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Jean Lachaize, 65, Engineer

Occupation or role: Engineer
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1888
Date of death: 27 Mar 1888
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of the lower end of the oesophagus. Gastrostomy. Hypostatic pneumonia and gangrene of both lungs
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Oesophagus); Gastrostomy; Pneumonia (Lungs); Gangrene (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'This man was originally admitted under the care of Mr Dent [Clinton Thomas Dent] at the beginning of 1888 with difficulty in swallowing & rapid emaciation. A diagnosis of oesophagal stricture was made & under treatment he improved, being sent to convalescent home in February. For the first week he gained weight & was free from pain. Afterward he got increased difficulty in swallowing & began again to emaciate’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, thorax, liver, spleen, kidneys, lungs, heart

Type of incident: n/a

Harriet West, 2, [Child of] Soldier

Occupation or role: [Child of] Soldier
Age: 2
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1888
Date of death: 30 Mar 1888
Disease (transcribed): Burns of face, neck & thorax
Disease (standardised): Burn (Face, neck, thorax)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Surgical notes’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Martin Tail, 69, Tailor

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1888
Date of death: 6 Apr 1888
Disease (transcribed): Cystitis. Hypertrophy of prostate. Nephritis
Disease (standardised): Cystitis (Bladder); Disease (Prostate); Nephritis (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'See surgical notes’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Mary / Bridget Nolan, 28, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Apr 1888
Date of death: 8 Apr 1888
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis?
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient was in good health till 4 years before her admission. She then had an attack of acute rheumatism: this lasted for three weeks. For several months before she came to the hospital she had abdominal pain occasionally: the pain was worse after food’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Peritoneum, bladder, small intestine

Type of incident: n/a

Robert White, 52, Bootmaker

Occupation or role: Bootmaker
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1888
Date of death: 11 Apr 1888
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease (sarcoma) of left kidney. Dilated left ureter. Secondary growths in urinary bladder and in right lung
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Kidneys); Disease (Ureter); Growth (Bladder, lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'Good general health till June ‘86 when he became ‘blind’. Eyesight has rapidly got worse. Three weeks before Xmas ‘87 he began to have difficulty in micturition’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, kidneys, heart, lungs, spleen, liver

Type of incident: n/a

Elizah Glastonbury, [No age stated], Cabman

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Apr 1888
Date of death: 12 Apr 1888
Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of first part of aorta, bursting into the pericardium
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient was a cabman. Whilst driving his car in Bond Street he suddenly threw up his hands. He died immediately. He was brought to the hospital dead’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, thorax, heart, lungs, kidneys, spleen, liver

Type of incident: n/a

Ann Worsley, 44, [Wife of] Coachman

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Coachman
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Jan 1888
Date of death: 26 Apr 1888
Disease (transcribed): Primary malignant growth of liver
Disease (standardised): Malignant growth (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'There was no history of heritable disease. She had scarlatina when she was a child but gave no account of any other illness. About 18 months before admission her menstruation became irregular. Catamenia appeared about every three weeks, the discharge was considerable. She lost flesh for about a year and a half before she came to the hospital’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, thorax, heart
Illustrations or photographs: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Mark Clewer, 36, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Apr 1888
Date of death: 25 Apr 1888
Disease (transcribed): Thickened and adherent dura mater to a hard, yellow mass in right hemisphere. Softening of brain in neighbourhood. Gummata in liver
Disease (standardised): Disease (Brain); Softening (Brain); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient said that 7 or 8 years before his admission he had an attack of acute rheumatism, when he spent about a fortnight in bed, and was more or less ill for 5 or 6 weeks. Five months before he came in he had pains in his shoulders and elbows, and was laid up in bed for 5 or 6 weeks’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, thorax, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach, testes

Type of incident: n/a

Edward Isaac, 27, Greengrocer

Occupation or role: Greengrocer
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1888
Date of death: 4 May 1888
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia of lower lobe of the left lung (delirium tremens)
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The man said he had had no previous illness except measles when he was a child. When he came in he said he did not take more than 3 half pints of beer daily; but he afterwards admitted that ‘he was not such a f[?] as to decline drinks when they were offered him’. A sister of his said that he drank much beer but did not get drunk’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, thorax, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

Catherine Grimsdale, 54, Needlewoman

Occupation or role: Needlewoman
Age: 54
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Nov 1887
Date of death: 5 May 1888
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of omentum & peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Omentum, peritoneum)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Mahlon Sands, [No age stated], [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 May 1888
Date of death: 7 May 1888
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base of skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Not reported here’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined (inquest case)’

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

James Randall, 7, [Child of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 7
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 May 1888
Date of death: 9 May 1888
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base of skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Not reported here’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

William Horan, 17, Errand boy

Occupation or role: Errand boy
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 May 1888
Date of death: 9 May 1888
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Pleurae, lungs, heart, spleen

Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Marshfield, 41, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Feb 1886
Date of death: 23 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Heart disease
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Reported elsewhere. See Notes of Medical Register No. 213
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Joseph Griffiths, 69, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Feb 1886
Date of death: 24 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis and sequelae
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: In the beginning of 1885 he had slight dyspnoea on exertion and bronchitis. He was an in patient here in March 1885 and was found to be suffering from mitral disease and bronchitis
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

William Banks, 52, Messenger

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Feb 1886
Date of death: 27 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Tricuspid disease
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Weller, G.C. Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient was a messenger, and out in all weather. He had caught a cold in 1877 and had cough every winter since, with increasing yearly dyspnoea. It was worse this winter, with oedema of the legs and some abdominal swelling five weeks before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and pancreas
Type of incident: n/a

Michael Divine, 58, Shoemaker

Occupation or role: Shoemaker
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 May 1885
Date of death: 27 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of tongue and glands of neck. Asthenia
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Tongue); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Asthenia (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not examined after death
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Bragg, 73, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 73
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Feb 1886
Date of death: 2 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Laceration of the brain
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William. Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Weller, G.C. Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient was run over by a butcher’s cart.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Permission was only obtainable to examine the head
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Florence Durrant, 4, [Child of] Kitchen porter

Occupation or role: [Child of] Kitchen porter
Age: 4
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Mar 1886
Date of death: 3 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The child had had measles, but since then had been well though had had a cough for a fortnight. On the 28th February she became heavy, lost her appetite and was sick. That evening her breathing became deeply involved, with a brassy cough and next morning much dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas and alimentary tract
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Bowen, 75, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 75
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Feb 1886
Date of death: 5 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Oedema and congestion of the lungs. Fracture of bones of leg
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Lung); Congestion (Lung); Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William. Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: This woman had always had good health. She fell down three or four stairs, her right and left leg striking violently against the last stair.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, peritoneum, intestines and bones
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Charles Spencer, 49, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Feb 1886
Date of death: 5 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Enlarged prostate. Retention of urine
Disease (standardised): Enlarged (Prostate); Urine retention (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not examined after death
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Allsop, 36, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1886
Date of death: 7 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of the liver. (Cicatrices in the colon)
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Liver); Cicatrix (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient served twenty one years in the 60th Rifles. Of late he had had dyspeptic pains. Fourteen days prior to admission he went to a doctor on account of abdominal pains and a large liver was found to exist.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, small intestine and colon
Type of incident: n/a

Stephen Forsdick, 44, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1886
Date of death: 7 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Tricuspid incompetence. Congestion of the lungs. Emphysema (pneumonia)
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Congestion (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: For eight weeks prior to admission he had had pain in the left breast and left axilla with cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, alimentary tract and patella
Type of incident: n/a

Joseph Sadler, 74, Cat’s meat man

Occupation or role: Cat’s meat man
Age: 74
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Feb 1886
Date of death: 11 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Vesical calculi. Surgical kidneys
Disease (standardised): Calculi (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William. Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient seemed quite well until fourteen days previous to admission into the hospital. At that time he passed blood in his water and at the same time he suffered a good deal of pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, vessels, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Albert Field, 2 years 9 months, [Child of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 2 years 9 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Mar 1886
Date of death: 11 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Two days before admission the child developed a cough which grew daily worse. The child vomited and had some slight diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and alimentary tract
Type of incident: n/a

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