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Beatrice Fourt, 3, [Child of] Wardmaid

Occupation or role: [Child of] Wardmaid
Age: 3
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Jan 1890
Date of death: 18 Jan 1890
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria. Bronchopneumonia. Purulent bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Suppuration (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: The child was well nourished, and was suffering from dyspnoea. Cyanosis was well marked.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, fauces, tonsils, larynx, trachea, bronchi, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Beatrice Haile, 42, [Wife of] Messenger

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Messenger
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1886
Date of death: 12 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of the peritoneal coat of the bowel. Peritonitis. Enteritis. Following hernia (which had been relieved by operation)
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Enteritis (Intestines); Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William. Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient had been ruptured for five or six years. Four days ago the patient was carrying a heavy load and felt the rupture come down.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, kidneys, bladder, pancreas and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Benjamin Bailey, 12, [Child of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 12
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jul 1885
Date of death: 21 Jul 1885
Disease (transcribed): Myelo-ostitis. Pyaemia. Periostitis
Disease (standardised): Osteomyelitis (Bone); Sepsis (Systemic ); Periostitis (Bone)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The boy had got hot after cricket and lay down on the grass. The weather was very hot and the grass dry. There was no blow or injury of any kind.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, bones and shoulder
Type of incident: n/a

Benjamin Foster, 14, [Unmarried child of] Laundress

Occupation or role: [Unmarried child of] Laundress
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Aug 1888
Date of death: 8 Oct 1888
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The boy’s father died of cancer, his mother was alive. Four of his brothers died of some disease the nature of which could not be determined. The patient had scarlatina 8 years before his admission. He had never suffered from rheumatism’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: thorax, lungs, larynx, trachea, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, scrotum, testes, stomach

Type of incident: n/a

Benjamin Hobson, 58, Engine driver

Occupation or role: Engine driver
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1889
Date of death: 13 Jan 1889
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of root of right lung and of cervical, thoracic, retroperitoneal and femoral glands invading pancreas and obstructing bile duct
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Lung); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Pancreas); Obstruction (Bile duct)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: Five weeks before he came to the hospital, he began to have pains in his legs, dyspnoea and weakness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, spleen, kidneys, gall bladder, liver, testes, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Benjamin Neal, 18, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Nov 1887
Date of death: 26 Dec 1887
Disease (transcribed): Mitral & triampid stenosis
Disease (standardised): Stenosis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient was a plumber's assistant. He was healthy up to the age of six. He then had chorea and subsequently 3 other attacks, the four attacks spreading over about 4 years'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Benjamin Peace, 64, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Mar 1890
Date of death: 26 May 1890
Disease (transcribed): Dissecting aneurysm of aorta rupturing into pericardium. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Rupture (Pericardium); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: Twenty years before his admission he had bronchitis and was in bed for a fortnight. He afterwards had several slight attacks. He complained of pain in the cardiac region, dyspnoea and swelling of the feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, eyes, intestines, stomach, duodenum, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, prostate, testes, pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Benjamin Price, 19, Broker

Occupation or role: Broker
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Sep 1885
Date of death: 23 Jan 1886
Disease (transcribed): Large white kidneys. Oedema. Effusion into pericardium, pleurae, peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Oedema (Systemic); Effusion (Pericardium); Effusion (Pleurae); Effusion (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: He caught cold after bathing in the Thames in July. Three days after that he had scanty micturition and oedema of the legs. Three weeks prior to admission the abdomen swelled and the oedema became general.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Benjamin Shephard, 42, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Mar 1889
Date of death: 10 Mar 1889
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Oedema and emphysema of both lungs. Extreme congestion and oedema of the right lower lobe
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Oedema (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: For a month before his admission he suffered much from cough and dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, thorax, lungs, heart, spleen, liver, kidneys, stomach and intestines
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

Bridget O'Brien, 18, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Nov 1887
Date of death: 10 Nov 1887
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Patient was of no occupation. After feeling unwell for 2-3 days she had vomiting & slights rigors on Oct 23rd. She at once took to bed'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, stomach, intestines
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Bromley Randall, 32, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Dec 1885
Date of death: 20 Dec 1885
Disease (transcribed): Cause of death not found
Disease (standardised):
Admitted under the care of: n/a
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Not seen by the Registrar
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, alimentary tract, duodenum, jejunum, colon, rectum and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Caroline Bishop, 40, [Wife of] Butler

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Butler
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 May 1888
Date of death: 23 May 1888
Disease (transcribed): Haemorrhage into the left corpus striatum. Old softening of right hemisphere. Red granular contracted kidneys
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Softening (Brain); Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'No history could be obtained from the patient. Her husband said that her mother had died suddenly at the age of 60, of apoplexy. The patient had been married for 8 ½ years during which period she suffered neither from gout, rheumatism, dropsy nor palpitation. She frequently, however, had headache and was habitually disturbed once or twice during the night to pass water’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, kidneys, heart, spleen, liver, lungs, stomach, eyes

Type of incident: n/a

Caroline Cooper, 26, [Wife of] Baker

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Baker
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Dec 1887
Date of death: 13 Dec 1887
Disease (transcribed): Aortic rheumatism. Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Rheumatism (Heart); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient was of a rheumatic family and had had rheumatism 13 years previously. She was liable to rheumatic pains'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, brain
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Caroline Goodchild, 28, Housekeeper

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Sep 1887
Date of death: 16 Sep 1887
Disease (transcribed): Lardaceous disease of kidneys etc
Disease (standardised): Amyloidosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell and Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Patient had suffered from syphilis'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Caroline Gore, 36, [Wife of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Feb 1887
Date of death: 16 Feb 1887
Disease (transcribed): Surgical kidneys. Cystitis
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Cystitis (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Champneys, Francis Henry
Medical examination performed by: Pinhorn, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Married 12 months. One pregnancy, child being still-born on June 26th. Death of child attributed to shock of her mother's death. Always good health, no illness since childhood'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, uterus and appendages
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Caroline Hampton, 47, House keeper

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

Caroline Monument, 19, Milliner

Occupation or role: Milliner
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Nov 1888
Date of death: 11 Dec 1888
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis (Adherent pericardium. Vegetative disease of mitral & aortic valves. Cardiac hypertrophy and dilatation of all cavities). Old angular curvature of spine
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Spinal curvature (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The girl had rheumatic fever 3 times. The first attack occurred about three, the second two and the third one year before her admission. For 6 months before she came in she suffered from palpitation, and for 2 months from dyspnoea’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, spinal cord, abdomen, chest, spleen, liver, kidneys, lungs, heart

Type of incident: n/a

Caroline Rogers, 42, [Wife of] Bootmaker

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Bootmaker
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Jan 1887
Date of death: 13 Feb 1887
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma (cancer) of the pancreas
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Pancreas)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient has not been well for the past 3 years since the birth of her last child, suffering with bearing down pains. Five months before admission the catamenia [menstruation] cased, and she began to suffer from constripation and seven weeks before admission she was seized with dull aching pain'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, stomach, intestines
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Caroline Vinney, 46, Charwoman

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Dec 1882
Date of death: 28 Dec 1882
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: For several years she had been troubled with cough and increasing debility, much night sweating and loss of flesh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and urinary tract
Type of incident: n/a

Caroline Wadie, 57, [Wife of] Instrument worker

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Instrument worker
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Nov 1888
Date of death: 3 Dec 1888
Disease (transcribed): Hemorrhagic cystitis and surgical kidneys. Pyaemic pneumonia of left lower lobe
Disease (standardised): Cystitis (Bladder); Surgical kidneys (Kidneys); Pneumonia (Lungs); Pyaemia (Lungs)
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 woman had been married and had 12 or 14 children. She was not certain as to the exact number. She drank alcoholic liquers rather freely. For 4 or 5 winters before her admission she suffered from bronchitis. In May 1888 she had bronchitis and was laid up in bed and spent most of her time in bed after she recovered from the bronchitic attack. During her illness she had two fits which were called hysterical by her doctor’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, knee joints, abdomen, bladder, kidneys, spleen, liver, thorax, lungs, stomach, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

Catherine Luther, 39, [Wife of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Apr 1889
Date of death: 5 Apr 1889
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sortain, Bertram V.
Medical notes: She was sent to St George’s with a letter from her medical attendant. He said that he was called in on April 1st when he found that she had pleurisy with effusion and congestion of the right lung.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, spleen, kidneys, liver, uterus and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Catherine Murray, 63, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 63
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Nov 1885
Date of death: 25 Nov 1885
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Oedema of lungs
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Oedema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: She caught cold in the winter of 1878 and had bronchitis every winter since. Her breathing was very short with much expectoration and swelling of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Allen, 29, Potman

Occupation or role: Potman
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Apr 1888
Date of death: 6 Apr 1888
Disease (transcribed): Numerous pyaemic patches of consolidation in the lungs. The primary source of infection was not found
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer and Gamgee, Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'When he first came to the hospital he told the house physician that six days before admission he had pain in the loins; that he had had neither diarrhoea nor constipation and that that morning he had shivered & felt sick, but had not vomited. He denied having drunk to excess’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, lungs, heart, spleen, kidneys, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Charles Allsop, 36, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1886
Date of death: 7 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of the liver. (Cicatrices in the colon)
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Liver); Cicatrix (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient served twenty one years in the 60th Rifles. Of late he had had dyspeptic pains. Fourteen days prior to admission he went to a doctor on account of abdominal pains and a large liver was found to exist.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, small intestine and colon
Type of incident: n/a

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