Occupation or role: Butler Age: 73 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Feb 1876 Date of death: 15 Feb 1876 Disease (transcribed): Valves of aorta calcified. Cardiac hypertrophy. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Oedema (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This man said that for the last ten years he had been subject to swelling of the legs, generally in the summer. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidney and spleen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Messenger Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Mar 1876 Date of death: 3 Apr 1876 Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of the lungs. Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This man said he had been in good health until three weeks before his admission, since when he had had cough, spitting and gradually increasing dyspnoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and brain Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cabman Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 May 1876 Date of death: 22 May 1876 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous disease of kidneys Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This man had been some years previously been subject to epileptic fits, and had latterly complained of headache. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain and bladder Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 22 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Apr 1875 Date of death: 12 Oct 1875 Disease (transcribed): Empyema Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This man was in good health until ten days before his admission when he began to cough. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Servant Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Aug 1875 Date of death: 30 Sep 1875 Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of the kidney. Tubercle of lungs. Hydrothorax Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Lung); Hydrothorax (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This man had been subject to gout for fifteen or sixteen years. He had pain in the left side for between three and four months, with cough and spitting. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pleural cavity, heart, kidneys and liver Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Porter Age: 62 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 May 1876 Date of death: 20 May 1876 Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage. Right optic thalamus Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This man fell down in a fit and was brought in in a state of unconsciousness with paralysis of the left side, including the face. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and brain Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Stonemason Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Nov 1875 Date of death: 28 Nov 1875 Disease (transcribed): Advanced emphysema and bronchitis Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This man said that for the last two years he had been subject to cough and spitting in the winter and that his present attack had commenced two months before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 67 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Sep 1875 Date of death: 12 Nov 1875 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophy of the heart Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This man said that for the last twenty years he had been subject to gout and for the last four or five months he had had a little swelling of the ankles. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Schoolboy Age: 10 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Jun 1875 Date of death: 27 Jul 1875 Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of the tissues of the right knee joint Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Knee) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, spleen, abdomen, kidney and extremities Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Bricklayer Age: 49 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Oct 1875 Date of death: 15 Dec 1875 Disease (transcribed): Lymph-adenoma and carcinoma of bronchial glands and lung. Right side Disease (standardised): Lymphadenoma (Salivary glands); Cancer (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This man had for four months before his admission complained of dyspnoea, cough and copious expectoration and gradually increasing swelling of the legs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Feb 1876 Date of death: 10 Feb 1876 Disease (transcribed): Empyema of left thoracic cavity Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This man said he had had cough and spitting for ten years on and off, and during that time he had lost much flesh and had night sweats but no diarrhoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 3 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Sep 1875 Date of death: 5 Sep 1875 Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of the pharynx Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Pharynx) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a state of emaciation, with a slough the size of a half crown on the right side of the neck. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Clerk Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Jul 1875 Date of death: 12 Jul 1875 Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of prostate gland and bladder Disease (standardised): Cancer (Prostate); Cancer (Bladder) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: He was admitted with the history of difficulty in passing urine for three months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and bladder Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Jul 1876 Date of death: 1 Aug 1876 Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of the descending aorta Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: He had suffered from dyspnoea and hoarseness for nine months before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidneys and spleen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Butler Age: 56 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Jul 1863 Date of death: 4 Aug 1863 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of prostate Disease (standardised): Cancer (Prostate) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This patient stated that for years he had felt difficulty in passing water. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleura, heart, kidneys, bladder and prostate Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Waiter Age: 74 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Feb 1876 Date of death: 17 Feb 1876 Disease (transcribed): Cardiac hypertrophy Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This man said that for the last nine months he had had pain in the loins and down the left leg to the knee and had been unable to hold his water. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Dyer Age: 64 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Aug 1875 Date of death: 21 Aug 1875 Disease (transcribed): Septicaemia. Uraemia Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Uraemia (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This patient had suffered from stricture of the urethra for many years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Schoolboy Age: 12 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Mar 1876 Date of death: 25 Apr 1876 Disease (transcribed): Typhoid inflammation of intestines. Empyema and pneumothorax right side Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Inflammation (Intestine); Empyema (Pleura); Pneumothorax (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This boy was admitted with a history of headache and abdominal pain with looseness of the bowels for five days. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pleural cavities, heart, liver and intestines Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cabman Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Jan 1876 Date of death: 16 Mar 1876 Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the mesentery Disease (standardised): Cancer (Mesentery) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This man said he had been out of health for six months. The abdomen began to swell and had increased ever since. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, colon, peritoneum and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Tailor Age: 22 Gender: Male Date of admission: Sep 1875 Date of death: 27 Sep 1875 Disease (transcribed): General inflammation of lungs and kidneys Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Lung); Inflammation (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This man stated that he had been an in patient in the surgical ward the previous January for disease of the ship, and since he had gone out his legs had begun to swell. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and larynx Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Aug 1876 Date of death: 1 Aug 1876 Disease (transcribed): Laceration of lungs, liver and spleen Disease (standardised): Laceration (Lung); Laceration (Liver); Laceration (Spleen) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Morgan, John Hammond Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This patient when admitted was very much collapsed but conscious. He stated that he had fallen down several stairs into a stable. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Face, thorax, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 19 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Nov 1875 Date of death: 4 Nov 1875 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the occipital region of the skull. Dislocation of the humerus on the left side Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Dislocation (Humerus) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James.Ewart, William Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain and humerus Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Hot water pipe fitter Age: 66 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Jun 1875 Date of death: 29 Jun 1875 Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Fatty heart Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This man said he had had pain across the epigastrium since Christmas 1874 and about a month before admission the abdomen and begun to swell. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 53 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Apr 1875 Date of death: 29 Apr 1875 Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia from inflammation of bladder Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Inflammation (Bladder) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This patient complained of being unable to hold his water for four days, preceded by constant shivering for three weeks. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, bladder, kidneys and liver Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Farrier Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Dec 1876 Date of death: 19 Dec 1876 Disease (transcribed): Tubercle of the lungs Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: For two months he had had very severe cough, vomited frequently and lost flesh rapidly. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen Type of incident: n/a
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