Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Mar 1860 Date of death: 26 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart & kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart, kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'A carpenter. 24 years ago he suffered from a complaint which was presumed to be pericarditis, per which he was an out-patient at the hospital. He had pain in the left side of the chest and the pericardium bore marks of cupping’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Apr 1860 Date of death: 20 Jul 1860 Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys & liver. Old gout Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys, liver); Gout (Joints) 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, a coachman, became a patient in the year 1851, under Dr Page [William Emanuel Page]. He was then suffering from gout, which he had had ever since he was 26 years of age. His hads were horribly distorted, and rendered perfectly useless […] A plaster cast of one of the hands was taken and is preserved in the museum’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Married Age: 35 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 Aug 1862 Date of death: 26 Sep 1862 Disease (transcribed): Rheumatism. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Bronchitis (Lung) 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: This case was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Waiter Age: 41 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Jan 1863 Date of death: 25 Mar 1863 Disease (transcribed): Ulcer of stomach perforating coronary artery. Disease of kidneys Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Perforation (Arteries); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This man was attacked some weeks before admission with very acute pain on the left side of the chest. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Interpreter Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Jul 1863 Date of death: 17 Jul 1863 Disease (transcribed): Cranial periostitis (syphilitic). Consequent meningitis Disease (standardised): Periostitis (Skull); Syphilis (Systemic); Meningitis (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This patient had enjoyed good health except for syphilis which he had contracted some years before. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Jun 1862 Date of death: 12 Jul 1862 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of epididymis, subsequent affection of glands etc. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Disease (Genitalia); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: On admission this man stated that for seven weeks he had suffered from much pain in the back and loins. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Feb 1859 Date of death: 17 Feb 1859 Disease (transcribed): Diseased lungs. Hypertrophy of the heart. Granular kidneys. Purpura Disease (standardised): Disease (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Purpura (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: When this man was admitted he said that he had been subject to cough ever since childhood. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and lower extremities Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Aug 1859 Date of death: 9 Sep 1859 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Albuminuria Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Albuminuria (Kidney) 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: 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: Baker Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Sep 1857 Date of death: 17 Sep 1857 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Diseased liver Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Liver) 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 to the hospital in a semicomatose state, which gradually passed into complete coma. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Laundryman Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Jan 1858 Date of death: 21 Mar 1858 Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Diseased heart & kidneys Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Heart, kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'A laundryman who stated that he caught a severe cold whilst sitting up nursing his sick wife. Oedema of the legs rapidly followed this chill & at a later period the abdomen swelled. He suffered severely from rheumatic gout 16 years ago: except this his health had been good until the present illness came on. He formerly lived for years in a hotel, but had always been temperate’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 69 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Mar 1858 Date of death: 5 Apr 1858 Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of the heart. Old aneurism of the abdominal aorta. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Aneurysm (Aorta); Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This man had suffered more or less for 16 months with cough, shortness of breath & pain in the chest. The legs had also been apt to show signs of oedema. During the summer months he was better, but as his old symptoms returned towards the close of last year he came as out-patient & attended for nearly 8 weeks’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 May 1865 Date of death: 3 Jul 1865 Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Albuminuria Disease (standardised): Oedema (Indeterminate); Albuminuria (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius 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
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
Occupation or role: Gun maker Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 May 1860 Date of death: 1 Jun 1860 Disease (transcribed): Dilated & hypertrophied heart. Pulmonary apoplexy & pneumonia. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Stroke (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'A gun maker. He had rheumatic fever 11 years ago, but remained pretty well until 3 months before admission when, as he supposed, in consequence of taking cold he suffered from cough and loss of appetite. A fortnight before admission he began to get dropsical’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Fisherman Age: 66 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 May 1860 Date of death: 18 Jul 1860 Disease (transcribed): Stricture of the urethra. Diseased & distended kidneys Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'A Thames fisherman of somewhat sallow complexion. He had been in the habit of living freely, drinking half a pint of rum a day, for many years he had been subject to noctural micturition. He never had acute rheumatism’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 13 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Aug 1860 Date of death: 4 Jan 1861 Disease (transcribed): Diseased liver and kidneys. Peritonitis. Old burn Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The boy was severely burnt about the shoulder and chest three years before his admission, and it was still discharging. He had begun to become enlarged without any other symptom and this was followed by oedema of the legs. The abdomen was swollen, the tongue very red, the pulse 100. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Stableman Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 May 1858 Date of death: 4 Jun 1858 Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart & kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart, kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'A stableman who was ill three weeks before admission. He caught cold whilst coming up to town from Yorkshire & had much pain in the limbs followed by oedema of the legs, some swelling of the abdomen & subsequently by the appearance of dark petechial spots on the lower limbs’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 53 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Aug 1859 Date of death: 16 Sep 1859 Disease (transcribed): Albuminuria Disease (standardised): Albuminuria (Kidney) 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: Organ builder Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Jan 1862 Date of death: 4 Feb 1862 Disease (transcribed): Granular degeneration of kidneys. Formation of fibrinous coagula in heart Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Schoolboy Age: 7 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Mar 1862 Date of death: 27 Apr 1862 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This was a scrofulous looking boy who one month previous to his admission had a mild attack of scarlatina. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Carman Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Sep 1864 Date of death: 24 Oct 1864 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Medical notes: 'Not given’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’
Occupation or role: Butterman Age: 39 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Sep 1863 Date of death: 23 Sep 1863 Disease (transcribed): Enlargement and unevenness of liver. Hypertrophy of the heart and albuminuria Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver); Disease (Heart); Albuminuria (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Bagshawe, Frederic Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: This case is not entered Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coal porter Age: 49 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Nov 1863 Date of death: 26 Dec 1863 Disease (transcribed): Granular degeneration of kidney Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This man had suffered pain in the loins and loss of appetite with failing strength for more than two months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
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