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Occupation or role: Bus conductor
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Sep 1887
Date of death: 20 Sep 1887
Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever (ulceration & perforation)
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell and Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Patient was a bus conductor, who 14 days before admission was seized with pains down the back & arms which spread all over him and were accompanied by diarrhoea & vomiting'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Sep 1887
Date of death: 21 Sep 1887
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral abscess. Unilateral purulent meningitis. Otorrhoea. Caries of temporal bone
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain); Meningitis (Brain); Otorrhoea (Spine); Caries (Ear)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard and Bull, William Charles
Medical notes: 'An abstemious man, whose history was good excepting that he had left otorrhoea since childhood'

Illustrations: NoChart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Whitesmith
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Sep 1887
Date of death: 24 Sep 1887
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Prostatic hypertrophy. Retention of urine. Cystotomy
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Prostate); Cystotomy (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering and Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell and Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Was operated on for piles in Oct 1884. Had good health till he was quite old'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Sep 1887
Date of death: 30 Sep 1887
Disease (transcribed): Pthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: White-Cooper, George Owen
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Has usually enjoyed good health. He had inflammation of the lungs 15 years ago'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 19 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Oct 1887
Date of death: 31 Oct 1887
Disease (transcribed): Bronchopneumonia. Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The child was well until 1 month ago when glandular swellings were noticed on the throat'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Watchman
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Sep 1887
Date of death: 2 Nov 1887
Disease (transcribed): Stone in the bladder. Suprapubic cystostomy. Pelvic cellulitis. Pelvic peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Calculus (Bladder); Cystotomy Cellulitis (Skin); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Five years previous to admission he was kicked in the perineum. No blood came away at the time'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Unmarried child of] Needlewoman
Age: 4
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Oct 1887
Date of death: 2 Nov 1887
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient was a delicate child belonging to an extremely phthisical family'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Car proprietor
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Nov 1887
Date of death: 5 Nov 1887
Disease (transcribed): Inflammation of the rectum. Purulent peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Rectum); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The man had been under Mr Rouse's case for many months. In the spring of '87 he was an IP [in-patient] with a cancerous tumour of the rectum'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Agent
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Aug 1887
Date of death: 6 Nov 1887
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Caseous pneumonia. Tubercles
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Patient was of an apparently non-phthisical family who had been well until 1 year ago when he commenced to cough & grow weak'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Nov 1887
Date of death: 10 Nov 1887
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Patient was of no occupation. After feeling unwell for 2-3 days she had vomiting & slights rigors on Oct 23rd. She at once took to bed'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, stomach, intestines
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Sep 1887
Date of death: 13 Nov 1887
Disease (transcribed): Suppuration hydatid of pleura. Compression of the right lung. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Suppuration Cyst (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Patient was of a phthisical family, but had enjoyed good health until Aug 20th when she had slight rigors & two days later severe pleuritic pain'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Commercial traveller
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Nov 1887
Date of death: 16 Nov 1887
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient was a traveller of not very temperate habits, who had suffered 3 times from rheumatic fever and for some years had in the winter dyspnoea & cough'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Paperhanger
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Nov 1887
Date of death: 17 Nov 1887
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The boy had whooping cough in the winter 86-87. This was followed by measles & this by analceous[?] in the neck'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach, intestines, pancreas, tonsils
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Caretaker
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Oct 1887
Date of death: 23 Nov 1887
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis (Tubercular disease of the lungs)
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Patient was of a non-phthisical family so far as known. He had led a rough life as gold diggger &c & of late had been a [?] drinker'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, pericardium, liver, spleen, kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Inspector
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Nov 1887
Date of death: 29 Nov 1887
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Patient was of a healthy family & had enjoyed good health'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Nov 1887
Date of death: 30 Nov 1887
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis (cerebral). Spinal meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Meningitis (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient was unable to give any [?] account of herself'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder stomach, intestines, brain and membranes, spinal cord membranes
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Nov 1887
Date of death: 5 Dec 1887
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient was a housemaid of healthy family & personal antecedents. She had lately been on a visit to her family & was in unusually good health when on Nov 14th she began to feel weak & out of sorts & two days later had pain of pinching character in the epigastrium'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: abdomen, liver, kidneys, bladder, uterus
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Oct 1887
Date of death: 5 Dec 1887
Disease (transcribed): Pelvic cellulitis. Pleurisy, oedema & congestion of the lungs
Disease (standardised): Cellulitis (Pelvis); Pleurisy (Lung); Edema (Lung); Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'A multipara, whose last child was born in 1883. She had rheumatic fever when young before marriage. Towards the end of August '87 she was seized with an attack of shivering followed by vomiting'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, stomach, uterus, [?], pelvic cellular tissue
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Oct 1887
Date of death: 9 Dec 1887
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis and fibrosis of lung. Lardaceous disease
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Fibrosis (Lung); Amyloidosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient was a coachman of intemperate habits'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Dec 1887
Date of death: 10 Dec 1887
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral meningitis
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient was said to have seen to fall down suddenly & was brought in to the surgery, where he had a series of convulsions of an epileptic character. These passed off but patient remained unconscious'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, brain
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Storekeeper
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Dec 1887
Date of death: 10 Dec 1887
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Child had been previously healthy, but on the day before admission was drowsy, sleepy & declined to move or eat'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary tract, oesophagus, stomach
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Engineer
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Dec 1887
Date of death: 10 Dec 1887
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'About 3 weeks before admission he appears to have been ill with some cough & expectoration but improved for a day or two & then 14 days before applying at the hospital commenced to have pains in the back & weakness'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Nov 1887
Date of death: 10 Dec 1887
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of cerebellum
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'A married multipara, whose health has been always good with the exception of there being a chronic purulent discharge from each ear since childhood. There had been 8 or 9 polypi removed at various times from the left ear'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, stomach, intestines, brain, ear
Illustrations: NoChart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Kitchenmaid
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Dec 1887
Date of death: 11 Dec 1887
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria. Perforating ulcer of the stomach. Localised peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx); Ulcer (Stomach); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient seems to have had good health, her only complaint having been of dyspnea on slight exertion or worry. For a week before admission she felt weak, languid, & troubled with headache'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, stomach
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Greengrocer
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Nov 1887
Date of death: 13 Dec 1887
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever. Perforation. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Perforation Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient was a greengrocer, who was quite well until October 28th when he had cold shivers & severe pain in the lumbar region accompanied by headache, but no vomiting or diarrhoea'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, brain
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a