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Daniel Evans, 62, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Dec 1880
Date of death: 1 Jan 1881
Disease (transcribed): Fractured femur. Granulated kidneys
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Thigh); Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'Run over by a cab, the wheel passing over the lower part of the right thigh'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Joseph Hart, 46, Rag-sorter

Occupation or role: Rag-sorter
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Dec 1880
Date of death: 4 Jan 1881
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Hypertrophy of right ventricle
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'No family history of pulmonary disease. He has been of somewhat intemperate habits. Slight morning vomiting. No signs of pulmonary disease until Nov 3 1880 when considerable haemoptysis occurred on exertion, and was operated on 3 subsequent days. He was admitted as inpatient on Nov 13 1880 with slight haemoptysis'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

Alice Brewer, 74, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 74
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Dec 1880
Date of death: 9 Jan 1881
Disease (transcribed): Left pleuritis. Granular & cystic degeneration of kidneys
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Evans, Arthur Owen and Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Harper, Gerald Samuel and Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'No known family diseases. Was never before laid up with illness. Violent attacks of cough began about a month ago, with copious thick greyish expectoration, & sweating'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

Edward Speck, 31, Valet

Occupation or role: Valet
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1881
Date of death: 7 Jan 1881
Disease (transcribed): Fever. Enlargement and rupture of spleen
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Rupture (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Harper, Gerald Samuel and Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'No known family diseases. Had scarlet fever when a boy. No other definite disorders since. Was taken ill on Dec 31 with some cough & slight shivering fits. Continued to feel ill, & took to bed on Jan 3. Was then in no pain. Bowels regularly open'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines, brain

Type of incident: n/a

William Dutton, 56, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jan 1881
Date of death: 9 Jan 1881
Disease (transcribed): Gangrene of scrotum and penis
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Scrotum, penis)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'With the exception of an attack of bronchitis and pleurisy 3 years ago had always enjoyed good health. Never any trouble whatever with his urine. No stricture. No venereal disease. 3 days before admission whilst wheeling some heavy trucks overstrained himself and next morning experienced pain in the testicle, the bottom of the scrotum being swollen'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: generative organs

Type of incident: n/a

Donald McLannon, 64, House porter

Occupation or role: House porter
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Dec 1880
Date of death: 13 Jan 1881
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of the heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Harper, Gerald Samuel and Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'No known family diseases. Health always good. Never laid up with serious illness. No intemperance. Was taken ill a fortnight ago with epigastric pain, loss of appetite, headache & little sickness, slight cough with frothy expectoration, & dyspnoea'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

Emma Penny, 34, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1880
Date of death: 9 Jan 1881
Disease (transcribed): Albuminuria retentis. Rupture of vagina. Puerpural fever
Disease (standardised): Albuminuria (Kidneys); Rupture (Vagina); Postpartum depression (Brain)

Admitted under the care of: Barnes, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Hunt, Edgar Atlee
Medical notes: 'Has always enjoyed fair health. Has been married 12 months. When admitted she was nearly eight months pregnant. Has felt child but little & not at all during last week or two. Cold dead weight at lower part of abdomen'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum, bladder, generative organs

Type of incident: n/a

John Gardiner, 47, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Jan 1881
Date of death: 10 Jan 1881
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of the heart. Emphysema
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Emphysema (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Harper, Gerald Samuel and Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'Father & one brother said to be gouty. Patient has for several[?] past winters suffered from troublesome cough, with thick greyish & frothy sputa'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain

Type of incident: n/a

John Ebenezer Milton, 55, Costermonger

Occupation or role: Costermonger
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jan 1881
Date of death: 15 Jan 1881
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Brought in dead'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

George Wigmore, 41, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Jan 1881
Date of death: 17 Jan 1881
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys (cirrhosis)
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Cirrhosis (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Harper, Gerald Samuel and Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'No known family diseases. Much exposed to wet & cold. Used to drink beer & spirits to excess. Two years ago was suddenly taken ill with rigors & cough, with subsequent swelling of feet & legs'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum

Type of incident: n/a

Fanny Robinson, 48, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1881
Date of death: 15 Jan 1881
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Bronchitis. Hypertrophy of right ventricle
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs); Disease (Heart)

Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Harper, Gerald Samuel and Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'Mother & brother said to have had lung diseases. Patient was for many years subject to winter coughs. During the last 3 years blueness of the face & lips was noticed, together with frequent attacks of palpitations of dyspnoea & occasionally slight swelling about the ankles'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

William Hammond, 41, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1881
Date of death: 16 Jan 1881
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Harper, Gerald Samuel and Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'No known family diseases. Has been a 'hard drinker of spirits'. During the 3 past years has been frequently out of health with attacks of rheumatism (?) in the feet & hands, painter's colic, & swelling feet'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

Alexander Littleboy, 42, Publican

Occupation or role: Publican
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Dec 1880
Date of death: 29 Jan 1881
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis
Disease (standardised): Liver cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Harper, Gerald Samuel and Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'Father said to have been gouty. No other known family disease. Until 4 years ago patient had always had good health. Was then laid up with bronchitis. About 2 years ago began to feel gnawing pains in hepatic region together with obstinate attacks of constipation […] Had for several years drunk gin to excess. No history of syphilis. Gonorrhoea, more than once'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

Charles Goddard, 30, Stableman

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Nov 1879
Date of death: 2 Feb 1881
Disease (transcribed): Softening of the spinal cord. Lardaceous disease
Disease (standardised): Softening (Spinal cord); Lardaceous disease (Tissues)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'No heritable disease; no previous illness. No history of syphilis, some uncertain existence of secondary symptoms about 3 years ago. Habits very temperate. Oct 20 1879 he began to lose his appetite and to suffer from frontal headache & chilliness. Nov 5 he began to vomit after all food & this continued till Nov 13. He felt weak in the legs Nov 10 and lost power over them completely No 14 and could not pass his urine'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, spinal cord

Type of incident: n/a

Joseph James Wheeler, 38, Blacksmith

Occupation or role: Blacksmith
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Feb 1881
Date of death: 8 Feb 1881
Disease (transcribed): Intracranial haemorrhage (from injury)
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Injury (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'He had a severe fall from a ladder 18 years ago and injured the left side of his head and was laid up for many weeks. No history of paralysis. Ever since then he has been subject to convulsive attacks in which his friends tell him that he shouts & struggles much, but of which he remembers nothing, losing his consciousness before falling'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, cranium, brain, spinal cord

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Jane Perry, 66, Pew-opener

Occupation or role: Pew-opener
Age: 66
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1881
Date of death: 12 Feb 1881
Disease (transcribed): Atheroma of arteries. Red softening of one corpus striatum. Granular kidneys (atheroma of heart valves)
Disease (standardised): Plaque, atherosclerotic (Blood vessels); Softening (Brain); Disease (Kidneys)

Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'For the last 10 or 12 winters she has suffered from cough & dyspnoea, seldom sufficient to confine her to bed'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, vessels, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Charles Pickard, 42, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Feb 1881
Date of death: 21 Feb 1881
Disease (transcribed): Thrombosis. Congestion of the lungs
Disease (standardised): Thrombosis (Heart); Congestion (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'He could give no history of heritable disease. He had very good health as a boy, joined the 17th Lancers in 1857 at 19, & served with them until 1869. He passed 8 years in India, & had a few attacks of fever without rigors. Joined the army hospital corps at Malta in 1869, leaving in 1879 without any further illness. Throughout these 18 years he had kept to very temperate habits and had not been invalided for more than a week'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, veins, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

Alice Jane Harp, 14, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Date of admission: n/a
Date of death: 17 Feb 1881
Disease (transcribed): Lardaceous kidneys (large white)
Disease (standardised): Lardaceous disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte and Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'Her father & some of his family are consumptive. She is one of a family of 11 children, & has never been strong, although never laid up for more than a day or two with definite illness. Much winter hacking cough, spits up a small quantity of grey mucus. For many years she has been subject to attacks of vomiting with diarrhoea coming on after the vomiting has stopped'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

William McKee, 35, Grocer

Occupation or role: Grocer
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Feb 1881
Date of death: 23 Feb 1881
Disease (transcribed): Disseminated sclerosis
Disease (standardised): Sclerosis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'The patient was first admitted in Jan 5, 1880. His articulation was then too defective to make it possible to learn any particulars of his history. He was a moderately nourished man, rather pale, with red hair and cool, moist skin. The limbs & head trembled violently if he attempted to make any exertion but there was no loss of muscle power'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Whelan, 55, Agent

Occupation or role: Agent
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1880
Date of death: 24 Feb 1881
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis (atrophic)
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'For 25 years the patient was a brewer's drayman and after leaving the trade 9 years ago has continued his habits of drinking to excess. Good health until 3 months before admission he noticed enlargement of abdomen, and in about a week it swelled to its present size'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines, lungs, heart

Type of incident: n/a

Mary Valance, 41, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 41
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Oct 1880
Date of death: 2 Mar 1881
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Hypertrophy of the right ventricle. Low pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lungs)

Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'In 1878 she had an attack of acute pain over the left lung & was seized with severe cough & shortness of breath. She gives no history of any such symptoms previously, but subsequently has had much dyspnoea, palpitation, & thoracic pain. Profuse night sweating for the last two months, venous congestion of face noticed for a month, oedema of legs & feet for 3 weeks, urine scanty'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Finn, 53, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Feb 1881
Date of death: 26 Feb 1881
Disease (transcribed): Thrombosis of the basilar artery. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Thrombosis (Brain); Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'The patient during his stay in the hospital was unable to speak: a few particulars of his history were gathered from his wife. He has drunk very freely all his life, has had polyuria for many years, no oedema, no vomiting, appetite good. No history of previous acute illness. Three weeks ago he had severe headache & complained of giddiness, and these symptoms have been nearly continuous since'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Robert Elkington, 51, Pipe maker

Occupation or role: Pipe maker
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1881
Date of death: 28 Feb 1881
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis. Granular kidneys. Fibroid phthisis
Disease (standardised): Liver cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Kidneys); Tuberculosis (Lungs)

Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'The patient on admission was in a condition of stertorous dyspnoea & half inarticulate drowsiness & could give no account of himself beyond that he had been a very heavy drinker'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

John Cottam, 54, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Feb 1881
Date of death: 4 Mar 1881
Disease (transcribed): Dilated heart. Fibrosis of the lungs. Atheroma
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Fibrosis (Lungs); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Blood vessels)

Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'Was in the Navy & Merchant Service 1855-1876. No history of syphilis. No rheumatism, considerable excesses in various alcoholic liquors. In August 1879 was laid up with giddiness & vomiting: subsequently oedema of the hands & abdomen, much dyspnoea. He was in-patient in Chatham Hospital where his abdomen was tapped 3 times and 25 pints of fluid altogether withdrawn. Felt much relief from this. The legs were also punctured & discharged freely'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

John Handley, 70, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Feb 1881
Date of death: 7 Mar 1881
Disease (transcribed): Vesical calculus. Hypertrophy of bladder. Ulceration of the urinary tract. 'Surgical' kidneys (senile changes)
Disease (standardised): Calculus (Bladder); Disease (Bladder); Ulcer (Urinary tract); Senility (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington and Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'Stated that he always had enjoyed good health. Had been passing gravel for about 2 years before admission, and for the 5 weeks previous to it had been suffering from occasional retention necessitating catheterisation'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

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