Occupation or role: Tailoress Age: 22 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Oct 1894 Date of death: 21 Nov 1894 Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington Medical notes: 'Except for one attack of anaemia she had always been healthy. Five weeks ago she was attacked with a bad cough and she whooped. On Oct 15th she had a sudden attack of sweating and shivering followed by frontal headache - On Oct 22nd diarrhoea set in and during the first week of her illness she vomited everything. On Oct 28th she found her stomach swollen and for a week she had been deaf' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Laundress Age: 18 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Aug 1877 Date of death: 27 Aug 1877 Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: The patient had been suffering from severe cough, anorexia, wasting, night sweats, diarrhoea and hepatic pain. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain and uterus Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Nurse Age: 25 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Jun 1891 Date of death: 11 Jun 1891 Disease (transcribed): Perimetritis. Diabetes mellitus Disease (standardised): Perimetritis (Uterus); Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee Medical notes: 'The father of this patient, still living, was reported to be suffering from diabetes and had had more than one paralytic stroke. The patient was formerly healthy and became a nurse at the Norfolk and Norwich hospital. While thus employed she was found to be diabetic about seven months before her death. No cause was made out for the onset of the disease unless it was to be attributed to anxiety about the illness of her father. Six weeks before her death she left the Norwich hospital on account of failing health, and came to London. She had been recently nursing a case of influenza, and on the night of June 9th was taken severely ill with pain on the right side of the chest and dyspnoea' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, head, abdomen
Occupation or role: Servant Age: 28 Gender: Female Date of admission: 17 Apr 1894 Date of death: 23 Apr 1894 Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'Cf. medical notes' Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No examination made post mortem' Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Draper’s assistant Age: 18 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 Jul 1888 Date of death: 16 Sep 1888 Disease (transcribed): Caries of cervical spine Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine) Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C. Medical notes: 'About 12 months before admission, a ceiling fell & struck her head. This did not cause her more than a few minutes’ pain. About June 1st ‘88 she noticed that her neck was stiff: this gradually got worse but she is free from pain unless she moves her head’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: ‘Permission was only obtained to examine the neck’
Occupation or role: [Child of] Soldier Age: 4 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Dec 1917 Date of death: 29 Dec 1917 Disease (transcribed): Generalized tuberculosis. Tuberculous ulcers of intestine. Tubercular meningitis. Choroidal tubercles Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs, intestines, brain); Ulcer (Intestine); Meningitis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Eye) Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen Medical notes: 'The child has been ailing since the September air raids, the chief complaints being headache & pain in the chest. She is very listless, the appetite is bad & she has wasted considerably’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, skull, eyes
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 56 Gender: Female Date of admission: 4 Mar 1891 Date of death: 9 Apr 1891 Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of gall-bladder. Ulceration into colon Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Gallbladder); Ulcer (Colon) Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy Post mortem examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William Medical notes: 'Was in hospital about 6 months ago with a swelling over the region of the gallbladder' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Cook Age: 31 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Aug 1894 Date of death: 7 Sep 1894 Disease (transcribed): Ovarian tumour Disease (standardised): Tumour (Ovary) Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H. Medical notes: 'Patient had noticed an abdominal swelling for about 7 mos [months]. No pain on bending-down. […] On admission there was an abdominal tumour lying in the right iliac region. It was hard and dull' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Dressmaker Age: 62 Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Apr 1905 Date of death: 16 Apr 1905 Disease (transcribed): Morbus renum. Granular kidneys. Enlarged heart. Suprarenal tumour. Depression of cerebral cortex by tumour of skull Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Disease (Heart); Tumour (Kidneys); Tumour (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy Medical examination performed by: Symes-Thompson, Henry Edmund Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John Medical notes: 'The patient was admitted to the hospital complaining of kidney disease. Her previous history was devoid of important incidents, medically speaking; she had worked hard as a dressmaker in London for the last 25 years of her life’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, brain, spinal cord, joints
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 4 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Oct 1870 Date of death: 9 Nov 1870 Disease (transcribed): Burn. Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: As the body was not examined, the case if not herein reported. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Servant Age: 22 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 Jul 1856 Date of death: 19 Jul 1856 Disease (transcribed): n/a Disease (standardised): n/a Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: A French servant living in Eaton Square, who had been suffering from fever for a week before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 64 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Jan 1894 Date of death: 27 Jan 1894 Disease (transcribed): Emphysema and bronchitis Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'See Medical Notes' Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined post mortem' Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Kitchenmaid Age: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Oct 1891 Date of death: 25 Oct 1891 Disease (transcribed): Perforation of a gastric ulcer Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach) Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee Medical notes: 'This girl was a housemaid who became a kitchenmaid about a year before her death because, being anaemic, she found herself unable to run up and down stairs. There was a history of some dyspeptic pains for the last year, but none of haematemesis. The anaemia continued in some degree, though the bowels acted daily, and the catamenia [menstruation], though scanty, were regular' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: Servant Age: 60 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Oct 1894 Date of death: 21 Oct 1894 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the leg Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H. Medical notes: 'Patient was a fairly healthy woman. She feel into an area into her left leg. On admission H.S. [House surgeon] reports. There was great swelling about the left knee with much tenderness. No certain diagnosis could be made. The next morning the knee joint was acutely distended' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left leg, head, thorax, abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 28 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Feb 1843 Date of death: 23 Mar 1843 Disease (transcribed): Abscess of Brain. Apoplexy. Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain); Stroke (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 52 Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Jul 1897 Date of death: 16 Jul 1897 Disease (transcribed): n/a Disease (standardised): n/a Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No examination post mortem'
Occupation or role: Museum cleaner Age: 58 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Aug 1888 Date of death: 6 Nov 1888 Disease (transcribed): Diabetes. Tubercular deposit in left lung and spleen Disease (standardised): Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas); Tuberculosis (Lungs, spleen) 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 gave no history of heritable disease. She had good health till about 6 years before her admission when she began to suffer from polyuria and eczema of the vulva. She became an out-patient under Dr Owen [Herbert Isambard Owen] in 1885’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, abdomen, thorax, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, uterus, stomach, intestines
Occupation or role: [Child of] Turner Age: 9 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 Feb 1905 Date of death: 4 Apr 1905 Disease (transcribed): Morbus renum et cordis. Pericarditis. Jaundice Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys, heart); Pericarditis (Pericardium); Jaundice (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury Post mortem examination performed by: Davis Taylor, E.J. Medical notes: 'Admitted complaining of pain in left side, with shortness of breath. Suddenly seized with pain in left side, with vomiting on Xmas 1904’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 75 Gender: Female Date of admission: 4 Apr 1853 Date of death: 16 Apr 1853 Disease (transcribed): n/a Disease (standardised): n/a Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not reported. Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body at the particular request of the friends, was not examined. Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Saleswoman Age: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 May 1891 Date of death: 19 May 1891 Disease (transcribed): Perforating gastric ulcer. Subdiaphragmatic abscess Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Abscess (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee Medical notes: 'This was a saleswoman about whom a complete history was not obtained. It was ascertained, however, that she had suffered from dyspeptic pains for some years and that since the beginning of 1891 these pains had been severe. She denied having ever vomited blood. On the afternoon of May 12th she was seized with sudden vuilentn pain which was referred to the right side of the abdomen, the catamenia [menstruation] being present at the time' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: Nursemaid Age: 16 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Nov 1877 Date of death: 10 Dec 1877 Disease (transcribed): Spontaneous thrombosis in the cerebral sinuses. Inflammatory disintegration in the right sphenotemporal lobe. Disease (standardised): Thrombosis (Brain); Inflammation (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: The patient was admitted in a delirious condition. She was well nourished but anaemic to a marked degree. She complained of severe pain about the mastoid process, shooting down into the neck and up into the head, thumping sensations in the chest on exertion, and nausea after drinking anything hot. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, intestinal canal, uterus, skull and meninges Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Barmaid Age: 18 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Nov 1881 Date of death: 12 Nov 1881 Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Mitral stenosis. Hypertrophy Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'In 1874 she had an attack of acute rheumatism; the pain chiefly in the knees and hands. No history of cardiac symptoms or sequelae. About Christmas 1879 she again had rheumatism affecting more joints but less severe. She was laid up about a month but since then has been able to work as a barmaid without discomfort. No dyspnoea or oedema noticed' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 1 year 6 months Gender: Female Date of admission: 9 Jan 1856 Date of death: 10 Jan 1856 Disease (transcribed): Burn Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not reported. Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined Type of incident: n/a