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Samuel Hales, 28, Smith

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

William Gardener, 40, Coachman

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

Catherine Osborn, 25, Married

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

George Bryant, 40, Shoemaker

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

Thomas Steadman, 40, Bricklayer

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

James Tiddy, 20, Labourer

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

James Fletcher, 66, [No occupation stated]

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

William Aslett, 2, Child

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

Thomas Ewers, 50, Chelsea pensioner

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

Richard Fryatt, 28, Coachman

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

Eli Salmons, 34, Labourer

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

Ann Parfitt, 49, Widow

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

James Walmesly, 47, Labourer

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

Henry Lyons, 45, Shopman

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

Emma Cooper, 22, Housemaid

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

Jane Barrett, 21, Dressmaker

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

John Bayliss, 63, Coachman

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

James Lewis, 32, Labourer

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

Mary Searle, 38, Married

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

Joshua Dalton, 28, Labourer

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

Joseph Short, 59, Box maker

Occupation or role: Box maker
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Jun 1863
Date of death: 29 Oct 1863
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of leg
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: Five years before his admission part of the metatarsal bone of the great toe of the right foot had been removed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Eliza Crosby, 55, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Jun 1863
Date of death: 26 Jul 1863
Disease (transcribed): Malignant stricture of sigmoid flexure
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: She gave a history of six months illness commencing with an acute attack of pain and tenderness of the abdomen with vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Cashion, 15, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Jun 1863
Date of death: 4 Jul 1863
Disease (transcribed): Chorea. Congestion of pons, medulla and cord. Much congestion of uterine organs
Disease (standardised): Chorea (Central nervous system); Congestion (Brain); Congestion (Spinal cord); Congestion (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a condition of chronic convulsion affecting chiefly the muscles of the upper extremities so violent that it was at once found necessary to remove her to a separate ward.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, cord, chest, abdomen and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

John Denis, 34, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Jul 1863
Date of death: 7 Jul 1863
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
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

Susan Griffin, 52, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 52
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Jul 1863
Date of death: 9 Jul 1863
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
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

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