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Joseph Wall, 43, Shoemaker

Occupation or role: Shoemaker
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Apr 1860
Date of death: 27 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'A shoemaker of very drunken habits. He had had more or less cough for 6 months, always attended with some degree of expectoration’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Faulkner, 23, Paper hanger

Occupation or role: Paper hanger
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 May 1863
Date of death: 11 May 1863
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Endocarditis
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Endocarditis (Heart)
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 had been ill a month before admission suffering from weakness and dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, pharynx and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Webbing, 46, Brewer’s man

Occupation or role: Brewer’s man
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Apr 1860
Date of death: 27 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Hydrothorax
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs); Hydrothorax (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'A brewer’s man. In the habit of drinking two gallons a day of porter, turgid and bloated in appearance. About six years ago he spat up a tablespoonful of blood, but his health remained unaffected. For some months before admission he had been ailing’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Charles Agassiz, 20, Scullery man

Occupation or role: Scullery man
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1877
Date of death: 10 Apr 1877
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The case was not reported as no post mortem was made.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Hunter Burgess, 50, Cab attendant

Occupation or role: Cab attendant
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Apr 1874
Date of death: 3 May 1874
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart, dilatation and hypertrophy. Hydrothorax
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); 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: This man had Rheumatic Fever in India in 1857 and again in England in 1864. He had been subject to dyspnoea and cough since just before Christmas.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Patrick Murray, 27, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1886
Date of death: 4 Apr 1886
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See Notes No. 425
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

John Davis, 59, Waterman

Occupation or role: Waterman
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1885
Date of death: 27 Apr 1885
Disease (transcribed): Left pleural effusion. Lung fibroid. Tubercle in both lungs. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Effusion (Pleura); Fibrosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Medical notes: He caught a cold two previous winters, which left a cough. One week previously he noticed swelling of both legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

William Law, 49, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Apr 1860
Date of death: 28 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'A painter in the habit of drinking freely. For the last six weeks, he had had cough with expectoration, never of blood. For the fortnight preceding admission, he had been hoarse’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Robert Hemmings, 20, General porter

Occupation or role: General porter
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1875
Date of death: 21 Apr 1875
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man stated on admission that three months previously he had been attacked with pain commencing in the middle of the epigastrium and extending round the right side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs
Type of incident: n/a

Lavinia Grist, 33, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Apr 1883
Date of death: 6 Apr 1883
Disease (transcribed): Pleuro-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung)
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: Four days previous to admission there was gradual onset of the attack with failure of appetite and malaise, and two says later much pain in the left side of the chest with cough and feverishness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Sydney, 39, Groom

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Apr 1887
Date of death: 23 Apr 1887
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Emphysema. Laryngeal obstruction
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Obstruction (Larynx)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'See notes in Med Register No 540'
'Not examined'
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

James McKillygan, 36, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 May 1859
Date of death: 29 May 1859
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Alderson, 62, Law writer

Occupation or role: Law writer
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Apr 1862
Date of death: 5 May 1862
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the heart. Pulmonary apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man came into the hospital complaining of pain in the chest and cough, which had been extremely troublesome for two months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Frances Harvey, 18, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 May 1865
Date of death: 22 Apr 1865
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart. Hydrothorax
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Hydrothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: She had an attack of acute rheumatism eighteen months ago. The present attack was mainly confined to the knees and hands.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Marian Moulder, 33, Lady's maid

Occupation or role: Lady's maid
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Apr 1887
Date of death: 26 Apr 1887
Disease (transcribed): Pleuropneumonia. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard and Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'The patient, a lady's maid, was of a tubercular family & had always been liable to colds'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Francis Ford, 36, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Apr 1866
Date of death: 25 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Purulent bronchitis. Hypertrophy of heart
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The history was that he had been suffering from bronchitis since the July before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Richard Weedon, 35, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 May 1859
Date of death: 30 May 1859
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Daniel Standen, 42, Messenger

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Apr 1866
Date of death: 26 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man was admitted in a moribund condition and no history was obtained.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Webb, 3 years 3 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3 years 3 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Apr 1880
Date of death: 13 Apr 1880
Disease (transcribed): Membranous disease of the air passages
Disease (standardised): Disease (Respiratory tract)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: The patient had always been a sickly child, suffering from his lungs. About two months before admission he was laid up with inflammation of the lungs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Air passages, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Michael Fitzgibbon, 32, Cooper

Occupation or role: Cooper
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Apr 1864
Date of death: 6 May 1864
Disease (transcribed): Disease of kidneys. Empyema. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Empyema (Pleura); Peritonitis (Peritoneum)
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 man had been under treatment nine months before for an abscess near the right mamma accompanied by cough and great debility. Of this illness no accurate account could be obtained (the patient was Irish)’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Harriet Bennett, 4, Child

Occupation or role: Child
Age: 4
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 May 1861
Date of death: 7 May 1861
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular abscess bursting in the trachea
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Trachea); Abscess (Trachea)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The child was said to have suffered ever since she was attacked with Whooping Cough two years before. This left a frequent hacking cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Elijah Smith, 29, Agricultural labourer

Occupation or role: Agricultural labourer
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 May 1859
Date of death: 31 May 1859
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: He began to suffer from pain in the chest and slight cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Richardson, 42, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Apr 1877
Date of death: 12 Apr 1877
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of the heart with dilatation. Emphysema. Bronchitis. Granular kidney.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient was admitted in a condition which precluded examination. He died next morning.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and stomach.
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Way, 50, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 May 1864
Date of death: 6 May 1864
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
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 woman was admitted in a dying state and did not survive the day. She had had cough since Christmas but was not much emaciated’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Henry Hockley, 33, Shoemaker

Occupation or role: Shoemaker
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Feb 1860
Date of death: 29 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Diabetes
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man had been employed in a department of shoemaking. 18 weeks before admission he happened to weigh himself and then ascertained that his weight was 11st 12lbs. When he came in he weighed 9st 3lbs. For 15 months previous he had suffered from much feeling of weakness’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

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