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Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Dec 1892
Date of death: 1 Jan 1893
Disease (transcribed): Aneurysmal dilatation of first part of aortic arch. Dilatation of the left ventricle. Mitral reflux. Pulmonary apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: His health was good until about the end of 1891 when he began to suffer from cough and pain at the front of the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, testes and prostate
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 10
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Dec 1901
Date of death: 1 Jan 1902
Disease (transcribed): Adherent pericardium. Dilated and hypertrophied heart. Recent endocarditis affecting the aortic, mitral and tricuspid valves. Old endocarditis affecting mitral valve. Pulmonary infarction
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Infarction (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickenson, William Lee
Medical examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The mother stated when the child was first brought up that she had rheumatic fever in February 1901 and had suffered with cardiac symptoms ever since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cheesemonger
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Dec 1891
Date of death: 2 Jan 1892
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The mother of this man was said to have died young, of consumption. He himself was never robust, but was liable to coughs and colds and attacks of diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, vermiform appendix, intestines, liver, spleen, suprarenals, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and vesicule seminales
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Dec 1893
Date of death: 1 Jan 1894
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Dilated & fatty heart. Angina pectoris causing death. (? Influenza just previous to admission)
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Angina pectoris (Chest); Influenza (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: 'There was a history of, 4 years ago, an attack of inflammation and pleurisy on the left side. Health usually good. A bad headache a fortnight before admission. In bed for 3 days, giddy and weak, then able to go out (?an attack of influenza)’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, ureters, bladder, uterus, ovaries
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Dec 1892
Date of death: 8 Jan 1893
Disease (transcribed): Mitral disease. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Jaffrey, Francis
Medical notes: In June 1892 she had what was called an attack of influenza, followed by jaundice.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 2 ½
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1894
Date of death: 9 Jan 1894
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia. Commencing tuberculosis.
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: 'This child had measles shortly before last Christmas - and suffered from cough, continually, since then - no hooping had been noticed, although a brother was suffering from Hooping Cough. There was no history of tubercular symptoms in the family. The child had never had fits nor any previous illness. […] Soon after admission a general convulsion took place. The child died shortly afterwards'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Mar 1893
Date of death: 30 Mar 1893
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of lungs and intestines. Suffocative haemoptysis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Intestines); Haemoptysis (Respiratory tract)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient was admitted for haemoptysis which had been free, but very little blood was coughed up inside the hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, prostate and vesicula seminales
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1893
Date of death: 30 Mar 1893
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of lungs, suprarenals and intestines. Moveable kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Adrenal glands); Tuberculosis (Intestines); Nephroptosis (Kidney)

Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: The patient gave a history of rapid wasting and loss of strength since October 1892, but no haemoptysis. She caught cold upon cold and lost her voice early in the illness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, suprarenals, uterus, pancreas, stomach and duodenum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coal porter
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1893
Date of death: 31 Mar 1893
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of oesophagus. Ulceration into trachea
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Oesophagus); Ulcer (Trachea)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: This man had been ailing for some two years, but had suffered from difficulty in swallowing for only five months, during which time he had lived upon fluids. A brother of this patient died in this hospital in November 1886 with epithelioma of the larynx and oesophagus.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, pancreas and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1892
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Impaction of bolus of food in the larynx
Disease (standardised): Foreign body (Larynx)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, throat, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, mesenteric glands, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, prostate, vesicula seminalis and testes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Feb 1891
Date of death: 30 Mar 1891
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Ascites. Tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Liver cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Peritoneum); Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'No family history of disease beyond that one sister was thought to be consumptive. The man had been a waiter for 22 years during the whole of which time he had drunk beer and spirits freely. He had never vomited blood nor been jaundiced, and his health was said to have been quite good till May 1890 when he was lid up for 3 weeks with some affection of the chest. After this he did not regain his former health, but suffered from cough, some night-sweating and considerable loss of flesh'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, skull

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2 years 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Mar 1892
Date of death: 20 Mar 1892
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The child had been fed upon condensed milk since the age of six months. It had had a cough for three months, and it was said not to have had measles or other fever.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, pleurae, bronchi, lungs, bronchial glands, thymus, pericardium, heart, vermiform appendix, caecum, intestines, spleen, liver, bile ducts, suprarenals, pancreas, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 15 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1891
Date of death: 1 Apr 1891
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia. Dilated heart
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'The brother of this child died recently of diphtheria in this hospital. The child itself was said to have had measles when 12 months old, and to have recovered well. About 2 months before admission it began to suffer from cough, and became rapidly worse in the last week'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, head, spinal cord

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5 years 9 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1892
Date of death: 24 Mar 1892
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria. Tracheotomy. Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx); Tracheotomy (Trachea); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This child was discharged from Stockwell Fever Hospital about seven days before its admission. The child was sent to the hospital with three other members of the same family as they were suffering from diphtheria of the fauces.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, larynx, pleurae, lungs, bronchi, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder and genitals
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1891
Date of death: 2 Apr 1891
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of lungs, spleen, meninges
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs, spleen, brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'Parents healthy. The mother had borne three previous children, the first two of which were healthy but the third was ricketty. This child was at first thought to be strong. It was suckled for 12 months. For the last 6 months of its life it had been ‘out to nurse'. Until 3 weeks before death it had been under the charge of a person who was said to have neglected it grossly. It was then transferred to better care, being in a very emaciated and lousy state. For a fortnight it improved, but then began to lose flesh again'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen, ribs

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Plumber
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1891
Date of death: 11 Jan 1891
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This man was a plumber. In the middle part of his life he spent some time in Australia, and had an attack of colonial fever at Brisbane in 1870. With this exception he had enjoyed good health (in particular never being known to suffer from lead-poisoning) till July 15th 1890, on which day he dislocated his left shoulder. He was thus thrown out of work and took to drinking'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, head

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 10 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Apr 1893
Date of death: 5 Apr 1893
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)

Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: The child was strong up to December 1892 when it had measles. After this it was weakly, began to waste, and contracted a cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, testes and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 6 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Mar 1891
Date of death: 3 Apr 1891
Disease (transcribed): Marasmus. Commencing broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Protein-energy malnutrition (Systemic); Bronchopneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'Strong family history of phthisis on the mother's side. This child was healthy in appearance at birth. Since the age of two months it had been fed artificially, chiefly by Nestle's milk and oatmeal. The father was out of work, and even this food was given in very small quantities. It had suffered from diarrhoea since March 8th'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1891
Date of death: 6 Apr 1891
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'Maternal great-grandmother died of consumption. Parents healthy. The child had measles in August 1890. It had had attacks of bronchitis previously to the measles and now it had a severe attack. It recovered from this, and was free from cough till a fortnight before admission'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 41
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Dec 1890
Date of death: 13 Jan 1891
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of lung
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This patient was a cook. She was married, and had borne one child. In Jan 1889 she had rheumatic fever, from which she made a good recovery. In Sept 1889 she brought up blood by the mouth on more than one occasion. This blood was thought to have come from the stomach, but there was no history of gastric pain at any time. At the beginning of 1890 she was attacked by influenza and what was diagnosed by a medical men as pleurisy on the left side'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Wood cutter
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1892
Date of death: 7 Jan 1892
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Dilated right ventricle
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: This man had been liable for some eight years to bronchitis and asthma. At the end of 1889 he had influenza severely with bronchitis. He was seized by some dyspnoea during the recent thick fog.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Barman
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Apr 1892
Date of death: 6 Apr 1892
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickson, T.W.
Medical notes: When he was about eighteen he began to suffer from constant cough in the winter. For four months before admission his cough had been worse.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenal bodies and testes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 6 weeks
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Apr 1891
Date of death: 7 Apr 1891
Disease (transcribed): Marasmus. Atelectasis
Disease (standardised): Protein-energy malnutrition (Systemic); Atelectasis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This child was born prematurely at 8 months, and it survived its birth for 6 weeks. It had been fed entirely by the bottle, and chiefly on Nestle's milk. There was much sickness, but no diarrhoea. No history of syphilis'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Mar 1892
Date of death: 9 Apr 1892
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Diarrhoea. Thrombosis of Inferior vena cava etc
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Diarrhoea (Intestines); Thrombosis (Veins)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickson, T.W.
Medical notes: About the middle of December 1891 she was attacked by what was probably venous thrombosis in both legs. Some time later she was attacked by diarrhoea and vomiting and there was also much headache.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, larynx, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart, vessels, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, urinary tract, intestines, right fallopian tube and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Mar 1892
Date of death: 10 Apr 1892
Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis. Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickson, T.W.
Medical notes: In September 1877 she was an inmate of this hospital with acute rheumatism. During the attack a systolic and a distolic cardiac murmur developed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and uterus
Type of incident: n/a