Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Apr 1860 Date of death: 18 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'A porter, of sallow and somewhat bloated aspect; he had been in the habit of living freely, taking half a pint of gin ‘with fish, flesh and fowl, every day of his life’ ‘ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Married Gender: Female Age: 41 Date of admission: 13 Feb 1878 Date of death: 12 Apr 1878 Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis: pulmonary oedema Disease (standardised): Mitral valve stenosis (Heart); Oedema (Lung); Admitting doctor: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard PM performed by: Ewart, William
Byam, W. Medical notes: 'History. Rheumatic fever 16 yrs. [years] before admission: four attacks in the following 12 years, all following parturitn [Parturition]. Subject to diarrhoea: very subject to sick headaches: had lived badly from 23 to 36: had a strong disgust to fat: diaphoresis habitually profuse. The last attacks of rheumatic fever began about Xmas 1873: she was in bed till the middle of March 1874: From that time she suffered from palpitation on the least exertion. The pains lasted till Mar. [March] 1875, and returned every time she tried to work. At the end of Oct. [October] 1877 she was suddenly ceased [sic] with cardiac pain, increased on movement: hepatic and epigastric pains occurring at irregular intervals and persistent vomiting. The skin became yellow, the bowels costive. A week later the legs swelled and the perspiration[?] increased. Vomiting continued every five minutes for five weeks: after that about twice or thrice a day after meals, pain being increased by the ingestion of food' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, ascites Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Mar 1882 Date of death: 12 Apr 1882 Disease (transcribed): Old empyema. Lardaceous degeneration of most of the viscera Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura); Amyloidosis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard Medical notes: He was first admitted in 1876 when he had empyema and was much relieved by thoracentesis and left the hospital with a pleural fistula. He continued to attend for a long time to obtain a solution of iodine to inject into the pleural cavity. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: General servant Age: 37 Gender: Female Date of admission: 12 Mar 1888 Date of death: 22 Mar 1888 Disease (transcribed): Old mitral disease. Pulmonary emphysema & bronchitis. Recent acute nephritis Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Emphysema (Lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs); Nephritis (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Medical notes: 'When 13 years of age the patient had scarlatina. She occasionally had rheumatic pains in her shoulders. For some time, she could not say how long, she had been disturbed about twice during the night to pass water’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, abdomen, thorax, heart, spleen, kidneys, liver, stomach, eyes
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 75 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Mar 1863 Date of death: 25 Apr 1863 Disease (transcribed): Gangrene of leg. Disease of blood vessels Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Leg); Disease (Vessels) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: For the last few years he had had a large ulcer over the outer ankle of the right leg. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Carman Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Apr 1861 Date of death: 20 Apr 1861 Disease (transcribed): Tetanus Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: Two months before he was admitted he grazed his right elbow and the back of his thumb, but both places were quite healed in less than a week, and presented no symptoms afterwards. About a month afterwards he thought he caught cold, followed by shivering, sore throat and difficulty swallowing Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and spine, thorax and abdomen Illustrations: yes Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Married Age: 24 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Apr 1862 Date of death: 22 Apr 1862 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Tepper, John Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: She had not felt well since the date of her last confinement five months ago. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Mar 1879 Date of death: 26 Mar 1879 Disease (transcribed): Abdominal aneurysm. Rupture into left pleurae Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Abdomen); Rupture (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Blake, Henry. Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: The patient had strangulated hernia in 1874 with occasional nausea since. He had pain in the loins for fifteen months and tendency to constipation for nine months. He had severe abdominal pain with distension at night. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, hernia, intestines and aneurysm Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Accountant Age: 58 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Mar 1875 Date of death: Brought in dead Disease (transcribed): Extensive fatty disease of the cardiac muscles and tissue Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This man was said to have fallen down in a fit and died. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Bricklayer Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Apr 1864 Date of death: 19 Apr 1864 Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart and kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Medical notes: 'This patient had been laid up for two months with a ‘cold’ by which he meant general muscular weakness, dyspnoea and a lightness across the chest’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Gardener Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Mar 1865 Date of death: 11 Apr 1865 Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Bronchitis. Phthisis Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: During the winters of the last two years he had had cough with dyspnoea and much watery expectoration. The present attack had lasted four months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Mar 1866 Date of death: 10 Apr 1866 Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia after injury to head Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Injury (Head) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: The patient fell from a scaffold about thirty feet. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Schoolgirl Age: 14 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Jan 1863 Date of death: 11 Jan 1863 Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: It was said that she had been ill a weak with rigors, headache and some looseness of the bowels. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Washerwoman Age: 22 Gender: Female Date of admission: 26 Dec 1876 Date of death: 8 Jan 1877 Disease (transcribed): Typhus Disease (standardised): Typhus, Epidemic Louse-Borne (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: Four days before admission, the patient was exposed to a severe chill. She began to shiver and the next morning she found herself suffering from cough, dyspnoea and pain in the left side of the chest. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, spleen, liver, kidneys, uterus, heart, intestine Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 60 Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Jan 1875 Date of death: 10 Jan 1875 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Cirrhosis of liver. Dropsy. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Cirrhosis (Liver); Oedema (Leg); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: For the last three months she had suffered from severe cough with thick purulent expectoration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 39 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Dec 1863 Date of death: 8 Jan 1864 Disease (transcribed): Hydatid cysts in liver Disease (standardised): Echinococcosis (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Medical notes: 'This patient, a healthy-looking man, was admitted with the following history. Nine weeks before admission he had a sudden acute pain across the epigastrium which lasted for 3 or 4 days and disappeared as suddenly as it had begun, similar paroxysms of pain, varying in duration, had occurred several times since’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Potman Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Jan 1885 Date of death: 12 Jan 1885 Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Tuberculosis Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke Medical notes: The man was described as ‘a drunkard.’ He had a severe cold and cough, and severe pain in the abdomen. He had been advised to stop drinking six weeks prior to admission on account of symptoms of delirium tremens. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys and heart Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Child of] French polisher Age: 3 Gender: Female Date of admission: 30 Dec 1888 Date of death: 8 Jan 1889 Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George Medical notes: The patient’s address was 107 Colshill Buildings, Pimlico Road. The mother said she had noticed bad smells in the home. There was no history of diphtheria amongst the immediate neighbours but the disease had been very fatal in Pimlico generally. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Tonsils, uvula, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach, small intestines, brain and membranes 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: Cigar maker Age: 19 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Oct 1892 Date of death: 8 Jan 1893 Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis. Acute pericarditis Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee Post mortem examination performed by: Jaffrey, Francis Medical notes: The girl was always short of breath from emphysema of the lungs, and there is no means of judging how long she may have been suffering from the dyspnoea of mitral stenosis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, pleurae, lungs, typhoid gland, pericardium and heart Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Governess Age: 44 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Jan 1883 Date of death: 10 Jan 1883 Disease (transcribed): Pernicious anaemia. Haemorrhagic spots in arachnoid Disease (standardised): Anaemia, pernicious (Systemic); Haemorrhage (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: Recently there had been an increase of anaemia and weakness with tinnitus giddiness and, for a fortnight before admission, much vomiting. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenal capsules and brain Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Porter Age: 20 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Apr 1865 Date of death: 11 Apr 1865 Disease (transcribed): Typhus Disease (standardised): Typhus, epidemic louse-borne (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: Six days before the patient’s admission he fell down the stairs. For a week before that he had been struggling against debility, pains in the limbs and fever. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Shoemaker Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Apr 1863 Date of death: 25 Apr 1863 Disease (transcribed): Encephalitis. Tubercular disease of brain, lungs and kidneys Disease (standardised): Encephalitis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This man was admitted for a stricture of the urethra from which he had suffered for years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Feb 1874 Date of death: 18 Apr 1874 Disease (transcribed): Hydrothorax Disease (standardised): Hydrothorax (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: She was admitted having been ill for three months with pain in the right should, dyspnoea and palpitations. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Gender: Male Age: 60 Date of admission: 10 Apr 1878 Date of death: 13 Apr 1878 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis and phthisis Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Admitting doctor: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: n/a PM performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'Not given here, as the body was not examined' Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined' Type of incident: n/a
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