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Occupation or role: [Child of] French polisher
Age: 3
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Dec 1888
Date of death: 8 Jan 1889
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: The patient’s address was 107 Colshill Buildings, Pimlico Road. The mother said she had noticed bad smells in the home. There was no history of diphtheria amongst the immediate neighbours but the disease had been very fatal in Pimlico generally.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Tonsils, uvula, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach, small intestines, brain and membranes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Commissionaire
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Dec 1888
Date of death: 11 Jan 1889
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: He dated his illness from November 18th. On that day he drank only a pint and a half of beer. He went home and the following morning he was unable to move.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, spleen, liver, kidneys, bladder, brain and membranes, spinal cord, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Jan 1889
Date of death: 2 Mar 1889
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: In November 1888 she began to suffer from cough. About the middle of December she first has a great deal of dyspnoea. At the end of the month she began to sweat at night.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1889
Date of death: 6 Mar 1889
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis and phthisis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: From the age of thirteen she had no serious illness, but every winter for sixteen years or so she had suffered much from cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, abdomen, liver, thorax, lungs, bronchial tubes, spleen and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Policeman
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1889
Date of death: 25 Mar 1889
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis. Old and recent tubercular disease of lungs and intestines
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: He came to the hospital with a note from the surgeon of police. It was said that for a week before admission he had suffered much from headache and that he had a squint on the day of admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, liver, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, testes, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Clerk
Age: 4
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1889
Date of death: 26 Mar 1889
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not reported here
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No post mortem examination
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Drover
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Feb 1889
Date of death: 28 Mar 1889
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pulmonary and laryngeal
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Larynx)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: For a year before his admission the man had been unable to work and had suffered from cough and dyspnoea, and for six months he had lost flesh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, larynx, liver, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Glass blower
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1889
Date of death: 29 Mar 1889
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: He came into St George’s on October 23rd 1888. He complained of cough and dyspnoea. The apices of both lungs were dull on percussion. Phthisis was diagnosed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, heart, spleen, liver, kidneys, stomach, intestines, brain and ears
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1889
Date of death: 30 Mar 1889
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis and haemoptysis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Haemoptysis (Respiratory tract)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: The man suffered from cough for two years before his admission. He first had slight haemoptysis three months before he came to the hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach, intestines, brain, larynx and trachea
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1889
Date of death: 30 Mar 1889
Disease (transcribed): Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver. Ascites. Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: He had lived in Paris and Madrid and he was cook to the French ambassador. The man said that he generally drank about a bottle and a half of the wine of the country in which he lived.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Feb 1889
Date of death: 18 Apr 1889
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular peritonitis. Constriction of ileum
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Constriction (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: She was in good health until two months before her admission when she began to have pain at the lower part of her abdomen. The pain was almost constant and she had much abdominal tenderness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen only
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Bricklayer
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1889
Date of death: 19 Apr 1889
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See medical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Painter
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Apr 1889
Date of death: 23 Apr 1889
Disease (transcribed): Meningitis (probably of tubercular origin)
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See medical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: n/a
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Jun 1889
Date of death: 20 Jun 1889
Disease (transcribed): Pneumothorax. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Pneumothorax (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sortain, Bertram V.
Medical notes: From Christmas 1888 he suffered from cough, dyspnoea and loss of flesh. On June 12th he had sudden pain in the right side of his chest. Great dyspnoea immediately followed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, liver, kidneys, intestines and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1889
Date of death: 15 Jul 1889
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular disease of lungs
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Veale, Herbert Prior
Medical notes: The account he gave of his illness was that he had suffered from cough for a fortnight and from hoarseness for two or three days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, larynx and lungs. No permission to examined other organs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Jul 1889
Date of death: 16 Jul 1889
Disease (transcribed): ?? Typhoid fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Veale, Herbert Prior
Medical notes: She lived at 42 Buckingham Palace Road. On July 28th she began to suffer from headache and vomiting. She then had pains in her thighs and in her abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, pharynx, oesophagus, lymph glands, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs, spleen, kidneys, liver, intestines, bladder, uterus and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Jul 1889
Date of death: 20 Jul 1889
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not reported here
Body parts examined in the post mortem: n/a
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3 year 6 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Aug 1889
Date of death: 19 Aug 1889
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Lancaster, Ernest Le Cronier
Post mortem examination performed by: Sortain, Bertram V.
Medical notes: Until a fortnight before the patient was admitted her parents lived at 1 Barker Street, Fulham, where there were numerous cases of diphtheria. They then moved to 42 Park Walk, Fulham Road. Three days before her admission the child complained of pain in the throat and abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, larynx, pharynx, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 14 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Sep 1889
Date of death: 6 Sep 1889
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria. Tracheotomy
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx); Tracheotomy (Trachea)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Post mortem examination performed by: Sortain, Bertram V.
Medical notes: The child was brought into the surgery on September 5th, much cyanosed and with a great deal of laryngeal stridor and marked recession of the ribs on inspiration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, pharynx, larynx, lungs, kidneys, liver, spleen, intestines, brain, eyes and ears
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Sep 1889
Date of death: 15 Sep 1889
Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Case not reported here. See medical notes no. 1263
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No post mortem examination
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Clerk
Age: 6 years 6 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Sep 1889
Date of death: 18 Sep 1889
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria. Bronchopneumonia. Erysipelas. (Tabes mesenterica)
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Erysipelas (Skin); Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: The child had been ill with swollen glands and sore throat since September 1st. On September 6th she vomited, and on the 9th she was noticed by her mother to be hoarse and croupy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, heart, vessels, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, tonsils and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1 year 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Oct 1889
Date of death: 9 Oct 1889
Disease (transcribed): General tuberculosis (Tubercular meningitis. Acute hydrocephalus)
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Hydrocephalus (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: This child was fed on condensed milk, and he began to suffer from diarrhoea and vomiting three or four months before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, intestines and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Farrier
Age: 10
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Oct 1889
Date of death: 24 Oct 1889
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis (acute hydrocephalus)
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Hydrocephalus (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: Three weeks before his admission he began to suffer from headache. It was said that a teacher at the school hit him on the head, but this was at least a week after he began to have headache.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Scalp, skull dura mater, pia mater and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Dec 1889
Date of death: 14 Jan 1890
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary phthisis. Beginning tuberculosis of intestines
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: She was married and had had four children and three miscarriages. For eleven years before her admission the woman had suffered every winter from a cough. A fortnight before she came to the hospital the woman had a child, and the cough and dyspnoea from which she had suffered during her pregnancy became worse.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, stomach and ileum
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 7 years 6 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Jan 1890
Date of death: 31 Jan 1890
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria (haemorrhagic). Acute tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx); Haemorrhage (Pharynx); Tuberculosis (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: On the night of January 25th the child had sore throat and felt tired. Her appetite was bad, and she was very restless after she went to bed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pupils, pleurae, pericardium, lungs, pharynx, tonsils, larynx, liver and brain
Type of incident: n/a