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Elizabeth Symmonds, 45, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Aug 1847
Date of death: 11 Oct 1847
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary apoplexy. Diseased heart. Ascites. Diseased liver. Fibrous tumour of the uterus.
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Lung); Disease (Heart); Ascites (Abdomen); Disease (Liver); Tumour (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This woman was admitted complaining of general uneasiness and pain in the right hypochondrium, of oppression at the chest and palpitation on exertion, and of oedema of the legs of about three weeks duration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Terry, 42, [Wife of] Baker

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Baker
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1903
Date of death: 21 Mar 1903
Disease (transcribed): Cardiac failure. Oedema of lungs. Old phthisis. Early granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Failure (Heart); Oedema (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Not seen by Medical Registrar. See medical notes 440.03
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, gall bladder, portal vein, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, alimentary canal, bladder, uterus and ovaries
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Thorn, 60, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Nov 1865
Date of death: 21 Nov 1865
Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This woman stated that for ten years past she had suffered from winter cough and bronchorrhoea. For the last fortnight the legs had been oedematous.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Tourner, 38, Needlewoman

Occupation or role: Needlewoman
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 May 1864
Date of death: 16 May 1864
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: 'This woman was admitted suffering severe dyspnoea, the act of breathing being acutely painful to her. She was a dark, spare person of melancholy aspect, a needlewoman. She attributed her illness to having slept with her window open two weeks before’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Underwood, 39, Chambermaid

Occupation or role: Chambermaid
Gender: Female
Age: 39
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1906
Date of death: 6 May 1906
Disease (transcribed): Gastric ulcer opening a branch of coronary artery to the stomach. Haemorrhage. Fatty degeneration of heart
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Haemorrhage (Stomach); Disease (Heart);
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'P.H. [Previous History]. Said to have been suffered from gastric ulcer and haematemesis three years ago. P.I. [Present Illness]. Severe epigastric pain and sickness immediately after food past three weeks. Two days before admission began to vomit blood in large quantities this continuing till day of admission'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Upton, 34, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Jun 1890
Date of death: 23 Aug 1890
Disease (transcribed): Thrombosis of both femoral veins, left innominate by internal jugular veins
Disease (standardised): Thrombosis (Veins)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The woman had borne three children. The last confinement was on March 9th 1890, and she kept to her bed for a month afterwards. On April 9th she was suddenly stricken with left hemiplegia without loss of consciousness, from which she had recovered a fortnight before admission. About that time she had pain in the groin followed by swelling of the leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pericardium, heart, lungs, larynx, thyroid gland, peritoneum, intestines, vermiform appendix, suprarenals, pancreas, bladder, spleen, liver, kidneys, uterus, ovaries and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Utting, 55, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Nov 1879
Date of death: 16 Dec 1879
Disease (transcribed): Fibroid tubercle of the lung. Old aneurysm of the aorta filled with consolidated fibrin
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Aneurysm (Aorta)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: About seven months before admission she had to give up work on account of weakness, emaciation and dyspnoea. This was referred to as bronchitis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Liver, kidneys, spleen, uterus and spinal column
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Walker, 17, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1869
Date of death: 5 Jun 1869
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis. Embolism of small cerebral arteries (?)
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Embolism (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This was was admitted in October 1866 with erythema rheumatism of both legs and at that time a prolonged mitral murmur was detected. The heart was then hypertrophied.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Walker, 53, Charwoman

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Sep 1915
Date of death: 18 Nov 1915
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of pancreas. Ascites. Portal vein obstruction. Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Pancreas); Ascites (Abdomen); Obstruction (Portal vein); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: For three months the patient had complained of pain in the epigastrium immediately after food and relieved by the passage of wind.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid gland, pericardium, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, genital organs and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Ward, 41, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 41
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1858
Date of death: 31 Mar 1858
Disease (transcribed): Fatty heart. Abscess of thumb
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Abscess (Thumb)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick and Hart, Ernest Abraham
Medical notes: 'Had a chap on her hand a week before admission, when she was washing some clothes, there [?] soda in the water, & from that time, an abscess formed there, getting worse till she came as OP [out-patient] 2 days ago’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, spinal cord, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Waters, 55, Housekeeper

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Mar 1898
Date of death: 6 Mar 1898
Disease (transcribed): Fibrotic heart
Disease (standardised): Fibrosis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Bottomley, Francis Carr
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: In December the legs began to swell and people told her how immensely stout she was getting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thyroid, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, stomach and skin
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Webb, 76, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 76
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Jul 1845
Date of death: 17 Aug 1845
Disease (transcribed): Ulcers on leg. Red hepatisation of inferior lobe, left lung. Dilatation with softening of heart. Old umbilical hernia. Kidneys granular with chronic inflammation and effusion of a patch of lymph in one of the pyramids of Malpighi
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg); Hepatisation (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Hernia (Abdomen); Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Spitta, Robert John
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with an ulcer near the great toe of the right foot and erysipelalous inflammation of the skin of the leg. There were also several abscesses in the cellular membrane of the limb’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Wilson, 50, Pantry maid

Occupation or role: Pantry maid
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Feb 1886
Date of death: 5 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Extensive valvular disease of heart. Pulmonary apoplexy. Venous congestion of the liver
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung); Congestion (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: She had been well up to five weeks before admission, when she caught cold and dyspnoea came on.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines and pancreas
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Woodman, 50, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Dec 1862
Date of death: 17 Jan 1863
Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart. Pneumonia. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
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 patient had for years suffered from urgent attacks of dyspnoea and cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Wright, 49, Forewoman

Occupation or role: Forewoman
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Mar 1922
Date of death: 24 May 1922
Disease (transcribed): Perforated gastric ulcer. Duodenal ulcer. Fatty heart
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Ulcer (Duodenum); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by: Tross, W.L.[?]
Post mortem examination performed by: Schuster, Norah Henriette
Medical notes: The patient had been troubled by indigestion for fifteen years. For the last few weeks she had had pain three hours after her meals, which was relieved by vomiting and taking more food. She was often wakened at night by pain. She was losing weight.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Tongue, fauces, thyroid, larynx, trachea, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, stomach, pylorus, small intestines, colon and rectum, liver, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, spleen and genital organs
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Young, 35, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Sep 1864
Date of death: 27 Sep 1864
Disease (transcribed): Disease of mitral valve. Consequent plugging of cerebral and other vessels
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Obstruction (Blood vessels)
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 was a case of sudden death occurring to a patient suffering from sub-acute rheumatism of a fortnight’s duration, who had been one day under treatment’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Elizah Glastonbury, [No age stated], Cabman

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Apr 1888
Date of death: 12 Apr 1888
Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of first part of aorta, bursting into the pericardium
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient was a cabman. Whilst driving his car in Bond Street he suddenly threw up his hands. He died immediately. He was brought to the hospital dead’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, thorax, heart, lungs, kidneys, spleen, liver

Type of incident: n/a

Ella Berriman, 15, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Jul 1907
Date of death: 29 Jul 1907
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs (R.9.10.11 and 12). Ruptured right auricle. Haemopericardium. Laceration of base of right lung. Right haemothorax. Complete rupture of left bronchus. Extensive rupture of right lobe of liver. Haemoperitoneum
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Rupture (Ear); Haemopericardium (Heart); Laceration (Lung); Haemothorax (Lung); Rupture (Bronchi);Rupture (Liver) ; Haemoperitoneum (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Jaffray, Francis
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: Brought in dead
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Ribs, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, thyroid, larynx, trachea, left bronchus, oesophagus, pharynx, tonsils, stomach, intestines, liver, gall bladder and ducts, suprarenals, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, ureters, bladder, uterus, ovaries, brain, meninges, skull and face bones
Type of incident: n/a

Ella Mack, 55, Servant

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Sep 1909
Date of death: 1 Oct 1909
Disease (transcribed): Lobar pneumonia. Grey hepatisation. Heart failure
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: The patient had been ill for three weeks. There was sudden onset with chill and rigors, with a bad cough for two weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, stomach, intestines, spleen, liver, gall bladder, kidneys, suprarenals, pancreas and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Elleanor Appleton, 13, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 13
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Apr 1885
Date of death: 13 May 1885
Disease (transcribed): Encysted empyema. Morbus cordis
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura); Cysts (Pleura); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Schachl, Frank F
Medical notes: Mother died of heart disease. She had rheumatism when eight and eleven. Pains began in the left side and back having caught a cold.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Ellen Evans, 25, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Apr 1861
Date of death: 21 May 1861
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung)
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 woman, who was unmarried, had for several years suffered from a rheumatism in a chronic form. A week before she came in, after much hard work and bad living, she was attacked with pain, redness and swelling of the joints.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Ellen Sullivan , 52, Upholstress

Occupation or role: Upholstress
Age: 52
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Aug 1861
Date of death: 29 Aug 1861
Disease (transcribed): Mitral valvular disease
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Ellen Andrews, 19, Cigar maker

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

Ellen Barker, 28, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Sep 1862
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Fatty degeneration of the heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: Tis woman was brought dead to the hospital having fallen down in the street a short time before.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Ellen Barker, 33, [Wife of] Painter

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Painter
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Oct 1888
Date of death: 10 Oct 1888
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis. Pulmonary apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Stroke (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Not reported here’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No post mortem examination’

Type of incident: n/a

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