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Occupation or role: Gas stoker
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 May 1881
Date of death: 19 May 1881
Disease (transcribed): Diabetes. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Diabetes (Pancreas); 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: 'His family history is in all respects healthy: no nervous diseases traceable. He is a native of Dantzig [Gdansk, Poland], employed for 6 years 1872-8 in the mercantile service, since then a gas stoker in London. He felt in perfectly good health until about 18 months ago he noticed that he passed an excessive amount of urine and that his appetite and thirst were immoderate. There was no preceding or accompanying mental distress'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, colon, nerve centres, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 7
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Jul 1883
Date of death: 10 Jan 1884
Disease (transcribed): Leprosy. Pleuritis. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Leprosy (Systemic); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart)
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: Her mother was a native of Oxfordshire, her father of Barbados. They had six children and two had leprosy. The child was of ‘characteristically leprous aspect.’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal and skin
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Confectioner
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Apr 1881
Date of death: 21 Apr 1881
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson and Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'He had no illnesses as a boy, no scarlet fever. He went to sea at 17 in the East India Company's service; had dysentery in Calcutta at 22 (1859). For a year he describes himself as passing blood & slime nearly every day and for 4 years afterwards was subject to frequent attacks of dysenteric diarrhoea: no such symptoms since then. He has been a very heavy drinker of spirits, especially 1858-1870 when he had much morning vomiting & depression. In 1864 he settled in England as a confectioner. About 1873 he began to be subject to severe headaches with 'blinding pain' generally relieved by vomiting'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, spinal cord, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Aug 1881
Date of death: 6 Dec 1881
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Disease of heart valves
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys, heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'He joined the army in 1854 at 14. Syphilis in 1856. Delirium tremens after drinking much raw spirit in East Indies in 1860. Dysentery in India in 1861. For several years, about 1868-1872 he had much nocturnal pain in head & shins with temporary nodes. In 1876 he felt some 'palpitation' with substernal pain & was sent home from India with a certificate of heart disease; since then he has done light work. No oedema noticed until 3 weeks ago; some anginal symptoms during the last fortnight'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 22 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Aug 1883
Date of death: 11 Au g1883
Disease (transcribed): Disease of petrous bone. Pyaemia. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Skull); Sepsis (Systemic); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Giles, Oswald
Medical notes: He had been in very good health until after serving in the Zulu war he had a sunstroke in South Africa in June 1882 and was invalided home. Seventeen days before admission he had great pain in the right ear.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and bones
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Dec 1884
Date of death: 3 Dec 1884
Disease (transcribed): Acute rheumatism?
Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: About a fortnight before admission she noticed pains in her hands, knees and feet; and after a few days slight swelling. The day before admission she began to feel pain over the heart.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, brain, spleen, liver, intestines and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coach trimmer
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Nov 1884
Date of death: 25 Nov 1884
Disease (transcribed): Advanced emphysema of both lungs
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: He had suffered from emphysema for many years. He had taken a long journey shortly before admission and came back with some bronchitis and in extreme dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Nov 1884
Date of death: 26 Nov 1884
Disease (transcribed): Oedema of lungs
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: He died of cardiac failure within a quarter of an hour after admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidneys, liver and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Rivetter
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Nov 1884
Date of death: 27 Nov 1884
Disease (transcribed): Cavity in left lung. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Cavity (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: On November 12th he was seized with a rigor and sharp pain in the left flank. He began to cough and the next day brought up brownish sputa.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pleurae and heart. Only the thorax was examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Printer’s reader
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Nov 1884
Date of death: 21 Nov 1884
Disease (transcribed): Caries of spine
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: In 1882 he began to notice some pain running round the loins and a peculiar numbness and tingling in the legs and feet. Since then he gradually lost power in the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Nov 1884
Date of death: 21 Nov 1884
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: On November 12th a baby brother aged one in the same house began to feel ill and on November 16th was pronounced by the medical attendant to have ‘Diptheria’.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Woodcutter
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Nov 1884
Date of death: 21 Nov 1884
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: He had been suffering from some cold sweating and aching in the right side of the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pleurae, liver, spleen, kidneys, heart and alimentary tract
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Nov 1884
Date of death: 18 Nov 1884
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: For six months before admission he had partially lost the control of his bladder. For several weeks he had increasing cough and dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pleurae, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, bladder and prostate.
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 12
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Sep 1884
Date of death: 19 Nov 1884
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma (?) of skull
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: In March 1884 he began to complain of some soreness in the head in the position of what was ultimately the largest tumour.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Blacksmith
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Nov 1884
Date of death: 20 Nov 1884
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of lungs. Bronchiectasis. Stricture of oesophagus
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Bronchiectasis (Lung); Constriction (Oesophagus)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: In June 1884 he was an inpatient with a broken leg and remained very weak. He lost flesh and began to be troubled with frequent vomiting. He found that food ‘stuck in the bottom of his neck.’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pleurae, liver, kidneys, heart, spleen and oesophagus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Oct 1884
Date of death: 17 Nov 1884
Disease (transcribed): Aortic endocarditis. Cirrhosis of liver
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: About six weeks before admission he began to feel out of sorts with aching in the loins, loss of appetite and cough. He later had discomfort referred to the loins and the liver.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Nov 1884
Date of death: 16 Nov 1884
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: The mother gave a history of a gradual onset of throat symptoms for at least a week before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pleurae, larynx, trachea, liver, heart, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 13
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 May 1884
Date of death: 17 Nov 1884
Disease (transcribed): Diabetic coma
Disease (standardised): Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas); Coma (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: About May 1883 she began to notice excessive appetite and thirst. There was no plausible story of fright as an antecedent. She was taken to a doctor and put on a diet of brown bread, butter, cheese, eggs and greens.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Oct 1884
Date of death: 10 Nov 1884
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: The child came home with a story of having hurt his head in a fall and suffering a good deal of headache. He vomited freely and had much diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, glands, joints and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Nov 1884
Date of death: 13 Nov 1884
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: At the beginning of October 1884 he noticed what seemed to have been from his description, a purpuric eruption on his legs which was followed by oedema and soon afterwards by ascites. He felt very prostate and the urine was scanty.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Fireman
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Oct 1884
Date of death: 14 Nov 1884
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: Three weeks before admission he felt abdominal pain and headache. He later had vomiting and diarrhoea, and felt feverish.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Polisher
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Sep 1884
Date of death: 7 Nov 1884
Disease (transcribed): Dilated heart. Pulmonary apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: In 1881 he had an attack of Rheumatism but he gave no history of subsequent cardiac symptoms. A month before admission he had coryza and oppression on the chest.

Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, kidneys, spleen and liver
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Coachman
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Nov 1884
Date of death: 8 Nov 1884
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: The child was said to have been greatly neglected and abandoned by his mother a year before admission. The friend who had taken him in charge described him as always very delicate and coughing much.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Roadman
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Oct 1884
Date of death: 9 Nov 1884
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: For many years he had felt some bronchitis, and lately had been weakened by long fits of coughing and copious purulent expectoration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bus conductor
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Oct 1884
Date of death: 4 Nov 1884
Disease (transcribed): Obstructive jaundice
Disease (standardised): Jaundice (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: The patient was very deaf and a detailed history was difficult to obtain. In 1876 he had ‘a fit’ and was for two days unconscious. The jaundice increased rapidly before admission and he lost strength.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, gall bladder, pylorus and pancreas
Type of incident: n/a