Occupation or role: Porter Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Jul 1866 Date of death: 3 Aug 1866 Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia. Amputation of thigh. Pericarditis Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Amputation (Leg); Pericarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Wilson, John Henry Parker. Ring, Edmund Cuthbert Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering. Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This patient had had an ulcer of the right leg for three years, dependant on varicose veins. About a week before admission it began to slough. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Groom Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Jul 1865 Date of death: 5 Aug 1866 Disease (transcribed): Strumous disease of right hip joint and sacro-iliac synchondrosis. Tubercle in lungs. Amyloid liver, spleen and kidneys Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Hip); Synchondrosis (Joints); Tuberculosis (Lung); Amyloidosis (Liver); Amyloidosis (Spleen); Amyloidosis (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Ring, Edmund Cuthbert Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering. Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This patient was admitted with a history of pain in the back for five weeks. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Fitter Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Oct 1866 Date of death: 18 Nov 1866 Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia after amputation Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Amputation (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Ring, Edmund Cuthbert Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering. Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This man was admitted with a compound fracture of the left leg. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Housemaid Age: 15 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Aug 1867 Date of death: 22 Sep 1867 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular peritonitis. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Oedema (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Bright, George Charles Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: She had been a servant until four months ago when she began to suffer from violent pains in the stomach, with great tenderness about the navel. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Aug 1868 Date of death: 23 Aug 1868 Disease (transcribed): Fatty heart. Compound fracture of right tibia and fibula Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Fracture (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This patient had fallen off steps about four feet high and hurt his left leg. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Married Age: 36 Gender: Female Date of admission: 21 Jul 1869 Date of death: 2 Aug 1869 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of left foot. Pyaemia. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Amputation (Foot); Sepsis (Systemic); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This patient some twenty years ago had had frostbite of the toes of the left foot. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Farrier Age: 99 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 May 1869 Date of death: 24 Aug 1869 Disease (transcribed): Serous effusion into right pleura. Compression of the lung. Fracture of right femur. Bony union. Also an old intra capsular fracture Disease (standardised): Effusion (Pleura); Compression (Lung); Fracture (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This man was reported to have slipped down fourteen days before admission and hurt his right thigh. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal cord, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Husbandman Age: 66 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Aug 1869 Date of death: 18 Sep 1869 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Eczema. Gangrenous sore on dorsum of left foot Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Eczema (Skin); Gangrene (Foot) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This man had been subject to eczema for many years and dated his present attack as beginning seven months before. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Aug 1869 Date of death: 26 Oct 1869 Disease (transcribed): Necrosis of right femur. Abscess in thigh. Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Leg); Abscess (Leg); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This man was originally admitted into the surgical wards for erysipelas of the right leg. He was attacked with dyspnoea and was transferred to the physicians care. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: School girl Age: 23 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Oct 1869 Date of death: 17 Nov 1869 Disease (transcribed): Disease of femur. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Disease (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: According to history this child was well until 24th October when she was seized with rigors, pain and swelling in the right leg. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, bones and muscles Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Dentist Age: 62 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Nov 1869 Date of death: 27 Nov 1869 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of thigh. Death from exhaustion Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Exhaustion (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: A week before admission this patient noticed some small red patches coming just below the right knee. Two days later he struck his leg against a stair and the whole leg began to inflame and swell. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cook Age: 45 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Dec 1869 Date of death: 10 Dec 1869 Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid cancer of liver. Plugging of veins of left leg. Gangrene of the foot Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver); Plugging (Veins); Gangrene (Foot) Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This woman had been ill eight weeks with sickness followed by jaundice and diarrhoea with loss of flesh. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 59 Gender: Female Date of admission: 20 Oct 1869 Date of death: 31 Dec 1869 Disease (transcribed): Fatty heart. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Oedema (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This woman was seized with dyspnoea which was followed by swelling of the legs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Schoolboy Age: 11 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Mar 1870 Date of death: 9 Mar 1870 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Morbus Cordis. Superficial ulcer of right foot. Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Ulcer (Foot) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: The boy had had an inflamed foot for a fortnight, no cause known. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 20 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Nov 1869 Date of death: 30 May 1870 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous disease of femora and tibiae. Also of iliac bones. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Leg); Tuberculosis (Pelvis) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This patient was in hospital in the early part of 1869, and was sent to Margate without improvement. When again admitted, there was contraction of both hips and sinuses discharging over hip and ilium. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestine Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 70 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Sep 1870 Date of death: 12 Sep 1870 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas of leg. Fatty heart. Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Leg); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Cavafy, John Medical notes: This patient was admitted with Erysipelas of the leg. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys. The post mortem was from Dr Cavafy's notes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: 24 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Sep 1870 Date of death: 12 Sep 1870 Disease (transcribed): Sloughing of the integuments of the right lower extremity. Peritonitis. Disease (standardised): Sloughing (Leg); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: A week before admission, this man slightly cut his right leg just below the knee, with an axe. The wound was superficial but the leg rapidly inflamed. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and peritoneum Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Widow Age: 56 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Sep 1870 Date of death: 19 Sep 1870 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Cirrhosis of liver. Endocarditis. Ulceration of foot. Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Cirrhosis (Liver); Ulcer (Foot) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: The patient was admitted in a very exhausted state, with erysipelas of the left lower extremity. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation, bladder and peritoneum Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 59 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Jul 1870 Date of death: 22 Sep 1870 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of right leg. Exhaustion. Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: The patient had suffered with disease of the right knee joint for fourteen years, and had previously been under treatment in the Hospital. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 41 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Sep 1870 Date of death: 17 Nov 1870 Disease (transcribed): Abscess. Lardaceous disease. Disease (standardised): Abscess (Foot); Amyloidosis (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This man stated on admission that he had been ill for a month with dropsy, and had had a similar attack in the summer of 1869, from which he recovered completely. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines, organs of generation and bones Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Baker Age: 19 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Nov 1870 Date of death: 9 Dec 1870 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of the toes. Pyaemia. Disease (standardised): Amputation (Foot); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: The patient had been previously in the Hospital for long standing disease of metataisa, and had been sent to the Convalescent Hospital at Wimbledon, but he returned without improvement. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Police Constable Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Dec 1870 Date of death: 29 Dec 1870 Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm. Amputation at the hip joint. Exhaustion. Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Heart); Amputation (Hip); Exhaustion (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: Six months before admission this man was violently thrown down in capturing a prisoner and received a blow on the left knee, but did not remember any injury to the femoral region. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bones and joints Type of incident: Murder/homicide
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Dec 1870 Date of death: 1 Jan 1871 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of leg. Cerebral congestion Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Congestion (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'This man was knocked down by a cab, and when admitted into the hospital exhibited no cerebral symptoms. He had a fracture of both bones of the left leg in the middle of the shaft, and a contused wound on the right leg’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax
Occupation or role: Charwoman Age: 57 Gender: Female Date of admission: 8 Mar 1871 Date of death: 13 Mar 1871 Disease (transcribed): Mitral disease (contraction). Granular kidneys. Femoral hernia. Operation. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidneys); Hernia (Thigh); Operation; Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted into the medical ward for cough, dyspnoea, and dropsy, which had been increasing since her discharge from the hospital in Jan 7. Had several times had slight haemoptysis’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Married Age: 59 Gender: Female Date of admission: 13 Mar 1871 Date of death: 14 Mar 1871 Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia. Operation. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Hernia (Thigh); Operation; Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner and Rouse, James Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'She had had a rupture 2 years, & worn a truss for a time but not for the last 3 months. No distinct history of when the bowel came down’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
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