Occupation or role: Footman Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Oct 1881 Date of death: 17 Oct 1881 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'No history of previous illness until about a fortnight before admission when he began to complain of sore throat, slight cough. Four days before admission he had a severe rigor with pain over left flank on coughing: sputa scanty, grey at first, becoming gradually more purulent. Breathing very rapid & painful. Slight delirium during the last two nights' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: Governess Age: 45 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Oct 1881 Date of death: 28 Oct 1881 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Cardiac dilatation Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'She can give no history of disease previous to 1874 when she had rheumatic fever 'along with smallpox'; she was laid up for 4 months; some subsequent shortness of breath & general impairment of health; no oedema until 3 weeks ago. She has been accustomed lately to take considerable doses of chloral & subcutaneous injections of morphia without medical advice' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal