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Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Apr 1872
Date of death: 5 Apr 1872
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Congestion of the lungs. Effusion into the cerebral ventricles. Enlarged and congested kidneys
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Congestion (Lung); Effusion (Brain); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This patient first complained of pain about the body three weeks ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Feb 1873
Date of death: 25 Mar 1873
Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever. Ulceration of peyer’s glands
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Peyer’s patches)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This patient, who had gradually been getting out of health for the last three months with frequent bilious attacks and constipation of the bowels, stated that three weeks ago she became very sick with pain in the back.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, intestines, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Plumber
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Mar 1873
Date of death: 23 Mar 1873
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophy of heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: For about three weeks this man had had fits lasting about half an hour.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and joints
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Apr 1872
Date of death: 5 Apr 1872
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man said that on the 27th of March pain and shivering commenced about his body. He remained much in the same stated until April 1st when a cough and spitting began.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Hernia, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1873
Date of death: 20 Mar 1873
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: About eighteen months back this man had a slight fit with subsequent loss of power in the left leg and arm.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Ostler
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1872
Date of death: 4 Apr 1872
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The wife of this man stated that about three months back her husband had had a fall, and since that he had loss of appetite, no sleep and complained that he always felt ill.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Frame maker
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Feb 1872
Date of death: 3 Apr 1872
Disease (transcribed): Ulcerative endocarditis. Hypertrophy. Granular kidneys with nephritis. Cirrhosis of liver
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Nephritis (Kidney); Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man was in the hospital in the latter end of last year. He then stated that he had had a cough for some months with much spitting and that his voice had suddenly become very husky.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1872
Date of death: 1 Apr 1872
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma (encephaloid) of the skull bones and dura mater. Abscess of the brain
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Skull); Cancer (Brain); Abscess (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This patient was formerly in a blind school having left it six years. She lost her sight when thirteen years old, it went gradually during the space of a year.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Feb 1873
Date of death: 14 Mar 1873
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia. Emphysema (vesicular and interlobular). Pulmonary haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Haemorrhage (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man for three weeks had had a cough with much spitting and shivering.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1872
Date of death: 29 Mar 1872
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Syphilis. Extensive extravasation of blood beneath the pericardium and endocardium
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Syphilis (Systemic); Extravasation (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'Not seen by me.’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1872
Date of death: 4 Jan 1872
Disease (transcribed): Mitral regurgitation. Hypertrophy of right ventricle and left auricle. Extensive pulmonary apoplexy. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This patient was reported to have had good health up to about a year and a half ago when shortness of breath commenced with attacks of coughing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shoemaker
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Jan 1873
Date of death: 7 Jan 1873
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid cancer of liver
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Morgan, John H.
Medical notes: This man stated that he was in comparatively good health up to June of last year when the belly commenced to swell with frequent sharp, shooting pain in the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1873
Date of death: 13 Mar 1873
Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever. Ulceration of peyers glands
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Peyer’s patches)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This woman had been out of health for about six weeks with loss of appetite and occasional shivering.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, intestines, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1 hour
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Mar 1873
Date of death: 7 Mar 1873
Disease (transcribed): Seven months child, born in Hospital
Disease (standardised): Prematurity (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This child lived two hours after its birth.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Feb 1873
Date of death: 12 Mar 1873
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary tuberculosis. Cirrhosis of liver
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man had suffered from a severe cough for about five months. Lately it had much increased in severity with shortness of breath and loss of flesh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Feb 1872
Date of death: 21 Mar 1872
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man stated that for the last six months he had had a severe cough with shortness of the breath and loss of sleep at night for the last two months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Jan 1873
Date of death: 9 Mar 1873
Disease (transcribed): Cystic tumour of ovary. Cancer of liver and uterus
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Ovary); Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: For more than a year this woman had had abdominal pain, swelling of the belly, constipation with flatus, and she was gradually losing flesh with much loss of strength.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Grocer
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1873
Date of death: 10 Mar 1873
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Granular kidneys. Hypertrophy of heart. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Oedema (Leg); Oedema (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man stated that he was in comparatively good health up to three months before admission when he first noticed swelling of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Mar 1872
Date of death: 20 Mar 1872
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man who was a labourer at a manufacturing chemists and had charge of the apparatus for making nitric acid, had complained for the last month of swelling of the belly.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Marble polisher
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Feb 1872
Date of death: 19 Mar 1872
Disease (transcribed): Simple ulcers in caecum and small intestine. Perforation. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Perforation (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The history given by this patient was that for about eight days he had had constant pains in the belly, especially in the right side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, intestines, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Errand boy
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Feb 1872
Date of death: 18 Mar 1872
Disease (transcribed): Caseation of mesenteric and lumbar glands. Miliary tubercles in lungs and kidneys. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Caseation (Lymph nodes); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This patient said that he had never been quite well as he always had something the matter with him. Five years ago he was confined to his bed for some weeks with an attack of rheumatism.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, pleurae, lungs, heart, glands, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Feb 1873
Date of death: 8 Mar 1873
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of urethra. Abscess. Cystitis. Pyelitis. Peritonitis. Cirrhosis of liver
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Abscess (Urethra); Cystitis (Bladder); Pyelitis (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man who had had a cough for many years, always worse in the winter, was admitted under the surgeon for an abscess in the perineum.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, urethra and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Feb 1873
Date of death: 7 Mar 1873
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophy of heart. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: For two years this man had been subject to cough and shortness of the breath, always worse on any exertion.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Mar 1872
Date of death: 16 Mar 1872
Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of the thoracic aorta. Erosion of the bodies of the vertebrae. Rupture into the left pleural cavity
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Erosion (Spine); Rupture (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'Not seen by me, died three hours after admission.’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Mar 1872
Date of death: 16 Mar 1872
Disease (transcribed): Acute tuberculosis, meninges, lungs and peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: No correct history could be obtained from the patient himself, but the mother stated that three months ago this woman aborted, being three months with child.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, cranium, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation and bladder
Type of incident: n/a