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Occupation or role: [Child of] Carpenter
Age: 7
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Dec 1885
Date of death: 28 Dec 1885
Disease (transcribed): Purulent peritonitis. Ulceration and perforation of the vermiform appendix
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ulcer (Appendix); Perforation (Appendix)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The boy was said to have had a blow on the abdomen three weeks prior to admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach and small intestine
Type of incident: Trauma/accident?

Occupation or role: [Child of] Boot maker
Age: 1
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Dec 1885
Date of death: 28 Dec 1885
Disease (transcribed): Cardiac failure (after diphtheria)
Disease (standardised): Failure (Heart); Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The child had had diphtheria three weeks prior to admission and had been very feeble since with some difficulty of swallowing and weakness of feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, urethra, oesophagus, stomach, intestines, pancreas and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Tailor
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jan 1886
Date of death: 11 Jan 1886
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The boy was playing about and well up to 31st December when he was seized with some dyspnoea and much cough. He was seized again with dyspnoea on the 4th. No one else was ill in the house, which was of a respectable nature and was not noticeably ill drained.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas and alimentary tract
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Dec 1885
Date of death: 27 Jan 1886
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary phthisis. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient had cough for the last four winters and for one month it had been extremely bad, with rapid emaciation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines and pancreas
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Plate layer
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Dec 1885
Date of death: 29 Jan 1886
Disease (transcribed): Syphilis
Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: This patient was an In Patient at St George’s on three previous occasions. For the last two years she had been suffering from ulcers in various parts and six months ago the legs became flexed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, brain and bones
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Fishmonger
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1886
Date of death: 31 Jan 1886
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis (tubercle)
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: At the beginning of November 1885 cough came on with thick expectoration and increasing dyspnoea from that date.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, stomach and small intestine
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Lady’s maid
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Feb 1886
Date of death: 12 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever (early stage inflammation of bowels and a few enlarged solitary glands. No ulceration)
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Inflammation (Intestines); Enlarged (Lymph nodes)
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 was a Scotch girl who had lived in Scotland up to the end of 1884 when she came down to town. She had constipation as a rule. Up to one week before admission she had been well. She then had some cold felt languid and had slight headache.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Intestines, brain and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Policeman
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Feb 1886
Date of death: 20 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis (tubercle of the lungs)
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
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 had been admitted on November 4th 1885 with signs of early phthisis and some haemoptysis. He went back to duty on January 6th but had always a cough and emaciated much.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Sadler
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jan 1886
Date of death: 23 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Tubercle of lungs. Phthisis. Ulceration of larynx and intestines
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Larynx); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: This patient was a naturalised Frenchman. In the winter of 1884 he contracted bronchitis and had been severely ill this present winter.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

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

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Mar 1886
Date of death: 17 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Fibroid phthisis. Dilatation of the right side of the heart. Hypertrophy of the right ventricle and advanced fatty degeneration of its muscle
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Fibrosis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
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 attributed his illness to lying down on a haystack after cutting chaff. He had intense dyspnoea and had periodic attacks of cough in the winter since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Policeman
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Feb 1886
Date of death: 22 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Caseation of the lower lobe of the right lung. Pneumonia of the lower lobe of the left. Enlarged spleen containing gummata. Syphilis. Gumma of spleen
Disease (standardised): Caseation (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Enlarged (Spleen); Granuloma (Spleen); Syphilis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William. Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard. Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: In 1861 he had a chancre followed by bubo in the left groin which was opened. In the year 1871 he had an attack of paralysis of the left arm and leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, brain, bones, lungs and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Paper stainer
Age: 54 or 57
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1886
Date of death: 24 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
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 case was that of a married woman who had no heritable history of phthisis. She had haemoptysis late in life, being under the care of Dr Dickinson in October 1885, when she exhibited the early symptoms of the secondary stage of phthisis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary tract
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1886
Date of death: 4 Apr 1886
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis (tubercles in the lungs. Cavities. Bronchitis. Thickened and adherent pleurae)
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Cavities (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Thickened (Pleurae)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: She had been perfectly well up to November 1885 when she was in an Infirmary for a cold and cough, the later growing worse of late.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, stomach, intestines, uterus and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 14 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Apr 1886
Date of death: 6 Apr 1886
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The child had had no illnesses, but had had a cough for the last month with some feebleness and emaciation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, aorta, mediastinum, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary tract, skull and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 3
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Apr 1886
Date of death: 21 Apr 1886
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient became heavy and had loss of appetite and vomiting, followed by some dyspnoea. A neighbour’s child had diphtheria at the time.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and alimentary tract
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Tobacconist
Age: 1 year 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Apr 1886
Date of death: 28 Apr 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 patient had only been ill twenty four hours. When brought up to the Hospital the child was much collapsed, almost too feeble to cry.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Permission was obtained to examine the larynx, pharynx and oesophagus. No thorough examination was allowed.
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gate keeper
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Apr 1886
Date of death: 12 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Cavities in the lungs. Bronchopneumonia. Tubercles
Disease (standardised): Cavities (Lung); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: He had been in Hospital a few years before with a form of paralysis of extremities. In December 1885 he had a fit for a short time. He had winter cough for many winters but this winter the cough had increased.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 4
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 May 1886
Date of death: 21 May 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 a little cough all winter which became worse ten days before admission and later a croupy cough. He had dyspnoea on the night before admission with some cyanosis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and alimentary tract
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Laundress
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 May 1886
Date of death: 22 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis. Softening of the brain. Fibroid tumour of the neck
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Softening (Brain); Cancer (Neck)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Three years ago she was struck on the nape of the neck, and soon afterwards noticed a tumour which had steadily increased in size.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, alimentary tract, brain and membranes, spinal cord and membranes, and bones
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Child of] Printer
Age: 12
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 May 1886
Date of death: 1 Jun 1886
Disease (transcribed): Tetanus
Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Central nervous system)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: He had a slight cut on the left hand on May 19th but did not complain of it. He was well up to May 21st when he had pain in the dorsal region of the spine followed by spasms
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals, pancreas, stomach, brain and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Dressmaker
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Jun 1886
Date of death: 4 Jun 1886
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The child had been staying at Battersea, where there was no illness and no other children. He came home on May 26th and complained of sore throat. Vomiting followed, with some dyspnoea and epistaxis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and alimentary tract
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stationer
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Dec 1885
Date of death: 24 Jun 1886
Disease (transcribed): Caries of spine. Tubercular peritonitis. Tubercular epididymitis. Tubercles in lungs
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Epididymitis (Epididymis); Tuberculosis (Epididymis); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: He was admitted in June 1885 suffering from an angular curve of the spine. He was sent to Atkinson Morley Convalescent Hospital and he had an attack of what was diagnosed as Tubercular Meningitis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, testicles, muscles and vertebrae
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 May 1886
Date of death: 29 Jun 1886
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular disease of the lungs. (Phthisis)
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (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: The patient had been well up to ten weeks before admission when he caught cold and had a cough. He began to sweat at night and emaciate. Haemoptysis came on two days before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach and small intestine
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Clerk
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 May 1886
Date of death: 30 Jun 1886
Disease (transcribed): Tabes mesenterica
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes)
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 was well up to two years prior to admission when the abdomen began to swell, and he had a slight cough, night sweats and began to emaciate. Since then he often had diarrhoea and for one month abdominal pains of a more severe kind.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a