Occupation or role: Railway porter Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Jun 1884 Date of death: 30 Jun 1884 Disease (transcribed): Pleuro-pneumonia Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, 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: He was said to have had ‘a swoon’ and told a fellow lodger he was going to lie down as he felt giddy and ill. He was heard to fall heavily and cut his head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Plasterer Age: 44 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Jun 1884 Date of death: 22 Jun 1884 Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: He had had a severe rigor and sweat very profusely. Pain in the back, feet, knees and arms followed. The joints were reddened and swelled rapidly. He was delirious every night. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Whitesmith Age: 24 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 May 1884 Date of death: 4 Jun 1884 Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever. Perforation of intestine Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic) 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: This man had been ill since January 1884 with pain in the abdomen, diarrhoea, delirium and vomiting. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Groom Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Apr 1884 Date of death: 5 Apr 1884 Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen) 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: Two days before admission he had confined bowels, slight malaise and took ‘dandelion pills’. The next day he began to vomit and have diarrhoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, alimentary canal, liver, spleen, kidneys and bladder Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 12 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Feb 1884 Date of death: 9 Mar 1884 Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: This patient had been suffering from continuous otorrhoea for four or five weeks and some indefinite malaise. He had a rigor, diarrhoea and was slightly delirious. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal and brain Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Footman Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Jan 1884 Date of death: 3 Feb 1884 Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic) 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: This man seemed to have been in good health and comfortable circumstances up to the time of his attack of enteric fever. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Housemaid Age: 24 Gender: Female Date of admission: 7 Jan 1884 Date of death: 26 Jan 1884 Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Peritonitis (Abdomen) 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: Three weeks before admission she had a slight rash which her medical adviser called German Measles. She recovered unsatisfactorily and continued to feel ill. She noticed the day before admission that she was deaf. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Wife Age: 32 Gender: Female Date of admission: 26 Nov 1883 Date of death: 3 Dec 1883 Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: Four weeks before admission she began to feel headache and pains in the shoulders, arms and back. A fortnight later she had severe diarrhoea with abdominal pain and vomited nearly always after food. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal and ovary Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: General servant Age: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 26 Nov 1883 Date of death: 28 Nov 1883 Disease (transcribed): Arteritis of middle cerebral arteries. Cerebral emboli Disease (standardised): Arteritis (Arteries); Embolism (Brain ) Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: On the evening of November 25th she began to vomit very profusely from no obvious cause and there was a story that she had said she had been ‘given some nasty stuff’. A doctor reported that it might be a case of poisoning. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Housemaid Age: 16 Gender: Female Date of admission: 18 Nov 1883 Date of death: 25 Nov 1883 Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx) 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 November 15h she began to feel languid and tired; there was bad headache with some feeling of sore throat and difficulty in breathing. The neck swelled and she felt choking. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Charwoman Age: 60 Gender: Female Date of admission: 9 Nov 1883 Date of death: 21 Nov 1883 Disease (transcribed): Epithelioma of urethra. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Epithelioma (Urethra); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Barnes, Robert Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry Roxburgh Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: She was admitted having had a vaginal discharge for many months, but only three months ago noticed any lump. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and urethra Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Wife Age: 34 Gender: Female Date of admission: 7 Nov 1883 Date of death: 22 Nov 1883 Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic) 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: She had six children in eight years, and complained that her house was unhealthy. Six days before admission she had a rigor and since then retched much. She had severe headaches and complete loss of appetite. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cook Age: 30 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Oct 1883 Date of death: 27 Oct 1883 Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever. Haemorrhage Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Haemorrhage (Indeterminate) 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: A fellow servant was in the hospital with Enteric Fever. This patient was quite well until a week before admission when she began to suffer from headache, vomiting, abdominal pain and constipation. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Oct 1883 Date of death: 20 Oct 1883 Disease (transcribed): Cystitis. Nephritic abscesses. Aphasia Disease (standardised): Cystitis (Bladder); Nephritis (Kidney); Abscess (Kidney); Aphasia (Brain) 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: He was seen by two policemen to fall in the street. He was aphasic throughout and no clue could be obtained to his name or previous history. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and brain Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 56 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Aug 1883 Date of death: 3 Sep 1883 Disease (transcribed): Acute rheumatism Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues) 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 twenty years before admission he had an attack of acute rheumatism. A week before admission he began to feel pain in his feet and ankles, and afterwards in his wrists and fingers. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Engine driver Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Jul 1883 Date of death: 18 Jul 1883 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of finger, laceration of soft parts. Tetanus Disease (standardised): Fracture (Hand); Tetanus (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: A fortnight before admission the three first fingers of his right hand were lacerated by machinery. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, brain and spinal cord Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: General servant Age: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 30 Jun 1883 Date of death: 10 Jul 1883 Disease (transcribed): Meningitis Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain) 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: A week before admission she had sudden onset of headache which she described as gradually spreading down the occiput to the spine and becoming very severe. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal and brain Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Jun 1883 Date of death: 25 Jun 1883 Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Perforating ulcer of ileum Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); 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: Three weeks before admission he gave up work and was suffering much from purging and abdominal pain and nausea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Barman Age: 26 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Jun 1883 Date of death: 9 Jun 1883 Disease (transcribed): Gangrene of the right lung Disease (standardised): Gangrene (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: Four days before admission haemoptysis began after hard coughing. An ‘ulcerated sore throat’ was described as felt six weeks before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Wife Age: 29 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Apr 1883 Date of death: 27 May 1883 Disease (transcribed): Suppurating ovarian cyst. Septicaemia. Erythematous rash Disease (standardised): Cysts (Ovary); Sepsis (Systemic); Erythema (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Barnes, Robert Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry Roxburgh Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: Nearly three years ago she noticed a tumour in the hypogastrium. In November 1881 she went to Australia and while there the tumour increased in size. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and parotid glands Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: No occupation Age: 33 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 May 1883 Date of death: 18 May 1883 Disease (transcribed): Pleuro-pneumonia. Empyema Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung); Empyema (Pleura) 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: Her pulmonary symptoms began three days before admission with a rigor and sharp cutting pain in the right side. Cough was frequent and extremely painful. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Bricklayer Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 May 1883 Date of death: 14 May 1883 Disease (transcribed): Pleuro-pneumonia Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung) Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: For about a month previous to admission he had felt malaise with some slight shivering. He then had a violent rigor and pain in the left flank. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Engineer Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 May 1883 Date of death: 14 May 1883 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas of face. Delirium Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Delirium (Brain ) 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: It was ascertained that he had ben a considerable spirit drinker. Four days before admission he was seized with giddiness and vomiting. A severe rigor followed. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Widow Age: 48 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Apr 1883 Date of death: 4 May 1883 Disease (transcribed): Strangulation of colon by internal band Disease (standardised): Strangulation (Intestines) 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: She had habitual constipation for several years. She was seized with acute pain in the abdomen and since then had had frequent vomiting. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The friends of this patient objected to a post mortem, but allowed an opening to be made into the abdominal cavity provided the incision was not longer than eight inches. Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 2 years 6 months Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Apr 1883 Date of death: 3 May 1883 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis. Tubercular peritonitis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen) 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: He had been treated for six weeks as an out patient, when a diagnosis of Tuberculosis had been made. He had grown very fretful and restless, and complained of abdominal pain and ‘soreness’ of the head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain Type of incident: n/a
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