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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

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1881
Date of death: 21 Apr 1881
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs)
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 has had two brothers, one of whom died in convulsions at 2 months, the other, Harry Collins, was in-patient for 14 months from Dec 1879 onwards, on whom tracheotomy was performed & in whom the wound was healed with very great difficulty. He has always been pale and of poor appetite. A fortnight ago vomiting began which has continued ever since, with occasional rigor & flushing, much cough and constipation'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jun 1881
Date of death: 20 Jul 1881
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Adherent pericardium. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys, heart); Pleurisy (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Willis, Arthur Keith
Post mortem examination performed by: Zimmerman, Benjamin Frazier and Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'He was an in-patient in this hospital in 1880. Since his discharge he has done work in the iron trade for six months in the last year, and has been stopped frequently by oedema & dyspnoea. He was in great distress for several days before admission'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain, bladder

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Blacksmith
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jul 1881
Date of death: 5 Aug 1881
Disease (transcribed): Aortic disease. Granular kidneys. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Aorta, kidneys); Pleurisy (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Willis, Arthur Keith
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'Had always enjoyed excellent health & not subject to colds. He had been laid up with bronchitis for 6 months, was treated at St Mary's Hospital where he got better, but a month or two before admission became worse & symptoms had increased greatly the last weeks before he became an in-patient'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butcher
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Aug 1881
Date of death: 25 Aug 1881
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy with effusion. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'No phthisical history; had suffered frequently from coughs & colds; intemperate. Had been attending Brompton Hospital for 3 months up to nine days before admission: never had had haemoptysis: had been much exposed to inclement weather. After leaving Brompton Hospital his cough had got worse & the dyspnoea increased, his legs, ankles & feet became swollen; no pain; he had lost his appetite & 28lbs in weight since leaving that institution'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Dispenser
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Sep 1881
Date of death: 19 Sep 1881
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
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'

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Governess
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Oct 1881
Date of death: 28 Oct 1881
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Cardiac dilatation
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'She can give no history of disease previous to 1874 when she had rheumatic fever 'along with smallpox'; she was laid up for 4 months; some subsequent shortness of breath & general impairment of health; no oedema until 3 weeks ago. She has been accustomed lately to take considerable doses of chloral & subcutaneous injections of morphia without medical advice'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Child
Age: 4
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Oct 1881
Date of death: 31 Oct 1881
Disease (transcribed): Pseudo-membranous disease of larynx & trachea
Disease (standardised): Disease (Throat)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'The day before admission a slight hard cough was noticed, accompanied with great restlessness & complete loss of appetite. It grew rapidly worse & more paroxysmal'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, lungs ('the other internal organs were healthy')

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Jan 1882
Date of death: 18 Jan 1882
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: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: Four days before admission she complained of having swallowed a fish bone which gave her pain in the throat. She coughed much. No fish bone was observed to have been brought up though she was several times sick.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, trachea, bronchi, pleurae, lungs, heart, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 7
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Dec 1881
Date of death: 25 Jan 1882
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: In October 1881 he had swelling of the larger joints with much pain. His breath had grown very short and he was incapable of any exertion.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Hall porter
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Jan 1882
Date of death: 28 Jan 1882
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Inflammation of upper part of intestine
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Inflammation (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: Five days before admission he began to vomit and felt ill. He had had slight cough for the preceding fortnight and that grew worse.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Feb 1882
Date of death: 8 Feb 1882
Disease (transcribed): Acute bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: He had had frequent bronchitic symptoms during the past four or five years which he attributed to his occupation as baker.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Feb 1882
Date of death: 11 Feb 1882
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Zimmerman, Benjamin Frazier
Medical notes: She was admitted in a moribund state of cyanosis and extreme prostration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Feb 1882
Date of death: 11 Feb 1882
Disease (transcribed): Capillary bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Zimmerman, Benjamin Frazier
Medical notes: The child was admitted in a moribund condition. It was ricketty and ill conditioned and had never been in good health.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Engineer
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Mar 1882
Date of death: 4 Mar 1882
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: For about ten days before admission he had suffered from cough and ‘feverishness’, and for forty eight hours he had been delirious.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butcher
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Apr 1882
Date of death: 22 Apr 1882
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: He had served in the army for twenty two years. Eleven days before admission he began to feel sickness, pain in the chest with cough and dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 May 1882
Date of death: 31 May 1882
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis and pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: Four months before admission he noticed cough and dyspnoea and attributed them to wet underground work he had been doing as a bricklayer.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 66
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Jun 1882
Date of death: 23 Jun 1882
Disease (transcribed): Grey heptisation of lung
Disease (standardised): Disease (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: A week before admission she began to feel sharp pain in the right flank, along with cough which increased the pain.
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: 10 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Jul 1882
Date of death: 28 Jul 1882
Disease (transcribed): Laryngitis with false membrane. Congestion of lungs
Disease (standardised): Laryngitis (Larynx); Congestion (Lung)
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: On the evening of June 26th, after no exposure or obvious exciting cause, the child’s breathing became very difficult.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Tonsils, larynx, trachea, pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Barman
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Aug 1882
Date of death: 5 Sep 1882
Disease (transcribed): Mitral contraction. Pneumonia of apex or right lung
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (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: Since the spring of 1881 he had noticed frequent palpitation and shortness of breath and in the spring of 1882 was treated in Hampstead Hospital for disease of the heart.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Aug 1882
Date of death: 9 Sep 1882
Disease (transcribed): Phthsis. Tubercular pneumonia. Tubercle in spleen
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: For several winters she had had a cough and during the past summer the cough persisted with loss of strength and frequent discomfort and aching pain especially in the chest.
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: 1
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Sep 1882
Date of death: 26 Sep 1882
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: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: About two months before admission the child was said to have had whooping cough and recovered completely. A fortnight before admission it had measles followed by cough.
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: 6
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Oct 1882
Date of death: 23 Oct 1882
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Pneumonia (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: On April 10th she began to feel slight pains in the hands. She was admitted on April 13th 1882 with very trifling pain. A loud rough systolic murmur was heard culminating at the apex.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Pewterer
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Aug 1882
Date of death: 27 Oct 1882
Disease (transcribed): Chronic nephritis. Old cerebral haemorrhage. Old peritonitis. Pleurisy. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Haemorrhage (Brain); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: He had been in good health until 1878 when symptoms of indigestion and headache were noticed, along with some polyuria.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Oct 1882
Date of death: 1 Nov 1882
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Caseous deposits. Miliary tubercle. Ulcers in ileum
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Caseous deposits (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: About three weeks before the child’s admission her mother died of consumption. The child had been very much neglected and half starved.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a