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Occupation or role: Soldier
Age: 75
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Jan 1860
Date of death: 11 Feb 1860
Disease (transcribed): Disease of liver. Jaundice
Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver); Jaundice (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'An old soldier, formerly of Napoleon’s Polish lancers. He had fought in nearly all the wars of the empire. He had been frost-bitten at Beresina [battle of Berezina, 1812], and again at Moscow [?battle of Borodina, 1812]. He was wounded at Austerlitz [battle of Austerlitz, 1805], recovered a sabre cut at Vittoria [battle of Vitoria, 1813]. Altogether he shewed seven scars. He escaped from Waterloo [battle of Waterloo, 1815] unhurt. Latterly he enjoyed a pension for a few years, but lost it on account of his republican views. He was expelled from Paris and contrived to get his living by selling pencils about the streets of London. He attributed his illness to eating sprats’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined, as it was sent to Kinnerton Street [Medical School]; but the liver was taken out, and preserved as a preparation’

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Excavator
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Jan 1860
Date of death: 26 Feb 1860
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Diseased liver
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'An excavator, much in the habit of spirit drinking. He had good health until six months ago, when bleeding at the nose came on and continued more or less for two weeks’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jan 1860
Date of death: 29 Feb 1860
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas. Diseased liver
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, this case is not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Nov 1859
Date of death: 26 Mar 1860
Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Partial peritonitis. Diseased liver. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Peritoneum); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Liver); Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: 'This man had been an excessive drinker of spirits, chiefly of rum. He had had spitting of blood some time before. One month previously the belly began to swell, he never had any pain except that due to the distention’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, scrotum

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 May 1860
Date of death: 26 May 1860
Disease (transcribed): Obstruction of the bowels
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Bowels)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man was a patient of Dr Nairne’s [Robert Nairne] once years before (Aug 1845) with an intestinal obstruction which lasted 15 days […] He was readmitted on the 23rd of May. He had suffered from diarrhoea and pain in the bowels for some days’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right elbow, cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 68
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Apr 1860
Date of death: 5 Jun 1860
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Hypertrophy of the heart. Diseased liver. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs); Disease (Heart, liver); Edema (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'The mother of 14 children. Except an attack of rheumatic fever 40 years before, she had good health until within 4 weeks of admission, when she ‘caught cold in the chest’, since which she suffered from cough with expectoration, occasional swelling of the legs and dyspnoea on exertion’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Waiter
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 May 1860
Date of death: 5 Jun 1860
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumothorax. Ulcer of the stomach
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pneumothorax (Lungs); Ulcer (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man had been a waiter, and of intemperate habits. For 5 months he had had pains after food referred especially to the right side of the epigastric region’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Waterman
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 May 1860
Date of death: 5 Jun 1860
Disease (transcribed): Fatty heart. Diseased aortic valves. Cancer of liver. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart, aorta); Cancer (Liver); Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'A waterman, working on board a lighter. 5 months ago this man was perfectly well, he then began to suffer from cough, hoarseness and […] expectoration’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jun 1860
Date of death: 8 Jun 1860
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of the pylorus
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: 'A painter, of very dissolute habits […] He had been out of health for some time’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jun 1860
Date of death: 29 Jun 1860
Disease (transcribed): Sloughing of throat. Bronchitis. Pyelitis. Cystitis
Disease (standardised): Sloughing (Throat); Bronchitis (Lung); Pyelitis (Kidneys); Cystitis (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'A coachman. He had had rheumatic fever 20 years ago, and had also had a strictire, which he attributed to his riding as postilleri. He had undergone catheterization for this at Middlesex Hospita;’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jun 1860
Date of death: 11 Jul 1860
Disease (transcribed): Constipation. Ulceration of the intestines. Haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Constipation (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines); Haemorrhage
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, this case is not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Apr 1860
Date of death: 20 Jul 1860
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys & liver. Old gout
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys, liver); Gout (Joints)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man, a coachman, became a patient in the year 1851, under Dr Page [William Emanuel Page]. He was then suffering from gout, which he had had ever since he was 26 years of age. His hads were horribly distorted, and rendered perfectly useless […] A plaster cast of one of the hands was taken and is preserved in the museum’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Jul 1860
Date of death: 20 Jul 1860
Disease (transcribed): Obstruction of the bowels (internal strangulation). Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Bowels); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This young woman, who had never menstruated, had perfectly good health, with that exception, until the 15th on which day her bowels acted. In the afternoon she was seized with pain in the hypogastrium followed by vomiting’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Jun 1860
Date of death: 2 Aug 1860
Disease (transcribed): Jaundice. Diseased liver. Gall stones. Diseased ovaries. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Jaundice (Skin); Disease (Liver); Gallstones (Gallbladder); Disease (Ovaries); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This woman had long been losing flesh and appetite, but she did not become a complete invalid until about 7 weeks previous to her admission when she began to suffer pain about the belly and both hypochondriac regions’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Aug 1860
Date of death: 4 Sep 1860
Disease (transcribed): Pyelitis? Malignant disease of oesophagus
Disease (standardised): Pyelitis (Kidney); Malignant disease (Oesophagus)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, this case is not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Aug 1860
Date of death: 4 Sep 1860
Disease (transcribed): Gastrodynia. Ascites
Disease (standardised): Gastrodynia (Stomach); Ascites (Peritoneum)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'This case is not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Sep 1859
Date of death: 4 Sep 1860
Disease (transcribed): Diseased liver
Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This patient, with whom the catamenia [menstruation] had always been irregular, and who had had no discharge for the preceding 3 months, was suddenly seized with vomiting of blood on the day before she came in, with a sensation of giddiness immediately before’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Jul 1860
Date of death: 15 Sep 1860
Disease (transcribed): Chronic peritonitis. Obstruction of the intestines. Bedsores. Pyaemia. Ulceration of stomach & intestines
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Obstruction (Intestines); Pressure ulcer (Skin); Sepsis (Systemic); Ulcer (Stomach, intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: 'This young woman had been ill for 11 weeks, when she came in, suffering form abdominal pain followed by swelling and constipation. The pain was most severe about the right hypochondrium’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 77
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Aug 1860
Date of death: 19 Sep 1860
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of liver & kidneys. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Kidneys); Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: 'A charwoman. For a month before she came in she had suffered from swelling of the legs and belly, and pain in the right shoulder supposed to be rheumatic. When she came in the belly was distended with flatus’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Under butler
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Sep 1860
Date of death: 19 Sep 1860
Disease (transcribed): Disease of spleen. Ulceration of intestines
Disease (standardised): Disease (Spleen); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: 'An under butler; in the habit of drinking freely of beer (5 pints a day). He had good health until 5 months before admission when he perceived a swelling in his belly, this gave him no pain; but gave rise to a sense of weight’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Sep 1860
Date of death: 30 Sep 1860
Disease (transcribed): Ovarian tumour. Disease of liver. Dropsy. Hydrothorax
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Ovary); Disease (Liver); Edema (Systemic); Hydrothorax (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship and Roberts, Arthur
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'A married woman, though never pregnant. About 6 years before admission a yellow discharge commenced from the vagina, this was followed by swelling of the abdomen and cessation of the catamenia [menstruation]’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Sep 1860
Date of death: 5 Oct 1860
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Diseased liver
Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'A coachman, stated to have been very temperate in his habits. 4 months before his admission he was attacked with jaundice, affecting the eyes and the chin, this lasted two days only, and was followed by swelling of the scrotum, legs and lastly of the belly’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Aug 1860
Date of death: 29 Oct 1860
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease & hypertrophy of the heart. Diseased liver & kidneys. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidneys); Edema (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man who had had rheumatic fever in his youth, had been out of health for 18 months before his admission, suffering from dropsy, shortness of breath, and scantiness of urine’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Lamplighter
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Oct 1860
Date of death: 7 Dec 1860
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Epithelial cancer of the oesophagus
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Cancer (Oesophagus)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'A lamplighter, always temperate in his habits. He had never had very good health, for 30 years he had had more or less cough, and had twice had what he called ‘inflammation of the lungs’. 7 weeks before his admission he began to vomit solid food’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Truck porter
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Dec 1860
Date of death: 21 Dec 1860
Disease (transcribed): Perforating ulcer of the stomach
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This old man had been ailing for a year, for the last five or six weeks he had suffered a good deal of pain which he referred in general terms to his abdomen, but he was nevertheless able to follow his occupation (drawing a truck as porter) until one week before his admission’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a