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Biddy Norris, 19, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Mar 1883
Date of death: 9 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
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: Her first symptoms were headache and languor. She took to her bed and felt much heat and thirst.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Caroline Hammett Bendell, 40, Wife

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Feb 1883
Date of death: 26 May 1883
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidney. Hypertrophy of heart. Pericarditis. Pleuritis. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: She had symptoms of chronic renal disease dating from about 1877. She was admitted as an in patient in 1880 with renal oedema and after discharge the symptoms returned.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Caroline Moses, 36, Wife

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Oct 1882
Date of death: 28 Oct 1882
Disease (transcribed): Mitral and tricuspid stenosis. Hypertrophy and dilation of heart. Pleuritis. Pulmonary apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Mitral valve stenosis (Heart); Tricuspid valve stenosis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Thrombosis (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: In 1878 she first noticed oedema and along with it had much dyspnoea and cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Cassandra Priestly, 22, Kitchen maid

Occupation or role: Kitchen maid
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Jul 1882
Date of death: 30 Jul 1882
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Ulcers of duodenum. Congestion of lungs
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ulcer (Duodenum); Congestion (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: Five days before admission she felt sudden pain in the epigastrium and vomited. The vomiting had continued daily since then.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Catherine Cole, 2, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Oct 1882
Date of death: 1 Nov 1882
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Caseous deposits. Miliary tubercle. Ulcers in ileum
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Caseous deposits (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: About three weeks before the child’s admission her mother died of consumption. The child had been very much neglected and half starved.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Catherine Cook, 36, Nurse

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 May 1884
Date of death: 13 May 1884
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis. Mitral stenosis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Mitral valve stenosis (Heart)
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: She first noticed oedema of the feet in 1869. She spent most of her time in bed, complaining of palpitation, weakness, cough and dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Catherine Lower, 40, Wife

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 May 1882
Date of death: 1 Jul 1882
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of peritoneum, liver and ovaries. Ascites
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen); Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Ovary); Ascites (Abdomen)
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: Two months before admission she felt too weak to do her ordinary work, and three weeks later she noticed abdominal swelling.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and ovaries
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Celia Cresswell, 54, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 54
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 May 1884
Date of death: 20 May 1884
Disease (transcribed): Diabetes. Anthrax
Disease (standardised): Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas); Anthrax (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: She had been ‘feeling out of sorts’ for about eighteen months. Two months previous to admission ‘carbuncles’ had appeared on various parts of her scalp.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Ashford, 1 year six months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1 year six months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jan 1884
Date of death: 23 Jan 1884
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (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 child was reported to have had fairly good health up to about a fortnight before admission when his mother imagined him to have ‘caught both measles and whooping cough.’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Bassett, 10 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 10 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1884
Date of death: 11 Jan 1884
Disease (transcribed): Syphilis. Congestion of the lungs
Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Systemic); Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: No history was obtainable. The child had been ‘shamefully neglected.’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and ribs
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Bryant, 35, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1884
Date of death: 14 Apr 1884
Disease (transcribed): Concussion of brain. Fracture of tibia
Disease (standardised): Concussion (Brain); Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This man had had a fall of some fourteen feet. He was picked up totally insensible and carried to the hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Charles Butcher, 20 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 May 1884
Date of death: 10 May 1884
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Laceration of brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This child fell from a first floor window into the area below and alighted on his head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

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

Charles Clements, 73, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 73
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 May 1884
Date of death: 10 May 1884
Disease (transcribed): Poisoning by opium
Disease (standardised): Poisoning (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: He was brought in by police from Hyde Park in a conscious condition with pin-point pupils.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach and brain
Type of incident: Suicide

Charles Cracknell, 35, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Feb 1884
Date of death: 22 Feb 1884
Disease (transcribed): Cellulitis of arm and forearm. Congestion of brain
Disease (standardised): Cellulitis (Tissues); Congestion (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This man was admitted in a condition of noisy delirium with cellular inflammation of the arm resulting from an injury to the back of the elbow.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Arm, skull, brain, pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and stomach
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Charles Crawley, 21 months , [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 21 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Dec 1883
Date of death: 29 Dec 1883
Disease (transcribed): Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: He had been suckled up to eighteen months and had since then been left to get what food was convenient in a very poor household. He was reported always to have had a cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Davis, 13, Naturalist

Occupation or role: Naturalist
Age: 13
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Jun 1884
Date of death: 1 Jul 1884
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Endocarditis
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart)
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 had two attacks of Rheumatism in 1884 with inflammation of the tonsils. He had increasing dyspnoea with pain in the region of the heart for several days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Charles John Tucker, 68, Hall porter

Occupation or role: Hall porter
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Oct 1883
Date of death: 30 Oct 1883
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated umbilical hernia. Herniotomy. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Herniotomy (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This man had had an umbilical hernia for more than ten years of a very large size.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleura, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Joseph Wiggins, 49, Coach painter

Occupation or role: Coach painter
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Nov 1882
Date of death: 25 Nov 1882
Disease (transcribed): Fatty change in heart, liver and kidneys. Enlarged spleen. Congestion of lungs
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Enlarged (Spleen); Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: In 1863 he had syphilis with severe secondary symptoms. He first noticed blood passed by the intestines in 1880 and again in 1882 by the intestines and the mouth.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Knight, 31, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Oct 1882
Date of death: 21 Nov 1882
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophy and dilation of heart. Oedema and congestion of lungs. Oedema of lower extremities
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Oedema (Lung); Congestion (Lung); Oedema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: He had been employed for about ten years as a brewer’s drayman and had drunk beer in large quantities. He had first noticed oedema along with an attack of haematuria.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Lewis, 28, Plumber

Occupation or role: Plumber
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Jun 1883
Date of death: 11 Jul 1883
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration and perforation in large and small intestine. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: The action of the bowels had of late years been very irregular, sometimes constipation, sometimes diarrhoea and much variable abdominal pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, alimentary canal, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Lodge, 28, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Jun 1882
Date of death: 27 Jun 1882
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Nervous system)
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: It was gathered from one of his fellow servants that he was accustomed to drink heavily. He had been sleepless for four nights and had suffered from some of the ordinary hallucinations of alcoholism.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Maguire, 59, Groom

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Feb 1884
Date of death: 24 Feb 1884
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (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 would give no history of any signs of illness until a winter cough in 1882-1883 which had continued more or less ever since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Norman, 59, Gardener

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1883
Date of death: 31 May 1883
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Haemorrhage (Indeterminate)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: He was recommended by Dr Ewart for admission as a man in very poor circumstances with phthisis of a bronchitic type likely to be benefited is he could be sent to Wimbledon.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Pett, 29, Engine driver

Occupation or role: Engine driver
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jul 1883
Date of death: 18 Jul 1883
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of finger, laceration of soft parts. Tetanus
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Hand); Tetanus (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: A fortnight before admission the three first fingers of his right hand were lacerated by machinery.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, brain and spinal cord
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

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