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Thomas Prince, 73, Time keeper

Occupation or role: Time keeper
Age: 73
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Mar 1890
Date of death: 15 Mar 1890
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Cirrhosis of liver (coarse)
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: Two years before his admission the man was laid up for a week with cough. He had no other illness until March 8th when he began to feel weak. The chief symptoms was cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Albert Newnham, 34, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1879
Date of death: 10 Apr 1879
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Pulmonary emphysema. Dilated heart
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Blake, Henry. Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: Cough and dyspnoea gradually commenced about two years before admission, more severe at first and never left him afterwards, and aggravated by cold weather.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Frank Faizey, 39, Stableman

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1888
Date of death: 10 Apr 1888
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia of left lower lobe. Effusion of lymph into the membranes of the brain
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Effusion (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient was said by his wife to be a ‘free drinker’, but not a drunkard. He was well till about a week before his admission when he began to suffer to aching of the legs, abdominal pain and vomiting’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, lungs, heart, spleen, kidneys, bladder, liver, intestines, spinal cord

Type of incident: n/a

Seth Lynds, 28, Valet

Occupation or role: Valet
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Apr 1889
Date of death: 25 Apr 1889
Disease (transcribed): Patchy consolidation of all lobes of both lungs. Bronchitis. Peribronchitis and dilatation of smaller bronchioles
Disease (standardised): Disease (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: The man lived in Grosvenor Square and slept with three other men in a room below the ground. He said that he had been troubled for a fortnight with cough and shortness of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, larynx, trachea, bronchi, spleen, kidneys, liver, testes, stomach, intestines, brain and teeth
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Hindley, 50, [No occupation]

Occupation or role: [No occupation]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Jan 1877
Date of death: 18 Jan 1877
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Haemothorax. Luxation of spine
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Haemothorax (Thorax); Luxation (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bennet, William Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: A Dray on which the patient was riding upset throwing his violently to the ground and one of the horses which had also fallen, then rolled on him.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and thorax
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

John Jones, 50, Commercial traveller

Occupation or role: Commercial traveller
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Sep 1879
Date of death: 15 Sep 1879
Disease (transcribed): Gangrenous pneumonia dependent upon tubercle. Tubal nephritis in a granular kidney
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Nephritis (Kidney); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: When seen by the Registrar there was great cyanosis. Examination was almost impossible owing to his condition, but at the left apex, loud cavernous breathing was heard behind crackles all over the front of the left lung.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, intestines, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Florence Mary Kilby, 6, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 6
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Sep 1879
Date of death: 30 Sep 1879
Disease (transcribed): Membranous laryngitis and tracheitis. Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Laryngitis (Larynx); Tracheitis (Trachea); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: On the 18th September she went to school as usual but seemed ill in the evening. Wheezing on the chest was noticed by the mother who gave her a powder and put a poultice on her chest. She began to cough on that evening.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pharynx, larynx, bronchi, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Baines, 25, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Sep 1879
Date of death: 4 Oct 1879
Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever. Low pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: For sixth months she had been weak had been complaining of pain in the back for at least six weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

George Morcom, 57, Tailor

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Sep 1882
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Haemoptysis. Aneurism of aorta. Congestion of lungs. Probable compression of pulmonary veins
Disease (standardised): Haemoptysis (Respiratory tract); Aneurysm (Arteries); Congestion (Lung); Compression (Veins)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Brought in dead
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

George Eaton, 59, Bedell

Occupation or role: Bedell
Gender: Male
Age: 59
Date of admission: 23 Oct 1878
Date of death: 28 Oct 1878
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis, emphysema. Chronic pneumonia. Dilated heart
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Cardiomyopathy, dilated (Heart);
Admitting doctor: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: n/a
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in a condition which precluded examination'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidneys, spleen, liver, peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Charlotte Hearney, 26, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Nov 1877
Date of death: 29 Nov 1877
Disease (transcribed): Double pleuropneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient had been suffering from cough and expectoration, frontal headache, nausea, attacks of vomiting, pain in the chest and catching of the breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, intestine, brain and uterus which contained a female foetus
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Cullingford, 28, Plumber

Occupation or role: Plumber
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Jan 1879
Date of death: 4 Jan 1879
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient was quite well till midnight of December 28th to 29th, when he was suddenly attacked with pain about the nipple, catching his breath. He passed a sleepless night and the next morning had cough, headache, vomiting, diarrhoea and shivering.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

James Corrie, 22, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Oct 1888
Date of death: 18 Mar 1889
Disease (transcribed): Communication between oesophagus and trachea. Ulceration of trachea. Septic pneumonia of both lungs
Disease (standardised): Communication (Oesophagus); Communication (Trachea); Ulcer (Trachea); Sepsis (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: The patient was a soldier. Two years before admission he had gonorrhoea from which he recovered. Four months before his admission his testis were found to be swollen, and he also suffered from cough. He later had a purulent discharge from the left testicle.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, lungs, larynx, trachea, oesophagus, heart, spleen, liver, kidneys, bladder, testes, brain, eyes and ears
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Morgan, 65, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1879
Date of death: 7 Mar 1879
Disease (transcribed): Chronic bronchitis. Emphysema. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient was admitted in a condition which precluded examination.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a