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Joseph Brooks, 65, [No occupation]

Occupation or role: [No occupation]
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Dec 1876
Date of death: 31 Dec 1876
Disease (transcribed): Intestinal Obstruction
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: This patient had been already three times in the hospital within three of four years with similar symptoms. Three days before admission he got wet through. The next day he was suddenly attacked by vomiting and severe abdominal pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Illustration or photograph: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

William Gunter, 16, [No occupation]

Occupation or role: [No occupation]
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Nov 1876
Date of death: 4 Jan 1877
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia with abscess. ? (Pyaemia). Multiple abscesses of liver and and spleen
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Abscess (Lung); Sepsis (Systemic); Abscess (Liver); Abscess (Spleen)
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 smallpox at six years old, and had suffered from precordial pain and shortness of breath ever since. Three years before admission he was in hospital for bronchitis and had an almost constant cough. Five weeks before admission he got wet through, and later began to suffer from dorsal pains with increase of the cough and hot night sweats.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Illustration or photograph: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Jessie Norris, 24, [No occupation]

Occupation or role: [No occupation]
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1877
Date of death: 6 Jan 1877
Disease (transcribed): Simple ulcer of stomach; haemorrhage. Granular Kidney.
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Haemorrhage (Stomach); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient, emaciated and anaemic, was admitted suffering from severe pain in the abdomen and front of chest, constant diarrhoea and grumous vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Fenwick, 34, [No occupation]

Occupation or role: [No occupation]
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1877
Date of death: 7 Jan 1877
Disease (transcribed): (Retained placenta): acute rheumatic endocarditis
Disease (standardised): Retained (Placenta); Rheumatic Heart Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient was attacked ten weeks before admission with rheumatic fever. A fortnight after getting up she was delivered of a deceased child. From that time she suffered from weakness, severe pains in the abdomen and loins, and constant diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, spleen, liver, kidneys, uterus and intestine
Type of incident: n/a

William Smith , 45, [No occupation]

Occupation or role: [No occupation]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Dec 1876
Date of death: 10 Jan 1877
Disease (transcribed): Granular Kidney. Chronic pneumonia. Ascites.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pneumonia (Lung); Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: Three weeks before admission he was attacked suddenly by a cough and dyspnoea with much expectoration. His legs began to swell and his urine became progressively darker.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, brain, spleen and peritoneal cavity
Type of incident: n/a

John Carmody, 58, [No occupation]

Occupation or role: [No occupation]
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: Dead
Date of death: 16 Jan 1877
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Bronchitis.
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: Of this case, being dead on admission, there are no notes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, skull, brain, air passaged and bladder
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

Elizabeth Vincent, 55, [No occupation]

Occupation or role: [No occupation]
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Dec 1876
Date of death: 22 Jan 1877
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of pleurae and lungs. Constriction of bronchi
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Pleura); Carcinoma (Lung); Constriction (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 had previously had a cancer form in the right breast which was removed in St George's in March 1876. She had since August become hoarse and suffered from cough, dyspnoea, nigh sweats and spat blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, liver, spleen, heart, kidneys, intestine, uterus and pouch of douglas
Type of incident: n/a

Albert Hall, 9, [No occupation]

Occupation or role: [No occupation]
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jan 1877
Date of death: 22 Jan 1877
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia. Myocarditis. Pericarditis.
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Myocarditis (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The boy stated that he had suffered from rheumatism for several years and he had at times suffered from frontal headaches and vomiting after meals. Two days before admission he was attacked with pains in the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Charlotte Knaggs, 67, [No occupation]

  • Occupation or role: [No occupation]
    Age: 67
    Gender: Female
    Date of admission: 23 Jan 1877
    Date of death: 26 Jan 1877
    Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia; operation; peritonitis. Fatty and dilated heart
    Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Heart)
    Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
    Medical examination performed by: Bennet, William Henry
    Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
  • Owen, Herbert Isambard
    Medical notes: Four days before admission the patient noticed a pain in the left groin and found a swelling. The same day vomiting came on.
    Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and abdomen. The post mortem was taken from Dr Owens notes
    Type of incident: n/a

William Philipps, 43, [No occupation]

Occupation or role: [No occupation]
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Dec 1876
Date of death: 26 Jan 1877
Disease (transcribed): Syphilitic disease of bone. Gummata of liver. Pneumonia and lobular congestion of lungs. Erysipelas.
Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Bone); Gummata (Liver); Pneumonia (Lung); Congestion (Lung); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient had had constitutional syphilis for nine years. Twelve months before he injured his face and this was followed by caries of the nose. At the same time a node came on the skull, which suppurated and exposed the bone, and two others followed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum and brain
Type of incident: n/a

William Gannon, 28, [No occupation]

Occupation or role: [No occupation]
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 May 1876
Date of death: 4 Feb 1877
Disease (transcribed): Splenic abscess. Multiple abscesses in the brain. Pulmonary tuberculosis.
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Spleen); Abscess (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Bennet, William Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient was transferred from Dr Barclay. For history see Medical register for number 684. The case was taken from Mr Morgan's notes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum, meninges and brain
Type of incident: n/a

William Butt, 59, [No occupation]

Occupation or role: [No occupation]
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Jan 1877
Date of death: 5 Feb 1877
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of oesophagus. Oedema glottidis. Caseous pneumonia. Granular kidney.
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Oesophagus); Oedema (Larynx); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: This patient, emaciated and very weak, with puffy eyelids but no oedema of the legs was admitted with severe dysphagia, dyspnoae and stridor.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and larynx
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Keeling, 18, [No occupation]

Occupation or role: [No occupation]
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Jan 1877
Date of death: 5 Feb 1877
Disease (transcribed): Chronic nephritis. Peri, myo, and endocarditis. Pleurisy. Infarcts of lung.
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Pericarditis (Heart); Myocarditis (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Infarction (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: This patient had always been subject to frontal headaches with vomiting of yellow matter and to cough. She was attacked three months before admission with an increase of cough, some expectoration, pains in the abdomen, trunk and limbs. Her body began to swell and urine was scanty.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, valves, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Buggins, 55, [No occupation]

  • Occupation or role: [No occupation]
    Age: 55
    Gender: Female
    Date of admission: 1 Feb 1877
    Date of death: 7 Feb 1877
    Disease (transcribed): Haemoptysis. Atheroma
    Disease (standardised): Haemoptysis (Respiratory Tract); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Heart)
    Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
    Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
    Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
  • Clarke, John
    Medical notes: For a year the patient had had a severe cough, expectoration and cold night sweats. There had also been much left temporal headache and pain in the left side of the chest.
    Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, heart, liver, kidneys and stomach. The post mortem was from Mr Clarke's notes
    Type of incident: n/a

George Thompson, 70, Sweep

Occupation or role: Sweep
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Feb 1877
Date of death: 16 Feb 1877
Disease (transcribed): Gangrenous Pneumonia. Granular kidney.
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Gangrene (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a condition which precluded examination and interrogation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

James Hardgrove, 47, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jan 1877
Date of death: 18 Feb 1877
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Fatty heart. Pulmonary apoplexy.
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (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 was admitted with oedema of the legs and scrotum, some degree of ascites and icterus of the head and shoulders.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum and meninges
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Green, 50, Cab Driver

Occupation or role: Cab Driver
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1877
Date of death: 19 Feb 1877
Disease (transcribed): Aortic dilatation. Atheroma. Thickening of the valves. Pleurisy.
Disease (standardised): Dilatation (Arteries); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Disease (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient was first admitted on 30th August with dyspnoea, stridor, hoarseness, a slight dry cough, and a little pain on deep inspiration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, heart, aorta, liver, kidneys, spleen and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Baldock, 58, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Feb 1877
Date of death: 20 Feb 1877
Disease (transcribed): Fatty heart. Pulmonary apoplexy. Atheroma. Cerebral atrophy.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Atrophy (Brain)
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 never regained strength following an attack of hemiplegia. She had complained of chilliness and had lost blood through the rectum. She suffered a severe rigor and her limbs had lost power progressively.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain, spinal cord and douglas' pouch
Type of incident: n/a

Joseph Watts, 48, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Feb 1877
Date of death: 20 Feb 1877
Disease (transcribed): Laceration of brain with haemorrhage. Injury to spinal cord.
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Brain); Haemorrhage (Brain); Injury (Spinal Cord)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bennet, William Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: This case was not seen by the Registrar as the patient very soon after admission died.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain, spinal column and left thyroid
Type of incident: n/a

James Young, 54, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Jan 1877
Date of death: 22 Feb 1877
Disease (transcribed): Excision of ankle. Pyaemia.
Disease (standardised): Excision (Ankle); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bennet, William Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: This patient had been in St George's Hospital on a previous occasion with some inflammation about the right ankle.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, skull, meninges and brain
Type of incident: n/a

William Netherwood, 52, [No occupation]

Occupation or role: [No occupation]
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Dec 1876
Date of death: 22 Feb 1877
Disease (transcribed): Old stricture. Cystitis. Emphysema. Pulmonary apoplexy.
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Emphysema (Lung); Cystitis (Bladder); Haemorrhage (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: This man had suffered for ten years previous to admission from occasional attacks of retention, which had to be relieved by passage of a catheter.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Richard Turner, 64, Gardener

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Mar 1877
Date of death: 1 Mar 1877
Disease (transcribed): Hernia. Intestinal haemorrhage, fatty heart, emphysema. Granular kidney.
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Haemorrhage (Intestines); Disease (Heart); Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Bennet, William Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The night before admission the rupture on the right side came down and could not be reduced.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum, intestine and hernia
Type of incident: n/a

Edmund Doncaster, 76, Window Blind Maker

Occupation or role: Window Blind Maker
Age: 76
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Feb 1877
Date of death: 2 Mar 1877
Disease (transcribed): Inflammatory thickening in the porta and around the pylorus. Abscess in the liver. Submucous abscesses in the stomach.
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Stomach); Abscess (Liver); Abscess (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient had been attacked with severe pain round the waist, accompanied, as the St Mary's notes show, with rigor. The pain persisted and he was troubled with constipation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, pericardium, heart, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum, intestinal canal, liver, stomach and pancreas
Type of incident: n/a

Harriet Hodder, 4, [No occupation]

Occupation or role: [No occupation]
Age: 4
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Feb 1877
Date of death: 2 Mar 1877
Disease (transcribed): Superficial burn. Pulmonary congestion.
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The case was not seen by the Registrar.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, intestinal canal
Type of incident: n/a

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