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Jane Tyler, 33, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Dec 1859
Date of death: 25 Dec 1859
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas. Lobular pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: This woman had apparently been in great want. A month before admission she was delivered of her ninth child, and had since suffered from pain in the lower extremities with some swelling of the joints.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

John Gibbs, 30, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jan 1860
Date of death: 29 Feb 1860
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas. Diseased liver
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
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

Eliza Bennett, 18, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Jun 1860
Date of death: 30 Jun 1860
Disease (transcribed): Old ulceration from burn. Double pleurisy. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer Burn (Skin); Pleurisy (Pleura); Peritonitis (Peritoneum)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with a large sloughing ulcerated surface on the back of the right elbow […] of more than a years’ standing. She was an excessively thin, cachetic-looking girl, & had never menstruated since the original accident’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Emma Stone, 23, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Jul 1860
Date of death: 15 Sep 1860
Disease (transcribed): Chronic peritonitis. Obstruction of the intestines. Bedsores. Pyaemia. Ulceration of stomach & intestines
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Obstruction (Intestines); Pressure ulcer (Skin); Sepsis (Systemic); Ulcer (Stomach, intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: 'This young woman had been ill for 11 weeks, when she came in, suffering form abdominal pain followed by swelling and constipation. The pain was most severe about the right hypochondrium’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Joseph Knight, 13, [No occupation stated]

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

John Moyes, 52, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Feb 1859
Date of death: 16 Mar 1859
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin)
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 was admitted as he had a small scalp wound which had been inflicted three weeks before.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Sarah Brough, 65 or 77, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 65 or 77
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 May 1863
Date of death: 31 May 1863
Disease (transcribed): Ulcer of leg. Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: For the last two months she had had a ulcer, the size of the palm of the hand, over the right knee joint.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, blood and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Charlotte Haines, 33, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Apr 1863
Date of death: 12 Apr 1863
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This woman was of dissolute habits and was struck with a bar of iron on the head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: Homicide/murder

John Scoggins, 58, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1875
Date of death: 21 Jan 1875
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Granular kidneys. Erysipelas. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Erysipelas (Skin); Pneumonia (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: This man’s wife had died the day previous to his admission of erysipelas.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, intestines, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

William Church, 49, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Feb 1875
Date of death: 6 Feb 1875
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas. Nephritis
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Nephritis (Kidney)
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: This man had been subject to gout for fourteen years, and had swelling of the legs four of five years ago. He had been attacked sixteen days before admission with pain in the right ear and discharge.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Payne, 48, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Gender: Male
Age: 48
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1878
Date of death: 19 Mar 1878
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemic deposits in the skin, muscles and lungs. No ascertained cause for pyaemia? Farcy
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Skin); Sepsis (Muscles); Sepsis (Lung); Glanders (Respiratory system, skin);
Admitting doctor: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. Attack of rheumatic pains 7 yrs [years] before admn [admission]: smallpox, scarlatina and typhus in early life. A healthy man, without constitutional peculiarities or discovered hereditary tendencies: accustomed to take 1-4 pts [pints] beer and 2 gl. [glasses] of whiskey daily. On Jan [January] 10th, attacked with shivering and general aching on coming out of a hot room. Cough commenced next morning, with clear expectoration (no nasal catarrh). It continued from that time, with frequent shivering, and cold sweats at night; the bowels being regular and the urine as usual. Three times it nearly disappeared under treatment, but relapsed as often, with a similar onset: - rig. [rigors] on Jan [January] 30th, Feb [February] 4th and Mar [March] 11th'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, larynx, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum, intestine, brain, glans penis
Type of incident: n/a

Jane Smitham, 67, Laundress

Occupation or role: Laundress
Age: 67
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Feb 1883
Date of death: 10 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Jaundice. Bile duct obstructed by enlarged pancreas and glands
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Jaundice (Skin); Obstruction (Bile ducts); Enlarged (Pancreas)
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: About three months before admission she noticed slight jaundice which gradually deepened. She subsequently has aching in the back and tenderness over the right hypochondrium.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidney and pancreas
Type of incident: n/a

Martha Oliver, 63, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 63
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Mar 1883
Date of death: 26 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Jaundice. Obstruction of hepatic duct by new growth
Disease (standardised): Jaundice (Skin); Obstruction (Bile ducts)
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: For three of four years she had been subject to much abdominal discomfort, along with periods of constipation and frequent attacks of vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and liver
Type of incident: n/a

Esther Codd, 33, Wife

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Jul 1883
Date of death: 3 Aug 1883
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Erysipelas. Ascites
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Erysipelas (Skin); Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Giles, Oswald
Medical notes: She had been accustomed to drink spirits, probably in large quantity. Two months before admission she had haematemesis and also piles.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

James Veal, 41, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1885
Date of death: 26 Mar 1885
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin )
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 was always addicted to drink and had been turned out of various situations for alcoholic tendencies. Erysipelas commenced in the neighbourhood of the left ear five days previous to admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Wyatt, 15, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jun 1859
Date of death: 20 Oct 1859
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Empyema (old). Jaundice
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Empyema (Pleura); Jaundice (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: He had suffered for a fortnight from cough and pain in the right side of the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Lewicki, 75, Soldier

Occupation or role: Soldier
Age: 75
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Jan 1860
Date of death: 11 Feb 1860
Disease (transcribed): Disease of liver. Jaundice
Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver); Jaundice (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'An old soldier, formerly of Napoleon’s Polish lancers. He had fought in nearly all the wars of the empire. He had been frost-bitten at Beresina [battle of Berezina, 1812], and again at Moscow [?battle of Borodina, 1812]. He was wounded at Austerlitz [battle of Austerlitz, 1805], recovered a sabre cut at Vittoria [battle of Vitoria, 1813]. Altogether he shewed seven scars. He escaped from Waterloo [battle of Waterloo, 1815] unhurt. Latterly he enjoyed a pension for a few years, but lost it on account of his republican views. He was expelled from Paris and contrived to get his living by selling pencils about the streets of London. He attributed his illness to eating sprats’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined, as it was sent to Kinnerton Street [Medical School]; but the liver was taken out, and preserved as a preparation’

Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Goddard, 50, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Apr 1860
Date of death: 26 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Jaundice
Disease (standardised): Jaundice (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This patient, who looked older than she was, had suffered for 5 months from pain in the right hypochondrium, especially when lying on either side. Latterly she had lost flesh to a considerable extent’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Charlotte Henderson, 16, Lady’s maid

Occupation or role: Lady’s maid
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Sep 1861
Date of death: 11 Oct 1861
Disease (transcribed): Obstruction of Hepatic Ducts by Hydatids. Purpura.
Disease (standardised): Echinococcosis (Liver); Purpura (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: Four weeks before admission, having for some weeks previously suffered considerable itching of the skin, the patient became jaundiced.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and right hip joint
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Cowling, 11 months, Infant

Occupation or role: Infant
Age: 11 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Jan 1862
Date of death: 26 Jan 1862
Disease (transcribed): Burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This child was first brought to the Hospital on te 24th January, but on account of the slight extent of burn, it was not thought necessary to admit her.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

John Chilton, 40, Cellarman

Occupation or role: Cellarman
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Jan 1866
Date of death: 1 Feb 1866
Disease (transcribed): Purpura. Cirrhosis of liver
Disease (standardised): Purpura (Skin); Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man had been admitted twice before with tumours of sudden appearance and considered to be formed by effused blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, chest, abdomen and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

John Hughes, 45, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1866
Date of death: 2 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin)
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: The present illness was of two weeks duration. It began with the usual symptoms of erysipelas.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Eleanor Farquharson, 54, Nurse

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 54
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Jan 1865
Date of death: 27 Jan 1865
Disease (transcribed): Congestion of brain after erysipelas. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Congestion (Brain); Erysipelas (Skin); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: No history obtained except that erysipelas had appeared on the right side of the face on Christmas Day.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Davis, 40, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 May 1864
Date of death: 17 May 1864
Disease (transcribed): Supra-renal disease. Bronzing of skin
Disease (standardised): Disease (Adrenal glands); Bronzing (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skin, ‘skin under microscope’, head, chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Harding, 42, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jan 1877
Date of death: 20 Oct 1877
Disease (transcribed): Extensive eczema. Amyloid and fibroid changes. Pulmonary emphysema
Disease (standardised): Eczema (Skin); Amyloidosis (Liver); Amyloidosis (Intestines); Emphysema (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: This case was transferred from the surgeons. He was covered with eczematous eruption from head to foot, suffering severe burning pain in consequence.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, bronchi, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, intestine and brain
Type of incident: n/a

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