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Frances Millwater, 64, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 64
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Nov 1860
Date of death: 1 Jan 1861
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of uterus
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The mother of 5 children, ceased to menstruate 12 years before her admission and remained free from discharge until within 12 months when fluid and discharge appeared. The patient was suffering from pain in the pelvis and thighs, as well as sickness and nausea and lost flesh rapidly.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Only the pelvic organs
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Prosser, 51, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1858
Date of death: 3 Jan 1859
Disease (transcribed): Renal dropsy
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: As the body was not examined this case is not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Burrough , 42, Married woman

Occupation or role: Married woman
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Nov 1860
Date of death: 6 Jan 1860
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient stated that she caught cold three months before admission, and since has suffered from pain in the back, hips and thighs, and occasionally in the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

William Cook, 15, Van boy

Occupation or role: Van boy
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1886
Date of death: 10 Jan 1886
Disease (transcribed): Pyelitis. Dilatation of pelves of kidneys. Calculus in left kidney. Hypospadias
Disease (standardised): Pyelitis (Kidney); Disease (Kidney); Calculi (Kidney); Hypospadias (Urethra)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: In 1880 he was an in patient here for an operation for the relief of a bad hypospadias. Since then he had frequent stoppages of the water.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, ureters, bladder, stomach, intestines and penis
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Wilking, 70, Married woman

Occupation or role: Married woman
Age: 70
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Apr 1861
Date of death: 11 Apr 1861
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Hypertrophy of heart. Hydrothorax
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Hydrothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient had for three of four months suffered from palpitations, cough with expectoration, and slight oedema.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Robert Driver, 48, Driver

Occupation or role: Driver
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1846
Date of death: 8 Apr 1864
Disease (transcribed): Abscess near bladder bursting into urethra
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Medical notes: 'About one year ago an abscess formed by the side of the rectum close to the anus; it was opened, discharged and has never remained healed for any length of time together’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Albert Bowen, 4, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Apr 1882
Date of death: 12 Apr 1882
Disease (transcribed): Membranous inflammation of air passages. Nephritis
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Respiratory system); Nephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: Eight days before admission a slight cough was noticed and some restlessness at night. He complained of sore throat and lost his appetite.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Air passages, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Joseph Perrins, 43, Whip maker

Occupation or role: Whip maker
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Feb 1882
Date of death: 11 Apr 1882
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular ulceration of intestines and lungs. Lardaceous disease of liver, spleen and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Intestines, Lung); Ulcer (Intestines, Lung); Amyloidosis (Liver, Spleen, Kidney )
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: He was admitted in 1881 with much albuminuria. He was discharged but his appetite remained poor. His cough increased and oedema set in in January 1882.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Hughes, 43, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1893
Date of death: 30 Mar 1893
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of lungs, suprarenals and intestines. Moveable kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Adrenal glands); Tuberculosis (Intestines); Nephroptosis (Kidney)

Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: The patient gave a history of rapid wasting and loss of strength since October 1892, but no haemoptysis. She caught cold upon cold and lost her voice early in the illness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, suprarenals, uterus, pancreas, stomach and duodenum
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Kerr, 60, Cabinet maker

Occupation or role: Cabinet maker
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1865
Date of death: 7 Apr 1865
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of prostate
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Prostate)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man was admitted in November last, with the history of stricture and abscess in the groin of three weeks duration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Samuel Bonner, 47, Tailor

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Apr 1864
Date of death: 11 Apr 1864
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Bronchitis. Disease of kidneys
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: 'This man was admitted with orthopnea and severe distress from difficulty of breathing, the legs being dropsical and some general oedema existing. He had been short of breath for five years’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Charles Carn, 66, Game keeper

Occupation or role: Game keeper
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Mar 1885
Date of death: 5 Apr 1885
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Renal disease
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: He had a winter cough for twenty years which became worse year by year. His legs had swelled, he had pain in the abdomen and had polyuria for six months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

William Marchant, 6, Schoolboy

Occupation or role: Schoolboy
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Apr 1882
Date of death: 12 Apr 1882
Disease (transcribed): Tubal nephritis. Serous effusion in pleurae. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Effusion (Pleura); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: Five weeks before admission he had a very painful sore throat. He had been very weak and drowsy, vomited frequently and had much headache.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleura, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Georgina Galloway, 20, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Mar 1865
Date of death: 7 Apr 1865
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis after tapping ovarian cyst
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cysts (Ovary); Tapping (Ovary)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The patient first observed a general swelling of the abdomen in December of 1863. Paracentesis was performed but the dropsy returned.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Euphemia Anderson, 65, Housekeeper

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Age: 65
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1866
Date of death: 7 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Bronchitis. Congestion and oedema of the kidneys. Lardaceous disease
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Bronchitis (Lung); Congestion (Kidney); Oedema (Kidney); Amyloidosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: No history could be obtained of her symptoms or the duration of the disease.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Jeremiah Summers, 60, Pensioner

Occupation or role: Pensioner
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1861
Date of death: 16 Apr 1862
Disease (transcribed): Stricture. Suppuration in kidneys
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Suppuration (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man was admitted with the history of a stricture of thirty eight years standing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Maria Willis, 61, Nurse

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 61
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Feb 1880
Date of death: 28 Mar 1880
Disease (transcribed): Perforating ulcer of stomach. Adhesions of peritoneum. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Adhesions (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: The patient had had no serious illness in her life, but from the age of sixteen had been subject to indigestion.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, stomach, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

George Percy, 32, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1884
Date of death: 28 Mar 1885
Disease (transcribed): Lardaceous disease of spleen and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Amyloidosis (Spleen); Amyloidosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Medical notes: He was one of four living out of twenty one brothers and sisters. One lived to be twenty one, other rest died young. He developed lumps on the tibias eight years ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, ureters and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Lock, 43, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1860
Date of death: 11 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward and Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James and Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This woman was admitted into the Wellington ward March 31st with a small scalp wound situated about an inch above the nose, & erysipelas of the head & face. It appeared that the woman was of drunken habits & was a week before her admission knocked down by her husband, who was also drunk’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Eliza Joy, 28, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Apr 1860
Date of death: 11 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the ovary
Disease (standardised): Malignant disease (Ovaries)
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 young woman attributed her complaint to sudden cessation of the catamenial discharge [menstruation], caused by fright four years ago. It appeared that an eel was suddenly twisted round her neck during one of the monthly periods, which was followed by a sudden suppression of the discharge, which never reappeared’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Rachel Hooper, 79, Charwoman

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 79
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1866
Date of death: 9 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This woman was subject to a cough which was much aggravated for three months before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Meshach Hearn, 21, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Feb 1885
Date of death: 10 Apr 1885
Disease (transcribed): 'Large white’ kidney
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: The patient was a gypsy. Eight weeks before admission he caught cold and three weeks after the legs began to swell, followed by the eyes and abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Shields, 37, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Mar 1888
Date of death: 22 Mar 1888
Disease (transcribed): Old mitral disease. Pulmonary emphysema & bronchitis. Recent acute nephritis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Emphysema (Lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs); Nephritis (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'When 13 years of age the patient had scarlatina. She occasionally had rheumatic pains in her shoulders. For some time, she could not say how long, she had been disturbed about twice during the night to pass water’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, abdomen, thorax, heart, spleen, kidneys, liver, stomach, eyes

Type of incident: n/a

Robert Skinner, 60, Bricklayer

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Apr 1864
Date of death: 19 Apr 1864
Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: 'This patient had been laid up for two months with a ‘cold’ by which he meant general muscular weakness, dyspnoea and a lightness across the chest’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Lucy Ball, 60, Married

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

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