Occupation or role: Laundress Age: 58 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Jul 1888 Date of death: 11 Aug 1888 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Pleural effusion Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Effusion (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Davidson, William Marshall Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Medical notes: 'The patient gave no history of rheumatism nor of scarlatina. She had been married for 35 years and had thirteen children and two miscarriages. Of the children eight survived and five died young. The woman had suffered for two years from cough and dyspnoea. Six weeks before she came in she had oedema of the legs’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder
Occupation or role: Kitchen maid Age: 15 Gender: Female Date of admission: 9 Aug 1888 Date of death: 14 Aug 1888 Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Davidson, William Marshall Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Medical notes: 'The girl was a native of Argyleshire, but she had lived in London for two years. For two months before she came to the hospital she had suffered from cough and dyspnoea, had been much troubled with diarrhoea and had lost flesh. She did not take to her bed till about four days before her admission’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Larynx, trachea, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, pancreas, intestines
Occupation or role: [Wife of] Painter Age: 29 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Jul 1888 Date of death: 15 Aug 1888 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Davidson, William Marshall Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Medical notes: 'The patient was 29 years of age and was married at the age of 20. She had had 3 children, one of whom was living. One died of bronchitis and one of some unknown disease. She had never had scarlatina nor rheumatic fever, but she had occasional slight articular pains. Three weeks before her admission she had a child. The labour was normal Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Larynx, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, intestines, uterus, spinal cord
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 53 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Oct 1888 Date of death: 24 Oct 1888 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis (Delirium tremens) Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Davidson, William Marshall Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Medical notes: 'The man said that he was in good health till four days before his admission when he began to suffer from cough and dyspnoea. He was accustomed to drink alcoholic beverages freely, but the amount he took could not be approximately determined. He told the physician that he did not drink more than he did’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Pleurae, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines, bladder, heart