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Kate Whitehead, 23, [Wife of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Dec 1886
Date of death: 9 Jan 1887
Disease (transcribed): Endocarditis. Cerebral softening. Embolism of spleen
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Softening (Brain); Embolism (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient had acute rheumatism in '82, none since. She had had frontal headache for 4

Herbert Murrel, 29, Milkman

Occupation or role: Milkman
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1880
Date of death: 10 Apr 1880
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the stomach and neighbourhood. Perforation. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Perforation (Stomach); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: In January 1879 he began to fail in strength and found that ‘he could not lift things as he used to’. He was later attacked with pain in the left loin, profuse perspiration and difficulty in ‘keeping food down’.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, heart, lungs, prostate and testes
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

James Cormack, 45, Tailor

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1895
Date of death: 18 Mar 1895
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Lobar pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: The patient was non compos when admitted. Hen seen he was found to be jaundiced and suffering from delirium.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, stomach, pancreas, intestines, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, testes and joints
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Patrick Murray, 27, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1886
Date of death: 4 Apr 1886
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See Notes No. 425
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Ellis, George Viner; Ford, G.H.: Illustrations of Dissections

Inscription on flyleaf: ‘Presented by the Executors of the late R.H. Manning 1956’

Full title: ‘Illustrations of Dissections in a Series of Original Coloured Plates, the Size of Life, representing the Dissection of the Human Body .. The drawings are from nature and on stone by Mr Ford from dissections by Professor Ellis, and form a separate voume in imperial folio’

Anne Trumfield, 40, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Mar 1880
Date of death: 10 Apr 1880
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of cerebral vessels from violence
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: Two days before admission the patient fell down six wooden stairs, sliding on her back as she fell, and injuring that part and her left side. It appeared probable that she was drunk at the time.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Eliza King, 60, House keeper

Occupation or role: House keeper
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Feb 1879
Date of death: 10 Apr 1879
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
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 was quite well until the autumn of 1878. She was weak and low from then. Early in December the bowels began to act loosely six or seven times a day.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Liver, pancreas, duodenum, suprarenal capsules, kidneys and lungs
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Rockcliffe, 50, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Gender: Female
Age: 50
Date of admission: 10 Apr 1904
Date of death: 11 Apr 1904
Disease (transcribed): Haemorrhage into the right crus cerebri: extension into the lateral ventricles
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain);
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Ascherson, William Lawrence
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: 'Patient not seen by the Medical Registrar. H.P. [House Physician] reports that she was admitted late on Sunday evening April 10th in an unconscious condition. No deviation was noticed. The pupils were of moderate size but inert. The deep-reflexes were all absent but the superficial ones seemed to be increased. There was no pyrexia to speak of'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Plank, 2, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 May 1873
Date of death: 20 May 1873
Disease (transcribed): Foreign-body in right bronchus. Tracheotomy. Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Foreign body (Lung); Tracheotomy (Trachea); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: The child was supposed to have swallowed a piece of tobacco pipe about an inch in length.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, larynx, trachea, bronchus, lungs, heart and abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Florence Jones, 23, Servant

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1891
Date of death: 9 Apr 1891
Disease (transcribed): Endocarditis, vegetative. Cerebral embolism and softening
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Embolism (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This girl was a servant. She considered herself to be righthanded. She had scarlatina in childhood, never chorea; and her only attack of rheumatism (with the exception of slight rheumatic pains a few days before admission) occurred in November 1890 and confined her to bed for 6 weeks. She appeared to have recovered fair health and returned to work. On March 2nd at 1pm while eating her dinner she suddenly became paralysed on the right side. There was no pain in the head, no loss of consciousness and no loss of speech'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, head
Illustrations: Yes (see case PM/1891/118)
Type of incident: n/a n/a

Eustachi: Tabulae Anatomicae

Full title: ‘Tabulae Anatomicae clarissimi viri Bartholomaei Eustachii quas e tenebris tandem vindicatas et Clementis Papae XI, Munificentia dono acceptas, praefatione, ac notis illustravit Joh. Maria Lancisiu archiater pontificius. Editio romana altera’

Honoria Mahoney, 78, Charwoman

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Gender: Female
Age: 78
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1878
Date of death: 5 May 1878
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of the Pylorus and of the Liver, Biliary obstruction
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Cancer (Liver); Obstruction (Biliary tract);
Admitting doctor: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. No very satisfactory information was to be obtained from this patient. She saw that for five years she had been subject to attacks of jaundice, commencing with stoppage of the urine, lasting about a week, and usually relieved by 5 gr [grams?] of calomel. The present attack was of 3 wks [weeks] date: it commenced in the usual manner, but failed to be relieved by treatment. It was accompanied by much costiveness: by vomiting about every other day and by a sense of distension in the waist. The cough complained of was of 2 yrs [years] and 8 mo [months] date; and had succeeded an attack of 'bronchitis'. Dyspnoea had been a constant accompaniment. The legs, she said had been in the habit of swelling all her life'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, kidneys, spleen, stomach, liver, pancreas
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Vernon, 41, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Apr 1892
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the base of the skull. Dislocation of left hip
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Dislocation (Hip)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickson, T.W.
Medical notes: Not seen by surgical registrar. Brought in dead.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

James Barton, 68, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Apr 1880
Date of death: 14 Apr 1880
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: While at work on the morning of April 8th he fell down suddenly, became unconscious and partially lost the use of his left side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Lentz, 20, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Jan 1891
Date of death: 10 Apr 1891
Disease (transcribed): Suppurating hydatid cyst. Rupture into right lung
Disease (standardised): Echinococcosis Cyst Suppuration Rupture (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Medical notes: 'On two previous occasions the patient had been in the hospital and had had the cyst cupped by Mr Pick [Thomas Pickering Pick] and then left the hospital apparently well. Just before Christmas she came to the hospital again having then a swelling on the right side of the abdomen, quite soft, smooth & fluctuating'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a n/a

Thomas Wildock, 42, Seaman

Occupation or role: Seaman
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1880
Date of death: 17 Apr 1880
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: He was admitted in 1876 stating that for four years he had been suffering from chronic rheumatic pains, for which he was invalided from Bombay. He complained of general pains in the shoulder, head and legs, he lost some power in the arms, his speech became indistinct he had headaches and was losing flesh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Peritoneum, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines and accessory spleen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Gough, 50, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Mar 1903
Date of death: 4 May 1903
Disease (transcribed): Generalized miliary tuberculosis. Tuberculous abscesses. Tubercles in lungs, viscera, pericardium, pleurae, peritoneum and cerebral meninges. Tuberculous abscesses in brain
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Systemic); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Heart); Tuberculosis (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Brain);Abscess (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This man had weakness starting rather suddenly in April 1902, then much night sweating and gradual loss of flesh with dyspnoea. There was some pain in the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, testes, alimentary canal and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Florence Harris, 2 years 6 months, [Child of] Tram conductor

Occupation or role: [Child of] Tram conductor
Age: 2 years 6 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Apr 1886
Date of death: 10 Apr 1886
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See Medical Cases No. 453
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Marian Martin, 25, Parlour maid

Occupation or role: Parlour maid
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1912
Date of death: 1 May 1912
Disease (transcribed): Broncho pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This woman had a chill twelve days before admission followed by cough and abdominal pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, adrenals, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal and genital organs
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

John Hannen, 50, General labourer

Occupation or role: General labourer
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Apr 1875
Date of death: 22 Apr 1875
Disease (transcribed): Acute hepatitis
Disease (standardised): Hepatitis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: A months ago this man began to suffer from cough and spitting and for the the last fortnight he had had slight oedema of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

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