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George Eaton, 59, Bedell

Occupation or role: Bedell
Gender: Male
Age: 59
Date of admission: 23 Oct 1878
Date of death: 28 Oct 1878
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis, emphysema. Chronic pneumonia. Dilated heart
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Cardiomyopathy, dilated (Heart);
Admitting doctor: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: n/a
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in a condition which precluded examination'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidneys, spleen, liver, peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Francis Edwards, 36, Blacksmith

Occupation or role: Blacksmith
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Oct 1884
Date of death: 9 Oct 1884
Disease (transcribed): Apical pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: He had been for long a heavy drinker and was said by his friends to have been laid up several times before with attacks similar to that for which he was admitted.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Arthur Gater, 24, Messenger

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Oct 1882
Date of death: 18 Oct 1882
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Pneumonia (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 too weak for the year before admission to do any work and had had constant cough with trifling sputa.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

William Tevendale, 54, Engineer

Occupation or role: Engineer
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Jun 1893
Date of death: 16 Sep 1893
Disease (transcribed): Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung)

Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John. Frost, William Adams
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: His vision had been gradually failing for two months, without obvious cause.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys and testes
Type of incident: n/a

Charlotte Hearney, 26, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Nov 1877
Date of death: 29 Nov 1877
Disease (transcribed): Double pleuropneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient had been suffering from cough and expectoration, frontal headache, nausea, attacks of vomiting, pain in the chest and catching of the breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, intestine, brain and uterus which contained a female foetus
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Hedger, 28, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Nov 1879
Date of death: 11 Dec 1879
Disease (transcribed): Haemoptysis
Disease (standardised): Haemoptysis (Respiratory tract)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not given here, as the body was not examined.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

John Manning, 29, Footman

Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Oct 1881
Date of death: 17 Oct 1881
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'No history of previous illness until about a fortnight before admission when he began to complain of sore throat, slight cough. Four days before admission he had a severe rigor with pain over left flank on coughing: sputa scanty, grey at first, becoming gradually more purulent. Breathing very rapid & painful. Slight delirium during the last two nights'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

Edward Bond, 29, Stableman

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Jan 1886
Date of death: 1 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Pleuro-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient had been in the Cape Police and was wounded in the Boer Campaign. He had syphilis in 1880 followed by secondary symptoms. He was well up to the 21st when he had a rigor and pain in the neck with cough and slight expectoration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Sage, 54, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Nov 1889
Date of death: 24 Nov 1889
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Haemothorax. Ruptured and consolidated lungs
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Haemothorax (Lung); Rupture (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry. Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: Whilst unloading his van he got crushed between the van and a railway carriage.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, prostate and stomach
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Alice E Howard, 17, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Sep 1882
Date of death: 12 Nov 1882
Disease (transcribed): Hodgkins disease. Pleuritis and effusion
Disease (standardised): Hodgkin disease (Lymph nodes, Spleen); Pleurisy (Pleura); Effusion (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Eight months before admission the glands on the left side of the neck commenced to enlarge, followed by those of the right side and under the left arm.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, adenoid tissue and pericardium
Type of incident: n/a

Eliza Thompson, 45, Governess

Occupation or role: Governess
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Oct 1881
Date of death: 28 Oct 1881
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Cardiac dilatation
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'She can give no history of disease previous to 1874 when she had rheumatic fever 'along with smallpox'; she was laid up for 4 months; some subsequent shortness of breath & general impairment of health; no oedema until 3 weeks ago. She has been accustomed lately to take considerable doses of chloral & subcutaneous injections of morphia without medical advice'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal

Type of incident: n/a

Arthur Dyer, 24, Poulterer

Occupation or role: Poulterer
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Dec 1889
Date of death: 14 Dec 1889
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia (lobar) of right lung. Indurated kidneys. Syphilis
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Indurated (Kidney); Syphilis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: He complained of cough and of dyspnoea. His appetite was bad, his tongue coated and moist.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, vessels, liver, spleen, kidneys and inguinal glands
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Potty, 36, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Nov 1882
Date of death: 27 Nov 1882
Disease (transcribed): Pneumothorax. Miliary tubercle. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumothorax (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with a phthisical history in a state of such extreme collapse that no examination was considered advisable.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Callaman, 28, Writer

Occupation or role: Writer
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Oct 1882
Date of death: 27 Nov 1882
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Pleuritis. Vomica. Miliary tubercles
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: He had good health and served in the army until 1878 when he had haemoptysis and was discharged from the service with a diagnosis of phthisis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

George Garrett, 72, Bus driver

Occupation or role: Bus driver
Age: 72
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Nov 1882
Date of death: 8 Dec 1882
Disease (transcribed): Malignant growth in urethra. Pleuritis. Bronchitis. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Urethra); Pleurisy (Pleura); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: He had often had gonorrhoea in youth and had suffered for seventeen years from a stricture.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and urethra
Type of incident: n/a

John Beale, 15, Woodcutter

Occupation or role: Woodcutter
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Nov 1884
Date of death: 21 Nov 1884
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: He had been suffering from some cold sweating and aching in the right side of the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pleurae, liver, spleen, kidneys, heart and alimentary tract
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Cox, 38, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jan 1901
Date of death: 25 Jan 1901
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Fatty degeneration of the heart
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Tucker, William Eldon
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was too delirious to obtain a history. His lodging house keeper reported that he lived on drink.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, trachea, infratracheal glands, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal and testes
Type of incident: n/a

Matilda Fage, 43, [Wife of] Painter

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Painter
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Dec 1885
Date of death: 31 Dec 1885
Disease (transcribed): Bronchopneumonia. Enlarged spleen
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Enlarged (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: She had shortness of breath for twelve months with dry cough becoming worse for the last fourteen days and emaciation for three months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

George R Chidgey, 15 months , [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 15 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1882
Date of death: 29 Dec 1882
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Cystic disease (hygroma) of neck
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Lymphangioma, Cystic (Neck)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This was the third occasion of the child’s residence in this hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, bronchi, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Catherine Parkin, 62, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Nov 1888
Date of death: 15 Dec 1888
Disease (transcribed): New growth (sarcoma) of thyroid body. Pneumonia of right lung
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Thyroid gland); Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Thorax, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, stomach, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

Eliza Gollop, 46, Lodging house keeper

Occupation or role: Lodging house keeper
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Feb 1889
Date of death: 11 Feb 1889
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia (grey hepatisation) of the upper lobe of the right lung
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: She lived at 15 Montpelier Square. There were, it was said, bad smells in the house. She had pneumonia and was treated at St George’s.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, lungs, bronchi, bronchial tubes, heart, spleen, kidneys, liver, uterus, brain, spinal cord, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Bird, 27, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Nov 1889
Date of death: 29 Jan 1890
Disease (transcribed): Enormous dilatation of heart and valves. Aortitis. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Aortitis (Aorta); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: The patient was in the army from 1880 to 1886 and served in England and Ireland. He contracted syphilis in 1880. Four or five months before his admission he had an attack of diarrhoea. About three weeks before his admission he began to suffer from morning vomiting and oedema of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Goodridge, 47, Iron worker

Occupation or role: Iron worker
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Feb 1883
Date of death: 13 Feb 1883
Disease (transcribed): Pleuropneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Fourteen days before admission he was wet through and grew very hoarse and he had many ‘staggering fits’.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

John Martin, 18, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Jan 1891
Date of death: 12 Feb 1891
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Enteric fever
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'No family history of disease. The man was a fishmonger. At the age of 3 he had rheumatic fever, but after this his health was very good till he was stricken with his fatal illness. On Jan 28th 1891 he was in his usual health, but at night he sweated and felt ill. Next day he stayed in bed, the throat being a little sore'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Henry Cullingford, 28, Plumber

Occupation or role: Plumber
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Jan 1879
Date of death: 4 Jan 1879
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient was quite well till midnight of December 28th to 29th, when he was suddenly attacked with pain about the nipple, catching his breath. He passed a sleepless night and the next morning had cough, headache, vomiting, diarrhoea and shivering.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

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