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Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jul 1893
Date of death: 11 Aug 1893
Disease (transcribed): Old empyema. Purulent pleurisy, pericarditis and peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura); Suppuration (Systemic); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen);

Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: Seven weeks before admission this patient was seized with pain in the right side of the chest which felt like a knife cutting him on breathing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right pleura, pericardium, abdomen, brain and membranes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: About 40
Date of admission: 30 Jun 1899
Date of death: 30 Jun 1899
Disease (transcribed): Syphiloma of heart
Disease (standardised): Granuloma (Heart); Syphilis (Systemic);
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Lazarus-Barlow, Walter Sydney
Medical notes: 'Brought in dead'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranial cavity
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Brassfinisher
Gender: Male
Age: 12
Date of admission: 28 Nov 1905
Date of death: 9 Jan 1906
Disease (transcribed): Mitral and tricuspid incompetence
Disease (standardised): Mitral valve insufficiency (Heart); Tricuspid valve insufficiency (Heart);
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Douglas, James Sholto Cameron
Medical notes: 'Admitted complaining of shortness of breath, cough and swelling of the legs. About 8 weeks ago patient became short of breath, developed a cough and later his legs began to swell. He then attended the Vict: Hosp: [Victoria Hospital] for about 4 weeks as an O.P. [Out-patient]'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Jun 1894
Date of death: 28 Jun 1894
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis - Tubercular meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: 'This patient, a thin, emaciated boy, aged 18, was admitted on June 24th - There was no family history of ?? [phthisis] - Eighteen months ago he developed a cough followed by loss of flesh. He had had no night sweating and no haemoptysis - For three weeks he had had pain in the back of the head which had been accompanied by vomiting three of four times daily'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Soldier
Age: 1
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Aug 1888
Date of death: 9 Aug 1888
Disease (transcribed): Rickets. Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Rickets (Bones); Bronchopneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The child was the only son of his mother, who was healthy. She said that the patient’s father was delicate and that his lungs were supposed to be weak. The infant had thrush when 5 weeks old, and when six months of age he had bronchitis and hooping cough’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, thorax, lungs, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Jan 1879
Date of death: 13 Mar 1879
Disease (transcribed): Oedema of the glottis. Bronchitis. Emphysema
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Glottis); Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (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: Tracheotomy was performed but he died on March 13th, having coughed out the tracheotomy tube.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Ex Soldier
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 May 1900
Date of death: 8 Oct 1900
Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of first part and arch of aorta
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: In July 1899 the patient experienced constant pain in the right shoulder. The pain increased up to September when it was of a ‘stabbing’ nature. He was ordered to bed where he remained till admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract and testes, and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Constable
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jul 1879
Date of death: 11 Aug 1879
Disease (transcribed): Miliary tuberculosis of lung. Tubercular ulceration of bowel. Haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines); Haemorrhage (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: Cough commenced gradually without rigor or nasal catarrh about four weeks before admission. About a week after the cough began he got upset in the river. Thirteen days before admission he began to cough blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Attendant
Gender: Male
Age: 64
Date of admission: 26 Jun 1878
Date of death: 18 Jul 1878
Disease (transcribed): Inflamed inguinal hernia. Granular cystic kidney. Cardiac hypertrophy
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Nephritis (Kidney); Kidney diseases, cystic (Kidney); Hypertrophy (Heart);
Admitting doctor: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. Parents died of consumption. Previous history of good health: meat 3 times a day: 1-2 pts [pints] of beer daily. L. [Left] leg weak and at times numb, for 2 mo [months] before admn [admission]. Trifling cough for the same period and increased frequency of micturition. Definite loss of power found in L. [Left] leg and arm 16 days before admission. The deficiency increased: no loss of sensation'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Intestine, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Army pensioner
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Mar 1890
Date of death: 19 Mar 1890
Disease (transcribed): Aortic aneurysm. Incompetence of aortic valves
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Newton, Reginald Frederick Henry
Medical notes: For twenty-four years he had been a trombone player in the band of the Grenadier Guards. With the exception of two or three slight attacks of gout, the patient considered himself to be in good health until about three months before his admission when he began to suffer from cough and dyspnoea on exertion.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Nov 1875
Date of death: 4 Nov 1875
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the occipital region of the skull. Dislocation of the humerus on the left side
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Dislocation (Humerus)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James.Ewart, William
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain and humerus
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1904
Date of death: 21 Apr 1904
Disease (transcribed): Hydratid cysts of the liver and peritoneal cavity
Disease (standardised): Cyst (Liver, peritoneal cavity);
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Ascherson, William Lawrence
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: 'Patient was admitted on April 5th for weakness and shortness of breath. A fortnight before admission he had had a 'bilious attack', his appetite had failed and he had felt sick. Ten days before admission he had had an attack of pain in the right supra-scapular region radiating to the neck, sufficiently severe to prevent sleep. Increasing shortness of breath for the 14 days preceding admission. There had been morning retching for years. Winter cough two years with expectoration and loss of weight. Previous history of rheumatic fever and syphilis. Nothing of importance in the family history'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cabman
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Date of admission: 31 Oct 1904
Date of death: 1 Nov 1904
Disease (transcribed): Morbus renum. Pleurisy and effusion. Lobar pneumonia. Recent pericarditis. Renal heart. Cholecystitis and haemorrhage into gall bladder. Cirrhosis of the liver
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pleurisy (Lung); Pleural effusion (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Pericarditis (Abdomen); Cholecystitis (Gallbladder); Liver cirrhosis (Liver);
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Ascherson, William Lawrence
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'A fortnight before admission the patient had had some pain and swelling of the left knee and ankle. This was succeeded by sharp pain in the right side worse on drawing a breath, also by cough and the expectoration of bright blood. He had had blood spitting during the whole fortnight'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 10
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Oct 1905
Date of death: 24 Oct 1905
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis. Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchopneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Douglas, James Sholto Cameron
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: 'The child was first brought to the hospital at the end of June 1905; he had had a ‘touch of rheumatism’ four years previously, but seemed to have had no other illness at any time. Both his father & mother gave a history of rheumatism, and a younger sister very probably suffered with cardiac disease’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Sweep
Age: 18 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Feb 1901
Date of death: 2 Mar 1901
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See medical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1879
Date of death: 18 Jun 1879
Disease (transcribed): Lymphosarcomatous disease of the brain, bronchial glands, lung, pancreas. Light pleurisy with effusion
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Brain); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Lung); Cancer (Pancreas); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: But for cough for three weeks previously, he was quite well until twenty nine days before admission, when he came home complaining of occipital headache which steadily increased from that time.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, oesophagus, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenal bodies, pancreas and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bus conductor
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Aug 1891
Date of death: 23 Sep 1891
Disease (transcribed): Chronic parenchymatous nephritis (contracting white kidneys)
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril and Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'The patient gave a history of ‘measles' when a child, btu of no other serious illness until December 1890, when he noticed his face & legs swollen, and felt shivery & sick for a fortnight (it would seem from the account given by his friends, that he almost certainly had scarlatina when 18 years old, followed by oedema of body generally). The man, who was a bus conductor, was able to resume his work at the end of December 1890, and continued in his usual good health until Aug 23rd 1890, when he was attacked by headache, pain in the back, nausea and shivering, and on that day first noticed a rash, attended with much itching on chest & arms'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bus conductor
Gender: Male
Age: 60
Date of admission: 9 Dec 1904
Date of death: 14 Feb 1904
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Chronic bronchitis. Dilated and hypertrophied heart. Pulmonary oedema. Chronic passive congestion of viscera
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Cardiomyopathy, dilated (Heart); Hypertrophy (Heart); Oedema (Lung); Congestion (Viscera);
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Ascherson, William Lawrence
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'Patient was admitted for the first time in July 1st 1903, with a long history of chronic winter cough. He had had several attacks of right sided failure with swelling of the legs'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Gender: Male
Age: 68
Date of admission: 21 Jun 1878
Date of death: 26 Jun 1878
Disease (transcribed): Hepatic cirrhosis
Disease (standardised): Liver cirrhosis (Liver);
Admitting doctor: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. Was in training as a jockey at 15: from that time his bowels acted 3-6 times a day or oftener: He ate meat three times a day, and drank on an average, 3 pints of beer. Was subject to rheumatism and winter coughs. About 1850 he fell over some stones and buried the R. [Right] side: he immediately passed some blood (a great quantity, of red colour) by the bowel, and continued to discharge more or less for a week. At the same time he was seized with severe pain in the abdomen, which laid him up for about a month: he was delirious part of the time: was treated with turpentine fomentations: there was no icterus. From that period he was subject to attacks of vomiting, sometimes bringing up a little blood ('a teaspoonful'). Eleven days before admn [admission], he was attacked with profuse diarrhoea, which continued, with a little vomiting at times'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jan 1901
Date of death: 15 Jan 1901
Disease (transcribed): Disseminated bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: The patient was said to have been an eight month child and had been ill with a cough for two or three days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, thymus, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal and urinary tract
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Gender: Male
Age: 54
Date of admission: 22 May 1878
Date of death: 25 May 1878
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary tubercular phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung);
Admitting doctor: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: n/a
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'Patient admitted moribund, in a state which preceded examination'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Feb 1901
Date of death: 9 Apr 1901
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See medical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jun 1905
Date of death: 6 Sep 1905
Disease (transcribed): Aortic aneurysm. Aspiration pneumonia. Pleurisy & effusion. Tonsillitis. Abscess in oesophagus. Suppurating cervical gland
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Pneumonia (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Tonsillitis (Tonsils); Abscess (Oseophagus); Suppuration (Neck)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: 'The patient was admitted in February 1905, complaining of pain in the chest and shortness of breath. At 23 he had been attacked with rheumatic fever, & since that age had been liable to fugitive rheumatic pains in the joints and to sore throats & coughs. Syphilis was denied; the patient said he had never been a heavy drinker, & had taken very little alcoholic liquor since his marriage in 1893’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Feb 1879
Date of death: 31 Mar 1879
Disease (transcribed): Small sarcomatous intracranial tumour. Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Brain); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Blake, Henry. Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient had been troubled by slight cough for two years, with difficulty in passing his urine for two months. He had constant but variable pain down the left sciatic nerve.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Unmarried child of] Weaver
Gender: Male
Age: 5 months
Date of admission: 19 Sep 1904
Date of death: 19 Sep 1904
Disease (transcribed): Consecutive nephritis
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney);
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'Not seen by M.R. [Medical Registrar]'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a