Occupation or role: Clerk Age: 63 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Mar 1861 Date of death: 10 Apr 1861 Disease (transcribed): Cancer of the stomach and peritoneum Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The patient had, for six months before admission, suffered much from pain about the belly, especially on the right side of the epigastrium. Last December he vomited a large quantity of blood, and immediately noticed that he was jaundiced. In the following month he observed that he had a swelling extending from the ribs to the haunch bone on the right side. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 45 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Mar 1860 Date of death: 6 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Purulent peritonitis Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This woman was married, but had no children. Three months before Xmas she miscarried during the third month, and suffered much afterwards from menorrhagia. But she did not become seriously ill until a fortnight before her admission, when vomiting came on’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: Ladysmaid Age: 55 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Mar 1863 Date of death: 12 Apr 1863 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of peritoneum Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: A French woman who stated that three months before admission she had observed an enlargement in the lower portion of the abdomen. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 4 Gender: Female Date of admission: 30 Mar 1859 Date of death: 27 Apr 1859 Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: About two months before admission she was seized with vomiting and had what was supposed to be a severe cold. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx and abdomen 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: General servant Age: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Mar 1865 Date of death: 29 Mar 1865 Disease (transcribed): Perforation of stomach (subsequently closed by adhesions). Circumscribed peritonitis Disease (standardised): Perforation (Stomach); Adhesions (Stomach); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: Four days ago she was attacked with pain in the left side and had kept to her bed since. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Servant Age: 25 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Mar 1860 Date of death: 31 Mar 1860 Disease (transcribed): Fever. Peritonitis. Pleurisy. Abscess in the lung. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura); Abscess (Lung); 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 been a servant of all work. She had not been perfectly well for three or four months, but had nothing definite the matter with her, until she was exposed to cold 12 days before admission’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Dec 1858 Date of death: 7 Jan 1859 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Diseased kidneys. Pneumonia. Pleurisy Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Oedema (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney); Pneumonia (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: When this man was admitted he stated that he had been subject to shortness of breath from childhood, and that during the last six months he had had cough. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and larynx Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 53 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Feb 1861 Date of death: 30 Mar 1861 Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Peritonitis. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The patient who had frequently appeared as a patient with attacks of dropsy, had been suffering from an increase of that complaint since the preceding Christmas. She had swelling of the legs and belly, and frequent vomiting. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cooper Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Mar 1866 Date of death: 28 Mar 1866 Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This man was admitted with a strangulated inguinal hernia on the right side. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Lath render Age: 59 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Mar 1863 Date of death: 2 Apr 1863 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia. Operation Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: A double inguinal hernia had existed for ten years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Nurse Age: 19 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Mar 1876 Date of death: 24 Mar 1876 Disease (transcribed): Compression of the jejunum from volvulus of the small intestine and ascending colon. Abdominal attachment of the mesentery probably congenital Disease (standardised): Compression (Intestines); Volvulus (Intestine); Congenital attachment (Mesentery) 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 girl’s bowels was said not to have acted for ten days and recently she had been vomiting. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain and stomach Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 55 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Mar 1865 Date of death: 26 Mar 1865 Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia. Artificial anus Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Artificial (Anal canal) 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 patient had been ruptured for thirteen years, for which she had sometimes worn a truss. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Hernia, chest and abdominal viscera Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Wife of] Milkman Age: 58 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Feb 1888 Date of death: 29 Feb 1888 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated omental femoral hernia. Peritonitis, blocking of left ureter. Cystic left kidney, sack cyst being full of putty-like material Disease (standardised): Hernia (Thigh); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Medical notes: 'The history given by the patient’s friend was that her health was good till 14 days before her admission. For 14 days she had suffered much from vomiting. Her bowels were open daily’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, spleen, kidneys, thorax, liver, stomach, brain
Occupation or role: Tailor Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Feb 1861 Date of death: 29 Mar 1861 Disease (transcribed): Peritoneal adhesions, after peritonitis. Spontaneous coagulation of the blood Disease (standardised): Adhesions (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Coagulation (Blood) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: The patient had been under the care of Dr Fuller last June for chronic Peritonitis. 5 weeks before his last admission he was again seized with pain in the belly but without shivering and vomiting. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and blood vessels Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Bootmaker Age: 58 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Dec 1876 Date of death: 7 Mar 1877 Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Granular kidney. Peritonitis. Tubercle of lung. Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (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: Five weeks before admission, his legs began to swell. A fortnight later, came on cough, dyspnoea and pain in the loins, and the abdomen enlarged. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and peritoneum Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Nov 1859 Date of death: 26 Mar 1860 Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Partial peritonitis. Diseased liver. Phthisis Disease (standardised): Ascites (Peritoneum); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Liver); Tuberculosis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: 'This man had been an excessive drinker of spirits, chiefly of rum. He had had spitting of blood some time before. One month previously the belly began to swell, he never had any pain except that due to the distention’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, scrotum
Occupation or role: Milliner Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 21 Feb 1866 Date of death: 20 Mar 1866 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease. Encephaloid Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: She had been ill for eight months before admission. At this date she suffered from vaginal discharge followed in a very short time by pain and swelling in the left iliac fossa. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Widow Age: 55 Gender: Female Date of admission: 24 Mar 1863 Date of death: 27 Mar 1863 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: Previous to her admission this patient had had a femoral hernia on her left side for seven years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and chest Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 17 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 Feb 1861 Date of death: 20 Mar 1861 Disease (transcribed): Hydrothorax. Paracentesis. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Hydrothorax (Lung); Paracentesis (Thorax); Peritonitis (Abdomen) 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 patient had pretty good health until two months before she came it, when, having as she supposed taken cold, she was attacked with cough, spitting and pains in the right side. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 23 Gender: Female Date of admission: 13 Apr 1859 Date of death: 15 Apr 1859 Disease (transcribed): Emphysema of the lungs. Bronchitis. Ascites Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Ascites (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: This patient had long been subject to cough with some expectoration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 13 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Aug 1860 Date of death: 4 Jan 1861 Disease (transcribed): Diseased liver and kidneys. Peritonitis. Old burn Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The boy was severely burnt about the shoulder and chest three years before his admission, and it was still discharging. He had begun to become enlarged without any other symptom and this was followed by oedema of the legs. The abdomen was swollen, the tongue very red, the pulse 100. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 47 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Dec 1854 Date of death: 11 Jan 1855 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the uterus. Peritonitis. Disease (standardised): Malignancy (Uterus); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: The patient was deaf so it was impossible to get a rational account of her illness. It appeared that she was a widow, and had had four children. She complained of pains across the belly, which was continual and of a burning character. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: 66 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Jan 1886 Date of death: 8 Jan 1886 Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Ulceration of the bowels Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ulcer (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Medical notes: Six months ago he began to have dyspeptic pains after food, referred to the epigastrium. He stated that he had been unable to take or swallow solid food for four months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, oesophagus, stomach and intestines Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Wife Age: 31 Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Dec 1883 Date of death: 10 Mar 1884 Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of omentum and liver Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen); Cancer (Liver) 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 the autumn of 1883 she began to feel rather weak and menstruation stopped. There was rapid abdominal swelling with acute pain down the right flank. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, vessels, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain Type of incident: n/a