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Caroline McMurtice, 16, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Apr 1857
Date of death: 1 May 1857
Disease (transcribed): Fever. Arachinitis. Ulceration of the large intestine. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Arachnoiditis (Brain); Ulcer (Intestines); 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: She had been observed of late to be low spirited, very languid and indisposed to exert herself.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Maria Cole, 39, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1862
Date of death: 14 Apr 1862
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of absorbent glands
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Absorbent glands)
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 had been out of health since her confinement five months previous to her admission and at that time she lost a good deal of blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Solomon Couves, 63, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Mar 1861
Date of death: 10 Apr 1861
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of the stomach and peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient had, for six months before admission, suffered much from pain about the belly, especially on the right side of the epigastrium. Last December he vomited a large quantity of blood, and immediately noticed that he was jaundiced. In the following month he observed that he had a swelling extending from the ribs to the haunch bone on the right side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Hannah Draper, 25, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1862
Date of death: 14 Apr 1862
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis with cavities in both lungs
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This was a case of phthisis with cavities in both lungs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Sophia Wheatley, 45, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1860
Date of death: 6 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Purulent peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This woman was married, but had no children. Three months before Xmas she miscarried during the third month, and suffered much afterwards from menorrhagia. But she did not become seriously ill until a fortnight before her admission, when vomiting came on’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Matthews, 4, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Mar 1859
Date of death: 27 Apr 1859
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: About two months before admission she was seized with vomiting and had what was supposed to be a severe cold.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Sawyer, 17, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Mar 1861
Date of death: 8 Apr 1861
Disease (transcribed): Bronchocele
Disease (standardised): Bronchocele (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: Without any evident cause he found a swelling in the centre of his neck in the position of the isthmus of the thyroid gland. Shortly afterwards his breath became short.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, chest, abdomen and blood
Type of incident: n/a

Richard Davis, 29, Coffee house keeper

Occupation or role: Coffee house keeper
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1858
Date of death: 13 Apr 1858
Disease (transcribed): Dilated heart. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pleurisy (Lungs)
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 who was a coffee house keeper had been ailing some five months with cough & aphonia, but he had only kept his bed nine weeks, & this was on account of an attack of acute rheumatism’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Gilbey, 44, Laundress

Occupation or role: Laundress
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1866
Date of death: 29 Mar 1866
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Hypertrophy of the heart
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
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: Her first symptoms were referred to the heart. She had palpitations and pain with dyspnoea and panting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and head
Type of incident: n/a

William Corris, 3, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Mar 1861
Date of death: 7 Apr 1861
Disease (transcribed): Croup. Scarlatinal dropsy
Disease (standardised): Croup (Larynx); Scarlet fever (Systemic); Oedema (General)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient was attacked with scarlatina one month before his admission. Three weeks after this, first his eyelids, and then his whole body, became much swollen, and his water became very dark
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Only the parts in the neck
Type of incident: n/a

David Hardy, 69, [Occupation not stated]

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

Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Gidgeon, 20, Shopwoman

Occupation or role: Shopwoman
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1862
Date of death: 5 Apr 1862
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This was a case of phthisis, in the last stages when admitted.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Maria Kendal, 25, Servant

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1860
Date of death: 31 Mar 1860
Disease (transcribed): Fever. Peritonitis. Pleurisy. Abscess in the lung. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura); Abscess (Lung); Bronchitis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This patient had been a servant of all work. She had not been perfectly well for three or four months, but had nothing definite the matter with her, until she was exposed to cold 12 days before admission’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Susan Summers, 30, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1861
Date of death: 4 Jan 1861
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: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Joseph Willis, 31, Printer’s reader

Occupation or role: Printer’s reader
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1863
Date of death: 7 Jan 1864
Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of abdominal aorta
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Blood vessels)
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 printer’s reader, of superior education and formerly in good circumstances, applied for relief from long-standing pain down the back part of the thighs […] For two years he had sought in vain to be relieved of this complaint, which was regarded as sciatica and had been treated with a great variety of medicines including arsenic’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Catherine Mousier, 53, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Feb 1861
Date of death: 30 Mar 1861
Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Peritonitis. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient who had frequently appeared as a patient with attacks of dropsy, had been suffering from an increase of that complaint since the preceding Christmas. She had swelling of the legs and belly, and frequent vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Lydia Benford, 3, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 3
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1858
Date of death: 1 Apr 1858
Disease (transcribed): Croup. Tracheotomy
Disease (standardised): Croup (Larynx); Tracheotomy (Throat)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This child had been suffering for 6 days from cold with occasional sickness, & had been kept away from school on that account. It was not until the morning of the day of admission that any difficulty of breathing manifested itself, & then the medical attendant recommended the parents to take the child to the hospital’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Mary Bell, 48, Nurse

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Mar 1864
Date of death: 28 Mar 1864
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of serous membranes
Disease (standardised): Malignant disease (Serous membrane)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: 'The patient was a single woman of sturdy and industrious habits, florid and well-nourished. She had been in good health up to the time of the present’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Bryan, 46, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Mar 1864
Date of death: 26 Mar 1864
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of uterus etc
Disease (standardised): Malignant disease (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: 'This woman, of rather dark, sallow complexion with jaundiced conjunctive, anxious in expression and somewhat wasted, had been conscious of disease for eighteen months […] Owing to the patient’s deafness, her history is imperfect, especially as regards the menstrual function’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

John Gange, 17, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1857
Date of death: 14 Apr 1857
Disease (transcribed): Renal dropsy. Angular curvature of the spine
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Kidney); Curvature (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
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

Sarah Guy, 51, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Feb 1860
Date of death: 23 Mar 1860
Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of the aorta
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This patient was married and kept a small inn at St Neots. It appeared partly from her own account, and partly from particulats furnished by Dr Evans of St Neots, under whose care she had previously been, that during last August she suffered occasionally from pain passing down the outside of the left arm to the ends of the fingers’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Charles O’Neal, 49, Advertizer

Occupation or role: Advertizer
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1864
Date of death: 23 Mar 1864
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of oesophagus
Disease (standardised): Stricture (Oesophagus)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

John Scott, 64, Wheelwright

Occupation or role: Wheelwright
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Feb 1863
Date of death: 26 Mar 1863
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Hydrothorax
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Hydrothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: A month before admission this patient stated that he had a fit, in which he lost consciousness for ten minutes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and head
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Miller, 3, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Mar 1857
Date of death: 10 Apr 1857
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Pneumonia. Scrofulous disease of the kidneys
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney)
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 was admitted with pretty severe pyrexia accompanied by a reddish mottled condition of the skin which had somewhat the appearance of the eruption of measles.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Isabella Ekens, 43, Nurse

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1863
Date of death: 25 Mar 1863
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
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 patient stated that her health had been good up to two months before her admission when she began to cough and expectorated.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

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