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Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Nov 1860
Date of death: 28 Nov 1860
Disease (transcribed): Tumour of the brain. Strumous disease of kidney, lungs &c
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Brain); Tuberculosis (Kidneys, lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man had been a carpenter. He was at first a surgical patient, complaining of pain in the right knee and hip, which was severe enough to prevent his walking, though not to confine him to bed’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, right hip

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Farm labourer
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Dec 1860
Date of death: 10 Dec 1860
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'A farm labourer in Berkshire. He had long been insufficiently fed, living chiefly on toast and tea. Three years ago he began to suffer from vomiting; this seldom occurred except before breakfast. Last August he observed that his ankles were slightly oedematous’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Nov 1860
Date of death: 15 Dec 1860
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of uterus & peritoneum. Kidneys atrophied
Disease (standardised): Malignant disease (Uterus); Malignant disease (Peritoneum); Atrophy (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship and Roberts, Arthur
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This woman, who had been married 26 years and had 4 children, had good health until March 1859 when she found that the right leg and thigh were swollen. This went away after a time and she remained pretty well till last March when the catamenia [menstruation] ceased’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Dec 1860
Date of death: 21 Dec 1860
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys. Hydrothorax. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Hydrothorax (Lungs); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This woman, who looked older than she stated herself to be, had an attack of rheumatic fever when at the age of 35, and has since suffered occasionally from palpitations. For the last 16 years her breath has been short, and she has sometimes had dropsy’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 64
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Nov 1860
Date of death: 1 Jan 1861
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of uterus
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The mother of 5 children, ceased to menstruate 12 years before her admission and remained free from discharge until within 12 months when fluid and discharge appeared. The patient was suffering from pain in the pelvis and thighs, as well as sickness and nausea and lost flesh rapidly.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Only the pelvic organs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Nursery Boy
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Dec 1860
Date of death: 1 Jan 1861
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Retained testicle with suppuration in its tunica vaginalis
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Retained (Testis); Suppuration (Testis)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The boy was admitted as a surgical patient. He had been suffering from abdominal pain and vomiting. The mother noticed an inguinal tumour and that the scrotum contained only one testicle.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 13
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Aug 1860
Date of death: 4 Jan 1861
Disease (transcribed): Diseased liver and kidneys. Peritonitis. Old burn
Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Burn (Skin)

Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The boy was severely burnt about the shoulder and chest three years before his admission, and it was still discharging. He had begun to become enlarged without any other symptom and this was followed by oedema of the legs. The abdomen was swollen, the tongue very red, the pulse 100.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jan 1861
Date of death: 25 Jan 1861
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys and liver. Hydrothorax
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Liver); Hydrothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient began to suffer from palpitations of the heart and occasional dyspnea, the symptoms latterly increased in severity and were generally aggravated at night. When admitted the respiration was laboured. The sounds of the heart were not easy to make out owing to the violent palpitation of the organ.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Feb 1861
Date of death: 7 Feb 1861
Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
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 patient, whilst walking in the street, was seen by a policeman to fall down. She was at once brought to the hospital. She was semi-conscious, in a state of collapse, the surface was cold, no pulse could be felt at the wrists, and the heart was extremely feeble.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coach Painter
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Feb 1861
Date of death: 14 Feb 1861
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy. Diseased kidneys. Hypertrophy of heart
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The man, while drinking his tea, suddenly became unconscious but soon recovered sufficiently to answer questions, saying he had pain in his head. On admission he was breathing quietly and his face was drawn. Both pupils were contracted, unaffected by light. Both arms appeared to be rigid, the left lay quietly by his side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coal-heaver
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Oct 1860
Date of death: 19 Feb 1861
Disease (transcribed): Granular degeneration of kidney. Hydrothorax
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Hydrothorax (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: The patient had had occasional attacks of gout during the last six years, and had been a great drunkard. 8 months before admission dropsy appeared in the ankles, the urine becoming very scanty
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Boiler maker
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jan 1861
Date of death: 23 Feb 1861
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy. Pericarditis. Pleurisy. Diseased kidneys.
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Pericarditis (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient began at the end of the previous year to suffer from pains in the back and loins which prevented his sitting down. He then had a fit and with loss of consciousness. When admitted he compained of pain across the forehead and of tenderness in the lower part of the dorsal region. Both hands occasionally became numb, and appeared deficient in power. Both legs were in the same condition.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Feb 1861
Date of death: 25 Feb 1861
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the aortic valves. Diseased kidneys. Peritonitis. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura)
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 patient had twice had colic. About 8 years ago, having at that time never had rheumatism, he began to suffer from palpitations of the heart, but no swelling until a month ago when his face became puffy about the eyes and shortly afterwards his legs became dropsical. A loud diastolic murmur was heard over the base of the heart, loudest on the right right side of the sternum.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Feb 1861
Date of death: 30 Mar 1861
Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Peritonitis. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient who had frequently appeared as a patient with attacks of dropsy, had been suffering from an increase of that complaint since the preceding Christmas. She had swelling of the legs and belly, and frequent vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married woman
Age: 54
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Mar 1861
Date of death: 1 Apr 1861
Disease (transcribed): Granular degeneration of kidney.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The patient had formerly had good health, but for some time had suffered from shortness of breath, when, last January, she was seized with sudden dyspnoea, which was shortly followed by dropsy beginning in the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married woman
Age: 70
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Apr 1861
Date of death: 11 Apr 1861
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Hypertrophy of heart. Hydrothorax
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Hydrothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient had for three of four months suffered from palpitations, cough with expectoration, and slight oedema.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Apr 1861
Date of death: 21 Apr 1861
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Hypertrophy of heart. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
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 patient had begun to suffer, without any evident cause, from cough, shortness of breath, and inability to lie down.

Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Child
Age: 5 years 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Apr 1861
Date of death: 24 Apr 1861
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Dropsy. Scarlet Fever
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Oedema (General); Scarlet fever (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: The child was attacked with scarlatina six weeks before admission and a month afterwards with swelling of the face and lower extremities.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Apr 1861
Date of death: 28 Apr 1861
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the lung. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient , who had a pasty complexion and was bloated, stated that she had had good health until six weeks before admission, when she began to experience a cough with expectoration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Mar 1861
Date of death: 8 May 1861
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Diseased heart and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient was taken ill five days before her admission with stiffness in the joints soon followed by severe pain, redness and swelling.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married woman
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 May 1861
Date of death: 15 May 1861
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Diseased heart, kidneys and liver
Disease (standardised): Oedema (General); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The woman who was the mother of several children, had for several years suffered from bronchitis with much expectoration. Her legs began to swell and the urine became scanty.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 41
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 May 1861
Date of death: 19 May 1861
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Diseased Kidney. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Oedema (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This patient had, for 15 months before her admission, suffered from cough and expectoration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Metal Refiner
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 May 1861
Date of death: 13 Jun 1861
Disease (transcribed): Granular degeneration of the kidney. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The patient described himself as a sober man, ‘though according to his own account in the daily habit of drinking spirits as well as beer’. Eight weeks before admission he was attacked with a cough, pain in the chest, and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Malster
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 May 1861
Date of death: 13 Jun 1861
Disease (transcribed): Insanity. Delirium Tremens. Cystitis
Disease (standardised): Insanity (Brain); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Cystitis (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The patient was much addicted to ‘old ale’ and had been ‘long of dissolute character’. Eight weeks before he came into the hospital he discovered a considerable loss in business which ‘preyed upon his spirits’ and he ‘became eccentric in his behaviour’.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Apr 1861
Date of death: 8 Jul 1861
Disease (transcribed): Granular degeneration of the kidney. Dropsy. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Oedema (General); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a