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Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1889
Date of death: 30 Mar 1889
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis and haemoptysis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Haemoptysis (Respiratory tract)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: The man suffered from cough for two years before his admission. He first had slight haemoptysis three months before he came to the hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach, intestines, brain, larynx and trachea
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: French polisher
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Apr 1859
Date of death: 4 May 1859
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Valvular disease of the heart
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: He said that he had been losing flesh and strength for six or seven weeks, and that he had had cough and expectoration for a month.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Railway porter
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1860
Date of death: 11 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'A railway porter. He had pretty good health until 10 weeks before admission, when he began to suffer from cough and expectoration, never of blood. He had occasional bleeding at the nose during his illness’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, larynx

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Mar 1861
Date of death: 13 Apr 1861
Disease (transcribed): Disease of mitral valve. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: Seven years ago the patient had an attack of rheumatic fever which was followed by palpitation of the heart. Lately his breath had become short on exertion
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1891
Date of death: 28 Mar 1891
Disease (transcribed): Pleuro-pneumonia. Pneumo-thorax
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleurae); Pneumothorax (Pleurae)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
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: 'No post mortem examination'

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1860
Date of death: 11 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward and Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James and Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This woman was admitted into the Wellington ward March 31st with a small scalp wound situated about an inch above the nose, & erysipelas of the head & face. It appeared that the woman was of drunken habits & was a week before her admission knocked down by her husband, who was also drunk’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Jan 1863
Date of death: 18 Apr 1863
Disease (transcribed): Synovitis. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Synovitis (Joints); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: She stated on her admission that she had enjoyed good health until three weeks ago about which time she noticed that her left knee was painful and that it was larger than the other.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and left knee joint
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Milkwoman
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Apr 1864
Date of death: 14 Apr 1864
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Emphysema
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: 'This patient, an Irishwoman, was brought into the hospital in a dying state by friends who did not remain to be questioned. She was herself too far gone to say much and answered vaguely and uncertainly […] She was by occupation a milk woman and was said to have carried her pails about up to three days before admission’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen, blood vessels

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jan 1879
Date of death: 19 Mar 1879
Disease (transcribed): Aortic aneurysm ulcerating into left bronchus. Bronchiectasis and emphysema. Weak heart
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Ulcer (Lung); Bronchiectasis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Blake, Henry. Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient had shivering ten weeks ago followed immediately by severe cough, dyspnoea, expectoration and nasal catarrh which continued ever since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, trachea, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Apr 1862
Date of death: 17 Apr 1862
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Tepper, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: She was admitted with hot skin, flushed face, husky voice and the respiration much hurried.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Schoolboy
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1862
Date of death: 19 Apr 1862
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumothorax
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This child was admitted under the surgeons for supposed disease of the spine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 13 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1875
Date of death: 28 Mar 1875
Disease (transcribed): Rickets. Bronchitis. Convulsions
Disease (standardised): Rickets (Bones); Bronchitis (Lung); Seizures (Brain)
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 child was brought in in convulsions and died in the surgery.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, cranium, bones and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1884
Date of death: 2 Apr 1884
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Emphysema
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: He had been a healthy man and able to work as a coach builder until about Christmas 1883 when he began to suffer from cold and cough and was reduced to great prostration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 79
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1866
Date of death: 9 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This woman was subject to a cough which was much aggravated for three months before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cab driver
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1884
Date of death: 3 Apr 1884
Disease (transcribed): Pleuro-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: He was thrown from a car of February 8th 1884 and much bruised on the left side. His urine after the accident was full of blood. He was readmitted complaining of pain over the left side of the thorax and much cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and ribs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Soldier
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Mar 1865
Date of death: 10 Apr 1865
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumothorax. ‘Amyloid’ change in several organs
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumothorax (Lung); Amyloidosis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: He had wasted and had cough for a year, especially last month.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 15 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1891
Date of death: 1 Apr 1891
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia. Dilated heart
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'The brother of this child died recently of diphtheria in this hospital. The child itself was said to have had measles when 12 months old, and to have recovered well. About 2 months before admission it began to suffer from cough, and became rapidly worse in the last week'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, head, spinal cord

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Infant
Age: 7 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1865
Date of death: 10 Apr 1865
Disease (transcribed): Encephalocele. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Encephalocele (Brain); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This child was admitted with a congenital meningocele.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1880
Date of death: 31 Mar 1880
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not entered here.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
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: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1884
Date of death: 3 Apr 1884
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria. Tracheotomy
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx); Tracheotomy (Trachea)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: The child had been in fairly good health up to March 30th when some discomfort was noticed in the evening and food was refused. Dyspnoea came on in spasms with great restlessness and prostration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Fauces, larynx, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Apr 1860
Date of death: 18 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'A porter, of sallow and somewhat bloated aspect; he had been in the habit of living freely, taking half a pint of gin ‘with fish, flesh and fowl, every day of his life’ ‘
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

• Occupation or role: Married
  Gender: Female
  Age: 41
  Date of admission: 13 Feb 1878
  Date of death: 12 Apr 1878
  Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis: pulmonary oedema
  Disease (standardised): Mitral valve stenosis (Heart); Oedema (Lung);
  Admitting doctor: Dickinson, William Howship
  Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
  PM performed by: Ewart, William
• Byam, W.
  Medical notes: 'History. Rheumatic fever 16 yrs. [years] before admission: four attacks in the following 12 years, all following parturitn [Parturition]. Subject to diarrhoea: very subject to sick headaches: had lived badly from 23 to 36: had a strong disgust to fat: diaphoresis habitually profuse. The last attacks of rheumatic fever began about Xmas 1873: she was in bed till the middle of March 1874: From that time she suffered from palpitation on the least exertion. The pains lasted till Mar. [March] 1875, and returned every time she tried to work. At the end of Oct. [October] 1877 she was suddenly ceased [sic] with cardiac pain, increased on movement: hepatic and epigastric pains occurring at irregular intervals and persistent vomiting. The skin became yellow, the bowels costive. A week later the legs swelled and the perspiration[?] increased. Vomiting continued every five minutes for five weeks: after that about twice or thrice a day after meals, pain being increased by the ingestion of food'
  Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, ascites
  Illustrations: Yes
  Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Mar 1882
Date of death: 12 Apr 1882
Disease (transcribed): Old empyema. Lardaceous degeneration of most of the viscera
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura); Amyloidosis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: He was first admitted in 1876 when he had empyema and was much relieved by thoracentesis and left the hospital with a pleural fistula. He continued to attend for a long time to obtain a solution of iodine to inject into the pleural cavity.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Mar 1888
Date of death: 22 Mar 1888
Disease (transcribed): Old mitral disease. Pulmonary emphysema & bronchitis. Recent acute nephritis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Emphysema (Lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs); Nephritis (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'When 13 years of age the patient had scarlatina. She occasionally had rheumatic pains in her shoulders. For some time, she could not say how long, she had been disturbed about twice during the night to pass water’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, abdomen, thorax, heart, spleen, kidneys, liver, stomach, eyes

Type of incident: n/a