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Annie Webster, 5 years 6 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5 years 6 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Jul 1890
Date of death: 2 Jul 1890
Disease (transcribed): Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
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: There was a strong phthisical history on the mother’s side of the family. The child was healthy till it had a severe attack of measles ten days before. With the disappearance of the rash a cold began, and for the last four days the child had suffered from increasing dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid gland, tonsils, thyroid gland, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, stomach, duodenum, intestines, vermiform appendix, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

George Lunn, 37, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 May 1890
Date of death: 2 Jul 1890
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The man had been hoarse for two months before admission, but not laid up. When admitted he was thin and weak.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, larynx, thyroid gland, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, testes, oesophagus, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Amelia Stock, 54, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 54
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Jul 1890
Date of death: 3 Jul 1890
Disease (transcribed): Chronic interstitial nephritis (early). Fatty liver
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: Since last Easter she had been somewhat ailing, with sickness, looseness of bowels and anorexia. On July 1st, on rising from bed, she fell down suddenly with loss of consciousness.

Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, brain, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart, larynx, tonsils, spinal cord, peritoneum, ileum, stomach, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, uterus and ovaries
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Ann Jackman, 46, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Jun 1890
Date of death: 5 Jul 1890
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus mammae. Secondary growths in liver
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Breast); Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient was married, had four children and had nursed them with both breasts. Some three months back she struck her right breast and soon after this accident she noticed that her right breast was larger than the left. It increased in size and became heavy, tender and painful.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, suprarenals, intestines, kidneys, uterus and ovaries
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Stebbings, 33, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jul 1890
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of spine in two places
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient was brought in dead. Case not reported here.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, brain, spine, joints, lungs, bronchial glands, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, stomach, bladder and testes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Edward Wolffe, 60, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 May 1890
Date of death: 6 Jul 1890
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of the peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen)
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 man had had rheumatic fever four or five times. He had been losing flesh for a year and the bowels had been rather confined for six months. The legs had been swelling for two months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid gland, pericardium, heart, abdomen, stomach, pancreas, liver, suprarenals, bladder, prostate, testes, spleen, kidneys and glands
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Amelia Burr, 60, Needlewoman

Occupation or role: Needlewoman
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Jun 1890
Date of death: 6 Jul 1890
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain)
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: On the morning of the day of admission, while eating her dinner, she suddenly lost the use of her left hand, and then fell under the table. There was no loss of consciousness, and no abnormal sensation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, brain, lungs, larynx, thyroid gland, pericardium, heart, abdomen, spleen, liver, suprarenals, bladder, uterus, ovaries, pancreas and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

George Clegg, 39, Soldier

Occupation or role: Soldier
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jun 1890
Date of death: 11 Jul 1890
Disease (transcribed): Aortic reflux. Mitral reflux
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The man had been a soldier and contracted a chancre about fifteen years ago, not known to be followed by secondary symptoms. He had never had rheumatism, but was laid up four years ago with gout. His breath had been getting short for two years. The legs had been swelling for a fortnight.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, larynx, thyroid gland, aorta, spleen, liver, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, prostate, testes, bladder, stomach, intestines and vermiform appendix
Type of incident: n/a

George Osborne, 1 year 9 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1 year 9 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Jul 1890
Date of death: 11 Jul 1890
Disease (transcribed): Bronchopneumonia. Meningitis of cord and brain (purulent)
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Meningitis (Spinal cord); Suppuration (Spinal cord); Meningitis (Brain); Suppuration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The child had always been weakly and generally with a cough. On July 1st the rash of measles was seen. Since then the cough had been worse.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, larynx, thyroid gland, pericardium, heart, liver, stomach, intestines, suprarenals, prostate, testes, pancreas, kidneys, head and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

William Neville, 2, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Jul 1890
Date of death: 11 Jul 1890
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The child had always been small, but was not known to be ailing till the age of eighteen months. It was weaned when a fortnight old, and was reared almost entirely upon condensed milk. For six months it had had diarrhoea and been wasting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, bladder, testes, rectum, stomach, vermiform appendix, lungs, bronchial glands, lungs, larynx, thyroid gland, pericardium, heart, brain, ears and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Katherine Holme, 33, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1890
Date of death: 11 Jul 1890
Disease (transcribed): Opium poisoning
Disease (standardised): Poisoning (Systemic)
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: At the inquest which was held it transpired that the woman had for some months suffered from pain in the head, and had threatened suicide. She was not known to be insane, nor of intemperate habits. She had been found insensible in a neighbouring part of Green Park, probably not more than half an hour after having been seen by a passer-by to drink from a bottle in her possession.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, intestines, appendix vermiform, liver, spleen, kidneys, pancreas, suprarenals, uterus, ovaries, brain and ears
Type of incident: Suicide

James Woodward, 52, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 May 1890
Date of death: 14 Jul 1890
Disease (transcribed): Malignant tumour of the face (large spindle celled sarcoma)
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Face)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: He came to the hospital some months back with a tumour of the right superior maxilla which he had noticed about a year back.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thyroid gland, larynx, cervical glands, lungs, bronchial glands, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals, prostate, bladder, testes, pancreas, intestines and vermiform appendix
Type of incident: n/a

George Lea, 19, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Feb 1890
Date of death: 14 Jul 1890
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis right kidney and both lungs
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: Some eighteen months back while passing his water, he noticed some blood of a bright red colour in it but had no pain. This haematuria lasted three months and during this time he had no pain or difficulty or pain in passing his water.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Stomach, small intestine, colon, duodenum, spleen, vermiform appendix, liver, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, prostate, lungs, larynx, thyroid, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart and head
Type of incident: n/a

Annie MacDonald, 1 year 5 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1 year 5 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Jul 1890
Date of death: 14 Jul 1890
Disease (transcribed): Diarrhoea. Collapse
Disease (standardised): Diarrhoea (Intestines); Collapse (Systemic)
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 house in which the child lived was not supposed to be unhealthy. A year ago the child had been attacked with diphtheria there. The patient had suffered from diarrhoea for a weak without obvious dietetic cause.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, brain, ears, soft palate, tonsils, larynx, thyroid gland, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, stomach, intestines, vermiform appendix, liver, spleen, mesenteric glands, pancreas, suprarenals, uterus, bladder and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Patrix Quin, 60, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jul 1890
Date of death: 15 Jul 1890
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of liver and right kidney
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Liver); Rupture (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: He fell off a building some thirty feet. He does not remember much of the accident.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, testes, intestines, vermiform appendix, pancreas, suprarenals, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, head, spine and spinal cord
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

John Hickey, 55, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Jun 1890
Date of death: 17 Jul 1890
Disease (transcribed): Gangrene of left foot
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Foot)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: Five weeks back whilst having his corns cut by a chiropodist, he cut the 4th left toe near the nail.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, laryngeal cartilages, thyroid gland, pericardium, heart, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, bladder, suprarenals, kidneys, prostate, testes and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Harriet Webster, 11 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 11 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Jul 1890
Date of death: 18 Jul 1890
Disease (transcribed): Pneumothorax. Empyema (R. side)
Disease (standardised): Pneumothorax (Lung); Empyema (Pleura)
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 child had been reared by the breast only, and up to the end of May was in good health. At that time it developed a cough, and was stated to have pleurisy. The mother later noticed the breath to be foetid, and a large quantity of a substance the description of which answered to pus was coughed up suddenly.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, larynx, thyroid gland, tonsils, pericardium, heart, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals, pancreas, bladder, uterus, brain and ears
Type of incident: n/a

John Chapman, 43, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jul 1890
Date of death: 20 Jul 1890
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The man had been suffering from cough, night sweating and shortness of breath for twelve months. He was discharged from the Guards in March 1890 for tubercle, since when he had lost flesh fast and expectorated much yellow matter.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, larynx, thyroid gland, pericardium, heart, intestines, vermiform appendix, pancreas, suprarenals, bladder, prostate, testes, vesicula seminalis, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

John Green, 3, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jul 1890
Date of death: 20 Jul 1890
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The child had been hoarse since July 18th. On July 19th it was taken to Westminster Hospital but the case was not thought a fit one for admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, bronchi, lungs, pleurae, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, testes and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Alexis Dubray, 69, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Date of admission: Jul 1890
Date of death: 20 Jul 1890
Disease (transcribed): Mitral reflux
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
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 a Frenchman who had lived in England for twenty years. He had suffered from swelling of the legs and some shortness of breath for three years, but had previously enjoyed good health except for a slight attack of rheumatism in the knee twenty years ago and an attack of intermittent fever of five months duration in the South of France eleven years ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid gland, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, prostate, testes, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Ernest Rattle, 3, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jul 1890
Date of death: 22 Jul 1890
Disease (transcribed): Bronchopneumonia. Dilated heart
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The child had already been ailing for three weeks with a cold and cough, when on July 2nd it was observed to be especially languid and breathing laboriously.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, intestines, vermiform appendix, pancreas, suprarenals, bladder, testes and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Hill, 28, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jul 1890
Date of death: 22 Jul 1890
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient’s father died of kidney disease at the age of forty eight. His eyesight became dim five months before admission and he was told at the ophthalmic out patient department at Charing Cross Hospital that he had kidney disease.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, bronchi, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, suprarenals, testes, prostate, head and ears
Type of incident: n/a

William Green, 24, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Jul 1890
Date of death: 24 Jul 1890
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the base of the skull. Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: Two days back he was knocked down in a fight and taken to the police station where he remained for the night, and on the following morning he was discharged. Later in the day he had some alcohol and afterwards became very peculiar in his head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, pleural cavity, lungs, tonsils, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, bladder, prostate, stomach, intestines, vermiform appendix, kidneys and testes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Madeline Davies, 3 years 6 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3 years 6 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Jul 1890
Date of death: 25 Jul 1890
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The child had had a slight sore throat six days before admission from which it seemed to recover, and was apparently well on July 19th. For two days it was observed to be pallid and languid and the breathing to be noisy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, bladder, ovaries, uterus, kidneys, brain and ears
Type of incident: n/a

Louisa Moon, 1 year 6 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1 year 6 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Jul 1890
Date of death: 27 Jul 1890
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria. Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The child had been previously well with the exception of bronchitis at the age of three months. Three weeks before admission the rash of measles appeared, and almost simultaneously had difficulty of breathing and swallowing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, thyroid gland, trachea, bronchi, soft palate, cervical glands, pleural cavities, lungs, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart, intestines, vermiform appendix, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder, uterus, brain, spinal cord and eyes
Type of incident: n/a

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