Occupation or role: French polisher Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Apr 1859 Date of death: 4 May 1859 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Valvular disease of the heart Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: He said that he had been losing flesh and strength for six or seven weeks, and that he had had cough and expectoration for a month. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Servant Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Mar 1861 Date of death: 13 Apr 1861 Disease (transcribed): Disease of mitral valve. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: Seven years ago the patient had an attack of rheumatic fever which was followed by palpitation of the heart. Lately his breath had become short on exertion Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Milkwoman Age: 26 Gender: Female Date of admission: 13 Apr 1864 Date of death: 14 Apr 1864 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Emphysema Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Medical notes: 'This patient, an Irishwoman, was brought into the hospital in a dying state by friends who did not remain to be questioned. She was herself too far gone to say much and answered vaguely and uncertainly […] She was by occupation a milk woman and was said to have carried her pails about up to three days before admission’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen, blood vessels
Occupation or role: Servant Age: 20 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Apr 1857 Date of death: 8 May 1857 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The friends of this patient stated that she had been weak and languid for some little time, and that a fortnight ago she engaged herself as a servant but had to give up work in less than a week. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis and larynx Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 Mar 1858 Date of death: 21 Apr 1858 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined the case is not given’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined'
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 May 1849 Date of death: 22 May 1849 Disease (transcribed): Brain congested, serous effusion in the ventricles. Tubercles in the cerebellum, the lungs, liver & kidneys Disease (standardised): Congestion (Brain); Tuberculosis (Brain, lungs, liver, kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry and Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This man, who have a very obscure account of his symptoms, stated that he had been constantly exposed to cold in his work while perspiring and that without any particular cause of illness he had been so weak as to be unable to return to work after the 3rd inst. He had been OP [out-patient for some time under Dr Pitman [Henry Pitman], and had been confined to bed for 3 or 4 days before his admission’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Apr 1860 Date of death: 18 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'A porter, of sallow and somewhat bloated aspect; he had been in the habit of living freely, taking half a pint of gin ‘with fish, flesh and fowl, every day of his life’ ‘ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Gardener Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Mar 1865 Date of death: 11 Apr 1865 Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Bronchitis. Phthisis Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: During the winters of the last two years he had had cough with dyspnoea and much watery expectoration. The present attack had lasted four months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Schoolboy Age: 7 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Apr 1866 Date of death: 17 Apr 1866 Disease (transcribed): Croup Disease (standardised): Croup (Larynx) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This boy had been out of health with symptoms of cold and malaise since the beginning of the month. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 22 months Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Apr 1858 Date of death: 29 Apr 1858 Disease (transcribed): Croup. Tracheotomy Disease (standardised): Croup (Larynx); Tracheotomy (Throat) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined the case is not given’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined'
Occupation or role: Lady’s maid Age: 45 Gender: Female Date of admission: 26 Feb 1862 Date of death: 28 Apr 1862 Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Hydrothorax Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Hydrothorax (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This woman, who had a severe attack of rheumatism in the West Indies, had been out of health about four months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Apr 1866 Date of death: 19 Apr 1866 Disease (transcribed): Epithelial cancer of larynx Disease (standardised): Cancer (Larynx) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: There was the mark of an old chancre on the glans penis. The history that he gave was that he had been ill for ten weeks with spasmodic affection and pain about the larynx. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 35 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 Jan 1858 Date of death: 2 May 1858 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'A poor Frenchwoman who had been out of health a year. She was formerly very stout & healthy but had been gradually losing flesh, being reduced by frequent sickness. Six months ago she became troubled with night sweats & cough accompanied by thick expectoration’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: Gentleman’s servant Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Jan 1858 Date of death: 13 Jan 1858 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'A gentleman’s servant, who stated that his ill health dated from 18 months back when he slept in a damp bed. Ever since that time he has experienced more or less pain in the chest & cough’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 21 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Jan 1857 Date of death: 23 May 1857 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomica laying open a blood vessel. Strumous disease of the knee Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This man came into the hospital at the commencement of the present year as a Surgeon’s patient with supposed scrofulous synovitis of the knee joint. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right knee, thorax, larynx and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Apr 1864 Date of death: 5 May 1864 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'This case is not given’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’
Occupation or role: Pensioner Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 May 1857 Date of death: 30 May 1857 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Pleurisy Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pleurisy (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This man had been out at drill the day before his admission and appeared, according to his wife’s account, to have been tolerably well on his return home. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Shoemaker Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Feb 1860 Date of death: 29 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Diabetes Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man had been employed in a department of shoemaking. 18 weeks before admission he happened to weigh himself and then ascertained that his weight was 11st 12lbs. When he came in he weighed 9st 3lbs. For 15 months previous he had suffered from much feeling of weakness’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Discharged soldier Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Apr 1866 Date of death: 27 Apr 1866 Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart. Pulmonary haemorrhage Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: He was in the Grenadiers for nearly twelve years and had been in Montreal for the greater part of the time. He was attacked with ague in 1855 and laid up with a feeling of great praecordial weight and had been ailing ever since. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 12 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Apr 1858 Date of death: 9 May 1858 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Strumous disease of the intestines. Diseased kidneys. Ascites Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Intestines); Disease (Kidneys); Ascites (Peritoneum) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This lad had been ill three weeks with swelling of the legs & oedema of the scrotum which came on without any assignable cause. He had always been delicate, ever since five years of age having been subject to scrofulous sores & unhealthy abscesses about the neck & axilla’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, larynx, abdomen
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 49 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Dec 1863 Date of death: 8 Jan 1864 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Medical notes: 'This man, a labourer, spare and of bronzed complexion came in complaining of ‘a choking pain about the chest’, dyspnoea and a slight cough with spitting of thin, white, frothy saliva together with frequent thirst. He had left his work nine weeks owing to pains in the knees and small joints from rheumatic gout’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 53 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Apr 1857 Date of death: 1 Jun 1857 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: An emaciated and anaemic individual who came to the hospital complaining of rheumatic pains in his lower extremities, and cough with colourless expectoration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and larynx Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 May 1859 Date of death: 4 Jun 1859 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: It appeared that three months before he had had a severe sore throat, supposed to have been diphtheria. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 May 1859 Date of death: 11 Jun 1859 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not given Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 12 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 May 1857 Date of death: 7 Jun 1857 Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Pleuro-pneumonia. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Oedema (Abdomen); Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: She was quite well until three months since when she had a severe fall on her back, and it was thought that her dropsical symptoms first appeared immediately after the accident. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: Trauma/accident