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
Occupation or role: Courier Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Apr 1889 Date of death: 8 Apr 1889 Disease (transcribed): Red granular. Contracted kidneys. Mitral incompetence Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George Medical notes: The patient was an Italian by birth. For nine or ten months before he came to St George’s the man had a troublesome cough and much dyspnoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, pleurae, lungs, heart, kidneys, liver, stomach, intestines, bladder and brain Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Parlourmaid Age: 19 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Mar 1889 Date of death: 13 Apr 1889 Disease (transcribed): Mitral constriction with vegetations. Infarctions in the spleen and right kidney and (probably) in the right lobe of the liver Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Infarction (Spleen); Infarction (Kidney); Infarction (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George Medical notes: About five weeks before her admission she had a child. The birth was premature. On the night of March 5th she shivered, and every night afterwards, followed by pains in the right leg and left side of her chest. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spleen, lungs, heart, spleen, kidneys, uterus, liver, brain and eyes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Groom Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Apr 1886 Date of death: 13 Apr 1886 Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia. Pustular eruption. Oedema and congestion of the lungs. Fluid blood. Diffluent spleen. Cirrhotic and fatty liver. Congested kidneys. Abscesses in anterior tibialis muscle. Pyrexia Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Acne vulgaris (Skin); Oedema (Lung); Fluid (Blood); Diffulent (Spleen); Cirrhosis (Liver);Congestion (Kidney) ; Abscess (Muscles) ; Fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Medical notes: He had been ailing for some time and on April 2nd some diarrhoea set it lasting only for twenty four hours. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, vessels, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines and muscles Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Errand boy Age: 15 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 May 1889 Date of death: 27 Jul 1889 Disease (transcribed): Large white kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington Medical notes: On Easter day he walked from Chelsea to Epsom and back, and got wet to the skin. On the following day his feet swelled. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidneys, liver, spleen, intestines, trachea and larynx Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 69 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Jun 1888 Date of death: 5 Jul 1888 Disease (transcribed): Bright’s disease. Dilated & fatty heart. Pericarditis. Pulmonary apoplexy Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidneys); Disease (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart); Stroke (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Medical notes: 'The man was born on the same day as HRH the Queen. He had generally had good health. He said that he had suffered from small pox about 50 years before his admission, that he had never had scarlatina, and that he had not been laid up with any illness for 43 years’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, lungs, larynx, trachea, kidneys, spleen, liver, brain
Occupation or role: [Child of] Bootmaker Age: 11 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Jul 1888 Date of death: 25 Jul 1888 Disease (transcribed): Endocarditis. Vegetations on mitral valve. Hypertrophy of both sides of the heart. Splenic & renal infarctions Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Infarction (Spleen, kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Medical notes: 'The boy had had two attacks of rheumatic fever, the first 2 years, the second one year before he came to St George’s. He gave no history of earlier complications during the attacks. He had not had chorea. He began to suffer from cough and dyspnoea and went to the Victoria Hospital for Children where mitral disease was diagnosed. He was treated with digitalis’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Thorax, lungs, heart, spleen, kidneys, liver, stomach, brain, ears
Occupation or role: Valet Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Dec 1888 Date of death: 17 Jan 1889 Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of mediastinum and right testicle Disease (standardised): Cancer (Mediastinum); Cancer (Testis) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George Medical notes: Six or seven years before his admission he had a sore throat and was laid up in bed for a week. This was the only illness he remembered. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, testicles, stomach and intestines Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Wife of] Sword polisher Age: 35 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 Jul 1888 Date of death: 7 Aug 1888 Disease (transcribed): Bright’s disease, chronic Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Medical notes: 'The patient had been married for 10 years. She had had two children who were alive and healthy, and 1 miscarriage. Her last child was born seven years before she came to the hospital. She said she had not had either gout or rheumatism. For 2 months before her admission she had been disturbed at night to pass water, at first 2 or 3 times, latterly 5 or 6 times’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No post mortem examination’
Occupation or role: Laundress Age: 58 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Jul 1888 Date of death: 11 Aug 1888 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Pleural effusion Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Effusion (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Davidson, William Marshall Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Medical notes: 'The patient gave no history of rheumatism nor of scarlatina. She had been married for 35 years and had thirteen children and two miscarriages. Of the children eight survived and five died young. The woman had suffered for two years from cough and dyspnoea. Six weeks before she came in she had oedema of the legs’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 33 Gender: Female Date of admission: 8 Oct 1889 Date of death: 17 Oct 1889 Disease (transcribed): Fatty heart. Collapsed lung. Ovarian tumour and ascites Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Atelectasis (Lung); Cancer (Ovary); Ascites (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell Medical notes: About three months before she came to St George’s the woman fell down and hurt herself. She was pregnant at the time but her attention was called to the fact that her abdomen was of abnormal size. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, ovaries, liver, spleen, kidneys, uterus, pleurae, lungs and heart Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cabinet maker Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Oct 1885 Date of death: 26 Oct 1885 Disease (transcribed): Tubercle of pia mater, peritoneum, lungs, kidneys Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain ); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Medical notes: This patient’s parents and at least ten relations on his father’s side died of Phthisis. He had been complaining of his head for three weeks and had a hacking cough of late. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, alimentary tract, testicles and brain Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: House keeper Age: 68 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Nov 1889 Date of death: 3 Dec 1889 Disease (transcribed): Chronic interstitial nephritis (Granular kidneys) Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan Medical notes: She had no illness until February 1881 when she had cough, dyspnoea and oedema of the legs. In June 1889 she had the same symptoms and was laid up for a month. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneal cavity, liver, spleen, kidneys and lungs Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Poulterer Age: 24 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Dec 1889 Date of death: 14 Dec 1889 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia (lobar) of right lung. Indurated kidneys. Syphilis Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Indurated (Kidney); Syphilis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan Medical notes: He complained of cough and of dyspnoea. His appetite was bad, his tongue coated and moist. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, vessels, liver, spleen, kidneys and inguinal glands Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Widow Age: 61 Gender: Female Date of admission: 7 Nov 1888 Date of death: 12 Nov 1888 Disease (transcribed): Fatty heart. Caseating tubercles found in the lungs, bronchial glands, suprarenal bodies and intestines Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Tuberculosis (Lungs, kidneys, intestines) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Medical notes: 'The woman could give no good history of herself. According to her own account she was well till about a week before her admission when she had a ‘fit’, the nature of which she could not explain’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, abdomen, thorax, heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Feb 1888 Date of death: 7 Feb 1888 Disease (transcribed): Suppurative orchitis, pus in the spermatic cords. Suppuration in and about the vesiculae seminales. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Orchitis (Testicles); Suppuration (Spermatic cords, seminal glands); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Medical notes: 'The patient’s penis was removed in 1885 at St Thomas’s Hospital. The reason for the operation is not known. No record was kept of the case at that hospital’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, testicles, kidneys, bladder, spleen, liver, thorax, lungs, heart, brain
Occupation or role: House keeper Age: 47 Gender: Female Date of admission: 26 Dec 1889 Date of death: 4 Feb 1890 Disease (transcribed): Myxo-sarcoma of stomach and ovary Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Cancer (Ovary) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell Medical notes: The patient came into St George’s Hospital in April 1889. She gave a history of having passed gall stones which she proffered she saw. At the beginning of December she began to have much abdominal pain which was referred chiefly to the epigastric region. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, stomach, spleen ovaries and uterus Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 58 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Feb 1889 Date of death: 5 Mar 1889 Disease (transcribed): Gout. Granular contracted kidneys and sequelae. Uraemia with pericarditis Disease (standardised): Gout (Joints); Disease (Kidney); Uraemia (Kidney); Pericarditis (Heart) 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 was disturbed two or three times a night to pass urine. He came up as an outpatient in January 19th. Dr Dickinson found that the apex of his right lung was dull and that there were a few rales. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, pericardium, heart, larynx, trachea, spleen, liver, kidneys, bladder, brain, eyes, tongue, stomach and small intestine Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Carman Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Mar 1889 Date of death: 10 Mar 1889 Disease (transcribed): Brights disease from pale granular kidneys. Recent pericarditis Disease (standardised): Glomerulonephritis (Kidney); Pericarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George Medical notes: Three years before his admission he had some serious illness for which he was treated at the Royal Free Hospital. He had dropsy, dyspnoea and cough. A fortnight before his admission he began to suffer from pains in the loins, headache, vomiting and epistaxis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, pericardium, heart, lungs, larynx, spleen, liver, kidneys, stomach and intestines Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Carman Age: 51 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Mar 1889 Date of death: 12 Mar 1889 Disease (transcribed): Ingravescent apoplexy. Chronic Brights disease Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Glomerulonephritis (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George Medical notes: He had been a soldier and had fought in the Crimea. On the morning of his admission he was carrying a piano when he fell down. Soon afterwards he found he had lost power in his left arm and left leg. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, eyes, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, thorax and heart Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Plumber Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Feb 1890 Date of death: 25 Feb 1890 Disease (transcribed): Empyema. Phthisis. Lardaceous Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung); Amyloidosis (Liver); Amyloidosis (Spleen); Amyloidosis (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell Medical notes: The patient said he had suffered from dyspnoea on exertion for four or five years, and had had much cough for six months, and dropsy of the legs for three months. There was loss of voice for five weeks. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal Type of incident: n/a
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