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Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Nov 1900
Date of death: 13 Dec 1900
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of hepatic flexure of colon. Secondary growth in liver
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines); Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: The patient knew of nothing wrong with him until November 16th when his abdomen and ankles began to swell. The oedema gradually spread up the legs which became very tense.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, urinary tract and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Carpenter
Age: 1
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Dec 1900
Date of death: 19 Dec 1900
Disease (transcribed): Faucial laryngeal and tracheal and bronchial diphtheria. Collapse of lung
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Larynx); Diphtheria (Trachea); Diphtheria (Bronchus); Atelectasis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The child was said to have had a convulsive fit and was very sick on December 15th. On the following day it seemed better but on the 17th she had pains in the head and became very rigid.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx and trachea, heart, pericardium, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Engine driver
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Dec 1900
Date of death: 19 Dec 1900
Disease (transcribed): Morbus Cordis (aortic incompetence). Oedema, congestion and infarction of lungs
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Oedema (Lung); Congestion (Lung); Infarction (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was first admitted on November 5th. Nine weeks previously he caught a ‘cold’ and had a sore throat and pain in both sides of the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Medical Man
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Dec 1900
Date of death: 22 Dec 1900
Disease (transcribed): Congestion of lungs. Fatty Liver. Atheroma of coronary arteries
Disease (standardised): Congestion (Lung); Disease (Liver); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient had been drinking fairly heavily for the past ten years and came home on a ship from Calcutta two weeks ago. He had evidently imbibed a good deal previously and began to suffer with vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx and trachea, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal, intestines and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Upholsterer
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Oct 1900
Date of death: 22 Dec 1900
Disease (transcribed): Gastric ulcer. Subdiaphragmatic abscess. Pulmonary tubercle
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Abscess (Diaphragm); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: The patient was admitted under Mr Turner with a history of having suffered from pain and sickness after food for twenty years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, trachea, oeseophagus, heart, abdomen, kidneys, alimentary canal, urinary tract, adrenals, pelvic organs and liver
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Dec 1900
Date of death: 29 Dec 1900
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis. Tubercles in liver and spleen. Caseation of mesenteric glands. Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, Meningeal (Brain); Tuberculosis (Liver); Tuberculosis (Spleen); Caseation (Lymph nodes); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient had ‘fever in the head’ when fifteen months old, followed by ‘rickets’, inflamed tonsils, bronchitis on three occasions and a squint for one year. She was ‘quite well’ until the evening of December 3rd when she screamed a good deal and frequently put her hand to her head and forehead.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1900
Date of death: 29 Dec 1900
Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of first part of aorta. Rupture. Haemopericardium
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Rupture (Aorta); Pericardial effusion (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: The patient was brought in dead.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, trachea and larynx, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 11 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1900
Date of death: 2 Jan 1901
Disease (transcribed): Tracheal obstruction. Collapse of lung
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Trachea); Atelectasis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: On December 16th the patient had a cough and running at the nose and was kept in bed on the advice of a doctor. The cough became worse and prevented sleep, and there was difficulty breathing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, trachea, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Jan 1901
Date of death: 4 Jan 1901
Disease (transcribed): Dissecting aneurism of aorta. Rupture into pericardium
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Rupture (Aorta)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: The patient was brought in dead.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx and trachea, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract, alimentary canal and testes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Soldier
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1879
Date of death: n/a
Disease (transcribed): 'Serous apoplexy’. (Hypertrophied heart)
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: Brought in dead
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, heart, aorta, arteries, liver, spleen, kidneys and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 May 1892
Date of death: n/a
Disease (transcribed): ? Morbus cordis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Died when admitted
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No post mortem examination
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Accountant
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Mar 1875
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Extensive fatty disease of the cardiac muscles and tissue
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man was said to have fallen down in a fit and died.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Builder
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1866
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of aorta. Blood extravasated into the pericardium
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Arteries); Extravasation (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man was brought in having fallen from a scaffold twenty feet high.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Foreman
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Oct 1872
Date of death: 18 Ocy 1872
Disease (transcribed): Compound dislocation of the thumb. Tetanus
Disease (standardised): Dislocation (Thumb); Tetanus (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: Ten days before admission this man fell and dislocated the right thumb.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and spinal cord
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Oct 1893
Date of death: 7 Nvo 1893
Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Large liver
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Enlarged (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See medical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined post mortem
Type of incident: n/a