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William Connell, 30, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jun 1848
Date of death: 25 Jun 1848
Disease (transcribed): Fever
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the history of this case is not given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined at the request of friends
Type of incident: n/a

William Davis, 44, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 May 1848
Date of death: 21 Jul 1848
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Erysipelas (paracentesis thoracic)
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Erysipelas (Skin); Paracentesis (Thorax)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles
Medical notes: With great difficulty of breathing and excessive pain of the left side of the chest, a constant slight cough, which has the character of emphysema of the lungs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Murgatroyd, 53, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jul 1848
Date of death: 30 Jul 1848
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Pulmonalis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles
Medical notes: This man stated that he had suffered from pains of a rheumatic nature for some months past, and he had gradually been losing flesh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Kelly, 26, Policeman

Occupation or role: Policeman
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Aug 1848
Date of death: 28 Aug 1848
Disease (transcribed): Dysentery
Disease (standardised): Dysentery (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles
Medical notes: Having got thoroughly wet through on duty, he was seized with pains in the bowels and tendency to diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Eliza Anglis, 29, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Jun 1848
Date of death: 11 Sep 1848
Disease (transcribed): General dropsy. Albuminuria
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Universal); Albuminuria (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles
Medical notes: This patient stated that her illness began with an ulcerated sore throat. When first able to get about after this illness, the legs and abdomen began to swell and the urine became scanty and dark.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

George Mace, 39, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jul 1848
Date of death: 18 Sep 1848
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Enlarged heart. Dropsy.
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Enlarged (Heart); Oedema (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles
Medical notes: The patient had been in the Hospital only a few weeks previously under the care of Dr Page with an attack of pleuro pneumonia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Samuel Long, 54, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Sep 1848
Date of death: 30 Sep 1848
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Pulmonalis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the history of this case is not given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Hubert Ignatius, 48, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jun 1843
Date of death: 14 Aug 1843
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
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: Thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Eliza Medhurst, 23, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Oct 1843
Date of death: 6 Oct 1843
Disease (transcribed): Malignant ulceration of the caput coli.
Disease (standardised): Malignancy (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines)
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: Abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

James Hall, 56, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Apr 1843
Date of death: 19 Jan 1844
Disease (transcribed): Semi-transparent grey granules and miliary tubercles in the lungs. Caries of the Vertebrae.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with angular curvature of the spine about the situation of the 7th dorsal vertebra attended with considerable pain in the back, and little affection of the lower extremities.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Gardner, 45, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 February 1844
Date of death: 12 Apr 1844
Disease (transcribed): Large cystiform tumour connected with the Uterus. Cystiform disease of the ovaria.
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Uterus); Disease (Ovary)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with a fluctuating distention of the abdomen and considerable oedema of the lower extremities. Tapping was performed by Mr Caesar Hawkins.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Wiggett, 51, Carrier

Occupation or role: Carrier
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Mar 1844
Date of death: 16 Apr 1844
Disease (transcribed): Extensive meningeal apoplexy. Calcareous deposit in the aortic valves with dilatation of left ventricle.
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Meninges); Calculus (Heart); Dilatation (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was admitted in a state of insensibility and there was some wandering of the mind. He appeared to have little power over the muscles of the right side and of the left leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Wilson , 52, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 May 1844
Date of death: 14 May 1844
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy from left corpus striatum and thalamus. Enormous hypertrophy of left ventricle. Disease of cerebral arteries.
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain ); Hypertrophy (Brain ); Disease (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient had long been an out patient of the Hospital with symptoms of hypertrophy of the heart, and had been subject to headaches.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

William Smith , 60, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Jun 1844
Date of death: 11 Jun 1844
Disease (transcribed): Remains of extensive pleurisy. Phthisis.
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was picked up on the street in a state of great exhaustion and brought to the Hospital by the Police. He stated that he had been ill for some time and had lately come out of the Chelsea Workhouse.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Julia Lonagan, 17, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Jun 1844
Date of death: 15 Jun 1844
Disease (transcribed): Inflammation of Brain
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Brain )
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined, at the request of the friends
Type of incident: n/a

James Brown, 33, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Jun 1844
Date of death: 16 Jun 1844
Disease (transcribed): General anasarca. Dilatation, without hypertrophy, of the heart, Aneurysm of the aorta. Obliteration of one coronary artery.
Disease (standardised): Oedema (General); Dilatation (Heart); Aneurysm (Arteries); Obliteration (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with slight symptoms of Dropsy apparently dependent upon disease of the heart.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Storey, 44, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Jun 1844
Date of death: 4 Jul 1844
Disease (transcribed): Anaemia. Oedema of lungs at back part. Viscera healthy. Gall bladder divided into two sacculi, one of which contained two calculi and some inspissated bile, the other a colourless fluid. No coagular of blood.
Disease (standardised): Anaemia (Systemic); Oedema (Lung); Divided (Gallbladder); Calculi (Gallbladder)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of a constant sensation of sickness and occasional vomiting of a greenish fluid.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

James Bliss, 41, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Aug 1844
Date of death: 14 Aug 1844
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhous deposit in the Pylorus, neighbouring glands and cellular tissue, and in the Liver.
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Sampson, 41, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Mar 1843
Date of death: 14 Aug 1844
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Tubercles of a very large size. Old adhesions. Atrophy of Heart. Old adhesions of Liver. Tubercles in Liver. Ulceration in descending colon. Congestion of several organs.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Atrophy (Heart); Adhesions (Liver); Tuberculosis (Liver); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Spitta, Robert John
Medical notes: In December 1842 the patient became subject to night sweats accompanied by a cough without expectoration, but recovered from the symptoms. The January following he became troubled with a constant thirst and was obliged to continually drink large quantities of water.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Robert Sawyer, 50, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Sep 1844
Date of death: 11 Sep 1844
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined at the request of the friends
Type of incident: n/a

Anne Keener, 19, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Oct 1844
Date of death: 13 Oct 1844
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined, at the request of the friends
Type of incident: n/a

James Beverton, 3 years 6 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3 years 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Sep 1844
Date of death: 7 Nov 1844
Disease (transcribed): Croup extending to the bifurcation of the Trachea. Mottling degeneration of the Kidneys. Incipient disease of the Hip.
Disease (standardised): Croup (Larynx, Trachea); Mottling degeneration (Kidney); Disease (Hip)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry. Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx and thorax, abdomen and right hip joint
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Howard, 35, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Oct 1844
Date of death: 7 Nov 1844
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis with inflammation of the lungs running on to gangrene of those organs.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Gangrene (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of severe pain in the left side of the chest and abdomen which had existed about 18 weeks and was attributed by the patient to a strain lifting a heavy weight.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Isaac Reuben, 27, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Oct 1844
Date of death: 14 Dec 1844
Disease (transcribed): Grey semi transparent granules in lungs. Miliary tubercles in these organs, in the liver and kidneys. Chronic Arachinitis with softening of the central white parts of the brain and effusion into the ventricles.
Disease (standardised): Granular (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung, Liver, Kidney); Arachnoiditis (Brain ); Softening (Brain); Effusion (Brain )
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Gilbert, 58, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Dec 1844
Date of death: 7 Mar 1845
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Old adhesions of the pleurae. Lymph in pericardium. Atheroma in aorta & mitral valve. Tubercular spots in various parts of the intestines with ulceration of the mucous membrane. Mesenteric glands enlarged
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Disease (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta); Tuberculosis (Intestines); Disease
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'This man stated that he had suffered from slight cough for many months, and that nine weeks before admission it became much worse, accompanied by rigors, pain in the chest, and profuse worthy expectoration’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

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