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Martha Pepall, 50, [Wife of] Painter

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Painter
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Dec 1888
Date of death: 1 Jan 1889
Disease (transcribed): Stenosis of the mitral valve
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: For five years before her admission she had palpitation on exertion, and for two years she was often troubled with dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, lungs, heart, mitral valve, spleen, liver, kidneys, uterus and appendages, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Samuel Durby, 65, Farm labourer

Occupation or role: Farm labourer
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Dec 1887
Date of death: 1 Jan 1888
Disease (transcribed): Pleuropneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Medical notes: 'A healthy man, who for a fortnight has had a cough with considerable expectoration. Six days before admission he grew worse & had severe rigors, pain in the point of the chest, some diarrhoea, much dyspnoea’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, stomach, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

Frank Pavey, 14, [Child of] Photographer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Photographer
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1885
Date of death: 1 Jan 1886
Disease (transcribed): Purulent peritonitis and pleurisy. Penetrating wound of the abdomen
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura); Wound (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: While walking along the streets, he caught his foot against a railing and fell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, stomach and small intestines
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Maria Beard, 54, Shopkeeper

Occupation or role: Shopkeeper
Age: 54
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Dec 1886
Date of death: 1 Jan 1887
Disease (transcribed): Intestinal obstruction. Peritonitis. Omental hernia. Congestion of the lungs
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Hernia (Abdomen); Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'With the exception of rheumatic fever in '62, the patient had been well, & had had no constipation up to the 17th December'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, peritoneum, stomach, uterus
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Walter Goodwin, 23, Wheelwright

Occupation or role: Wheelwright
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Sep 1888
Date of death: 7 Jan 1889
Disease (transcribed): Rheumatism. Adherent pericardium. Incompetence of mitral and aortic valves. Vegetation on both these valves
Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: Four months before admission the patient had rheumatic fever which was followed a month later by pleurisy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, heart, pericardium, larynx, trachea, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach, intestines, brain and membranes, eyes
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

Ellen O'Brien, 46, Lastmaker

Occupation or role: Lastmaker
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Dec 1886
Date of death: 6 Jan 1887
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient had enjoyed good health up to '83 when she contracted bronchitis, which had recurred every winter since'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, uterus
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Butcher, 63, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 63
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Mar 1890
Date of death: 4 Mar 1890
Disease (transcribed): Acute bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bennett, Lawrence Henry
Medical notes: The history given was that the patient had been ill for nine days and that the illness began with a cold.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Margaret Baker, 7, [Child of] Tile-layer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Tile-layer
Age: 7
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Mar 1887
Date of death: 8 Apr 1887
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient had a phthisical, neurotic & specific family history. She herself was born healthy & remained in good health until Xmas last [

Francis Baugh, 75, Draper

Occupation or role: Draper
Age: 75
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1886
Date of death: 18 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Dilatation and hypertrophy of the heart. Mitral stenosis. Pulmonary apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: In September 1885 he began to fail and slight bronchitis came on which grew much worse in the early part of January, with slight increasing oedema of legs and gradual mental failure.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Ellen Weller, 24, [Child of] Gardener

Occupation or role: [Child of] Gardener
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1888
Date of death: 16 Mar 1888
Disease (transcribed): Abscess between stomach and diaphragm. Possibly started originally from a gastric ulcer. Bursting of the abscess into the general peritoneal cavity
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Stomach, diaphragm); Ulcer (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The father of the patient said that about a year before she came to St George’s she had an attack of ‘pleurisy’ and was ill for 5 months. The patient herself gave no account of an illness resembling pleurisy, but said she had suffered from palpitations and ‘globus’. When she came into the hospital she complained of pain at the lower part of the thorax’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, ovaries, heart, lungs

Type of incident: n/a

Annie Green, 25, Dressmaker

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1887
Date of death: 9 Apr 1887
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient, who was a dressmaker, was of a non-tubercular family and had had good health until 7 months before admission'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Clara Bowman, 34, [Wife of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Mar 1886
Date of death: 19 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Aortic incompetence. Dilatation and hypertrophy of the left ventricle. Pulmonary apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient was always well up to 1874 when she had her first child. In November 1885 she began to cough slightly, but the cough had grown gradually worse and she was confined to bed from March 1st.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, heart, spleen, kidneys, stomach, intestines, ovary and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Harriet Peacock, 49, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Feb 1890
Date of death: 4 Mar 1890
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of liver
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The first symptoms of illness were acute pain between her shoulders and down her back, and on three separate occasions she ad acute abdominal pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver and pancreas
Type of incident: n/a

Maria Smith, 46, [Wife of] Woodcutter

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Woodcutter
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Mar 1888
Date of death: 18 Mar 1888
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of cervix uteri. 2ndary deposit in roof of left lung & in thoracic & cervical glands, causing wasting left laryngeal muscles (& death from laryngeal span?). Other 2ndary growths in liver and pancreas
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Cervix); Deposit (Lungs); Growth (Liver, pancreas)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient gave no history of heritable disease, her parents died she said of old age. She was married twice and had eleven children, five of whom died when young. She had no miscarriages’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Neck, chest, thorax, larynx, lungs, abdomen, uterus, vagina, ovaries, liver, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, brain

Type of incident: n/a

John Middleton, 38, Glass blower

Occupation or role: Glass blower
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1889
Date of death: 29 Mar 1889
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: He came into St George’s on October 23rd 1888. He complained of cough and dyspnoea. The apices of both lungs were dull on percussion. Phthisis was diagnosed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, heart, spleen, liver, kidneys, stomach, intestines, brain and ears
Type of incident: n/a

William Donaldson, 48, Servant

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Feb 1890
Date of death: 7 Mar 1890
Disease (transcribed): Diabetes mellitus (phthisis)
Disease (standardised): Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bennett, Lawrence Henry
Medical notes: In September 1889 he began to suffer from thirst and loss of flesh. He consulted a doctor, and in November it was discovered that the had diabetes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Frederick Wilson, 22, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Mar 1888
Date of death: 19 Mar 1888
Disease (transcribed): Ulcerative endocarditis. Adherent pericardium. Vegetations on mitral & aortic valves. Hypertrophy & dilatation of left ventricle & auricle. Large gap in the aortic wall between coronary arteries
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Vegetation (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'When young the patient had acute rheumatism. Four and a half years before he came to St George’s Hospital he had a second attack: he was treated in Birmingham Hospital. Twelve weeks before his admission he had rheumatic fever for the third time: he was in bed for about 6 weeks. He then recovered. Three weeks before he came to the hospital he said that on lifting a heavy beam he had sudden, sharp pain in the region of the heart’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Thorax, pericardium, heart, lungs, spleen, kidneys, liver, larynx, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Henry Keel, 53, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jan 1886
Date of death: 21 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of liver, pancreas, peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Pancreas); Cancer (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient’s first illness was bronchitis in 1883 and each winter since he had bronchitis. He emaciated very rapidly and had much constipation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, bladder and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Allsop, 6, [Child of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Apr 1887
Date of death: 9 Apr 1887
Disease (transcribed): Cerebro-spinal meningitis (no tubercle)
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient had been healthy since birth and was of a healthy, non-tubercular family'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Nicholas Wotton, 44, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1889
Date of death: 30 Mar 1889
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis and haemoptysis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Haemoptysis (Respiratory tract)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: The man suffered from cough for two years before his admission. He first had slight haemoptysis three months before he came to the hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach, intestines, brain, larynx and trachea
Type of incident: n/a

Annie Prince, 73, Caretaker

Occupation or role: Caretaker
Age: 73
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1886
Date of death: 22 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient was brought into the Hospital in a state of deep unconsciousness. She had a cough for five weeks, but was supposed to be in fair health. She was heard to moan on the morning of the 20th and she was found to be unconscious on the floor.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, arteries, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, pancreas, membranes and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah George, 30, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Mar 1888
Date of death: 20 Mar 1888
Disease (transcribed): Perforation of a gastric ulcer. Early general peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The history the patient gave was that two years before she came to the hospital she vomited up a considerable quantity of black blood. She at first mentioned 2 quarts as the probable amount, she was sure it was more than a tea-cup full’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, peritoneum, intestines, stomach, spleen, kidneys, liver, larynx, trachea, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Eliza King, 22, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Mar 1890
Date of death: 9 Mar 1890
Disease (transcribed): Gastric ulcer with perforation and abscess
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Perforation (Stomach); Abscess (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bennett, Lawrence Henry
Medical notes: A week before admission she had pain under her sternum and shivering. On the following day she had pains in her shoulder and back.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, alimentary canal and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

William Greaves, 65, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1889
Date of death: 30 Mar 1889
Disease (transcribed): Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver. Ascites. Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: He had lived in Paris and Madrid and he was cook to the French ambassador. The man said that he generally drank about a bottle and a half of the wine of the country in which he lived.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

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