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John Slater, 33, Bricklayer

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Oct 1869
Date of death: 2 Jan 1870
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Small round celled sarcoma – glioma – involving the medulla oblongata and cervical region of the spinal cord – large cavity in the centre of the cord.
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Sarcoma (Spinal Cord); Cavity (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient applied to the Hospital as an outpatient and was treated for lead palsy which affected his hands.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Barrell , 9, Child

Occupation or role: Child
Age: 9
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Jan 1870
Date of death: 17 Jan 1870
Disease (transcribed): Rickets. Enteric Fever (?). Pleuritic effusion.
Disease (standardised): Rickets (Bone); Typhoid Fever (Systemic); Pleural Effusion (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This girl had been suffering for one week from fever and was delirious.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, stomach, intestines and glands
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Miller, 43, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Jan 1870
Date of death: 25 Jan 1870
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular Peritonitis and Pleurisy.
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis, Tuberculous (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient was originally admitted with ascites, which was believed to depend upon Cirrhosis of the Liver. He was readmitted after he was seized with symptoms of acute effusion into the right side of the thorax.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, intestines, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Bentley, 32, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Jan 1870
Date of death: 29 Jan 1870
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema and Bronchitis. Dilated Heart.
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient had been suffering from a cough for some time.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

William Ryan, 53, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1870
Date of death: 30 Jan 1870
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Emphysema of lungs.
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The man had been a patient in the House 18 years before.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Taylor, 20, General Servant

Occupation or role: General Servant
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Jan 1870
Date of death: 4 Feb 1870
Disease (transcribed): Disease of aortic valve. Hydropleura. Pericarditis. Hydropericardium.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Hydrothorax (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart); Hydropericardium (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient was previously admitted 18 months before the present illness with Rheumatic Fever, and from her account appeared to have suffered from a diseased heart.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Hassett, 28, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Jan 1870
Date of death: 2 Feb 1870
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Emphysema of lungs. Dilatation and hypertrophy of Heart. Ascites.
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart); Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient had been suffering for three months from symptoms of Bronchitis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation and peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Bridget Marshall, 58, Charwoman

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1869
Date of death: 13 Feb 1870
Disease (transcribed): Pleuritic effusion. Dilated heart. Dropsy.
Disease (standardised): Pleural Effusion (Pleura); Dilation (Heart); Oedema (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Cavafy, John
Medical notes: The patient had been ill for six weeks before admission with a cough and dropsy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and veins. The post mortem was from Dr Cavafy's notes
Type of incident: n/a

Louisa Haver, 52, Washerwoman

Occupation or role: Washerwoman
Age: 52
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Nov 1869
Date of death: 17 Feb 1870
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Bronchitis. Hypertrophied Heart.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Cavafy, John
Medical notes: The woman had been ill for two months with dropsy of the feet and subsequently of the belly. On admission her legs were oedematous and her belly very much distended with fluid.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, intestines, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation. The post mortem was from Dr Cavafy's notes
Type of incident: n/a

Margaret Fitzgerald, 64, Widow

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

Type of incident: n/a

John Williams, 27, Labourer

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

Type of incident: n/a

Ann Simmonds, 65, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 65
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1866
Date of death: 4 Jan 1866
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung)
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: Very incomplete notes were taken of this case as she died on the day after admission before she had been examined.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Ford, 18, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1866
Date of death: 6 Jan 1866
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
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 had been ill for ten days before admission, having then caught a severe cold which was followed by sickness, shivering and pain in the back.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Robert Lusher, 24, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Jan 1866
Date of death: 9 Jan 1866
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The patient had been working in a sewer up to the 30th December. On the 31st he was seized with headache, shivering of a severe character with vomiting which lasted all that day.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Walter Custard, 22, Gardener

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Jan 1866
Date of death: 25 Jan 1866
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): 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 some cough for one month previous to admission. He came down from Wales about three weeks after and was seized with shivering, much cough and pain in both sides.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Peter Roulin, 61, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Dec 1865
Date of death: 1 Feb 1866
Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung)
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: He was attacked by bronchitis eight months before admission, much aggravated in July and followed by dropsy of the legs three months after.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Teibbert, 36, Footman

Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Jan 1866
Date of death: 17 Feb 1866
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: A footman admitted with cough and great congestion of the veins.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Virtue Privett, 55, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Feb 1866
Date of death: 24 Feb 1866
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: She had suffered for several winters from cough and dyspnoea. The present attack was of three weeks duration.

Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Jane Abbott, 21, Servant

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Feb 1866
Date of death: 23 Feb 1866
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Tubercles in lungs
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Tuberculosis (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: She came up by rail from the country on a very cold day and was attacked with cough and cold one month before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Catherine Murphy, 28, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1866
Date of death: 27 Mar 1866
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: For five previous winters she had suffered from cough with reported mucopurulent, thick yellow sputa.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and 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

Euphemia Anderson, 65, Housekeeper

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Age: 65
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1866
Date of death: 7 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Bronchitis. Congestion and oedema of the kidneys. Lardaceous disease
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Bronchitis (Lung); Congestion (Kidney); Oedema (Kidney); Amyloidosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: No history could be obtained of her symptoms or the duration of the disease.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Rachel Hooper, 79, Charwoman

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 79
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1866
Date of death: 9 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This woman was subject to a cough which was much aggravated for three months before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

James Pammant, 40, Milkman

Occupation or role: Milkman
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1866
Date of death: 15 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man had suffered from cough for one winter before admission. The present illness commenced to weeks before and was attributed to the result of getting wet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Kitchen, 7, Schoolboy

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

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