Occupation or role: Footman Age: 22 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Jul 1881 Date of death: 18 Jul 1881 Disease (transcribed): Mitral disease. Hypertrophy. Adherent pericardium Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Willis, Arthur Keith Post mortem examination performed by: ? and Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'Seven years ago he had rheumatic fever; some oedema of legs followed, which disappeared after convalescence. He began to feel rheumatic pains in right calf of leg, then in left, about 13-14 days before admission' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 May 1881 Date of death: 7 Jun 1881 Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of lung Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Willis, Arthur Keith Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'No history of heritable family disease. He had no illness as a boy; no history of swollen glands; no excess of diaphoresis; a strong dislike to fat; absence of any cough till about 4 years ago. He came in as an in-patient under Mr Rouse [James Rouse] May 10, 1880 and some abnormality was noticed in the lungs. He was operated on for fistula with considerable relief; the wound was slow in healing. Since then the cough has grown much more severe' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 24 Jun 1881 Date of death: 1 Jul 1881 Disease (transcribed): Cerebral congestion. Endocarditis. Granular kidneys (infarct) Disease (standardised): Congestion (Brain); Endocarditis (Heart); Disease (Kidneys); Infarct (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Willis, Arthur Keith Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'She had rheumatic fever at 10; no subsequent oedema. In Jan 1880 she had syphilis with marked secondary symptoms in throat & skin. She was for 6 months under treatment. Five weeks ago she felt pains in her legs & left shoulder, with some shivering & loss of appetite; much headache; some palpitation felt. She could walk without difficulty. The next morning she found she could not stand' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, brain
Occupation or role: Hawker Age: 50 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 Jul 1881 Date of death: 8 Aug 1881 Disease (transcribed): Ovarian tumour. Lungs compressed. Aortic disease Disease (standardised): Tumour (Ovaries); Compression (Lungs); Disease (Aorta) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Willis, Arthur Keith Post mortem examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier and Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'No heritable disease; 7 children; 3 died of cramp. Menstruation ceased 13 years ago: no vaginal discharge. Since Xmas 1880 has felt pain on right side of abdomen which has increased since. Gave up work two months ago: felt pain in right hypochondrium on carrying a basket' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, abdomen Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 May 1881 Date of death: 30 May 1881 Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Phthisis Disease (standardised): Liver cirrhosis (Liver); Tuberculosis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Willis, Arthur Keith Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'Family history good; he would give no history of disease before 1880. He indulged very freely in alcohol, both beer and spirits. In January 1880 he was admitted as in-patient after a severe attack of epistaxis. His urine contained bile but no albumen' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 36 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Aug 1881 Date of death: 13 Aug 1881 Disease (transcribed): Dysentery. Scurvy Disease (standardised): Dysentery (Intestines); Scurvy Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Willis, Arthur Keith Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'Up to present illness had enjoyed good health. For a month before admission she had been living on extremely poor fare. Three weeks before admission she got a severe sore throat with painful deglutition. A fortnight afterwards teeth & gums began to get sore & painful on attempting to masticate' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal, ovaries