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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: [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: 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: 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: 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: Labourer Age: 68 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Nov 1884 Date of death: 4 Nov 1884 Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain) 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 was brought to the hospital by a policeman who had found him lying in Sloane Street. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidneys, liver, brain and spleen 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: 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: Bootmaker Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Oct 1884 Date of death: 1 Nov 1884 Disease (transcribed): Aortic disease Disease (standardised): Disease (Aorta) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke Medical notes: A week before admission his cough grew much more severe and his sputa contained blood. He had severe dyspnoea and much exhaustion. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys 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: 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: 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
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 7 months Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Oct 1884 Date of death: 21 Oct 1884 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (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: The child had been fairly nourished and in good health until two days before admission when it began to cough much, refused food and lost strength very rapidly. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pleurae, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Decorator Age: 69 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Oct 1884 Date of death: 28 Oct 1884 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidney Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: He had been employed all his life in various trades involving the use of lead. He was an inpatient in 1880 with symptoms of granular kidney. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, arteries, kidneys, liver and spleen 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: Wife Age: 36 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Oct 1884 Date of death: 15 Oct 1884 Disease (transcribed): Tubercle in lungs. Cirrhosis of liver Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Cirrhosis (Liver) 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: She had been in the habit for many years of taking much beer and gin. In July 1884 she began to notice swelling of the abdomen and oedema soon followed. She was much distressed by cough and dyspnoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and generative organs Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Shopwoman Age: 56 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Oct 1884 Date of death: 16 Oct 1884 Disease (transcribed): Fatty heart. Emphysema Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Emphysema (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 three weeks before admission she had noticed oedema of the legs. Her dyspnoea had increased and she felt very chilly. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pleurae, heart, kidneys, spleen and liver Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Book binder Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Oct 1884 Date of death: 12 Oct 1884 Disease (transcribed): Tubercle. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Cahill, John Medical notes: He had been brought to the hospital in a state of extreme dyspnoea and universal cyanosis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium heart, bladder, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Bar keeper Age: 76 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Oct 1884 Date of death: 19 Oct 1884 Disease (transcribed): Cerebral congestion Disease (standardised): Congestion (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: He gave an account of having had ‘a cancer’ cut out of the lower lip in 1852 or 1853. Three weeks before admission he felt a burning pain in the right flank which resulted in a crop of herpes zoster. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain Type of incident: n/a
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