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William Young, Footman

Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 May 1871
Date of death: 10 May 1871
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs)

Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This man was admitted with profuse haemoptysis from which he had suffered for eight days. There had been a similar attack three years previously. No physical examination was made. He continued to spit up much florid blood & died exhausted two days after admission’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Charles Turner, 24, Gardener

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Jan 1877
Date of death: 19 Mar 1877
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular and caseous pneumonia; ulcers of large bowel.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: Since early in 1875 he had not been free from cough. He spat a little, but there was no unusual dyspnoea, nor did the sputa even contain blood. About the same time began a looseness of the bowels.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum and intestine
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Anne Legge, 21, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 May 1848
Date of death: 18 May 1848
Disease (transcribed): Inflammation of brain and membranes. Pneumonia and hepatisation of lung. Scrofulous bronchial glands.
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Brain); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was said to have been taken ill with severe pain in the head, delirium, and occasionally very noisy and troublesome.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Hooker, 23, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 February 1844
Date of death: 1 May 1844
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular deposit with vomicae in both lungs. Tubercles in the subperitoneal cellular tissue of the large intestine, with extensive ulceration of its mucous membrane.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Intestine); Ulcer (Intestine)
Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with the ordinary symptoms of Phthisis Pulmonalis of 18 months standing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Jinneway, 5, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 May 1850
Date of death: 3 Jun 1850
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous tubercle in medulla oblong: lymph at base of brain. Miliary tubercles in lung. Facial paralysis. Strabismus
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain); Lymph (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Paralysis (Face); Strabismus (Eyes)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This child was brought by its mother to the Hospital for the purpose of having an operation for the cure of strabismus performed and admitted under the care of the surgeon. It was soon evident that it was a consequence of deep seated mischief, and she was transferred.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Marino Dean, 15, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1865
Date of death: 6 Apr 1865
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: It was ascertained that she had been ill four days, the first symptoms being aching of the hips and ankles.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Baker, 30, Footman

Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1874
Date of death: 9 Apr 1874
Disease (transcribed): Caseous pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man was attacked with cough and spitting of mucopurulent fluid. He had never had haemoptysis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Mary G. Shimmings, 55, Labourer's wife

  • Occupation or role: Labourer's wife
    Gender: Female
    Age: 55
    Date of admission: 26 Dec 1878
    Date of death: 6 Apr 1878
    Disease (transcribed): Caries of the spine. Pressure on the spinal cord . Tubercular disease of lungs, kidneys and bladder
    Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Spine); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Bladder);
    Admitting doctor: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
    Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
    PM performed by: Ewart, William
  • Dent, Clinton Thomas
    Medical notes: 'History. Patient's previous history healthy: family history free from heritable disease. Twelve mo. [months] before admn [admission], she began to suffer from frequent desire of micturition; cutting pain in the act, and scantiness of urine; which was very dark at times. After 3 mo. [months] the pain left her: the other symptoms persisted. She lost flesh from the first: appetite failed after 6 mo. [months]. For 9 wks .[weeks] before admission she suffered from pains on movement about the hips and coccyx. For 6, she had felt her legs numb, and the ground appeared soft under her feet, giving way where they were panted, and rising up again as they were lifted. For five weeks she had been in bed, unable to walk at all'
    Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, bladder, spine
    Type of incident: n/a

Samuel Newman, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1880
Date of death: Before admission
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of spine and of face. Fibroid phthisis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Fracture (Face); Tuberculosis (Lung); Fibrosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: Not entered here.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident?

Maria Askew, 49, Charwoman

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1900
Date of death: 21 Mar 1900
Disease (transcribed): Purulent pericarditis and pleurisy. Bronchitis. Mitral stenosis. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Bronchitis (Lung); Mitral valve stenosis (Heart); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Dickson, T.W.
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: On admission the patient was too ill for thorough examination. She was reported to have been ill with a cough for one week and confined to bed for three days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidney, urinary tract and alimentary tract
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Reeve, 44, Bus inspector

Occupation or role: Bus inspector
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Apr 1918
Date of death: 1 May 1918
Disease (transcribed): Carbuncle on neck. Pyaemic infarcts in lungs & kidney. Septic bronchopneumonia. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Carbuncle (Neck); Infarction (Lungs, kidneys); Sepsis; Bronchopneumonia (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Post mortem examination performed by: Claremont, Hetty Ethelberta
Medical notes: 'For a week he has had a swelling on the neck, that has been becoming increasingly more painful. He has felt ill, and the appetite has been poor. Bowels constipated’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Frank Elston, 37, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Mar 1894
Date of death: 31 Mar 1894
Disease (transcribed): Double pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: 'This patient was not seen by the registrar but from the history the H.P. [House physician] was good enough to take it appeared that the man had been out of sorts and ailing on the 25th of March - On the 26th he was attacked with sharp pain in the right side and had a rigor - He went to the Jubilee Hospital and attended there as an OP [Out-patient] - His breath became very short - He took to bed and was admitted here on the evening of the 30th'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Robert Wright, 50, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Mar 1846
Date of death: 24 Apr 1846
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous disease of the kidney, bladder and urethra. Phthisis and old adhesions. Other organs healthy.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Bladder); Tuberculosis (Urethra)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This patient stated that he had been ailing for several years, and had been suffering from a considerable number of blood in the urine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

James Gelley, 38, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 May 1849
Date of death: 16 May 1849
Disease (transcribed): Tubercles & vomicae in both lungs. Pulmonary haemorrhage. Tubercular deposit in the intestines with ulceration of the small & large intestines
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs); Haemorrhage (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man applied for relief in consequence of diarrhoea, & pain in the stomach from which he had been suffering more than a month. On further enquiry it appeared that he was also subject to cough, had suffered from it more particularly since Xmas, & had spit blood only about a fortnight before his admission. But the cough was not particularly troublesome, & he had no night sweats’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Maria Penny, 18, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Mar 1853
Date of death: 8 May 1853
Disease (transcribed): Facial paralysis and hemiplegia produced by a tumour of the pons varolii the result of softened scrofulous matter
Disease (standardised): Paralysis (Face); Hemiplegia (Brain); Tumour (Brain); Tuberculosis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This girl stated that her illness began with slight numbness of the face on the right side, and since that she had had numbness down the left side of the body.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pharynx
Type of incident: n/a

John Nash, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 58
Date of admission: 22 Feb 1854
Date of death: 9 Apr 1854
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of the stomach. Phthisis & vomicae in lungs
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Stomach); Tuberculosis (Lung); Abscess (Lung)
Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This man stated that he had been gradually falling away during the past 4 months, and during 3 months had also been suffering from sickness’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of injury: n/a

Hannah Saville, 50, Laundress

Occupation or role: Laundress
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Apr 1872
Date of death: 29 Apr 1872
Disease (transcribed): Caries of lumbar vertebrae. Psoas abscess. Miliary tubercles
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Abscess (Psoas muscle); Tuberculosis (Lung)
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 brought to the hospital by his son who stated that his mother had been out of health for two months, constantly complaining of pains about the body and being unable to do her work.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, joints, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

William Hogg, 38, Messenger

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1876
Date of death: 3 Apr 1876
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of the lungs. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man said he had been in good health until three weeks before his admission, since when he had had cough, spitting and gradually increasing dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Ellen Weller, 24, [Child of] Gardener

Occupation or role: [Child of] Gardener
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1888
Date of death: 16 Mar 1888
Disease (transcribed): Abscess between stomach and diaphragm. Possibly started originally from a gastric ulcer. Bursting of the abscess into the general peritoneal cavity
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Stomach, diaphragm); Ulcer (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The father of the patient said that about a year before she came to St George’s she had an attack of ‘pleurisy’ and was ill for 5 months. The patient herself gave no account of an illness resembling pleurisy, but said she had suffered from palpitations and ‘globus’. When she came into the hospital she complained of pain at the lower part of the thorax’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, ovaries, heart, lungs

Type of incident: n/a

Annie Green, 25, Dressmaker

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1887
Date of death: 9 Apr 1887
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient, who was a dressmaker, was of a non-tubercular family and had had good health until 7 months before admission'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

William Weeden, 56, Clock-jobber

Occupation or role: Clock-jobber
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1909
Date of death: 25 Mar 1909
Disease (transcribed): Haemorrhage on surface of brain. Adhesions of cerebral vessels. Syphilis. Arterio-sclerosis
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Adhesions (Brain); Syphilis (Systemic); Arteriosclerosis (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: While running for a bus, the patient felt giddy, collapsed in a heap and cut his lip.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, adrenals, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

John Cole, 48, Brassmoulder

Occupation or role: Brassmoulder
Age: 48
Date of admission: 14 Apr 1920
Date of death: 15 Apr 1920
Disease (transcribed): Fracture base of skull. Haemorrhage of brain. Aspiration pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Haemorrhage (Brain); Pneumonia (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: L.C.H.
Post mortem examination performed by: Neighbour, Philip Morgan
Medical notes: '14. 4. 20. Pt. [Patient] admitted 5.30pm. Indefinite history of injury to head, smelling strongly of C2 H5 OH [Ethanol]. C.O.A. [Condition On Admission] Absolutely unconscious bleeding profusely from right ear, nose and mouth. (Rt [Right] cannine [sic] tooth knocked out)'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, valves, vessels, liver, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, stomach, bones
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Richard Leppard, 24, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Nov 1878
Date of death: 17 Mar 1879
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary phthisis (tubercular. Numerous suppurating cavities)
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Suppuration (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: In November 1878 he spat up while coughing about three tablespoonfuls of blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Joseph Perrins, 43, Whip maker

Occupation or role: Whip maker
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Feb 1882
Date of death: 11 Apr 1882
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular ulceration of intestines and lungs. Lardaceous disease of liver, spleen and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Intestines, Lung); Ulcer (Intestines, Lung); Amyloidosis (Liver, Spleen, Kidney )
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: He was admitted in 1881 with much albuminuria. He was discharged but his appetite remained poor. His cough increased and oedema set in in January 1882.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Joseph Ward, 25, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Mar 1893
Date of death: 30 Mar 1893
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of lungs and intestines. Suffocative haemoptysis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Intestines); Haemoptysis (Respiratory tract)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient was admitted for haemoptysis which had been free, but very little blood was coughed up inside the hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, prostate and vesicula seminales
Type of incident: n/a

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