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Eliza Sale, 70, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 70
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Oct 1842
Date of death: 29 Oct 1842
Disease (transcribed): Starvation. Effusion upon Brain and in the Lungs
Disease (standardised): Starvation (Systemic); Effusion (Brain); Effusion (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 found by some policeman and brought to the hospital. She died a few hours after her admission. She was insensible when admitted and remained so up to the time of her demise.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Hannah Robinson, 56, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Mar 1841
Date of death: 7 Apr 1841
Disease (transcribed): Apoplectic cyst. Small medullary tumour at the upper part of medulla
Disease (standardised): Cyst (Brain); Tumour (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'This patient was brought into the house on account of extensive burn of which she died. Her friends reported that she had lost, some nine years back, the use of the right side of the body. The mouth was drawn to the left side’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Walter Watkins, 23, Footman

Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Mar 1856
Date of death: 22 Mar 1856
Disease (transcribed): Fever. Abscesses in the Brain
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Abscess (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man had been ill for about a fortnight. The attack came on with shivering, languor and pyrexia which he attributed to a cold. When admitted he was rapidly falling into a typhoid condition and had lost the use of his right arm.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Isherwood, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jan 1848
Date of death: 7 Jan 1848
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy?
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This man was brought to the Hospital in a moribund condition, and died in the course of half an hour. The body was removed without examination.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined at the request of friends
Type of incident: n/a

John Johnson, 45, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1850
Date of death: 26 Apr 1850
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Hypertrophied heart. Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Stroke (Brain )
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This man who had been a physician's patient in this hospital in 1848 with general dropsy, apparently due to disease of the kidneys, applied again for admittance after having been an outpatient as he was still unfit for work in consequence of constant pain of the head and giddiness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Bryan, 48, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Apr 1850
Date of death: 29 Apr 1850
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis. Fainting from exhaustion
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Syncope (Brain); Exhaustion (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This man was brought to the Hospital by the police who stated that he had fallen down in some sort of fit in the street.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Beasley, 20, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Nov 1842
Date of death: 26 Nov 1842
Disease (transcribed): Old Arachinitis. Pleurisy. Pneumonia. Ulceration of small and large intestine. Double ureters to one kidney.
Disease (standardised): Arachnoiditis (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: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Mosdale, 70, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 70
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1855
Date of death: 6 Mar 1855
Disease (transcribed): Red and grey hepatization of lungs. Diseased Heart and Kidneys. Growth from the Dura Mater
Disease (standardised): Disease (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Tumour (Meninges)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This woman was the mother of thirteen children, and had been exposed to cold and damp in the low parts of Rotherhithe. Three weeks before Christmas her breathing became very short, accompanied with violent cough. She had been subject for six years to palpitations, but had never suffered from any difficulty of breathing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Joseph Burn, 4, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1853
Date of death: 12 Apr 1853
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous tubercles in the brain. Effusion of serum in the ventricles and on the surface of the brain. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain); Effusion (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: The child was alleged to have had whooping cough of about three months duration from which he recovered. His present illness was reported to have commences with faintness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Richard Nicholls, 50, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1851
Date of death: 15 Apr 1851
Disease (transcribed): Ascites & anasarca, Contracted granular & mottled kidneys. Hypertrophy of heart without valvular disease. Recent pericarditis. Inflammation of areolar tissue & under the fasciae of neck about the larynx & oesophagus. Congestion & oedema of the lungs. Effusion into subarachnoid tissue & ventricles of brain
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Peritoneum); Edema (Systemic); Disease (Kidneys, heart); Inflammation (Neck, throat); Congestion (Lungs); Effusion (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur and Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This patient was twice admitted at no very distant intervals into the hospital; first under Dr Page [William Emanuel Page] on the 12th February complaining of pain across the epigastrium & headache with some oedema of the ankles, and a very sallow aspect when it was ascertained that he was labouring under disease of the kidney with albuminous urine; and next under Dr Wilson [James Arthur Wilson] on 26th March with chronic rheuamtism, pain in head, & some confusion of ideas’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, trachea, pharynx, larynx, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Woodham, 37, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Jan 1845
Date of death: 30 Mar 1845
Disease (transcribed): Anasarca of both legs & left arm. Softening of the brain. Large quantities of fluid in the serous cavities of the chest. Head somewhat dilated with thinnish parietes. Mitral valve slightly thickened. Dilatation of aorta with spots of atheroma
Disease (standardised): Edema (Legs, arm); Softening (Brain); Disease (Chest); Disease (Head); Disease (Heart); Plaque, atheroscelerotic (Aorta)
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 patient stated that about six months previous to admission, she was suddenly taken with giddiness and partial hemiplegia of the left side, but did not lose her senses, or the use of her limbs so much as to cause her to fall’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, 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

Henry Lambert, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1852
Date of death: 30 Mar 1852
Disease (transcribed): Fever. Diarrhoea. Vomiting. Coma. Ulceration of intestines. Engorgement and friable state of the lungs. Fluid blood
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Diarrhoea (Intestines); Vomiting (Stomach); Coma (Brain); Ulcer (Intestines); Disease (Lung);Fluid (Blood)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This patient had been ill only eight or nine days. He had been seized with shivering, pain in the head and in limbs, with some soreness of throat, diarrhoea and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Jane Spicer, 27, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Apr 1846
Date of death: 9 Apr 1846
Disease (transcribed): Arachnitis and inflammation of sub arachnoid tissues. Substance of brain congested. Effusion in the lateral ventricles. Congestion of membrane of mastoid cells. Congestive pneumonia. Miliary tubercles. Blood fluid. Peritonitis. Disease of fallopian tubes
Disease (standardised): Arachnoiditis (Brain ); Disease (Brain); Congestion (Skull); Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen);Disease (Fallopian tubes)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was admitted in an insensible semicomatose state. It appeared that she was taken with severe rigors followed by vomiting and pain in the head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Hope, 37, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Sep 1842
Date of death: 1 Dec 1842
Disease (transcribed): Tumour of Brain. Phthisis.
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Brain); 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: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Sergeant, 64, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 64
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1856
Date of death: 16 Apr 1856
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman was found in North Row, Park Lane by a policeman. She had been seized with an apoplectic fit and was brought to the Hospital comatose.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Daniel Seymour, 52, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1846
Date of death: 12 Apr 1846
Disease (transcribed): Paraplegia. Spinal chord and brain healthy. Lungs emphysematous anteriorly, loaded with red, frothy serum posteriorly. Heart soft and flaccid, thin and dilated. Abdominal viscera healthy
Disease (standardised): Paraplegia (Central nervous system)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with paralysis of the lower extremities, but otherwise apparently in very tolerable health.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spinal column, cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Baker, 50, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Apr 1849
Date of death: 26 Apr 1849
Disease (transcribed): Caries of the sella turcica. Softening of all central parts of the brain
Disease (standardised): Caries (Skull); Softening (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'Of this man’s illness it was very difficult to obtain any history as he was only once seen by the physician, and then seemed to be depressed from the exhaustion of being brought to the hospital. There was a considerable degree of anxiety about his face, and with a good deal of hesitation in his manner, there seemed to be some confusion of thought’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Isaac Townshend, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 May 1841
Date of death: 21 May 1841
Disease (transcribed): Mottled & granular kidneys. Inflammation of trachea. Bronchi-lungs
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Inflammation (Trachea); Bronchitis (Lungs)
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, larynx, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Fanny Kirkman, 18 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 18 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 May 1841
Date of death: 21 May 1841
Disease (transcribed): Extensive burn. Increased vascularity of brain & its membranes
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Vascularity (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Charles Christnet, 41, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Oct 1842
Date of death: 16 Dec 1842
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Tubercular deposits in Bronchial glands. Ulceration of large intestine. Calcareous deposit in falx.
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines); Calculi (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The patient was admitted into the Hospital for a severe and constant pain in the head. He had not suffered from fits. Some little time after his admission he had fever, of which he ultimately died. The severe pain in the head continued up to the time of his death.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Louisa Nye, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 May 1841
Date of death: 22 May 1841
Disease (transcribed): Congestion of membranes, softening of brain. Tubercles in lungs
Disease (standardised): Congestion (Brain); Softening (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lungs)
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: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Birch, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1841
Date of death: 22 May 1841
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Ulceration of small intestines. Kidneys mottled & granular
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Ulcer (Intestines); Disease (Kidneys)
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, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Edward Gee, 38, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jan 1841
Date of death: 27 May 1841
Disease (transcribed): Tubercles in cerebellum, lungs, kidneys, neck & abdomen
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain, lungs, kidneys, neck, abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal canal, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Wybrow, 16, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 May 1841
Date of death: 27 May 1841
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular deposit in cerebellum, thorax, abdomen & cavity of uterus
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain, thorax, abdomen, uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'In the year 1836 I examined the body of an elderly lady who died of tubercular phthisis; in this case the cavity of the uterus contained about [2 ounces] of purulent scrofulous matter, which was completely enveloped in a kind of cyst’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

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