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Occupation or role: Agricultural labourer
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 May 1859
Date of death: 31 May 1859
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: He began to suffer from pain in the chest and slight cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 May 1859
Date of death: 4 Jun 1859
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: It appeared that three months before he had had a severe sore throat, supposed to have been diphtheria.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 May 1859
Date of death: 11 Jun 1859
Disease (transcribed): Diabetes
Disease (standardised): Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: This girl had good health until fourteen months previous to admission when she began to suffer from continual thirst.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 May 1859
Date of death: 11 Jun 1859
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jun 1859
Date of death: 13 Jun 1859
Disease (transcribed): Scarlatina
Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: On the evening of the 6th he felt pain in swallowing. The following morning all his bones ached.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 May 1859
Date of death: 14 Jun 1859
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Pneumonia. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: This patient said that she had been ill for six months, suffering from cough with white expectoration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Agricultural labourer
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Apr 1859
Date of death: 15 Jun 1859
Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart and kidneys. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: For forty years he had been liable to some degree of swelling of the legs. He also had long been subject to rheumatic pains.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jun 1859
Date of death: 20 Jun 1859
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Hypertrophy of the heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: He became disabled nine weeks before admission when cough and pains in the right hypochondrium came on, without any assignable cause.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jun 1859
Date of death: 20 Jun 1859
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in back. Secondary deposits
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Back); Deposits (Indeterminate)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: This patient stated that she had had good health until five months ago when an abscess appeared in the neighbourhood of the loins.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jun 1859
Date of death: 21 Jun 1859
Disease (transcribed): Diseased liver. Ascites. Hydrothorax
Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen); Hydrothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: He said that he had been out of health for three or four months, suffering from weakness and cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 May 1859
Date of death: 23 Jun 1859
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of heart. Pulmonary apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: The illness was supposed to have commenced with a severe cold caught last November, followed by cough and expectoration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Jun 1859
Date of death: 24 Jun 1859
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Therefore this case is not recorded
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shoemaker
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1859
Date of death: 24 Jun 1859
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of ilium
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Pelvis)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: He had been suffering from shooting pains in the left hip and down the back of both thighs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 May 1859
Date of death: 24 Jun 1859
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of the vagina
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Vagina)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Vocalist
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jun 1859
Date of death: 25 Jun 1859
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Fatty heart
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: He said he had had cough for three months. This became worse six weeks ago, and he began to have night sweats and to get thin.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 May 1859
Date of death: 26 Jun 1859
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: This man had been for three years subject to frequent vomiting and what he called biliary attacks, by what he meant vomiting with diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jun 1859
Date of death: 27 Jun 1859
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: It appeared that a year ago there had been an attack of pains in the right side of the chest with cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 May 1859
Date of death: 28 Jun 1859
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: He had been out of health for a month suffering from slight pain about the loins with gradually increasing swelling of the belly.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 May 1859
Date of death: 29 Jun 1859
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: Five years ago he coughed about a pint of blood but his health was not seriously impaired until some time afterwards.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 May 1859
Date of death: 2 Jul 1859
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Therefore the case is not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jul 1859
Date of death: 6 Jul 1859
Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Oedema (Indeterminate)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: As this body was not examined this case is not given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Miller
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jun 1859
Date of death: 6 Jul 1859
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration and perforation of the intestines
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Perforation (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: Three months previous to admission he began to suffer from frequent attacks of diarrhoea, but he was able to keep on with his work until a fortnight ago when he became so weak that he had to discontinue.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Jul 1859
Date of death: 9 Jul 1859
Disease (transcribed): ? Opium poisoning
Disease (standardised): Poisoning (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: This man was picked up insensible in the par, as soon as the gates were opened in the morning.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Apr 1859
Date of death: 10 Jul 1859
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: As this body was not examined this case is not given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Jun 1859
Date of death: 11 Jul 1859
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the kidneys
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: When this child was admitted it was said that she had had pains in the belly and swelling for a fortnight.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a