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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 May 1883
Date of death: 31 May 1883
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Three days before its admission a slight dry cough began which gradually grew more laryngeal in tone.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pharynx, pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Feb 1860
Date of death: 8 Mar 1860
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This patient had had several attacks of bronchitis, the first of these occurred three years ago. She recovered and remained pretty well until last spring, when she had a second attack, and again another in the following September’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Nov 1882
Date of death: 7 Dec 1882
Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Thickened peritoneum. Gumma in spleen. Congestion of lungs
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Thickened (Abdomen); Gumma (Spleen); Syphilis (Systemic); Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: In 1879 he began to notice much heavy pain in the right flank with much vomiting and dyspepsia. During 1880 there was slight oedema and much tympanitis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 6 years 6 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1893
Date of death: 24 Jun 1893
Disease (transcribed): Inanition and paralysis after diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Inanition (Systemic); Paralysis (Brain); Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This child was admitted on June 11th with pharyngeal and nasal diphtheria.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, suprarenals, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and genitals
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Waiter
Age: 21 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Feb 1888
Date of death: 25 Feb 1888
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
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: Shop girl
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Apr 1885
Date of death: 7 Jun 1885
Disease (transcribed): Empyema. Tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung)
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: She had a cough for three winters, swelling of the legs for three weeks and then sudden dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Feb 1864
Date of death: 15 Mar 1864
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung)
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, a stout, light-haired man with coloured cheeks of rather venous tinge and a well-formed chest, had been plagued for a month by frequent cough’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Salesman
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Apr 1884
Date of death: 12 Jul 1884
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: A fortnight before admission his cough grew very irritating, he lost his appetite, sweated profusely and took to his bed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

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

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 May 1884
Date of death: 18 Aug 1884
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: This child was never in good health and had frequent cough before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, gall bladder, kidneys, intestines and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Dec 1893
Date of death: 25 Dec 1893
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)

Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See medical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined post mortem
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Greengrocer
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Feb 1883
Date of death: 7 Feb 1883
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of splenic flexure of colon and liver. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines); Cancer (Liver); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Nine weeks before admission he began to suffer from severe and sudden abdominal pains and vomiting after food.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, vessels, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Dec 1888
Date of death: 29 Dec 1888
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria, most marked in trachea and bronchial tubes
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'For a fortnight before his admission the patient was not well, and he had some cough, but this was not very troublesome. Two children of the family have had scarlatina, and were sent away for treatment. At the time of the patient’s admission they were still in the Fever Hospital. The child’s address was St Luke’s Street, Chelsea. There were, it was said, bad smells in the house. The cistern for drinking water was in the water closet. A plumber has lately been working there, and he left the lid off the cistern, which was thus freely exposed to sewer gas’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Tonsils, palate, uvula, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs, heart, spleen, liver, kidneys, stomach, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Teacher
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1863
Date of death: 11 Apr 1863
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular peritonitis. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: Since Christmas this patient had noticed an enlargement of the abdomen, and for the last month had been under medical treatment without much treatment.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Nov 1893
Date of death: 10 Dec 1893
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia. Scald
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Scald (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: This child had rales all over both lungs, with retraction of space at the base, and tubular breathing high up in the left axilla.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 May 1891
Date of death: 20 May 1891
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This man was a painter but had escaped lead-poisoning. He was Scotch by birth, but had lived chiefly at Lymington in Hampshire, where he contracted ague of an irregular but probably quotidian type about eight years before his death. Always afterwards he was liable to shivering attacks when out of health, but he had had no other serious illness. On May 10th 1891, upon coming home from church, he was seized with a rigor and simultaneous stitch on the right side of the chest. He took to bed at once'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, head

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Feb 1860
Date of death: 19 Feb 1860
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'For 12 months this man had suffered from cough, expectoration and increasing debility. For three or four months he had had habitual night sweats’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Green grocer’s assistant
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Sep 1893
Date of death: 1 Oct 1893
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)

Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: He had been ill a week, the first symptom being a shivering fit with thoracic pain on the right side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Barman
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Oct 1886
Date of death: 7 Dec 1886
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: He had a cough for two and a half years, but had only been ill for five months with night sweats and emaciation. He had diarrhoea for seven weeks, with some aphasia for ten days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, vessels, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, oesophagus and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 4
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 May 1886
Date of death: 21 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The child had a little cough all winter which became worse ten days before admission and later a croupy cough. He had dyspnoea on the night before admission with some cyanosis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and alimentary tract
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2 years 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1890
Date of death: 21 Apr 1890
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria. Old empyema
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx); Empyema (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient was brought up at night and no history was given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, pericardium, heart, oesophagus, peritoneum, mesenteric glands, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, stomach and vermiform appendix
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1884
Date of death: 7 Apr 1884
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: There was no family history of consumption. In October 1883 he had become an out patient at Brompton Consumptive Hospital and a physician tapped his right chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Nov 1890
Date of death: 1 Dec 1890
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See Medical Notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No post mortem examination
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Plasterer
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Mar 1882
Date of death: 11 Mar 1882
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia with pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: Seven days before admission he had a rigor, followed by quick breathing and much cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Liver, spleen, kidneys, heart and lungs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Telegraph clerk
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Dec 1881
Date of death: 16 Mar 1882
Disease (transcribed): Gangrene of lung following caries (?) of spine
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Lung); Caries (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: In the summer of 1880 he began to feel occasional interscapular pains which were relived by stretching himself and were ascribed to the long hours of secretary work.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Liver, spleen, kidneys, heart, aorta, lungs and vertebral column
Type of incident: n/a