Occupation or role: Housepainter Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Jun 1859 Date of death: 4 Jun 1859 Disease (transcribed): Caries of vertebrae. Ulceration of aorta. Haemorrhage Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Ulcer (Aorta); Haemorrhage (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: He had been ill since Christmas suffering from pains across the loins and in the left hip. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and spine Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Jun 1859 Date of death: 18 Jun 1859 Disease (transcribed): Uncertain. ? Fever Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: This patient was admitted in March suffering from sore throat and there was a distinct history of syphilis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 53 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 Jun 1859 Date of death: 18 Jun 1859 Disease (transcribed): Stricture of the large intestine Disease (standardised): Constriction (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: This patient had suffered for four years with pain in the abdomen on the left side. Three months ago she first noticed a tumour in the left iliac and lumbar regions. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 17 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 Dec 1860 Date of death: 3 Jan 1861 Disease (transcribed): Abscess in the hip joint. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Abscess (Hip); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The patient was in the employ of the Humane Society as iceman. Two days prior to admission he had helped to rescue two or three persons who had broken through the ice. Later in the day he had a fall on the ice and hurt his left hip. He was admitted and suffered continual wakefulness and low rambling delirium. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and left hip Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Shoemaker Age: 39 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Jul 1864 Date of death: 3 Aug 1864 Disease (transcribed): Typhus fever Disease (standardised): Typhus (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Lattey, James Post mortem examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Medical notes: 'This man had been ill two weeks before admission & had been obliged to keep his bed for one week. The premonitory symptoms seem to have been chiefly pain in the limbs, which were mistaken for rheumatism’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, bladder, intestines & mesenteric glands, kidneys, spleen, liver
Occupation or role: Cellarman Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Aug 1864 Date of death: 6 Aug 1864 Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Haemoptysis Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Hemoptysis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Bagshawe, Frederic Post mortem examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward and Cheadle, Walter Butler Medical notes: 'This man was a cellarman, and had lived a very intemperate life for some time. On admission he complained of much pain in the loins, which was due to an injury he had received from falling down stairs two months previous’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Widow Age: 64 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 Aug 1864 Date of death: 7 Aug 1864 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Bagshawe, Frederic and Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Medical notes: 'This woman had suffered from vesico-vaginal fistula for 11 years & had been operated on 3 times’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, organs of generation
Occupation or role: Housemaid Age: 18 Gender: Female Date of admission: 20 Jan 1864 Date of death: 11 Aug 1864 Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Bagshawe, Frederic Post mortem examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Medical notes: 'Case not entered’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’
Occupation or role: Shoemaker Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Aug 1864 Date of death: 12 Aug 1864 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis. Delirium tremens Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Bagshawe, Frederic Post mortem examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Medical notes: 'For two years this man had been very intemperate in his habits. The illness for which he was admitted dated two days back: it began with vomiting and diarrhoea, the motions being of a light colour’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Jun 1864 Date of death: 25 Aug 1864 Disease (transcribed): Empyema. Pneumothorax. Old abscesses (?) in lungs Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura); Pneumothorax (Lung); Abscess (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Medical notes: 'This man had been ill for eight months before admission with pain in the right side and cough: for the last two months he had only been able to talk in a whisper’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 49 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Aug 1864 Date of death: 25 Aug 1864 Disease (transcribed): Typhus Disease (standardised): Typhus (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Medical notes: 'This patient on the evening of admission was unable to remember much about himself nor whether he had passed one or two nights in the hospital: he was covered with the rash characteristic of typhus’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Aug 1864 Date of death: 1 Sep 1864 Disease (transcribed): Disease of kidneys. Phthisis. Coagulation of blood in pulmonary arteries etc Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Medical notes: 'This man, who was by trade a potboy, admitted that he had, for some time previous to admission be en very intemperate in his habits’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen, kidney
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
Occupation or role: Brewer’s man Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Jul 1865 Date of death: 16 Jul 1865 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Enlarged liver Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Enlarged (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: This man was admitted into the hospital in 1862 with profuse haematemesis. This recurred three months before the present admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: No occupation Age: 14 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Jul 1865 Date of death: 20 Jul 1865 Disease (transcribed): Peculiar condition of stomach and bowels Disease (standardised): Disease (Stomach); Disease (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: The mother reported that the girl had been ill for eleven weeks, during which time she had suffered from vomiting and diarrhoea and had refused food. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, abdomen and large intestine Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Baker Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Jul 1865 Date of death: 24 Jul 1865 Disease (transcribed): Peculiar dilatation of ileum, with obstruction Disease (standardised): Dilatation (Intestines); Obstruction (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This man had suffered for some time from indigestion. Twenty months ago he was ruptured. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
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
Occupation or role: Married Age: 32 Gender: Female Date of admission: 24 Jul 1865 Date of death: 25 Jul 1865 Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: Three months before admission this patient was confined. She was suffering from pains in all the limbs, short hacking cough and some amount of fever. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Widow Age: 64 Gender: Female Date of admission: 21 Jul 1865 Date of death: 30 Jul 1865 Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This patient was brought in paralysed and unable to give any account of herself. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
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
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Jul 1865 Date of death: 13 Aug 1865 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys and liver Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Bell, William A. Medical notes: He gave a history of having suffered from cough for about four weeks, and during the last two weeks the dyspnoea was distressing. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
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
Occupation or role: No occupation Age: 11 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Jul 1865 Date of death: 18 Aug 1865 Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Puncture of epigastric artery. Fatal haemorrhage Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Puncture (Arteries); Haemorrhage (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This child had suffered from swelling of the belly for some time. Four days before admission she was seized with pain about the navel and with some vomiting. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and chest Type of incident: n/a
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
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Aug 1865 Date of death: 16 Sep 1865 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: For three months this man had been suffering from cough with expectoration. His appetite had failed, his flesh wasted and he sweated much at night. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
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