Occupation or role: Married Age: 26 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Nov 1877 Date of death: 29 Nov 1877 Disease (transcribed): Double pleuropneumonia Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: The patient had been suffering from cough and expectoration, frontal headache, nausea, attacks of vomiting, pain in the chest and catching of the breath. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, intestine, brain and uterus which contained a female foetus Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Bedell Gender: Male Age: 59 Date of admission: 23 Oct 1878 Date of death: 28 Oct 1878 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis, emphysema. Chronic pneumonia. Dilated heart Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Cardiomyopathy, dilated (Heart); Admitting doctor: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: n/a PM performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in a condition which precluded examination' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidneys, spleen, liver, peritoneum Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Gender: Female Age: 36 Date of admission: 22 Jan 1878 Date of death: 29 Jan 1878 Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary tubercle. Fatty heart Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Admitting doctor: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard PM performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: 'No heritable disease. No previous illness: no ailment but occasional diarrhoea: diaphoresis habitually profuse. Catamenia (from 12 yrs [years] old) profuse and frequent; - 3 to 4 wkly [weekly]; with abdominal and lumbar pain. Malaise for 16 mo [months]: - Frequent abdominal pain, 2-4 monthly catamenia, accompanied by much abdominal pain for the first eight. - Amenorrhoea, with cessation of the pains, progressive weakness and wasting; occasional morning retching, occasional scantiness of urine; and increased diaphoresis for the last eight' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, stomach, uterus, ovaries Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Servant Gender: Female Age: 17 Date of admission: 16 Jan 1878 Date of death: 1 Feb 1878 Disease (transcribed): Typhoid ulcerations. Haemorrhage Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines); Haemorrhage (Indeterminate); Admitting doctor: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard PM performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: 'History. Weakly subject: always 'ailing': constant heavy pain in epigastrium: frequent sore throats and rheumatic pains: occasional diarrhoea, coughs, or headaches: unable to digest fat, which always caused vomiting; occasional pain after food: diaphoresis habitually free: catamenia somewhat irregular. Various pains, in abdomen, flanks of chest and elsewhere from July 1877. […] On Jan [January] 10th, attacked with delirium about noon: headache commenced with it and the appetite failed: the L. [Left] flank became more painful' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum, intestine Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Baker Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Aug 1879 Date of death: 6 Sep 1879 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: The patient was quite well until early in April, when one evening he began to shiver. He continued doing so about a week, and at the end of the week the shivering ceased and cough gradually began. About two months ago dyspnoea and free expectoration commenced, the urine became dark and the appetite failed. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Trachea, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 6 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Sep 1879 Date of death: 30 Sep 1879 Disease (transcribed): Membranous laryngitis and tracheitis. Bronchopneumonia Disease (standardised): Laryngitis (Larynx); Tracheitis (Trachea); Bronchopneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: On the 18th September she went to school as usual but seemed ill in the evening. Wheezing on the chest was noticed by the mother who gave her a powder and put a poultice on her chest. She began to cough on that evening. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pharynx, larynx, bronchi, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 37 Gender: Female Date of admission: 30 Jul 1879 Date of death: 2 Oct 1879 Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of the rectum and of the ovaries. Widespread cancerous affection of the lymphatic glands Disease (standardised): Cancer (Rectum); Cancer (Ovaries); Cancer (Lymph nodes) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: She was quite well until her confinement on May 10th 1878. On May 12th there was pain and the appetite failed. Pain and anorexia lasted until July. During this period a tumour appeared in the left cervical region, which persisted. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Married Age: 25 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Sep 1879 Date of death: 4 Oct 1879 Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever. Low pneumonia Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: For sixth months she had been weak had been complaining of pain in the back for at least six weeks. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 68 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Apr 1880 Date of death: 14 Apr 1880 Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage. Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); 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: While at work on the morning of April 8th he fell down suddenly, became unconscious and partially lost the use of his left side. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Charwoman Age: 33 Gender: Female Date of admission: 7 Apr 1880 Date of death: 20 Apr 1880 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): 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: When seventeen years old she was subject to fits accompanied by cessation of the catamenia and she was moved to an asylum for some time. For ‘three months at least’ she had felt out of sorts and complained of rheumatic pains in the legs, headaches, vertigo, slight oedema of the legs and frequent nocturnal micturition. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and urinary tract Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Butler Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Dec 1879 Date of death: 9 Jan 1880 Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of lung. Pleurisy Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Medical notes: This man had averaged four pints of beer daily, spirits occasionally, excesses at times. He was quite well until August last, when he noticed his feet swelled, and this extended to the legs and dyspnoea continued to increase. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, arteries and pericardium, liver, kidneys, spleen and brain Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 May 1880 Date of death: 16 Jun 1880 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis (of old date). Tuberculosis (apparently recent) Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) 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: For four years he had been subject to cough in the winter, recurring each winter with greater severity, but leaving him again in the summer. The patient presented a markedly ‘tubercular aspect’. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 50 Gender: Female Date of admission: 20 Jan 1880 Date of death: 30 Jan 1880 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis (cavities. Fibrosis. Tubercle). Lardaceous infiltration Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Fibrosis (Lung); Amyloidosis (Spleen); Amyloidosis (Liver) 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: Twelve months ago she noticed a cough for the first time which gradually got worse. For several months she had most profuse night sweats ‘just as though you had taken me out of a bath and put me to bed’. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and stomach Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Tailor Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Nov 1880 Date of death: 8 Dec 1880 Disease (transcribed): Fibroid phthisis. Cirrhosis Disease (standardised): Fibrosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Cirrhosis (Liver) 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: This patient was much subject to coughs and cold and night sweats. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Porter Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Jan 1880 Date of death: 14 Feb 1880 Disease (transcribed): Empyema. Perforation of the diaphragm Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura); Perforation (Diaphragm) 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: Three weeks before admission, after much exposure to the wet and cold, he felt a sudden pain in the left side. He had suffered from cough for a week or so before this. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleural cavities and lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 59 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Feb 1880 Date of death: 22 Feb 1880 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys with hypertrophied heart. Emphysema and bronchitis Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung) 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: This patient was too ill to give a succinct account of himself, but it appeared that for about the last ten years he had suffered from cough. All winter he had been kept in bed by the fogs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Whitesmith Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Feb 1880 Date of death: 29 Feb 1880 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis, with fibrosis and tubercles. Large, white, lardaceous kidneys Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Fibrosis (Lung); Amyloidosis (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: For the last three months of life he had been losing his health, getting weaker, cough growing worse, sputum more profuse. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Mar 1880 Date of death: 19 Mar 1880 Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophied and dilated heart. Atheroma of aorta. ‘Pulmonary apoplexy’ Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta); Haemorrhage (Lung) 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: About the beginning of Feburary, while one day working at a drain when he had thrown earth up some distance, he felt a pain in the left side and the breath became very short. He was obliged to go to a medical man the next day and was told that he had heart disease. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys and lungs Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Packer Age: 20 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Feb 1880 Date of death: 25 Mar 1880 Disease (transcribed): Large white kidneys, with atrophy of cortex. Hypertrophy of heart. Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung) 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: About the beginning of January he noticed that the sight of the right eye was dim, everything appeared as though enveloped in a fog. For the last three to four months he had passed much water. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 1 ½ Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 May 1881 Date of death: 11 May 1881 Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of the meninges, lungs, spleen, liver and kidneys Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain, lungs, spleen, liver, kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'The family history is healthy both on father's & mother's side. The child has been suckled up to admission but has also had lately portions of its parents' food: no habitual cough. Three months ago it began to have whooping cough from which it has only just recovered. About May 1 its appetite completely failed, it became very restless at night and screamed occasionally violently' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, spleen, liver, kidneys
Occupation or role: Tailor Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Jan 1881 Date of death: 17 Jan 1881 Disease (transcribed): Empyema Disease (standardised): Empyema (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Harper, Gerald Samuel and Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'Mother's relations said to be consumptive. Father, 3 brothers & 2 sisters all died of lung disease. During several past winters he had suffered from troublesome winter cough. No haemoptysis at any time. Since last autumn the cough became worse' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 May 1881 Date of death: 18 Jun 1881 Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart valves. Lardaceous infiltration. Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Lardaceous disease; Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'His father is said to have died of dropsy consequent upon heart disease; he had had several attacks of rheumatism. The rest of the family are reported not to be strong but no definite disease is described. He had frequent attacks of Quinsey when a boy, none after 21. Syphilis at 20. No history of rheumatism. He has been in the habit of drinking large quantities of spirits until 18 months ago when he became a teetotaler' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 36 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Aug 1881 Date of death: 13 Aug 1881 Disease (transcribed): Dysentery. Scurvy Disease (standardised): Dysentery (Intestines); Scurvy Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Willis, Arthur Keith Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'Up to present illness had enjoyed good health. For a month before admission she had been living on extremely poor fare. Three weeks before admission she got a severe sore throat with painful deglutition. A fortnight afterwards teeth & gums began to get sore & painful on attempting to masticate' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal, ovaries
Occupation or role: Plateman Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Aug 1881 Date of death: 20 Sep 1881 Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary congestion. Adherent pericardium. Rheumatism acuta Disease (standardised): Congestion (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Rheumatism (Joints)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'In 1876 he had an acute attack of rheumatism of the larger joints, from which he completely recovered in 3 months. No subsequent history of cardiac disease. Habits temperate. Exposed to much wet & cold in an iron foundry. About 3 weeks before admission he began to feel pain in knees and ankles. These gradually increased and he took to his bed two days before admission' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain
Occupation or role: Brewer Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Nov 1881 Date of death: 22 Nov 1881 Disease (transcribed): Typhoid Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'An imperfect history was obtainable of a gradual onset of illness about a fortnight before admission characterised by headache, loss of appetite and strength with pain in the back of the neck, and a week later with much diarrhoea. He had been delirious for two nights before admission' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal, brain