Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: 66 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 Jan 1874 Date of death: 4 Feb 1874 Disease (transcribed): Chronic bronchitis. Dilated and hypertrophied heart. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Oedema (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This man had suffered from ‘asthma’ for the last fourteen or fifteen years every winter. In the present attack he first noticed his legs swelling nine weeks ago, along with shortness of breath and cough. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and peritoneum Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Messenger Age: 65 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Feb 1874 Date of death: 18 Feb 1874 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Atheroma. Disease of aortic valves. Gangrene. Cancer of pylorus Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Disease (Heart); Gangrene (Head, Leg); Cancer (Stomach) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This man had been healthy all his life until the early part of December last year, when he was attacked with cough and spitting after being exposed to thick fog. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, stomach, spleen, kidneys and arteries Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 44 Gender: Female Date of admission: 31 Dec 1873 Date of death: 19 Feb 1874 Disease (transcribed): Valvular heart disease. Bronchitis. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung); Oedema (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: She had had a cough every winter for fifteen years, much increased in severity lately. There was some dropsy of the legs for ten weeks. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Store keeper Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Oct 1873 Date of death: 19 Feb 1874 Disease (transcribed): Disease of mitral valve. Pericarditis. Bronchitis. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung); Oedema (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: For nine years he had suffered from palpitation. The legs began to swell five months ago and he had subsequent dyspnoea and much expectoration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Jan 1874 Date of death: 23 Feb 1874 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the heart. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Oedema (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: He had had ‘shortness of the water’ for three months and for seven weeks he had aching of the body with tightness of the belly and swelling of the legs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Feb 1874 Date of death: 25 Feb 1874 Disease (transcribed): Atheroma. Dilated aorta. Hypertrophied heart. Granular kidneys. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Oedema (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: His illness commenced seven weeks ago with a violent cough, pain in the head, giddiness and orthopnoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 61 Gender: Female Date of admission: 18 Mar 1874 Date of death: 18 Mar 1874 Disease (transcribed): Mitral contraction. Granular kidneys. Cirrhosis of liver. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Cirrhosis (Liver); Oedema (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This woman was admitted almost in a dying state, with orthopnoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 45 Gender: Female Date of admission: 4 Feb 1874 Date of death: 30 Mar 1874 Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart. Bronchitis. Cirrhosis of liver. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung); Cirrhosis (Liver); Oedema (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: She had an umbilical hernia for three years. Six weeks ago she felt heaviness in the abdomen and noticed that it was increasing. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Tailor Age: 64 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Oct 1874 Date of death: 17 Oct 1874 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the heart. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Oedema (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This man said that last May he was seized with loss of power of the left side from which he recovered partly by treatment. About three months ago he was attacked with cough and dyspnoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Butler Age: 51 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Sep 1874 Date of death: 23 Oct 1874 Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Oedema (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This man had had Rheumatic Fever eight or nine years ago. His legs began to swell about eight weeks before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 60 Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Jan 1875 Date of death: 10 Jan 1875 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Cirrhosis of liver. Dropsy. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Cirrhosis (Liver); Oedema (Leg); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: For the last three months she had suffered from severe cough with thick purulent expectoration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 67 Gender: Female Date of admission: 9 Dec 1874 Date of death: 23 Feb 1875 Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Disease of heart. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Heart); Oedema (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This woman stated on admission that she had had dyspnoea for a year and nine months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 19 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Dec 1874 Date of death: 12 Mar 1875 Disease (transcribed): Lardaceous disease and atrophy of kidneys. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Amyloidosis (Kidney); Atrophy (Kidney); Oedema (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This man was said to have had dropsy twelve years ago, small pox and scalatina nine and ten years ago respectively. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Pensioner Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Mar 1875 Date of death: 15 Mar 1875 Disease (transcribed): Ulcer of legs. Pulmonary abscesses and pleurisy (? pyaemia). Serous effusion under cerebral arachnoid. Softening of spinal cord Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg); Abscess (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Sepsis (Systemic); Effusion (Brain); Softening (Spinal cord) Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: A month before admission he had weakness of the legs which gradually increased until he came unable to stand. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, cranium, spinal cord and larynx Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cook Age: 64 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Feb 1875 Date of death: 22 Mar 1875 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Ascites. Anasarca. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (Leg); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: Three weeks before Christmas she was attacked with cough and spitting and dyspnoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Footman Age: 57 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 May 1875 Date of death: 25 May 1875 Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia. Abscesses of lungs secondary to abscesses of knee joint Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Abscess (Lung); Abscess (Knee) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This man stated that for two or three years he had been subject to pains in the back and legs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidneys and liver Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Nurse Age: 37 Gender: Female Date of admission: 9 Jun 1875 Date of death: 9 Jun 1875 Disease (transcribed): Abscess in knee. Suppurative arachinitis. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Abscess (Knee); Suppuration (Brain); Arachnoiditis (Brain); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Morgan, John Hammond Medical notes: This woman was said to have been out of health for several weeks after nursing a sick man who died of enteric fever. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, brain and generative organs Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 38 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Nov 1875 Date of death: 20 Nov 1875 Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Anasarca Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Oedema (Leg); Oedema (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This woman said she had begun to suffer from sickness and abdominal pain twelve months before her admission, and that very soon afterwards she became yellow. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
