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Michael Smith, 32, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Dec 1865
Date of death: 31 Dec 1865
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man was on admission perfectly incapable of giving a proper history of himself.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Parnell, 27, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Dec 1865
Date of death: 29 Dec 1865
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Congestion of lungs
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man had suffered from swelling of the legs for twelve months, with scanty micturition and pain in the loins.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Jessie Dickman, 17, Nurse

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Dec 1865
Date of death: 30 Dec 1865
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever. Perforation of bowels
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Perforation (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: Three days before admission this girl had been attacked by the ordinary symptoms of typhoid fever; shiverings, headache and pain in the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and belly
Type of incident: n/a

John Pugh, 62, Piano maker

Occupation or role: Piano maker
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Sep 1865
Date of death: 23 Dec 1865
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart. Granular degeneration of kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man had suffered from cough for eight winters previous to admission. Five years before admission he suffered from haemoptysis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Anne Pritchard, 58, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Oct 1865
Date of death: 11 Dec 1865
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: She had had several attacks of rheumatism some years before. Her present illness was of five weeks and had begun with weakness, want of appetite and followed by swelling of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Peter Kirkham, 48, Commissioner

Occupation or role: Commissioner
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Nov 1865
Date of death: 20 Dec 1865
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of the heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: He was seized with spasms across the stomach and difficulty of breathing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Caroline Gortin, 46, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Nov 1865
Date of death: 29 Nov 1865
Disease (transcribed): Small, smooth kidney
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This woman had been ill for eighteen months with loss of appetite and failing strength, and for twelve months had had cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, brain, abdomen and liver
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Albany, 7, School boy

Occupation or role: School boy
Age: 7
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Oct 1865
Date of death: 12 Nov 1865
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This child was seized with constipation and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and head
Type of incident: n/a

George Foy, 60, Stableman

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Oct 1865
Date of death: 10 Nov 1865
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of oesophagus
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Oesophagus)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man had been ill for eight weeks. The first symptoms were loss of appetite, pain across the chest, followed by vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

James Price, 45, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Oct 1865
Date of death: 7 Nov 1865
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Alice Kingsmore, 56, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Oct 1865
Date of death: 5 Nov 1865
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart. Bronchitis. Emphysema
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This case was admitted under Mr Hewitt with an ulcer of the leg and was transferred to the Physician’s with extreme dyspnoea and orthopnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and thyroid
Type of incident: n/a

James Cox, 44, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Oct 1864
Date of death: 29 Oct 1864
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: He was admitted under Dr Fuller in March with delirium tremens, and had been ill fifteen days before admission this time.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Elliott, 35, Footman

Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Aug 1865
Date of death: 29 Oct 1865
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: He had been ill for six weeks before admission with pain in the region of the gall bladder.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Ellesly, 75, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 75
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Sep 1865
Date of death: 2 Oct 1865
Disease (transcribed): Vomiting. Dyspepsia
Disease (standardised): Vomiting (Stomach); Dyspepsia (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man had suffered from symptoms of dyspepsia for one month previous to admission, accompanied by severe vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Rev W M M Deryott, [No age stated], Chaplain

Occupation or role: Chaplain
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Oct 1865
Date of death: 1 Oct 1865
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This clergyman, who was a chaplain at Westminster Hospital, whilst preaching in a church in Chelsea was suddenly seized with symptoms of faintness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head
Type of incident: n/a

Francis or Thomas Clarke, 18, Sawyer

Occupation or role: Sawyer
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Sep 1865
Date of death: 27 Sep 1865
Disease (transcribed): Scarlatina
Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This patient was brought in a state of collapse from which he was temporarily roused by the free administration of stimulants. His body was covered with the rash of scarlatina.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, blood, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Lucy Terry, 17, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Sep 1865
Date of death: 21 Sep 1865
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Tubercle in lung
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: There was a history of winter cough for some years and she had suffered from night sweats. She was generally of a Phthisical aspect
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Grace Stowell, 67, Laundress

Occupation or role: Laundress
Age: 67
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Aug 1865
Date of death: 9 Sep 1865
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Bell, William A.
Medical notes: The patient had been ill since Christmas with occasional swelling of the feet and hands.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Albert Martin, 21, Cab driver

Occupation or role: Cab driver
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Aug 1865
Date of death: 13 Sep 1865
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Medical notes: In February last cough commenced and he began to fall away in flesh and strength.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Restell, 26, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Aug 1865
Date of death: 27 Aug 1865
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man had for eleven weeks suffered from swelling of the legs. There was history of previous attacks of rheumatism and scarlet fever.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Jonathan Walker, 35, Footman

Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Aug 1865
Date of death: 5 Aug 1865
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not entered
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

George Wild, 48, Fishmonger

Occupation or role: Fishmonger
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Aug 1865
Date of death: 7 Aug 1865
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Disease of liver and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man had suffered for three months from troublesome cough and expectoration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Morlidge, 65, Waiter

Occupation or role: Waiter
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Aug 1865
Date of death: 13 Aug 1865
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the liver and medullary cancer of 4th rib
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Ribs)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Bell, William A.
Medical notes: This man had been ill for twelve weeks. He complained of aches in the chest and shoulders.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

James Webster, 45, Mechanic

Occupation or role: Mechanic
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jun 1865
Date of death: 11 Aug 1865
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys with enlarged prostate
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Enlarged (Prostate)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry. Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Bell, William A.
Medical notes: This patient was transferred from the Physicians suffering from symptoms of calculus in the kidney.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Ricketts, 46, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jul 1865
Date of death: 25 Jul 1865
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man had suffered from cough more or less for twenty years. There was also a history of haemoptysis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

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