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Occupation or role: Horse keeper
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Dec 1885
Date of death: 18 Jul 1886
Disease (transcribed): Large white kidneys. (pleural effusion. Compression of lung. Ascites)
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Effusion (Pleura); Compression (Lung); Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with albuminuria and dropsy in September 1885. He was discharged but caught cold and his oedema returned with some bronchitis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid gland, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleens, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Clerk
Age: 3 years 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Jul 1886
Date of death: 18 Jul 1886
Disease (transcribed): (Exhaustion from) Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Exhaustion (Systemic); Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient had a small brother who had a light attack of diphtheria. The child was well up to the 8th when he had a rigor and complained next day of his throat being sore.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pharynx, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Jul 1886
Date of death: 11 Jul 1886
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Large white kidneys. Enlarged spleen. Perihepatitis (chronic). Oedema of lungs. Periostitis. Inguinal hernia
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Enlarged (Spleen); Hepatitis (Liver); Oedema (Lung); Periostitis (Bone);Hernia (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The man used to be a heavy drinker, and had a sore followed by secondary symptoms in 1857. He had a sudden fit on the evening prior to admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, intestinal tract and bones
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 39 or 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 May 1886
Date of death: 9 Jul 1886
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis (cavities in the lungs. Tubercle)
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Cavities (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Two months before admission he contracted bronchitis. Pain in the abdomen came on about Christmas time 1885, with emaciation since, and oedema of the legs for one month.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Sawyer
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Feb 1886
Date of death: 12 Jul 1886
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of stomach and colon
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Cancer (Intestines)
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 patient dated his illness from October 1885 when the bowels were confined and he had dyspeptic symptoms, with pain across the abdomen for two months prior to admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, kidneys, stomach and colon
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bag maker
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Jun 1886
Date of death: 2 Jul 1886
Disease (transcribed): Haemorrhage into subarachnoidal space
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient was observed to fall in the street and was picked up insensible but rallied somewhat on his way.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, stomach, intestines, cerebral membranes, brain and cerebral vessels
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jun 1886
Date of death: 25 Jun 1886
Disease (transcribed): Mitral disease and sequelae
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: In 1869 she had a severe cold and since then always had a winter cough. There was oedema of the legs for three weeks prior to admission, with severe lumbar pain and much dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach and colon
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Jun 1886
Date of death: 25 Jun 1886
Disease (transcribed): Pleuro-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (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: He came into the hospital on the second day after a rigor and some cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, blood vessels, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary tract and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 May 1886
Date of death: 29 Jun 1886
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular disease of the lungs. (Phthisis)
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (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: The patient had been well up to ten weeks before admission when he caught cold and had a cough. He began to sweat at night and emaciate. Haemoptysis came on two days before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach and small intestine
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Clerk
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 May 1886
Date of death: 30 Jun 1886
Disease (transcribed): Tabes mesenterica
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes)
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 was well up to two years prior to admission when the abdomen began to swell, and he had a slight cough, night sweats and began to emaciate. Since then he often had diarrhoea and for one month abdominal pains of a more severe kind.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jun 1886
Date of death: 20 Jun 1886
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain)
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 was a messenger in the House of Commons. On the day of admission he was seized with paralysis in a urinal.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and cerebral membranes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jun 1886
Date of death: 9 Jun 1886
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Gangrene of the lungs. Meningitis (tubercles)
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Gangrene (Lung); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient had had a cough in the winter of ten years, but in 1884, when she was much weakened by a bad miscarriage, the cough became much worse and she had various small attacks of haemoptysis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, brain and membranes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Omnibus washer
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 May 1886
Date of death: 3 Jun 1886
Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis and incompetence. Sequelae
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
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 had had rheumatic fever in 1864 and bronchitis for about eight winters, increasing in gravity each winter. There was oedema of the legs, followed by swelling of the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, stomach and small intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Dressmaker
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Jun 1886
Date of death: 4 Jun 1886
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The child had been staying at Battersea, where there was no illness and no other children. He came home on May 26th and complained of sore throat. Vomiting followed, with some dyspnoea and epistaxis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and alimentary tract
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 65
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 May 1886
Date of death: 7 Jun 1886
Disease (transcribed): Adenoma myoma of the hepatic flexure of the colon
Disease (standardised): Adenoma (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard. Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: The patient was well up to the early part of January when she began to have pain in the abdomen with occasional vomiting. Since that date, emaciation with occasional diarrhoea and daily increasing feebleness were marked.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, uterus, stomach, small intestines, colon and rectum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Printer
Age: 12
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 May 1886
Date of death: 1 Jun 1886
Disease (transcribed): Tetanus
Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Central nervous system)
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 had a slight cut on the left hand on May 19th but did not complain of it. He was well up to May 21st when he had pain in the dorsal region of the spine followed by spasms
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals, pancreas, stomach, brain and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Wood cutter
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 May 1886
Date of death: 1 Jun 1886
Disease (transcribed): Acute mania
Disease (standardised): Mania (Brain)
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 fallen, without apparent injury, from a swing seven days before. He was feeling ill on May 29th and the next day had pain in the stomach with delirium at night with convulsive muscular movements.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, membranes and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 May 1886
Date of death: 27 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of pancreas, left supra-renal body etc
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Pancreas); Cancer (Adrenal glands)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard. Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: The patient was a Frenchman, from the north of France. From last Christmas time he had complained of severe pain, frontal chiefly, and his manner became irritable and morose.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, carotid, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenal bodies, stomach, small intestines, pancreas, brain, supra renal body, pancreas and lung
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 May 1886
Date of death: 22 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis and sequelae
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
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 well up to 1877 when he had bronchitis, and he contracted pleurisy in 1881. This winter he had cough which increased daily, and had oedema of the legs for four weeks and scanty micturition and some swelling of the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and alimentary tract
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 May 1886
Date of death: 21 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage. Hypertrophy of the left ventricle. Atheroma of arteries. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Disease (Kidney)
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 was a hard drinker of spirits and had been fairly well, though complained of pains in the head, up to the night of admission when he was found unconscious on the floor of his room.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, vessels, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 4
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 May 1886
Date of death: 21 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
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 child had a little cough all winter which became worse ten days before admission and later a croupy cough. He had dyspnoea on the night before admission with some cyanosis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and alimentary tract
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 May 1886
Date of death: 18 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Pleuropneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Beyond accidents the patient had always been well, but on the 11th he had diarrhoea and slight rigors with cough the next day and epigastric discomfort.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Plumber
Age: 2 or 12
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 May 1886
Date of death: 20 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral softening
Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The child had had a fortnight before admission and afterwards an eruption of measles broke out.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, cerebral meninges and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Shoemaker
Age: 1
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Apr 1886
Date of death: 20 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia. Measles
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Measles (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The child was admitted with broncho-pneumonia and was taken away before recovery was complete. His cough came on worse after a fortnight, with diarrhoea for three days, and the child was readmitted.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, alimentary tract and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 May 1886
Date of death: 13 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient had had acute rheumatism in 1855 and slightly since, and in 1874 he had oedema of the legs and renal disease was established.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a