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Charlotte Tarbox, 24, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1887
Date of death: 3 Apr 1887
Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis. Cerebral softening. Pulmonary apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stenosis (Heart); Softening (Brain); Stroke (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient had had no illness since she had measles when quite young. There was no history of rheumatism. 4 years ago she had been severely frightened by a fellow servant threatening to kill her & since then she states that she has suffered from severe palpitations'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

William Price, 58, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1903
Date of death: 7 Apr 1903
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophied heart. Pericarditis. Haemopericardium from puncture of heart wall. Hydrothorax. Pleurisy with effusion. Croupous pneumonia. Collapsed lung. Ascites
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart); Haemopericardium (Heart); Puncture (Heart); Hydrothorax (Lung);Pleurisy (Pleura) ; Croup (Lung) ; Pneumonia (Lung) ; Atelectasis (Lung) ; Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was admitted for shortness of breath and swelling of the feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, infratracheal glands, pericardium, heart, gall bladder, portal vein, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and alimentary tract
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Sebourne, 45, Housekeeper

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1916
Date of death: 1 May 1916
Disease (transcribed): Cerebro-spinal meningitis with pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain, Spinal cord); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical examination performed by: Sparrow, Hugh Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: She had irritability, drowsiness and vomiting off and on all day on April 29th. An eruption had appeared all over the body.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, gullet and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Dixon, 61, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 61
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1898
Date of death: 24 Mar 1898
Disease (transcribed): Thrombosis of iliac veins. Haemorrhage starting from base of right broad ligament
Disease (standardised): Thrombosis (Veins); Haemorrhage (Broad ligament)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical notes: Not seen by Medical Registrar
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, stomach, lungs and heart
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 57, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Sep 1940
Date of death: 27 Sep 1940
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary embolism. Varicose veins
Disease (standardised): Embolism (Lung); Varicose (Veins)
Admitted under the care of: Riddell, Victor Horsley
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Teare, Robert Donald
Medical notes: Brought in dead
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Robinson, 32, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Apr 1847
Date of death: 20 Apr 1847
Disease (transcribed): Recent pleurisy. Vomicae and tubercles of both lungs with pneumonia and condensation of pulmonary structure. Oedema of leg and thigh with inflammation of femoral and other veins.
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung); Oedema (Leg); Inflammation (Veins); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in the last stage of Phthisis Pulmonalis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right lower extremity
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Leonard, 33, Valet

Occupation or role: Valet
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Apr 1857
Date of death: 30 Apr 1857
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Compressed and condensed lung. Displaced heart. Peritonitis. Enlarged liver. Diseased kidneys. Ulceration of the large intestine
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Lung); Displaced (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Enlarged (Liver); Disease (Kidney);Ulcer (Intestines) ;
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: For six years he had suffered at times from cough and more than once from slight haemoptysis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and larynx
Type of incident: n/a

Susan Langley, 42, Laundress

Occupation or role: Laundress
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Apr 1864
Date of death: 7 Apr 1864
Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: 'This was a case of sudden death occurring the day after the patient’s admission. She was a woman of sallow, almost jaundiced, complexion and had been out of health for more than three months. She ‘caught cold’ at Christmas and begun to cough and to lose strength’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Henry Hills, 42, Watchman

Occupation or role: Watchman
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Mar 1877
Date of death: 16 Mar 1877
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Pneumonia. Bronchitis. Cardiac hypertrophy and dilatation.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pneumonia (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient dated the swelling of the legs from a month before admission, and the cough and dyspnoea from a fortnight previously. He was accustomed to taking about three pints of beer and a glass of spirits daily.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, bronchi, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Cook, 45, House keeper

Occupation or role: House keeper
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1893
Date of death: 26 Mar 1893
Disease (transcribed): Double pleurisy and pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: This man had been a soldier and served in India, where he had dysentery and ague. On March 22nd he had an attack of shivering followed by sweating, a fit of ague as he thought.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, brain, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, bladder, vesicula seminales, prostate, testes and liver
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 64, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 May 1938
Date of death: 2 Jun 1938
Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: Enlarged prostate. Myocardial degeneration. Uraemia
Disease (standardised): Enlarged (Prostate); Disease (Heart); Uraemia (Kidney)

Admitted under the care of: Gainsborough, Hugh
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: No autopsy
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy
Type of incident: n/a

James Wilson, 53, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Feb 1869
Date of death: 21 Mar 1869
Disease (transcribed): Granular disease of kidneys (gouty). Disease of heart. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man has been in the wine and spirits trade when young and for ten years had been a painter. He had suffered from gout two or three times.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Harriet Dimmock, 42, Ironer

Occupation or role: Ironer
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1889
Date of death: 27 Mar 1889
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis. Aortic obstruction with mitral regurgitation
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: She came up from Westgate for a day’s holiday and was exposed to cold. Two or three days later she had attacks of shivering and began to suffer from dyspnoea and sharp pain in the left side of her chest followed by oedema of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, heart, lungs, spleen, kidneys, ureters, eyes, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 65 or 50, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 65 or 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Mar 1937
Date of death: 2 Jul 1937
Disease (transcribed): Cardiac disease – unknown aetiology
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, James William Douglas
Medical notes: He was an Inpatient in December 1936 with congestive heart failure. He was treated with strophanthin and salyrgan and discharged improved. A fortnight after discharge he had a return of symptoms including breathlessness, swelling of the legs, and nausea after food. Oedema of the legs was now much worse.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, thyroid, pericardium, heart, valves, vessels, abdomen, peritoneum, spleen, kidneys, liver, urinary tract and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Eatwell, 10, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 10
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1852
Date of death: 21 Apr 1852
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Peritonitis. Pleurisy. Bronchitis. White patch upon the heart. Gangrenous state of inside of the cheek with thickening of the tonsils from the use of mercury apparently
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Gangrene (Cheek);Thickening (Palatine tonsil)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: The mother said he had been ailing ever since Christmas but did not know what was the matter with him.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, pharynx and mouth
Type of incident: n/a

William Henry Wise, 49, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 May 1849
Date of death: 10 May 1849
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy. Extravasation of blood in the third & fourth ventricles. Heart hypertrophied. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Extravasation (Heart); Disease (Heart, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man was brought to the hospital in a stated of complete unconsciousness. His friends stated that he had been complaining of headache & giddiness for 3 or 4 days previous, but had been able to continue at work till just before his admission, when he complained that the pain had become much more severe; he then began to scream out, became delirious and struggled a a good deal, after which he soon became insensible, and was immediately brought to the hospital’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Sarah French, 40, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Nov 1842
Date of death: 21 Dec 1842
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Old pericarditis. Valves thickened. Endocarditis.
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Arthur Williams, 32, Commissionaire

Occupation or role: Commissionaire
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Mar 1903
Date of death: 6 Apr 1903
Disease (transcribed): Ulcerative endocarditis. Aortic regurgitation. Hypertrophied and dilated heart. Infarction of spleen and left kidney. Cerebral softening and haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Ulcer (Heart); Disease (Heart); Infarction (Spleen); Infarction (Kidney); Softening (Brain);Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: The patient was admitted for shortness of breath, giddiness and fainting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, alimentary canal, genito-urinary tract, testes and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Head, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Date of admission: 25 Jan 1854
Date of death: 3 Apr 1854
Disease (transcribed): Phagadaena. Ulceration of a wound of leg. Pleurisy. Secondary deposits in lung. Inflammation of pulmonary vein
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg); Wound (Leg); Pleurisy (Pleura); Deposit (Lung); Inflammation (Blood vessels);
Admitting doctor: Johnson, Henry Charles
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man, whose appearance was tolerably healthy & habits, as far as was known, temperate, was admitted on account of a lacerated wound of the leg (caused by striking it against the step of an omnibus)’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: Trauma / accident

John Longford, 58, Engine driver

Occupation or role: Engine driver
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1907
Date of death: 31 Mar 1907
Disease (transcribed): Arterio-sclerosis. Acute lobar pneumonia (right lower lobe) with pleural effusion. Acute tubal nephritis on arterio sclerotic kidney.
Disease (standardised): Arteriosclerosis (Arteries); Pneumonia (Lung); Effusion (Pleura); Nephritis (Kidney); Nephrosclerosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: The patient had a cough and shortness of breath for the past three months with some swelling of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, alimentary canal, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals and genito-urinary tract
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: [No age stated]
Date of admission: 22 May 1934
Date of death: 22 May 1934
Disease (transcribed): Incompetence of mitral valve
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart);
Admitted under the care of: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by: Riddell, Victor Horsley
Medical notes: 'B.I.D. [Brought in dead]'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, valves, vessels, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal, prostate, brain
Illustrations:
Type of incident:

James Caunt, 25, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1851
Date of death: 6 May 1851
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys which were greatly enlarged, mottled, smooth & having their cortical part infiltrated by a light yellow deposit. Enlarged heart with ‘granulations’ on the margins of the aortic valves. One of the flaps of this valve was greatly enlarged & broader than the others. Peritonitis. Pleural effusions
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys, heart, lungs); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Effusion (Lungs)

Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This man gave no very distinct account of the commencement of his symptoms. He had been ailing 10 months, had felt weak, & perspired very much, and had now been obliged to keep his bed for 2 months. Had had shortness of breath but no beating of the heart’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

James J. Elmore, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Apr 1871
Date of death: 7 May 1871
Disease (transcribed): Dilatation of the heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)

Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This man had suffered for three months from abdominal pain, cough & dyspnoea. Shortly before admission his legs swelled. There was no history of previous rheumatism’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Richard Ireson, 46, Stone mason

Occupation or role: Stone mason
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1869
Date of death: 20 Mar 1869
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis. Morbus brightii
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man was accustomed to drink considerable quantities of beer. He was first attacked with rheumatism three years before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

James Pidding, 40, Attendant asylum

Occupation or role: Attendant asylum
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Date of admission: 11 Mar 1878
Date of death: 3 Apr 1878
Disease (transcribed): Aortic and mitral stenosis etc.
Disease (standardised): Aortic valve stenosis (Heart); Mitral valve stenosis (Heart);
Admitting doctor: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. One sister died of consumption. Scarlatina at 9: 'maltese fever' in 1856: Venereal sore in 1858: no bubo or constl. [constitutional] symptom. A healthy man, without constitutional peculiarity: accustomed to take 2-3 pints of beer daily: spirits on occasions. Subject to coughs for 5 or 6 yrs [years]: Breathing shorter than usual for two. Five weeks before admn [admission], - attacked with cough and pain from the epigastrium to the back, with malaise. After a week, during which he had profuse night sweats, the cough was relieved by treatment. (? diaphoretics) and the pain disappeared, not to return again till admission to St Geo [St George's Hospital]. Urine high coloured and turbid since the cough lessened. Increased cough, dyspnoea, swelling of legs and abdomen, sense of distension after food, and palpitation for a fortnight. Epigastric and interscapular pain returned on admission'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

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