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Gertrude Honey, 14 months, [Child of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 14 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Apr 1886
Date of death: 6 Apr 1886
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The child had had no illnesses, but had had a cough for the last month with some feebleness and emaciation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, aorta, mediastinum, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary tract, skull and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Terance McKenna, 46, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Apr 1887
Date of death: 26 Apr 1887
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Hydro-pneumothorax
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Hydropneumothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard and Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'The patient, who had been a soldier & served in India, was of a healthy family and had himself been free form illness until the commencement of his present attack. There was a history of alcoholic excess'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Mary / Bridget Nolan, 28, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Apr 1888
Date of death: 8 Apr 1888
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis?
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient was in good health till 4 years before her admission. She then had an attack of acute rheumatism: this lasted for three weeks. For several months before she came to the hospital she had abdominal pain occasionally: the pain was worse after food’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Peritoneum, bladder, small intestine

Type of incident: n/a

John Clipson, 38, Publican

Occupation or role: Publican
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Apr 1889
Date of death: 12 Apr 1889
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: He said that he drank about six glasses of beer daily. Afterwards he confessed that he took much more. About fifteen years before his admission he had an attack of rheumatic fever.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, thorax, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Harriet Madge, 51, [Wife of] Shoemaker

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Shoemaker
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Apr 1888
Date of death: 8 Apr 1888
Disease (transcribed): Adherent pericardium. All cavities of the heart dilated. Mitral stenosis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient gave no history of rheumatic fever. She said that for 30 years she had suffered from bronchitis every winter. From October 1887 till she came into the hospital she was much troubled with cough and shortness of breath’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, sternum, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, stomach

Type of incident: n/a

Susan Hinton, 39, [Wife of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Mar 1887
Date of death: 28 Apr 1887
Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis. Hydro-pneumothorax
Disease (standardised): Stenosis (Heart); Hydropneumothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard and Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'The patient's father suffered from gout and both he & a brother died of heart disease. Six years previous to admission the patient had rheumatic fever'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Hubert Edwards, 11 months, [Child of] Clerk

Occupation or role: [Child of] Clerk
Age: 11 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Apr 1887
Date of death: 29 Apr 1887
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard and Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'There was a strongly marked history of phthisis on the mother's side'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

William Greatford, 68, Template maker

Occupation or role: Template maker
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Mar 1888
Date of death: 8 Apr 1888
Disease (transcribed): Chronic Bright’s disease from small, red, granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient said he had suffered from winter cough for many years. He did not know how many. During the last 2 winters the cough gave him more trouble than at any previous time. Just before the celebration of the Queen’s Jubilee (1887) he was an out-patient at St George’s’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, lungs, spleen, kidneys, bladder, liver, stomach, intestines, brain, heart

Type of incident: n/a

Florence Dickens, 19, Parlourmaid

Occupation or role: Parlourmaid
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1889
Date of death: 13 Apr 1889
Disease (transcribed): Mitral constriction with vegetations. Infarctions in the spleen and right kidney and (probably) in the right lobe of the liver
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Infarction (Spleen); Infarction (Kidney); Infarction (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: About five weeks before her admission she had a child. The birth was premature. On the night of March 5th she shivered, and every night afterwards, followed by pains in the right leg and left side of her chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spleen, lungs, heart, spleen, kidneys, uterus, liver, brain and eyes
Type of incident: n/a

Frank Faizey, 39, Stableman

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1888
Date of death: 10 Apr 1888
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia of left lower lobe. Effusion of lymph into the membranes of the brain
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Effusion (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient was said by his wife to be a ‘free drinker’, but not a drunkard. He was well till about a week before his admission when he began to suffer to aching of the legs, abdominal pain and vomiting’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, lungs, heart, spleen, kidneys, bladder, liver, intestines, spinal cord

Type of incident: n/a

Jane Donald, 24, Book folder

Occupation or role: Book folder
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Jan 1886
Date of death: 12 Apr 1886
Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis and sequelae. Granulations on aortic pulmonary and tricuspid valves
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: She had rheumatic fever in 1880 and again in 1885 when she was diagnosed to have mitral stenosis, being an inpatient here.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, vessels, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, uterus, ovaries and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Emma Berry, 14, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Feb 1889
Date of death: 18 Apr 1889
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular peritonitis. Constriction of ileum
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Constriction (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: She was in good health until two months before her admission when she began to have pain at the lower part of her abdomen. The pain was almost constant and she had much abdominal tenderness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen only
Type of incident: n/a

John Hearn, 44, Tailor

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Nov 1885
Date of death: 12 Jan 1886
Disease (transcribed): Idiopathic anaemia. Tubercle of lungs. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Anaemia (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: He was in good health, though always pale, up to five weeks before admission when he had pain over the praecordial region. A cough came on, he emaciated much, and dyspnoea on the slightest exertion.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, lumbar glands, stomach, colon and small intestine
Type of incident: n/a

Alice Christmas, 12, [Unmarried child of] Tailoress

Occupation or role: [Unmarried child of] Tailoress
Age: 12
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1887
Date of death: 11 Jan 1887
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria. Death from syncope
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx); Syncope (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient returned home on Dec 31st from Kilburn where she had been nursing a baby who was unwell. The nature of the baby's illness was not known, but is recovered'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary tract, stomach, intestines
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Bessie Frow, 29, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Mar 1890
Date of death: 24 Mar 1890
Disease (transcribed): Influenza? Exophthalmic goitre
Disease (standardised): Influenza, human (Respiratory tract); Graves disease (Immune system)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient was extremely ill when she came into the hospital and no history was obtained except that she had had palpitation for some time.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, trachea, larynx, thyroid gland, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, omentum, liver, spleen, descending colon, kidneys, suprarenals, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Harry Rhodes, 9, [Child of] Tailor

Occupation or role: [Child of] Tailor
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Apr 1888
Date of death: 11 Apr 1888
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria, malignant hemorrhagic form
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The boy lived under most unhygienic conditions at 59 Westmoreland Street, Pimlico. One member of his family died of diphtheria the week before he came to the hospital, and the boy’s mother also had diphtheria and came into the hospital with him. At the home from which they came the drinking water cistern was in connection with the water closet’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, pharynx, larynx, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

William Freeman, 38, Groom

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Apr 1886
Date of death: 13 Apr 1886
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia. Pustular eruption. Oedema and congestion of the lungs. Fluid blood. Diffluent spleen. Cirrhotic and fatty liver. Congested kidneys. Abscesses in anterior tibialis muscle. Pyrexia
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Acne vulgaris (Skin); Oedema (Lung); Fluid (Blood); Diffulent (Spleen); Cirrhosis (Liver);Congestion (Kidney) ; Abscess (Muscles) ; Fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: He had been ailing for some time and on April 2nd some diarrhoea set it lasting only for twenty four hours.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, vessels, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines and muscles
Type of incident: n/a

Lillian Kingsbury, 22, Parlourmaid

Occupation or role: Parlourmaid
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Mar 1890
Date of death: 24 Mar 1890
Disease (transcribed): Purulent peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: On March 1st the woman began to suffer from abdominal pain, chiefly at the umbilicus. That evening she had shivering and vomiting and went to bed. The chief symptom were diarrhoea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, abdomen, colon, oesophagus, liver, stomach, uterus, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Greed, 51, Needlewoman

Occupation or role: Needlewoman
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Mar 1888
Date of death: 11 Apr 1888
Disease (transcribed): Mania & dementia? Ataxic paraplegia
Disease (standardised): Mania; Dementia; Paraplegia
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'When young the patient had hysteria, scarlet fever and acute rheumatism. She married and had five children, 4 of whom were alive when she came into the hospital. One was said to have phthisis, & another to be a ‘cripple’. The patient said that five years before her admission she suddenly lost power in her legs. This happened whilst she was walking in her garden & she soon recovered. In the summer of 1887 she was knocked down in the street. Ever afterwards, she said, she had difficulty in walking’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, spinal cord, lungs, heart, spleen, kidneys, liver, bladder, uterus, stomach

Type of incident: n/a

James Sellar, 27, Watchmaker

Occupation or role: Watchmaker
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Dec 1885
Date of death: 14 Apr 1886
Disease (transcribed): Necrosis of vertebrae. Acetabulum hip. Double psoas abscess. Pyo-nephritis. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Spine); Necrosis (Hip); Abscess (Psoas muscle); Nephritis (Kidney); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship. Rouse, James. Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: This man was admitted into St George’s on July 13th and remained until August 5th. He was then suffering from rheumatic pains in the right thigh. He was sent to Wimbledon and discharged cured in a month. He was again admitted complaining of pains in the right leg and ankle.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, pancreas, muscles, bones, vertebrae, femur, joints and hip
Type of incident: n/a

Elizah Glastonbury, [No age stated], Cabman

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Apr 1888
Date of death: 12 Apr 1888
Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of first part of aorta, bursting into the pericardium
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient was a cabman. Whilst driving his car in Bond Street he suddenly threw up his hands. He died immediately. He was brought to the hospital dead’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, thorax, heart, lungs, kidneys, spleen, liver

Type of incident: n/a

Emanuel Rose, 64, Stableman

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1890
Date of death: 29 Mar 1890
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Dilated right side of heart
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient came to St George’s as an outpatient on March 21st 1890. He said he had suffered much from cough and dyspnoea for two months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, pancreas, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys and suprarenals
Type of incident: n/a

John Mayhew, 58, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Apr 1888
Date of death: 13 Apr 1888
Disease (transcribed): ? (no cause of death found)
Disease (standardised):
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient was a carpenter. He was found in a state of unconsciousness. He foamed at the mouth & groaned. He was brought to the hospital in a cab and died on the journey’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Cranium, brain, spinal cord, spleen, kidneys, bladder, liver, stomach, intestines, lungs, heart

Type of incident: n/a

Mary Elizabeth or Edith Lovell, 29, Parlourmaid

Occupation or role: Parlourmaid
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Mar 1886
Date of death: 15 Apr 1886
Disease (transcribed): Haemoptysis. Fibrosis of the lungs. Cavities and caseation (no tubercle)
Disease (standardised): Haemoptysis (Respiratory tract); Fibrosis (Lung); Cavities (Lung); Caseation (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: She had twice been in the Hospital, the last time in 1885 when she had haemoptysis lasting for one week. Since her discharge she had had persistent emaciation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, uterus and ovaries
Type of incident: n/a

John Duff, 24, Cabman

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Mar 1890
Date of death: 30 Mar 1890
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage, left frontal lobe
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The history given of his illness was that he was in his cab on the morning of the 28th when he fell forwards and became unconscious.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pericardium, heart, lungs, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder, bile ducts, intestines and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

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