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Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1887
Date of death: 3 Apr 1887
Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis. Cerebral softening. Pulmonary apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stenosis (Heart); Softening (Brain); Stroke (Lung)
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 had had no illness since she had measles when quite young. There was no history of rheumatism. 4 years ago she had been severely frightened by a fellow servant threatening to kill her & since then she states that she has suffered from severe palpitations'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Porter
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Mar 1887
Date of death: 31 Mar 1887
Disease (transcribed): Pleuropneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lung)
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's mother & brother died of phthisis. She herself had had severe rheumatic fever 7 years ago and was subject to chronic cough but on the whole had good health'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1887
Date of death: 28 Mar 1887
Disease (transcribed): Epithelioma of pancreas
Disease (standardised): Epithelioma (Pancreas)
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 was a stable keeper with a good family & personal history with the exception of some alcoholica excess when young'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Mar 1887
Date of death: 19 Mar 1887
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Oedema and congestion of the lungs. Dilatation of the right side of the heart. Congestion of kidneys
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Edema (Lung); Disease (Heart); Congestion (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient had a healthy family & personal history. He had been subject to a winter cough for a year or two & more particularly during the winter of '86 & '87. He was a coachman & much exposed'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Feb 1887
Date of death: 17 Mar 1887
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Dilatation of the left ventricle
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Patient's father was gouty & she herself had had an attack though her general health had been good. She was much subject to cough in the winter & in Jan '86 was laid up with bronchitis & had never lost her cough since'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, intestines
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Blacksmith
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jan 1887
Date of death: 10 Mar 1887
Disease (transcribed): Endocarditis
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient was a blacksmith of healthy antecedents both personally & in regard to heritable diseases'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Mar 1887
Date of death: 9 Mar 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's relatives on the father's side are said to be consumptive. She had never been a robust girl but had had no definite illness. For the past 4 months she had been unwell suffering from general debility, but on Feb 20th she began to complain of weariness, & coldness, with some shivering'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, brain, uterus
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Dec 1886
Date of death: 5 Jan 1887
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Emphysema. Mitral stenosis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Stenosis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Patient's mother died of bronchitis, & was described as asthmatic. For many years the patient has had winter cough & frequent attacks of bronchitis'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, uterus
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Paper-packer
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Feb 1887
Date of death: 9 Mar 1887
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Pneumonia. Contracted mitral valve
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: '14 days before Christmas the patient caught cold & since then had had cough, dyspnea, pain on the chest & occasional vomiting. She had felt drowsy of late and passed but little water'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, stomach, intestines
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Connor
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Oct 1886
Date of death: 8 Mar 1887
Disease (transcribed): Large white kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient had had syphilis & had been a heavy beer-drinker. His occupation was that of porter'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart,peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Shoemaker
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Feb 1887
Date of death: 7 Mar 1887
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophy of the left ventricle. Vegetation in mitral valve. Congestion of the intestines
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Vegetation (Heart); Congestion (Intestines)
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 was admitted in 1875 suffering from an acute attack of nephritis which had been preceded shortly before by scarlet fever'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, kidneys, stomach, intestines, uterus, brain
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Barter
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1887
Date of death: 7 Mar 1887
Disease (transcribed): Pleuropneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lung)
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 was a butler of temperate habits, who had been subject for some years to colds & winter cough'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gypsey
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Feb 1887
Date of death: 6 Mar 1887
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Uraemia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Uremia (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'For many years this patient had been treated at intervals for gout'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, brain
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Feb 1887
Date of death: 4 Mar 1887
Disease (transcribed): Aortic aneurysm
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Heart)
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 a labourer engaged in heavy work. He had lately been intemperate but there was no syphilitic history'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Feb 1887
Date of death: 4 Mar 1887
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Bronchopneumonia. Emphysema. Dilated right side of heart
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart)
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 had been long subject to bronchitis, having been an inpatient here on two previous occasions, the last only six weeks before the onset of the fatal attack'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, uterus
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Potman
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Feb 1887
Date of death: 3 Mar 1887
Disease (transcribed): Aortic disease
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Patient had had no previous illness. 3 months ago he began to suffer from dyspnea being then in the employ of a butcher & engaged in carrying heavy weights'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cabinet maker
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Feb 1887
Date of death: 3 Mar 1887
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Has generally had good health but 12 months ago attended here as OP [out-patient] & was told he had disease of his kidneys. He had been worried & out of work of late'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, knee joint
Illustrations: NoChart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Feb 1887
Date of death: 1 Mar 1887
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of colon
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Colon)
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 a teetotaler for the past 12 years though he had previously drunk a good deal. For 8 years he had suffered from constipation and 2 years before admission his health failed. He was languid, weak & began to use colour. He had occasional vomiting'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, intestinal tract, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Unmarried child of] Nurse
Age: 68
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Feb 1887
Date of death: 1 Mar 1887
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Uraemia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Uremia (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Patient had had good health though for the past 7-8 years she had suffered from occasional cough & dyspnea in the winter'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines, brain
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Dec 1887
Date of death: 7 Jan 1888
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of the liver
Disease (standardised): Liver cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Lancaster, Ernest Le Cronier
Post mortem examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Medical notes: 'Patient had had no severe illnesses but admitted some habitual excess in alcohol. Seven weeks before admission he had some shivering & a sudden attack of pain on each side of the abdomen’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, pericardium, heart, valves, peritoneum, spleen, kidneys, stomach, intestines, liver, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Navy
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Dec 1886
Date of death: 3 Jan 1887
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin)
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's previous health has been very good and he has not been addicted to alcohol. He states that he sat up with his wife, who died of 'blood poisoning' in King's College Hospital, and there caught a severe cold'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleens, pancreas, kidneys, bladder
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jan 1887
Date of death: 27 Feb 1887
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral tumour (glioma)
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Patient's mother died of paralysis & his father in a fit. The patient was a painter & had had good health (no syphilis

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Oct 1886
Date of death: 26 Feb 1887
Disease (transcribed): Tubercle in lungs & spleen etc
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Spleen)
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 was a cook with a good family & personal history. No history of syphilis. She was first admitted in Jun '85 with a laryngitis which yielded to specific treatment'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen ('microscopically lymphadenome H.D.R.[?]; including 'microscopic report')
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Feb 1887
Date of death: 24 Feb 1887
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Patient was quite well until Feb 9th when she had a rigor and severe stabbing pain'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx & trachea, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, uterus, brain
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Nursemaid
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Jan 1887
Date of death: 22 Feb 1887
Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis
Disease (standardised): Stenosis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Patient's mother was rheumatic and suffered from winter cough & dropsy. The patient had rheumatic fever when 12 & three subsequent attacks. For many years she had 'chest complaints' which during the last 3-4 years had grown worse'
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