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Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 May 1870
Date of death: 5 Jun 1870
Disease (transcribed): Enteric Fever. Ulceration and perforation of the large intestine. Peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Typhoid Fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestine ); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This girl had been a patient of the Fever Hospital for measles and on her discharge was sent to the servants home. While there she was seized with pain and aching in the limbs and diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Apr 1870
Date of death: 5 Jun 1870
Disease (transcribed): Miliary tubercles in Peritoneum. Peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man stated that he had been ill for a month with pains in all his joints, a slight cough, and, for three weeks, with dropsy which he had first noticed in his ankles.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General Servant
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Jun 1870
Date of death: 9 Jun 1870
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema and Bronchitis. Large cyst formed by dilatation of the back of the pelvis of the right kidney.
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Cysts (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: On admission, the patient stated that she was suffering from the effects of being knocked down by a cab a fortnight previously and that she had had pain in the abdomen ever since. The accident apparently first called her attention to an abdominal tumour.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, bones and joints, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Surgeon’s Dentist
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Jun 1870
Date of death: 8 Jun 1870
Disease (transcribed): Cancer (encephaloid) of the Pylorus.
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man had been ailing for the previous 12 months, complaining of increasing weakness, anorexia and emaciation, and latterly of abdominal pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jun 1870
Date of death: 12 Jun 1870
Disease (transcribed): Perineal section.
Disease (standardised): Operation (Perineum)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient had complained of difficulty of micturition and pain about the penis for a month.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, spleen, liver, kidneys, organs of generation, bladder and glands
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Jun 1870
Date of death: 13 Jun 1870
Disease (transcribed): Acute Rheumatism.
Disease (standardised): Rheumatic Diseases (Tissues)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with a moderately severe attack of acute articular rheumatism.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach, organs of generation and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Smith
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jun 1870
Date of death: 14 Jun 1870
Disease (transcribed): Anaemia.
Disease (standardised): Anaemia (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient had been ill for three months and for the last six weeks had been forced to give up work. He stated that his illness commenced with anorexia, debility and epigastric pain and heaviness after food. There was much dyspnoea, more especially on exertion and for the last week his legs had been slightly oedemetous.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Milkman
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 May 1870
Date of death: 16 Jun 1870
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the leg. Pyaemia.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man had lived intemperately and had had delirium tremens several times, the last attack three months before the accident. He was kicked on the left leg by a horse, producing a compound comminuted fracture of the left tibia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and suprarenal capsule
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: General Dealer
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jun 1870
Date of death: 16 Jun 1870
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Syphilitic gumma in the liver.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Syphilis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man, who had been a patient in the Hospital two years previously with dropsy, had two fits on the day of his admission. He was unconscious on admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, cranium and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jun 1870
Date of death: 18 Jun 1870
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophied Heart. Meningeal apoplexy.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: On the morning of the day of admission the man fell down in a fit having previously complained of sleeplessness. On admission he was unable to give any account of himself, but lay semi-conscious, with widely dilated pupils.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Plumber
Age: 74
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jun 1870
Date of death: 20 Jun 1870
Disease (transcribed): Lithotrity. Abscess in the vesical walls. Pyelitis.
Disease (standardised): Operation (Bladder); Abscess (Bladder); Pyelitis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient had suffered for three years from vesical imitation, haematuria and occasional sudden stopping of stream of urine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Potman
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Jun 1870
Date of death: 20 Jun 1870
Disease (transcribed): Acute pulmonary tuberculosis.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient had been ill for three weeks with pains and aching all over, dyspnoea, and a slight cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, pericardium, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Jun 1870
Date of death: 20 Jun 1870
Disease (transcribed): Acute Rheumatism.
Disease (standardised): Rheumatic Diseases (Tissues)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This woman was admitted with acute rheumatism which she had had for fifteen days. This had been her third attack, the second having occurred six weeks before. Recovery was incomplete and she relapsed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jun 1870
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary phthisis. Haemoptysis.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Haemoptysis (Respiratory Tract)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient was not seen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Miller
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1870
Date of death: 22 Jun 1870
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophied heart.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man fell down from a fit on the day of his admission. He soon recovered consciousness but was extremely shaky and tremulous. He squinted much and stated that this had been the case for some years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Child
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Jun 1870
Date of death: 26 Jun 1870
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Fracture of pubes and rupture of symphysis.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Pelvis); Rupture (Cartilage)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient had been run over by a waggon.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Whitesmith
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jun 1870
Date of death: 26 Jun 1870
Disease (transcribed): Miliary tubercles in the lungs. Granular kidneys.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The man was admitted delirious and unable to give any account of himself. He was pale and anxious, constantly shivering, with very small quick pulse.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jun 1870
Date of death: 1 Jul 1870
Disease (transcribed): Morbus Cordis.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man stated that for the last seven months he had suffered much from cough and dyspnoea. He became dropsical only two days before his admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Jun 1870
Date of death: 28 Jun 1870
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia (left).
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This child was admitted with diarrhoea and intense abdominal pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines, glands and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Jun 1870
Date of death: 1 Jul 1870
Disease (transcribed): Lobular pneumonia. Renal congestion. Nephritis.
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Nephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This child was admitted with whooping cough and there was also slight bronchitis of both lungs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, larynx, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Draper’s Assistant
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jul 1870
Date of death: 7 Jul 1870
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the Pylorus.
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man had been ill for six months with frequent sickness, constipation and much abdominal plain. He had lost flesh very much.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Jun 1870
Date of death: 3 Jul 1870
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Rupture of visceral pleura. Ulceration and rupture of chordae tendinae of the tricuspid valve.
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Rupture (Pleura); Rupture (Heart); Ulcer (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with haemoptysis, which had commenced five weeks previously. He complained of great pain on the right side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jun 1870
Date of death: 7 Jul 1870
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Pulmonary congestion. Old inguinal hernia.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Lung); Hernia (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with an old hernia which was unable to reduce.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1870
Date of death: 11 Jul 1870
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the thigh. (Fracture of the skull?)
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This patient, a temperate man, was thrown off a carriage and brought to the Hospital in a state of extreme collapse and with very much the appearance of some visceral rupture.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Exterior of body. No other parts of the body was examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Jul 1870
Date of death: 12 Jul 1870
Disease (transcribed): Acute pulmonary tuberculosis. Meningeal apoplexy with formation of a false membrane.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This woman was admitted delirious and unable to give any account of herself. Her friends reported that she was accustomed to drink to excess and had become delirious three days before her admission. She lay constantly talking to herself, occasionally screaming and often called out that she was going to be killed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation and cranium
Type of incident: n/a