Occupation or role: Tailor Age: 62 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 May 1863 Date of death: 7 Jun 1863 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of liver Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This patient had been for the last eighteen months suffering from aching pains across the epigastrium and abdomen, with occasional vomiting. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Laundress Age: 16 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 May 1863 Date of death: 27 May 1863 Disease (transcribed): Endocarditis. Chorea. Infection of uterine organs Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Chorea (Central nervous system); Infection (Uterus) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: It appeared that she had been suffering from chorea for tree weeks which was attributed to a fright. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, cord, chest, abdomen and uterine organs Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 31 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 May 1863 Date of death: 6 Jun 1863 Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This young woman had been one week ill before admission, suffering from sickness, diarrhoea and weakness. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Groom Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 May 1863 Date of death: 31 May 1863 Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of appendix carci. Perforation. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Appendix); Perforation (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: Three days before admission he had taken some opening medicine because he thought the bowels were a little sluggish. The next day he was attacked with most acute pain in the abdomen. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: [No gender stated] Date of admission: 31 May 1863 Date of death: 31 May 1863 Disease (transcribed): n/a Disease (standardised): n/a Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Smith Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Jun 1863 Date of death: 20 Jun 1863 Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Ascites Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Lee, ? Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: He was admitted in consequence of ascites and abdominal pain. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Jun 1863 Date of death: 19 Jun 1863 Disease (transcribed): Acute rheumatism. Endocarditis Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Endocarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Lee, ? Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This man was admitted with symptoms of acute rheumatism. He had severe pain in the large joints and considerable tenderness over the left chest. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 25 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Jun 1863 Date of death: 2 Jul 1863 Disease (transcribed): Abscess in back Disease (standardised): Abscess (Back) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: The patient was confined in August of 1862 of a live child and had been ill ever since. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Knees, chest, abdomen and gluteal region Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Shoemaker Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Jun 1863 Date of death: 25 Jul 1863 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: The patient described himself as of drunken dissolute habits. He had the peculiar aspect of the subjects of renal disease. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidneys, spleen, suprarenals and liver Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Bricklayer Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Jun 1863 Date of death: 10 Jun 1863 Disease (transcribed): Tetanus Disease (standardised): Tetanus (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: On admission this patient was suffering from trismus. It appeared that he had received some injury in the back from a fall. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, cord, chest and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 20 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Jun 1863 Date of death: 8 Jun 1863 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull and pelvis Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Pelvis) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This patient fell fourteen feet from a window. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 66 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Jun 1863 Date of death: Brought in dead Disease (transcribed): Haemoptysis. Phthisis Disease (standardised): Haemoptysis (Respiratory tract); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: Brought in dead. No history obtained Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Child Age: 2 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Jun 1863 Date of death: 13 Jun 1863 Disease (transcribed): Scald Disease (standardised): Scald (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Chelsea pensioner Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Jun 1863 Date of death: 12 Jun 1863 Disease (transcribed): Congestion of brain. Symptoms of delirium tremens Disease (standardised): Congestion (Brain); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Steward, George William Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: By his own account he had been drinking hard for the last six weeks and had been more or less in a state of intoxication every night. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Jun 1863 Date of death: 15 Jun 1863 Disease (transcribed): Congestion of brain. Symptoms of delirium tremens Disease (standardised): Congestion (Brain); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Steward, George William Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: His master reported him to have been a confirmed drunkard for the last six or seven years. While putting on his boots that morning he suddenly felt pain in the left hand which ascended to the left shoulder and was followed by loss of power. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Jun 1863 Date of death: 17 Aug 1863 Disease (transcribed): Disease of kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Freeman, Samuel George Medical notes: This man had noticed some swelling of the legs two months before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys, peritoneum, spleen, pleural cavities and lungs Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Widow Age: 49 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Jun 1863 Date of death: 29 Jun 1863 Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of aorta. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This patient had for years been subject to winter cough. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Jun 1863 Date of death: 26 Jun 1863 Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Oedema (Indeterminate) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Shopman Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Jun 1863 Date of death: 23 Jul 1863 Disease (transcribed): Tubercles and scrophulous deposits in pancreas Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Pancreas) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This man had an habitual cough for more than two years with scanty expectoration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and pancreas Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Housemaid Age: 22 Gender: Female Date of admission: 20 Jun 1863 Date of death: 4 Aug 1863 Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of colon. Tuberculosis Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This girl stated on Admission that two months previously, when in fair health, a growth had been removed from his lower lip supposed to be cancerous, and she had since suffered from general debility. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, intestines, kidneys and heart Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Dressmaker Age: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Jun 1863 Date of death: 26 Jun 1863 Disease (transcribed): Suppuration in kidney in consequence of obstruction of the ureter by calculi. Bursting into peritoneum and consequent peritonitis Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Kidney); Obstruction (Ureter); Calculi (Ureter); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: She was admitted with a history nausea with frequent bilious vomiting and confined bowels. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 63 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Jun 1863 Date of death: 26 Jun 1863 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of pelvis Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This man had been run over by chariot, the wheels of which passed over his right groin. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Jun 1863 Date of death: 26 Jun 1863 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of cervical vertebrae Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: He fell from a scaffold a distance of twenty feet. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cord Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Married Age: 38 Gender: Female Date of admission: 24 Jun 1863 Date of death: 25 Jun 1863 Disease (transcribed): Granular degeneration of kidneys. Pericarditis Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pericarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: When admitted she was suffering from shortness of breath which as the day advanced amounted to severe dyspnoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Jun 1863 Date of death: 10 Jul 1863 Disease (transcribed): Abscess in lung. Circumscribed emphysemal pneumo-thorax Disease (standardised): Abscess (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Pneumothorax (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: Nine weeks ago he had left his usual occupation and taken employment at some white lead works near London. It was after six weeks exposure to lead poisoning that his illness commenced. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
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