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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Feb 1890
Date of death: 4 Mar 1890
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of liver
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The first symptoms of illness were acute pain between her shoulders and down her back, and on three separate occasions she ad acute abdominal pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver and pancreas
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Valet
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1890
Date of death: 27 Feb 1890
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: The patient lived in St James’ Street, where he said the drains smelt very bad and he slept next door to a water closet downstairs. He was well until eight weeks before his admission. He had an illness which his doctor ascribed to drain poisoning.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Feb 1890
Date of death: 28 Feb 1890
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: He was taken ill two days before his admission. He suffered from cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, trachea, bronchi, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Feb 1890
Date of death: 25 Feb 1890
Disease (transcribed): Purulent bronchitis (after influenza)
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Influenza, human (Respiratory tract)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not reported here
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No P.M. examination
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Jan 1890
Date of death: 25 Feb 1890
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis and pneumonia (after influenza)
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Influenza, human (Respiratory tract)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not reported here
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No P.M. examination
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1890
Date of death: 23 Feb 1890
Disease (transcribed): Aneurismal dilatation of arch and transverse portion of aorta. Marked atheroma. Hydro-thorax. Atheroma of aortic valves
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Hydrothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: The patient said he had five or six attacks of gout and he had been subject to palpitation since his childhood. At the beginning of December 18890 he had cough and dyspnoea. For four months before his admission he had noticed some oedema of the feet at night.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 10 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1890
Date of death: 23 Feb 1890
Disease (transcribed): Laryngismus stridulus. Tracheotomy
Disease (standardised): Spasm (Larynx); Tracheotomy (Trachea)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: The patient had suffered from cough and dyspnoea for about two days before her admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Smith
Age: 62 or 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1890
Date of death: 23 Feb 1890
Disease (transcribed): Volvulus
Disease (standardised): Volvulus (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: On February 21st the man was well, with the exception of a slight cough from which he had been subject since Christmas. About midday he had sudden abdominal pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, kidneys and spleen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1 year 8 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Feb 1890
Date of death: 21 Feb 1890
Disease (transcribed): Capillary bronchitis. Diphtheria. Tracheotomy
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Diphtheria (Pharynx); Tracheotomy (Trachea)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: At the house from which he came the drains were in an unsatisfactory state and were under repair when the child was taken ill, and there were bad smells. The patient began to lose his appetite a fortnight before his admission and had some sore throat for a week.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Oesophagus, larynx, soft palate, trachea, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: House keeper
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Dec 1889
Date of death: 4 Feb 1890
Disease (transcribed): Myxo-sarcoma of stomach and ovary
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Cancer (Ovary)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: The patient came into St George’s Hospital in April 1889. She gave a history of having passed gall stones which she proffered she saw. At the beginning of December she began to have much abdominal pain which was referred chiefly to the epigastric region.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, stomach, spleen ovaries and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Kitchenmaid
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Dec 1889
Date of death: 8 Feb 1890
Disease (transcribed): Pyelo-nephritis. Operation. Acute bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Operation (Kidney); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: When she was nine years of age she had an attack of haematuria and became an Inpatient at St Thomas’ Hospital. Two years before she came to St George’s she noticed that she passed blood with her urine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, alimentary canal and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Urinal attendant
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Jan 1890
Date of death: 8 Feb 1890
Disease (transcribed): Acute bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: The patient said that for some years before his admission he had suffered from a cough every winter but had not been laid up with it. Early in December he had an attack of shivering, followed immediately by pains in the back.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 7 years 6 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Jan 1890
Date of death: 31 Jan 1890
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria (haemorrhagic). Acute tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx); Haemorrhage (Pharynx); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: On the night of January 25th the child had sore throat and felt tired. Her appetite was bad, and she was very restless after she went to bed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pupils, pleurae, pericardium, lungs, pharynx, tonsils, larynx, liver and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Jan 1890
Date of death: 1 Feb 1890
Disease (transcribed): Intestinal obstruction. Malignant disease of uterus
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Intestines); Cancer (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: When she was fifty-three years sold she began to have a discharge of blood from the vagina. At the end of 1888 the woman had a severe abscess and spent many weeks in bed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, oesophagus, pericardium, heart, aorta, intestines, bladder, kidneys, liver and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 81
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 May 1889
Date of death: 1 Feb 1890
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Age
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (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 reported here
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No P.M. examination
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Nov 1889
Date of death: 29 Jan 1890
Disease (transcribed): Enormous dilatation of heart and valves. Aortitis. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Aortitis (Aorta); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: The patient was in the army from 1880 to 1886 and served in England and Ireland. He contracted syphilis in 1880. Four or five months before his admission he had an attack of diarrhoea. About three weeks before his admission he began to suffer from morning vomiting and oedema of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 12
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1890
Date of death: 30 Jan 1890
Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis. Pneumonic consolidation of lung
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung); Consolidation (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: Three years before he came to St George’s he had some illness, and was treated in the Belgrave Hospital for children. The chief symptom from which he suffered was dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, scrotum and penis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Dec 1889
Date of death: 24 Jan 1890
Disease (transcribed): Diabetes mellitus
Disease (standardised): Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not reported here
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No P.M. examination
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Dec 1889
Date of death: 21 Jan 1890
Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: The woman first came to St George’s in 1889. She was thin and looked older than her stated age. She complained chiefly of dyspnoea and had no dropsy. When readmitted she complained chiefly of swelling in the legs, dyspnoea and of palpitation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Dec 1889
Date of death: 14 Jan 1890
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary phthisis. Beginning tuberculosis of intestines
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: She was married and had had four children and three miscarriages. For eleven years before her admission the woman had suffered every winter from a cough. A fortnight before she came to the hospital the woman had a child, and the cough and dyspnoea from which she had suffered during her pregnancy became worse.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, stomach and ileum
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Railway signalman
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Nov 1889
Date of death: 12 Jan 1890
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis. Atheroma of arteries. Granular kidneys. Hypertrophy of the heart, dilatation of left ventricle, incompetence of mitral and pulmonary apoplexy. Cerebral softening. Cirrhosis of liver
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Disease (Kidney); Haemorrhage (Lung); Softening (Brain); Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: He first came to St George’s on October 18th 1889. He said he had suffered from giddiness ever since May 1889. He had much occipital pain and occasionally felt numbness in his right hand. Part of the field of vision of the right eye had gone.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Dec 1889
Date of death: 4 Jan 1890
Disease (transcribed): Double empyema. Pneumonia. Purulent bronchitis and tracheitis
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Suppuration (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Tracheitis (Trachea)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: He complained of severe pain in his inframammary regions on both sides. His tongue was dry and of a brownish colour.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pupils, pleurae, trachea, bronchi, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and intestines
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 68
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Nov 1889
Date of death: 5 Jan 1890
Disease (transcribed): Pernicious anaemia
Disease (standardised): Anaemia, Pernicious (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Lancaster, Ernest Le Cronier
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Case not reported here
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Dec 1889
Date of death: 4 Jan 1890
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (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 reported here
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No P.M. examination
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Dec 1889
Date of death: 2 Jan 1890
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Lancaster, Ernest Le Cronier
Post mortem examination performed by: Sortain, Bertram V.
Medical notes: He had been an In Patient under Dr Cavafy from six weeks from the end of October 1889. On December 26th an uncle died suddenly, and this gave him much mental distress. On December 27th his legs swelled and he became very short of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No notes of post mortem examination. See previous page
Type of incident: n/a