Occupation or role: Nurse Age: [No age stated] Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Jan 1881 Date of death: 2 Jan 1881 Disease (transcribed): Quinsey Disease (standardised): quincy (Throat) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Harper, Gerald Samuel and Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'With the exception of occasional attacks of 'sore throat' has always had good health. Was taken ill five days before admission with pain in the throat, headache & loss of appetite. The pain together with much difficulty in swallowing became rapidly worse' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, fauces, uterus
Occupation or role: Rag-sorter Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Dec 1880 Date of death: 4 Jan 1881 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Hypertrophy of right ventricle Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Disease (Heart) 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 family history of pulmonary disease. He has been of somewhat intemperate habits. Slight morning vomiting. No signs of pulmonary disease until Nov 3 1880 when considerable haemoptysis occurred on exertion, and was operated on 3 subsequent days. He was admitted as inpatient on Nov 13 1880 with slight haemoptysis' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: Coal porter Age: 19 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Dec 1880 Date of death: 7 Jan 1881 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Pleurisy. Pericarditis. Infarction of kidneys Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Pericarditis (Heart); Infarct (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Harper, Gerald Samuel and Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'No known family diseases. Patient's first illness. Constantly exposed to wet & cold draughts. Three days ago became suddenly ill with rigors & sweating, & pain in left side round to the back' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
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: Valet Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Jan 1881 Date of death: 7 Jan 1881 Disease (transcribed): Fever. Enlargement and rupture of spleen Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Rupture (Spleen) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Harper, Gerald Samuel and Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'No known family diseases. Had scarlet fever when a boy. No other definite disorders since. Was taken ill on Dec 31 with some cough & slight shivering fits. Continued to feel ill, & took to bed on Jan 3. Was then in no pain. Bowels regularly open' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines, brain
Occupation or role: House porter Age: 64 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Dec 1880 Date of death: 13 Jan 1881 Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of the heart Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Harper, Gerald Samuel and Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'No known family diseases. Health always good. Never laid up with serious illness. No intemperance. Was taken ill a fortnight ago with epigastric pain, loss of appetite, headache & little sickness, slight cough with frothy expectoration, & dyspnoea' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: Porter Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Jan 1881 Date of death: 10 Jan 1881 Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of the heart. Emphysema Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Emphysema (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Harper, Gerald Samuel and Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'Father & one brother said to be gouty. Patient has for several[?] past winters suffered from troublesome cough, with thick greyish & frothy sputa' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 3 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Dec 1880 Date of death: 9 Jan 1881 Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of the pia mater and lungs Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain, lungs) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Harper, Gerald Samuel and Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'Father healthy. Mother delicate. The patient was the 7th child. Four others have died in childhood from chest diseases. The child was weaned at 6 months of age. Since has constantly ailed with cough, screaming fits, diarrhoea, capricious appetite. Could not walk until more than 2 years of age. Has often complained of headache' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain
Occupation or role: Tailor Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Jan 1881 Date of death: 17 Jan 1881 Disease (transcribed): Empyema Disease (standardised): Empyema (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Harper, Gerald Samuel and Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'Mother's relations said to be consumptive. Father, 3 brothers & 2 sisters all died of lung disease. During several past winters he had suffered from troublesome winter cough. No haemoptysis at any time. Since last autumn the cough became worse' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 41 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Jan 1881 Date of death: 17 Jan 1881 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys (cirrhosis) Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Cirrhosis (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Harper, Gerald Samuel and Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'No known family diseases. Much exposed to wet & cold. Used to drink beer & spirits to excess. Two years ago was suddenly taken ill with rigors & cough, with subsequent swelling of feet & legs' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum
Occupation or role: General servant Age: 48 Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Jan 1881 Date of death: 15 Jan 1881 Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Bronchitis. Hypertrophy of right ventricle Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Harper, Gerald Samuel and Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'Mother & brother said to have had lung diseases. Patient was for many years subject to winter coughs. During the last 3 years blueness of the face & lips was noticed, together with frequent attacks of palpitations of dyspnoea & occasionally slight swelling about the ankles' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 41 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Jan 1881 Date of death: 16 Jan 1881 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Harper, Gerald Samuel and Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'No known family diseases. Has been a 'hard drinker of spirits'. During the 3 past years has been frequently out of health with attacks of rheumatism (?) in the feet & hands, painter's colic, & swelling feet' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Jan 1881 Date of death: 18 Jan 1881 Disease (transcribed): n/a Disease (standardised):
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Harper, Gerald Samuel and Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'No known family diseases. His health had always been very good. No accidents. No syphilis. Had been engaged in painter's work for seven past years. Has been in the habit of taking a glass or two of beer daily, spirits very seldom. Smoked moderately' Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The brain and spinal cord were removed for microscopical examination. The rest of the body was not examined'
Occupation or role: Gas fitter Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Jan 1881 Date of death: 19 Jan 1881 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Cerebral haemorrhage Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Haemorrhage (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Harper, Gerald Samuel and Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'No known family diseases. For several past years he had suffered form painful swellings in joints of the toes & fingers, & 2 years ago was laid up for several weeks with a severe attack of rheumatic fever. Was subsequently (more than a year since) injured in the head by a gas explosion. Has been in the habit of taking a glass or two of beer daily. Spirits very seldom. Has for many years looked pale & thin. Married. 4 healthy children' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain
Occupation or role: Groom Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Jul 1880 Date of death: 21 Jan 1881 Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of the aorta Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta) 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 hereditary disease. No previous illness. At 18 he had a suppurating bubo with no venereal sore. No skin symptoms. He has spent his life as a stableman' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, aorta, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: Collector Age: 57 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Jan 1881 Date of death: 27 Jan 1881 Disease (transcribed): Bronchiectasis. Chronic nephritis Disease (standardised): Bronchiectasis (Lungs); Nephritis (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Harper, Gerald Samuel and Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'Parents said to have died of lung disease. Patient was for many years subject to winter cough, which had lately become much worse, with abundant sputa, thick, greenish, bloodless. Had lately lost flesh fast. No nocturnal sweats. Habits: had always been temperate. Much exposure to all weather' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 20 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Jan 1881 Date of death: 27 Jan 1881 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs) 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: 'The patient was admitted on the afternoon of Jan 26 in a state of extreme prostration & incipient delirium, & quite unable to give any account of himself beyond that he had suffered for about 3 weeks with shivering & painful cough, and had been alone and half-starved. He was neither accompanied nor visited by any friends who could supply any further particulars' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: Cook Age: 27 Gender: Female Date of admission: 13 Oct 1880 Date of death: 24 Jan 1881 Disease (transcribed): Diabetes. Phthisis Disease (standardised): Diabetes (Pancreas); Tuberculosis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'No family history of disease. She has had no serious ailments, has always been well nourished though not fat. In June 1880 she caught cold one day and took a warm bath. The catamenia [menstruation] were expected 2 days afterwards but did not appear, not have they appeared since. A few days after this she noticed that she was extremely thirsty, & hungry, that she passed much water very frequently, that her skin was hot & dry; after a few weeks she noticed emaciation which has been rapid since' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain, spinal cord
Occupation or role: Bricklayer Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Nov 1880 Date of death: 29 Jan 1881 Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the breast (in a male), and of both pleurae Disease (standardised): Scirrhus (Breast, lungs) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'He could give no history of heritable disease. He had jaundice 6 years ago but can recollect no other illness. Has been of temperate habits, averaging about 3 pints of beer daily' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: Publican Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Dec 1880 Date of death: 29 Jan 1881 Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis Disease (standardised): Liver cirrhosis (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Harper, Gerald Samuel and Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'Father said to have been gouty. No other known family disease. Until 4 years ago patient had always had good health. Was then laid up with bronchitis. About 2 years ago began to feel gnawing pains in hepatic region together with obstinate attacks of constipation […] Had for several years drunk gin to excess. No history of syphilis. Gonorrhoea, more than once' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: Land surveyor Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Jan 1881 Date of death: 2 Feb 1881 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs) 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: 'No family history of consumption. He has lost flesh for 3 or 4 years and has had occasional attacks of cough, never laying him up for more than a day or two. No haemoptysis. For the last 3 months he has felt very weak, though attending to his work as land surveyor until last week when he took to bed' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: Stableman Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Nov 1879 Date of death: 2 Feb 1881 Disease (transcribed): Softening of the spinal cord. Lardaceous disease Disease (standardised): Softening (Spinal cord); Lardaceous disease (Tissues) 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 heritable disease; no previous illness. No history of syphilis, some uncertain existence of secondary symptoms about 3 years ago. Habits very temperate. Oct 20 1879 he began to lose his appetite and to suffer from frontal headache & chilliness. Nov 5 he began to vomit after all food & this continued till Nov 13. He felt weak in the legs Nov 10 and lost power over them completely No 14 and could not pass his urine' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, spinal cord
Occupation or role: Married Age: 38 Gender: Female Date of admission: 26 Jan 1881 Date of death: 4 Feb 1881 Disease (transcribed): Serous apoplexy Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain) 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: 'Her memory is extremely imperfect and on many points self-contradictory as to the earlier facts of her life. About the middle of the summer of 1879 she went to bed one night feeling perfectly well, and woke in the middle of the night to find that she had lost the power in her left arm & leg. She did not observe any inequality of the face, nor had any convulsions been noticed. Her speech was rendered extremely indistinct but it never seems to have been lost entirely' Body parts examined in the post mortem: brain, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: Porter Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 Jan 1881 Date of death: 4 Feb 1881 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs) 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: 'When admitted he was hardly in a condition to give an account of himself. It was ascertained that he had had 'inflammation of left lung' (by certificate) when a soldier at Lucknow [Uttar Pradesh, India] in 1864: also several attacks of jungle fever. No great alcoholic excess' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Jan 1881 Date of death: 6 Feb 1881 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Pleurisy. Pericarditis Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Pericarditis (Heart)
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: 'He can give no account of previous illnesses, except of several attacks of ague in India some years ago. In Oct 1880 he began to feel sciatic pain, which partially disabled him from his work as a coal carrier, and led to his discharge in Jan 3rd' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pleurae, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys