Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Jan 1883 Date of death: 1 Jan 1883 Disease (transcribed): Double pleuro-pneumonia Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: He had been in a state of nearly continuous delirium for two days before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and stomach Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Nov 1881 Date of death: 1 Jan 1882 Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis. Ascites Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Fisher, Frederick Charles Medical notes: He noticed ascites about four months before admission, his appetite and strength had failed and for the month before he came in there was oedema of the legs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Hairdresser Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Jun 1882 Date of death: 8 Jan 1883 Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of aortic arch Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: Fourteen weeks before admission he noticed his feet were swollen, and very soon afterwards began to feel pain in the right axilla and occasional numbness of right arm. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 74 Gender: Female Date of admission: 7 Dec 1880 Date of death: 9 Jan 1881 Disease (transcribed): Left pleuritis. Granular & cystic degeneration of kidneys Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Evans, Arthur Owen and Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Harper, Gerald Samuel and Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'No known family diseases. Was never before laid up with illness. Violent attacks of cough began about a month ago, with copious thick greyish expectoration, & sweating' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Jan 1882 Date of death: 12 Jan 1882 Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of larynx. Asphyxia. Laryngotomy Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Larynx); Asphyxia (Systemic); Laryngotomy (Larynx) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Fisher, Frederick Charles Medical notes: There had been very distinctive syphilitic ulceration of the face. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 1 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Mar 1884 Date of death: 29 Mar 1884 Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria. Tracheotomy Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx); Tracheotomy (Trachea) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: The child had had whooping cough for about two months. The day before admission he refused the breast, coughed often and seemed to have pain in the head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 4 ½ Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Mar 1881 Date of death: 25 Mar 1881 Disease (transcribed): Membranous disease of the fauces & airpassages Disease (standardised): Disease (Throat) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'He attended as out-patient in Sep-Oct 1879 for convulsions which ceased after a vermifuge. No previous attack of croupous symptoms. He has had a slight dry cough for a month which has been growing upon him. A fortnight before admission he stopped going to school. Medical advice was taken then and on March 21 he was so far recovered as to be allowed out of doors. The cough recurred and on 22nd his medical attendant reports a patch of exudation visible on each tonsil' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Air passages, lungs, heart, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 4 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Apr 1882 Date of death: 12 Apr 1882 Disease (transcribed): Membranous inflammation of air passages. Nephritis Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Respiratory system); Nephritis (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard Medical notes: Eight days before admission a slight cough was noticed and some restlessness at night. He complained of sore throat and lost his appetite. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Air passages, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Collector Age: 53 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Sep 1882 Date of death: 19 Mar 1883 Disease (transcribed): Large white kidneys. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: During his later years he had attacks of pain in the smaller joints and across the loins. He gave up work owing to ‘lumbago’ and ‘gout’. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Whip maker Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Feb 1882 Date of death: 11 Apr 1882 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular ulceration of intestines and lungs. Lardaceous disease of liver, spleen and kidneys Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Intestines, Lung); Ulcer (Intestines, Lung); Amyloidosis (Liver, Spleen, Kidney ) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard Medical notes: He was admitted in 1881 with much albuminuria. He was discharged but his appetite remained poor. His cough increased and oedema set in in January 1882. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Mar 1884 Date of death: 28 Mar 1884 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Emphysema Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: This man had had symptoms of Bronchitis chiefly in the winter for six or seven years and had been in the Hospital in 1882 with symptoms of chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Schoolboy Age: 6 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Apr 1882 Date of death: 12 Apr 1882 Disease (transcribed): Tubal nephritis. Serous effusion in pleurae. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Effusion (Pleura); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard Medical notes: Five weeks before admission he had a very painful sore throat. He had been very weak and drowsy, vomited frequently and had much headache. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleura, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 44 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Mar 1881 Date of death: 28 Mar 1881 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'No family history of phthisis. He has spent 22 years in the Navy and Merchant Service and during that time had very good health. Four months ago he gave up his sea life and came to live in London. Since then he has never been free from cough and has lost flesh rapidly. His sputa have become very profuse and purulent and his dyspnoea constant' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: Clerk Age: 61 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Mar 1881 Date of death: 30 Mar 1881 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Atheroma. Hypertrophy of heart. Cerebral haemorrhage Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta); Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Brain); Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'No history of previous illnesses could be gathered from his relations. He had been in continuous work as a lawyer's clerk until 1pm on March 30 when he put his hand on his head, complaining of acute pain, & fell down unconscious without cry or convulsions. He spoke once or twice about half an hour after the first attack, saying that he felt better but subsequently relapsed with further convulsions into complete coma which soon became stertorous' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 4 ½ Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Mar 1881 Date of death: 3 Apr 1881 Disease (transcribed): Lobar pneumonia Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'Not reported here' Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined'
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 11 months Gender: Female Date of admission: 18 Mar 1883 Date of death: 22 Mar 1883 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis. Bronchitis. Catarrhal pneumonia Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Bronchitis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: For two days before admission she had been vomiting frequently, and on the morning of March 18th she had four or five convulsive attacks Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 68 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Mar 1884 Date of death: 2 Apr 1884 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Emphysema Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: He had been a healthy man and able to work as a coach builder until about Christmas 1883 when he began to suffer from cold and cough and was reduced to great prostration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cab driver Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Mar 1884 Date of death: 3 Apr 1884 Disease (transcribed): Pleuro-pneumonia Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: He was thrown from a car of February 8th 1884 and much bruised on the left side. His urine after the accident was full of blood. He was readmitted complaining of pain over the left side of the thorax and much cough. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and ribs Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Messenger Age: 68 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Feb 1882 Date of death: 12 Apr 1882 Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis. Calcification of mitral and semilunar valves. Granular kidney Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Calcification (Heart); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard Medical notes: Three months before admission he found dyspnoea and cough coming on. He was first admitted in 1881 and on examination a high pitched musical murmur with systolic was heard. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, vessels, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 2 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Apr 1884 Date of death: 3 Apr 1884 Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria. Tracheotomy Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx); Tracheotomy (Trachea) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: The child had been in fairly good health up to March 30th when some discomfort was noticed in the evening and food was refused. Dyspnoea came on in spasms with great restlessness and prostration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Fauces, larynx, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 39 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Mar 1884 Date of death: 3 Apr 1884 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Pericarditis Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pericarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: He had been a painter for twenty years and had three times had colic and ‘gouty pains’ for seven years now and then in the feet. In 1880 he was admitted with an injury to the right elbow joint which resulted in permanent ankylosis. For two or three years he had been annoyed with polyuria at night. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Mar 1882 Date of death: 12 Apr 1882 Disease (transcribed): Old empyema. Lardaceous degeneration of most of the viscera Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura); Amyloidosis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard Medical notes: He was first admitted in 1876 when he had empyema and was much relieved by thoracentesis and left the hospital with a pleural fistula. He continued to attend for a long time to obtain a solution of iodine to inject into the pleural cavity. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: No occupation Age: 61 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Mar 1883 Date of death: 25 Mar 1883 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Granular kidneys. Hypertrophied heart Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: For a year he grew weaker and liable to suffer from long colds. For several months he had noticed himself very pale and his appetite had failed. He had universal oedema. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Jan 1882 Date of death: 15 Jan 1882 Disease (transcribed): Exophthalmic goitre. Emaciation Disease (standardised): Exophthalmic goitre (Thyroid gland); Emaciation (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard Medical notes: In 1875 she first noticed an enlargement of the thyroid which slowly increased in size. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, thyroid gland, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain, spinal cord and orbits Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Governess Age: 44 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Jan 1883 Date of death: 10 Jan 1883 Disease (transcribed): Pernicious anaemia. Haemorrhagic spots in arachnoid Disease (standardised): Anaemia, pernicious (Systemic); Haemorrhage (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: Recently there had been an increase of anaemia and weakness with tinnitus giddiness and, for a fortnight before admission, much vomiting. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenal capsules and brain Type of incident: n/a