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Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1884
Date of death: 2 Apr 1884
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Emphysema
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (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 a healthy man and able to work as a coach builder until about Christmas 1883 when he began to suffer from cold and cough and was reduced to great prostration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 79
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1866
Date of death: 9 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This woman was subject to a cough which was much aggravated for three months before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Mar 1890
Date of death: 10 Mar 1890
Disease (transcribed): Mitral and aortic stenosis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bennett, Lawrence Henry
Medical notes: The patient was first admitted three years before and mitral stenosis was diagnosed. For a week before this admission the patient suffered much from cough, dyspnoea and sleeplessness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Feb 1885
Date of death: 10 Apr 1885
Disease (transcribed): 'Large white’ kidney
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: The patient was a gypsy. Eight weeks before admission he caught cold and three weeks after the legs began to swell, followed by the eyes and abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1863
Date of death: 22 Apr 1863
Disease (transcribed): Tubercle in spinal cord
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This woman was an in patient for many weeks in 1861 with coxalgia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, cord, spinal column, abdomen and chest
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Apr 1864
Date of death: 17 Apr 1864
Disease (transcribed): Typhus
Disease (standardised): Typhus (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: 'This man was admitted with bronchial catarrh and cough of a month’s duration. He had wasted during the attack and at the time of admission was without appetite’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen, blood

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cab driver
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1884
Date of death: 3 Apr 1884
Disease (transcribed): Pleuro-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, 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 was thrown from a car of February 8th 1884 and much bruised on the left side. His urine after the accident was full of blood. He was readmitted complaining of pain over the left side of the thorax and much cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and ribs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Soldier
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Mar 1865
Date of death: 10 Apr 1865
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumothorax. ‘Amyloid’ change in several organs
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumothorax (Lung); Amyloidosis (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: He had wasted and had cough for a year, especially last month.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Police constable
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1866
Date of death: 9 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: He had for four years before admission been subject to spasmodic dyspnoea, dollowed at some interval of time by pain on swallowing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shop porter
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1885
Date of death: 9 Apr 1885
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: Very little was known about this patient. He was semi-delirious on admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 15 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1891
Date of death: 1 Apr 1891
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia. Dilated heart
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'The brother of this child died recently of diphtheria in this hospital. The child itself was said to have had measles when 12 months old, and to have recovered well. About 2 months before admission it began to suffer from cough, and became rapidly worse in the last week'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, head, spinal cord

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Fishmonger
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1862
Date of death: 21 Apr 1862
Disease (transcribed): Adherent pericardium
Disease (standardised): Adherent (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Tepper, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: He had an attack of acute rheumatism with heart disease when he was younger. The present attack cam on with increasing pains in his limbs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Schoolgirl
Age: 10
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Apr 1863
Date of death: 25 Apr 1863
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: One of five children ill of fever, of whom two had died previous to her admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Infant
Age: 7 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1865
Date of death: 10 Apr 1865
Disease (transcribed): Encephalocele. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Encephalocele (Brain); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This child was admitted with a congenital meningocele.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1880
Date of death: 31 Mar 1880
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary phthisis
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: Not entered here.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Feb 1888
Date of death: 21 Mar 1888
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis. Vegetations on the mitral valve, with vegetations also on the aortic valves, one of which has ulcerated
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Vegetation (Heart); Ulcer (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient had acute rheumatism when about 14 years of age. She was laid up (in bed) for about 9 weeks. Six months before admission she had oedema of the legs. About nine weeks before she came in she had vomiting and on the following day sharp pain in her left side, and some cough’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, spleen, kidneys, liver, heart, lungs, brain, eyes

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Child
Age: 13
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Apr 1864
Date of death: 17 Apr 1864
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: 'The patient was a well grown, healthy-looking girl. On her admission she had been ill a week, rigors, vomiting, vertigo and what she called sick headache being the main symptoms. She had not entirely kept her bed but used to get up for dinner’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Paper stainer
Age: 54 or 57
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1886
Date of death: 24 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The case was that of a married woman who had no heritable history of phthisis. She had haemoptysis late in life, being under the care of Dr Dickinson in October 1885, when she exhibited the early symptoms of the secondary stage of phthisis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary tract
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1884
Date of death: 3 Apr 1884
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria. Tracheotomy
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx); Tracheotomy (Trachea)
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: The child had been in fairly good health up to March 30th when some discomfort was noticed in the evening and food was refused. Dyspnoea came on in spasms with great restlessness and prostration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Fauces, larynx, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1862
Date of death: 21 Apr 1862
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Tepper, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: She was admitted the first time on the 12 March 1862, being brought in by a policeman in a state of insensibility, who said she had dropped down in the street.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1865
Date of death: 11 Apr 1865
Disease (transcribed): Disease of aorta
Disease (standardised): Disease (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: For nine weeks he had felt dyspnoea and weight across the chest. Eight or nine days ago oedema began in the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Confectioner
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Apr 1864
Date of death: 18 Apr 1864
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull and spine. Perforation of carotid
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull, spine); Perforation (Carotid arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Medical notes: 'The broughman, in which this gentleman was riding, came into violent collision with the pole of an omnibus, which, crashing through the side of the carriage, struck the unfortunate gentleman on the head, he vomited a large quantity of blood immediately, and died in a few seconds’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, spine, trunk

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Pensioner
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1863
Date of death: 25 Apr 1863
Disease (transcribed): Fibro-fatty tumours of dura mater
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: A soldier belonging to the 43rd Regiment, this man had five years before his death a sun stroke while serving in India. From that date he was never free entirely from pain in the head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Apr 1860
Date of death: 18 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'A porter, of sallow and somewhat bloated aspect; he had been in the habit of living freely, taking half a pint of gin ‘with fish, flesh and fowl, every day of his life’ ‘
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

• Occupation or role: Married
  Gender: Female
  Age: 41
  Date of admission: 13 Feb 1878
  Date of death: 12 Apr 1878
  Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis: pulmonary oedema
  Disease (standardised): Mitral valve stenosis (Heart); Oedema (Lung);
  Admitting doctor: Dickinson, William Howship
  Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
  PM performed by: Ewart, William
• Byam, W.
  Medical notes: 'History. Rheumatic fever 16 yrs. [years] before admission: four attacks in the following 12 years, all following parturitn [Parturition]. Subject to diarrhoea: very subject to sick headaches: had lived badly from 23 to 36: had a strong disgust to fat: diaphoresis habitually profuse. The last attacks of rheumatic fever began about Xmas 1873: she was in bed till the middle of March 1874: From that time she suffered from palpitation on the least exertion. The pains lasted till Mar. [March] 1875, and returned every time she tried to work. At the end of Oct. [October] 1877 she was suddenly ceased [sic] with cardiac pain, increased on movement: hepatic and epigastric pains occurring at irregular intervals and persistent vomiting. The skin became yellow, the bowels costive. A week later the legs swelled and the perspiration[?] increased. Vomiting continued every five minutes for five weeks: after that about twice or thrice a day after meals, pain being increased by the ingestion of food'
  Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, ascites
  Illustrations: Yes
  Type of incident: n/a