses about his body, and as soon as one healed another would form.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Caroline Holdsworth, 29, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Jan 1874
Date of death: 12 Jan 1874
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This woman stated that she was confined five months back and ever since had been out of health with pain about the body, cough and spitting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

William Claxton, 40, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Feb 1872
Date of death: 11 Apr 1872
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous disease of the peritoneum. Chronic peritonitis. Miliary tubercles in the lungs
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Lung)
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 patient was in the hospital in May of last year with ascites and was then thought to be dependent on cirrhosis of the liver.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, intestines, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Smith, 22, Groom

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Nov 1871
Date of death: 5 Jan 1872
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
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
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Eliza Beer, 24, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Feb 1873
Date of death: 25 Mar 1873
Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever. Ulceration of peyer’s glands
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Peyer’s patches)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This patient, who had gradually been getting out of health for the last three months with frequent bilious attacks and constipation of the bowels, stated that three weeks ago she became very sick with pain in the back.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, intestines, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Cowley, 38, Ostler

Occupation or role: Ostler
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1872
Date of death: 4 Apr 1872
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
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 wife of this man stated that about three months back her husband had had a fall, and since that he had loss of appetite, no sleep and complained that he always felt ill.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Bloodworth, 21, Baker

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1872
Date of death: 29 Mar 1872
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Syphilis. Extensive extravasation of blood beneath the pericardium and endocardium
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Syphilis (Systemic); Extravasation (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'Not seen by me.’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Shave, 29, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1873
Date of death: 13 Mar 1873
Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever. Ulceration of peyers glands
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Peyer’s patches)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This woman had been out of health for about six weeks with loss of appetite and occasional shivering.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, intestines, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Alexander Shaw, 56, Baker

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Feb 1873
Date of death: 12 Mar 1873
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary tuberculosis. Cirrhosis of liver
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man had suffered from a severe cough for about five months. Lately it had much increased in severity with shortness of breath and loss of flesh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

James Sutton, 44, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Feb 1872
Date of death: 21 Mar 1872
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
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 stated that for the last six months he had had a severe cough with shortness of the breath and loss of sleep at night for the last two months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Samuel Rogers, 26, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Mar 1872
Date of death: 20 Mar 1872
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
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 who was a labourer at a manufacturing chemists and had charge of the apparatus for making nitric acid, had complained for the last month of swelling of the belly.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Frederick Bishop, 18, Errand boy

Occupation or role: Errand boy
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Feb 1872
Date of death: 18 Mar 1872
Disease (transcribed): Caseation of mesenteric and lumbar glands. Miliary tubercles in lungs and kidneys. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Caseation (Lymph nodes); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Pleurisy (Pleura)
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 patient said that he had never been quite well as he always had something the matter with him. Five years ago he was confined to his bed for some weeks with an attack of rheumatism.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, pleurae, lungs, heart, glands, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Ellen Taverner, 37, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Mar 1872
Date of death: 16 Mar 1872
Disease (transcribed): Acute tuberculosis, meninges, lungs and peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Abdomen)
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: No correct history could be obtained from the patient himself, but the mother stated that three months ago this woman aborted, being three months with child.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, cranium, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Wills, 32, Tailor

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Feb 1872
Date of death: 14 Mar 1872
Disease (transcribed): Syphilis. Tumours in the cranium and liver
Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Systemic); Tumour (Skull); Tumour (Liver)
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 stated that about five months before his admission he suddenly lost the power of the right side of the body and at the same time was able to speak only with difficulty.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

John W Stow, 40, Policeman

Occupation or role: Policeman
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Feb 1873
Date of death: 1 Mar 1873
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary tuberculosis. Acute bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man had been subject to cough for many years with occasional spitting of blood. About two weeks ago the cough became very severe with shivering and much shortness of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Eliza Pearce, 30, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Dec 1873
Date of death: 6 Jan 1874
Disease (transcribed): Syphilis? Caries of hyoid bone. Abscess opening into oesophagus. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Systemic); Caries (Hyoid bone); Abscess (Oesophagus); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This woman stated that for three months she had been failing in health with loss of appetite and flesh and occasional sickness and later swelling over the throat and left shin bone.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, hyoid bone, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation and tibiae
Type of incident: n/a

John Morgan, 34, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Feb 1872
Date of death: 1 Mar 1872
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Fractured skull. Extensive haemorrhage. Laceration of the brain. Tubercles
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Fracture (Skull); Haemorrhage (Brain); Laceration (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung)
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 was brought to the hospital in an insensible state, the people who brought him stated that he had been found in some church in that condition but appeared to know very little about it.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, bones, cerebrum, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach
Type of incident: n/a

William Ireland, 28, Chimney sweep

Occupation or role: Chimney sweep
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Jan 1872
Date of death: 22 Feb 1872
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Lardaceous disease
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Amyloidosis (Kidney)
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 patient had been ill for three months with a cough and spitting, and he stated that it commenced quite suddenly with shivering.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Warr, 22, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Feb 1873
Date of death: 17 Feb 1873
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis. Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This woman, who had only been resident in London for about three moths, had always complained of headache and began to fail in health about three weeks before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

John Abdull, 37, Crossing sweeper

Occupation or role: Crossing sweeper
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1872
Date of death: 18 Feb 1873
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Pulmonary tubercles
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man, who was a native of Bombay, was in the hospital about two years back with acute bronchitis and had ever since been more of less subject to cough and spitting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

William Shrapnell, 13, School boy

Occupation or role: School boy
Age: 13
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Dec 1873
Date of death: 28 Dec 1873
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This boy was in good health up to ten days before admission when he became restless in his sleep, grinding his teeth and calling out. He became very irritable.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Jesse Jones, 43, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Sep 1873
Date of death: 17 Dec 1873
Disease (transcribed): Syphilis? Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Systemic); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man was under the care of the surgeon with a supposed syphilitic tumour in the muscles about the belly, necrosis of the nose bones and ulceration of the throat.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, glands and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

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