Occupation or role: Married Age: 35 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Dec 1871 Date of death: 1 Jan 1872 Disease (transcribed): Muscular fibrous tumours of the uterus. Ascites. Peritonitis. Congested patches in the liver, in one of which pus was found Disease (standardised): Tumour (Uterus); Ascites (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Congestion (Liver); Suppuration (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Clarke, John Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 58 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Feb 1866 Date of death: 4 Apr 1866 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease. Encephaloid Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: The patient was ill five weeks before admission, the chief symptom being pain referred to the lower part of the abdomen. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Porter Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 May 1871 Date of death: 18 May 1871 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Gouty deposit in great toe joint. Phthisis. Tubercular peritonitis Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Gout (Toe); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
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, who for the last nine years had suffered from frequent attacks of gout was seized five weeks before he came in with cough & much soreness of the throat. He had lost flesh very much. There had been no haemoptysis’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, bones, joints
Occupation or role: Carman Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Apr 1872 Date of death: 2 May 1872 Disease (transcribed): Displacement of the caecum into left hypochondrium. Constriction of the ileum by the mesocolon. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Displacement (Intestines); Constriction (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This patient stated that for four days he had had no action of the bowels with constant pain in the belly which had become swollen. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Butcher Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Mar 1870 Date of death: 4 Apr 1870 Disease (transcribed): Urinary calculus. Cystitis. Pyelitis with dilatation of pelvis and coxes. Peritonitis. Disease (standardised): Urinary Calculi (Urinary Tract); Cystitis (Bladder); Pyelitis (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: When admitted, the patient had much cystitis and diarrhoea, and was very weak and ill so that no operation could be attempted. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines, peritoneum and bladder Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 51 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 May 1872 Date of death: 5 May 1872 Disease (transcribed): Chronic Brights disease. Broncitis. Peritonitis. Ascites Disease (standardised): Glomerulonephritis (Kidney); Bronchitis (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ascites (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This woman, the mother of a large family, had been subject to cough and some swelling of the legs for the last three years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation and peritoneum Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 55 Gender: Female Date of admission: 21 Nov 1871 Date of death: 6 Jan 1872 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Pericardial adhesions. Pleuritic effusion. Cirrhosis of liver. Ascites Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Adhesions (Heart); Effusion (Pleura); Cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: For the last four years this woman had had a continual cough, worse in the winter and with much expectoration of a green colour. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Schoolboy Age: 8 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Jan 1871 Date of death: 7 Jan 1871 Disease (transcribed): Scarlatinal nephritis. Effusion into the pleurae & peritoneum. General dropsy Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (Systemic); Nephritis (Kidney); Effusion (Pleurae, peritoneum); Edema (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'This child, having had scarlatina, was permitted to go out during desquamation three weeks before admission, & became dropsical’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Porter Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Apr 1871 Date of death: 25 May 1871 Disease (transcribed): Dysentery. Hepatic abscess communicating with the right lung. Peritonitis (circumscribed) Disease (standardised): Dysentery (Intestines); Abscess (Lungs); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'This man returned from India, where he had long been, in 1867. While there he suffered much from diarrhoea & frequent hepatic pain, but said his motions had never contained blood. Three months ago he was seized with diarrhoea & at the same time very violent pain in the right side, so that he could not move his right arm owing to the severity of the pain. About ten days later cough came on & he spat up a quantity of thick yellow matter mixed with blood’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Policeman Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Apr 1872 Date of death: 7 May 1872 Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Paracentesis thoracis. Empyema. Exhaustion Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Paracentesis (Thorax); Empyema (Pleura); Exhaustion (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This patient said that for sixteen days he had had pain in the left side with shortness of breath. It commenced with an attack of shivering and as if a knife were being run into him. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Picture frame maker Age: 17 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Mar 1884 Date of death: 4 Apr 1884 Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: A fortnight before admission he had several rigors and felt weak and feverish at night. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Tailor Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Dec 1865 Date of death: 15 Apr 1866 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This man was admitted with the history of four months of diarrhoea, accompanied by pain and swelling in the right iliac region. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Groom Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Apr 1884 Date of death: 5 Apr 1884 Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: Two days before admission he had confined bowels, slight malaise and took ‘dandelion pills’. The next day he began to vomit and have diarrhoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, alimentary canal, liver, spleen, kidneys and bladder Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Schoolgirl Age: 14 Gender: Female Date of admission: 24 Apr 1871 Date of death: 27 May 1871 Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever. Perforation of intestine. Circumscribed peritonitis Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Perforation (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'This girl had been ill fifteen days with abdominal pain, diarrhoea & sickness’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, organs of generation
Occupation or role: Widow Age: 70 Gender: Female Date of admission: 8 Apr 1870 Date of death: 11 Apr 1870 Disease (transcribed): Femoral Hernia. Right. Operation. Peritonitis. Disease (standardised): Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: The patient had been ruptured for 30 years and had sometimes worn a truss. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Dentist Assistant Age: 20 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Mar 1870 Date of death: 11 Apr 1870 Disease (transcribed): Disease of sacroiliac synchrondrosis. Lardaceous disease. Disease (standardised): Disease (Pelvis); Disease (Kidney) 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 patient had suffered compound dislocation of the left ankle two years before his admission. After five months treatment the leg was amputated by W. Marriot of Leicester. A month after, an abscess began to show over the ilium, which soon burst. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Laundress Age: 49 Gender: Female Date of admission: 9 Apr 1884 Date of death: 9 Apr 1884 Disease (transcribed): Internal strangulation. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Strangulation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: On April 4, when at stool, she felt a sudden pain in the stomach. This pain never left her, she vomited and she was unable to keep down any food. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Draper Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Feb 1877 Date of death: 30 Mar 1877 Disease (transcribed): Hydropneumothorax Disease (standardised): Hydropneumothorax (Thorax) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: The case was not given as no post mortem was made. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Housemaid Age: 37 Gender: Female Date of admission: 17 May 1871 Date of death: 29 May 1871 Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Ascites. Fatty heart Disease (standardised): Liver cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Peritoneum); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'This woman who in her youth had been accustomed to drink large quantities of spirits, was seized six weeks before her admission with severe pain in the right hypochondrium. She became jaundiced & at the same time the abdomen began to swell. The jaundice subsided but the abdominal swelling increased & in a fortnight her legs also became dropsical’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, organs of generation
Occupation or role: Gardener Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 May 1872 Date of death: 10 May 1872 Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma (encephaloid) of the peritoneum, diaphragm and pericardium. Pleuritic effusion. Ascites Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Abdomen); Carcinoma (Diaphragm); Carcinoma (Heart); Effusion (Pleura); Ascites (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This man gave the history that three weeks ago while pushing a cart he strained himself. The same evening he felt pain in the belly. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart and peritoneum Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Needlewoman Age: 50 Gender: Female Date of admission: 21 Feb 1881 Date of death: 13 Apr 1881 Disease (transcribed): Cancer of liver & lungs & peritoneum Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver, lungs, peritoneum) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'No history of heritable disease in the family or previous acute illness. For the last year she has been losing flesh considerably, her appetite has been failing, her skin dry & brownish: her constipation habitual, and much pain has been felt at intervals in the right flank, with tenderness over the hard lump which she has noticed in the left hypochondrium' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, peritoneum, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 9 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Mar 1895 Date of death: 16 Mar 1895 Disease (transcribed): Ruptured appendix. Local burrowing of pus (Laparotomy) Disease (standardised): Rupture (Appendix); Suppuration (Appendix); Laparotomy (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril Medical notes: The patient was not seen by the registrar until she was moribund and it was impossible to examine her. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder, uterus, lungs, larynx and heart Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Apr 1872 Date of death: 11 May 1872 Disease (transcribed): Chronic brights disease. Hypertrophy of heart. Effusion into both pleurae and peritoneum Disease (standardised): Glomerulonephritis (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Effusion (Pleura); Effusion (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This man stated that for the last eighteen years he had been subject to cough, always worse in the winter. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Feb 1877 Date of death: 9 Apr 1877 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular pneumonia and peritonitis. Scrofulous kidney and bladder. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Bladder) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: Apparently of sound constitution, he enjoyed good health till the last year, when, from an attack of pleurisy, he continued to cough slightly and to be short of breath. For four or five months he had suffered from pain about the sacrum and right buttock, extending down the sciatic nerve on coughing, from anorexia and constipation. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys, bladder spleen, peritoneum, hip joint and sciatic nerve. Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Stonemason Age: 59 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Nov 1871 Date of death: 15 May 1872 Disease (transcribed): Thickened capsule of liver and spleen. Granular kidneys. Asctes. Paracentesis abdomenis. Peritonitis. Old adherent clot in left ventricle Disease (standardised): Thickening (Liver); Thickening (Spleen); Disease (Kidney); Ascites (Abdomen); Paracentesis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen);Thrombosis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This patient stated that he was in the hospital in the beginning of 1871 with cough and some loss of power of the legs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and hernia Type of incident: n/a