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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Nov 1845
Date of death: 15 Nov 1845
Disease (transcribed): Thoracic aorta enormously dilated and pressing upon the trachea and bronchi. Aneurysm opening into the left bronchus. Laryngotomy. Heart dilated. Valves healthy. Lungs loaded with red, frothy serum at back part
Disease (standardised): Disease (Aorta); Aneurysm (Aorta); Laryngotomy (Larynx); Disease (Heart, lungs)

Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'This patient, a stout, healthy-looking man, was admitted complaining of cough & dyspnoea of long duration. He stated that he had been subject to slight cough with occasional paroxysms of dyspnoea, during the last three years & a half, and that about three years ago, while labouring under one of these attacks, accompanied by severe pain in the lower part of the chest, he applied to the hospital for relief and was bled, cupped & blistered in consequence’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 May 1857
Date of death: 7 Aug 1857
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of the heart. Phthisis. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This woman had been subject to haemoptysis for the last five years which he attributed to an injury of the chest which he received at the commencement of that period.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident?

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 63
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Apr 1847
Date of death: 08 May 1847
Disease (transcribed): Hydrothorax. Congestion of both lungs. Large and fatty heart with dilatation of cavities. Contracted and granular kidneys. Fibrous tumour of uterus.
Disease (standardised): Hydrothorax (Pleural cavity); Congestion (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Tumour (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient reported that she had been ailing more or less during the last year; that she had been weak and languid, subject to dyspnoea and palpitation on exertion, and generally unequal to her usual amount of exercise.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Nov 1847
Date of death: 19 Mar 1848
Disease (transcribed): Aneurismal dilatation of right auricle. Extensive disease of heart. Granular kidneys. Contracted liver.
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Heart); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This woman stated that a fortnight ago, without apparent cause, anasarca and ascites made their appearance. Three days before admission palpitation commenced and a distressing amount of dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jul 1867
Date of death: 7 Jul 1867
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease. Recent pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man was at work in the fields and was seized with a fit of uncertain nature. He then complained of pain chiefly referred to the left shoulder.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1874
Date of death: 28 Jan 1874
Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of the arch of the aorta
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man had been in the Balaclava charge when when his side was grazed by a cannon ball. Six months ago shortness of breath commenced on any exertion.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Apr 1866
Date of death: 8 May 1866
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 67
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Feb 1872
Date of death: 9 Feb 1872
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Pleuropneumonia. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung); 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 woman stated that for the last two or three months she had been out of health, with loss of appetite, sometimes sickness and occasional shivering.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Prostitute
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1861
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Distention of ventricles
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 67
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Oct 1847
Date of death: 26 Oct 1847
Disease (transcribed): Pleuro pneumonia, with hepatisation and purulent infiltration. Emphysema of lung. Diseased heart. Diseased kidneys.
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung); Disease (Lung); Suppuration (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted complaining of general pains in the limbs, and of severe pain referred to the Epigastrium, accompanied by frequent vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Feb 1847
Date of death: 25 Feb 1847
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Diseased heart. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a moribund state. It was reported that she had been greatly addicted to drinking.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1862
Date of death: 21 Apr 1862
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Tepper, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: She was admitted the first time on the 12 March 1862, being brought in by a policeman in a state of insensibility, who said she had dropped down in the street.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Jul 1860
Date of death: 26 Jul 1860
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease & hypertrophy of the heart. Adherent pericardium
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'The patient, a healthy-looking woman, was admitted the day before her death complaining of pain in the wrists and knuckles. These joints were somewhat red and swollen. The woman had before suffered from rheumatic pain but there was no history of rheumatic fever’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: House keeper
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Aug 1867
Date of death: 23 Aug 1867
Disease (transcribed): Serous apoplexy. Oedema of lungs. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Oedema (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This woman was brought into the hospital in a completely comatose condition. She had been found in a fit of apoplexy the previous day.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Jun 1847
Date of death: 13 Jul 1847
Disease (transcribed): Adhesions of pleura. Pulmonary extravasation and hepatisation of lung. Pericarditis. Enlarged heart with great dilatation. Old peritonitis. Contracted liver. Diseased kidneys. Mucous membrane of stomach very vascular.
Disease (standardised): Adhesions (Pleura); Disease (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Liver);Disease (Kidney) ; Disease (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This woman was admitted suffering from palpitation and dyspnoea, accompanied by cough and frequent vomiting, and some little oedema of the lower extremities.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Feb 1867
Date of death: 22 Feb 1867
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease. Morbus brightii
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Glomerulonephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This woman, a gin drinker, had suffered from cough for two months and for three weeks she had had oedema of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 May 1847
Date of death: 26 Jun 1847
Disease (transcribed): Old adhesions of pleura. Flabby heart and contracted aortic valves. Ascites and peritonitis. Cirrhosis of liver. Large kidneys with numerous cysts.
Disease (standardised): Adhesions (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Ascites (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Kidney);Cysts (Kidney)

Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient reported that she had enjoyed tolerable health up to three or four months ago, when her abdomen became enlarged, and has gradually increased in size up to the present time.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 May 1846
Date of death: 6 Jun 1846
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis of a very low character. Heart dilated and thin. Other viscera healthy.
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This patient was admitted complaining of pain in the loins extending up the back to the head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 12
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Jun 1860
Date of death: 8 Jul 1860
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis (old & recent). Valvular disease of the heart
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'Two months before admission this child began, without manifest cause, to suffer from praecordial pain and palpitations, followed in about a week by oedema. She never had rheumatism’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 01 Dec 1847
Date of death: 11 Dec 1847
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema of lungs. Diseased heart. Disease of coronary arteries and aorta. Contraction of arch of aorta from deposit of bone. Ulceration of inner coat
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Arteries); Ulcer (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This woman was admitted suffering from palpitation with general anasarca.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 63
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Oct 1845
Date of death: 6 Nov 1845
Disease (transcribed): Large ovarian cyst, with growths, apparently of an encephaloid nature, springing form its internal surface. Lungs emphysematous anteriorly and loaded posteriorly with red frothy serum. Slight hypertrophy of heart. Atheroma in aorta
Disease (standardised): Cyst (Ovaries); Emphysema (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta)

Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'This patient who was suffering from dropsy, apparently ovarian, of two years’ duration, was admitted at the latter end of August under the care of Dr Macleod [Roderick Macleod], in a state of considerable exhaustion, with dyspnoea & some little orthopnoea’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 54
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Dec 1871
Date of death: 17 Dec 1871
Disease (transcribed): Thrombosis of left internal carotid, middle & anterior cerebral arteries. Extensive cerebral softening. Atheroma
Disease (standardised): Thrombosis (Brain); Softening (Brain); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta)

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: 'The history reported by the friends was that three days before admission she went to get out of bed and fell down. She recovered herself and feeling unwell she came up to London from Norwood by herself and went to her daughter. She then reported what had happened when in the morning her daughter noticed that she had a very strange manner with her, did not answer questions properly, was hardly able to walk, and there was some twitching of the face and limbs. She remained in that state for twelve hours, gradually getting less power of the right side, and of the power of speech. At the end of twenty four hours she was quite insensible, with an occasional twitching of right side, but altering up to the time she was admitted’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Printer
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 May 1868
Date of death: 21 May 1868
Disease (transcribed): Morbus brightii. Morbus cordis.
Disease (standardised): Glomerulonephritis (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: For eight weeks he had suffered from dyspnoea and six weeks before admission he had an attack of haemoptysis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jun 1870
Date of death: 31 Jul 1870
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Hypertrophy of Heart.
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man had had a cough and dyspnoea for six weeks, and about five days before admission his legs swelled.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Oct 1861
Date of death: 16 Dec 1861
Disease (transcribed): Old clots in brain
Disease (standardised): Thrombosis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The patient said that he had been perfectly well the day prior to admission until he had suffered from a fit.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and chest
Type of incident: n/a