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Ring, Edmund Cuthbert Cardiovascular diseases With digital objects
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Mary Cornish, 56, Nurse

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 May 1866
Date of death: 26 Jul 1866
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in right mammary region after removal of breast. Large sloughing bed sore. Granular kidneys. Fatty heart
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Breast); Removal (Breast); Pressure ulcer (Skin); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Ring, Edmund Cuthbert
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering. Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with a tumour in the upper part of the right breast which she first noticed twelve months ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Charles West, 43, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Jul 1866
Date of death: 3 Aug 1866
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia. Amputation of thigh. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Amputation (Leg); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Wilson, John Henry Parker. Ring, Edmund Cuthbert
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering. Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This patient had had an ulcer of the right leg for three years, dependant on varicose veins. About a week before admission it began to slough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Wear, 30, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Nov 1866
Date of death: 18 Jan 1867
Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of abdominal aorta
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Ring, Edmund Cuthbert
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man stated that four years ago he fell from a height of fifteen feet, injuring his left shoulder. Three years later he had pain in the small of the back.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Dowding, 55, Potman

Occupation or role: Potman
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Dec 1866
Date of death: 2 Jan 1867
Disease (transcribed): Sloughing ulcer of leg. Hypertrophy of heart. Atheroma of vessels
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg); Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Ring, Edmund Cuthbert
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: See preceding page
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right limb
Type of incident: n/a

John C Steel, 21, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1867
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Coagulation of blood in pulmonary vessels. Hydatid cyst in liver. Congestion of brain
Disease (standardised): Coagulation (Vessels); Echinococcosis (Liver); Congestion (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Ring, Edmund Cuthbert
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: Brought in dead
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Frior, 46, Ex policeman

Occupation or role: Ex policeman
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jan 1867
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Ring, Edmund Cuthbert
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: Brought in dead having fallen down in the street.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Pearce, 46, Plumber

Occupation or role: Plumber
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Feb 1867
Date of death: 3 Apr 1867
Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of thoracic aorta. Traumatic aneurism of femoral ligature. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Aneurysm (Arteries); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Ring, Edmund Cuthbert
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This patient had for six months previous to his admission noticed a throbbing in the right ham, and he stated that when coming down a ladder about twelve days ago he missed one rung with his right foot and stepped sharply on to the one below. He felt a sharp twinge above the ham at that time.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and leg
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Waring, 73, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 73
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1867
Date of death: 26 Mar 1867
Disease (transcribed): Oedema of lungs. Fatty heart. Fluid in brain
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Lung); Disease (Heart); Fluid (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Ring, Edmund Cuthbert
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: No history could be obtained from this patient. The dorsum of the foot and great toe were red and swollen, and his manner was very strange.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Tyrell, 34, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Apr 1867
Date of death: 7 May 1867
Disease (transcribed): Fatty heart. Fracture of leg. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Fracture (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Ring, Edmund Cuthbert
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man was admitted with a simple oblique fracture of both bones of the right leg and the junction of the middle with the lower third. He stated that the accident had occurred through his slipping off the eddge of the kerb stone.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and right leg
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Ann Holmes, 62, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 May 1867
Date of death: 22 May 1867
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of varicose vein. Haemorrhage. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Varicose vein (Leg); Rupture (Leg); Haemorrhage (Leg); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Ring, Edmund Cuthbert
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a collapsed and unconscious state. There was a small opening on the outer side of the right leg communicating with one of the superficial veins.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and leg
Type of incident: n/a