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Charlotte Waitman, 69, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 69
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1877
Date of death: 29 Apr 1877
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Bronchitis. Granular kidney.
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with languor and weakness, pain in the right side of the chest and abdomen, with inability to lie on the opposite side, choking sensations and occasional nausea, cough and dyspnoea, and extensive oedema of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and uterus.
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Ansell, 4, [No occupation]

Occupation or role: [No occupation]
Age: 4
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Apr 1877
Date of death: 1 May 1877
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis. Tubercles of brain, spleen and lungs
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, Meningeal (Brain); Tuberculosis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Spleen); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The child, as all its brothers and sisters, was prematurely born but robust. He had suffered from a cough and pain in the chest, and after that from severe and increasing headache, constipation and disturbed sleep. On the morning of admission he vomited and began to emit sharp cries.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum, brain and spinal centres.
Type of incident: n/a

Emily Bannister, 31, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 May 1877
Date of death: 6 May 1877
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia. Secondary abscesses. Large perinephritic abscess.
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Abscess (Kidney); Perinephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: This patient was admitted into the Surgical Wards on 7th February for abscesses on the right leg and the nape of the neck, the former of one, the latter of five weeks standing. The abscess of the leg was opened in the hospital and she was sent to Wimbledon.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, heart, liver, abscess, kidneys, spleen, spinal column, brain and uterus.

Type of incident: n/a

Mary Dawkins, 59, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 59
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Apr 1877
Date of death: 6 May 1877
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of stomach and peritoneum. Granular kidney. Catarrhal pneumonia and abscesses in lung.
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Disease (Kidney); Pneumonia (Lung); Abscess (Lung); Cancer (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: On admission she was seen to be much emaciated. The legs were oedematous and the abdomen distended.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum, stomach, uterus and bladder.
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Buckley, 49, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 May 1877
Date of death: 12 May 1877
Disease (transcribed): Goitre. Cancerous tumours in the lungs. Pneumonia. Granular kidney.
Disease (standardised): Goitre (Thyroid Gland); Tumour (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The isthmus of the thyroid began to enlarge in 1848, the left lobe in 1872. Since that year she had been weaker than usual and since 1874 had lost flesh. On admission she had a slight cough, with scanty viscid sputa, plentifully streaked with blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, goitre, heart, aorta, liver, kidneys, spleen, stomach, brain and uterus.
Type of incident: n/a

Maria Bedell, 53, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Jan 1877
Date of death: 14 May 1877
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Dilatation and hypertrophy of heart. Kidneys granular.
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient had been growing more and more weak and languid for two years, during the last ten months of which the legs had swollen. There had also been a cough and dyspnoea for four months, the urine had been scanty and the abdomen had swelled.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and uterus.
Type of incident: n/a

John Carpenter, 28, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Apr 1877
Date of death: 15 May 1877
Disease (transcribed): Cardiac hypertrophy and dilatation. Dilatation of aorta. Granular kidney
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Dilatation (Arteries); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: On admission he was seen to be emaciated, but healthy of aspect. The abdomen was greatly distended, and dull through nearly all its extent. The legs were highly oedematous.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen.
Illustration or photograph: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Oakham, 21, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 May 1877
Date of death: 16 May 1877
Disease (transcribed): Renal calculi. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Calculi (Kidney); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient had been sickly since having his skull fractured two years before admission. For six weeks there had been constant bleeding from the nose and gums. Five weeks before admission he had a fit and was unconscious for twenty minutes. On admission he complained much of pain about the heart.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, stomach and brain.
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Mears, 42, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 May 1877
Date of death: 19 May 1877
Disease (transcribed): Heart disease. Tubercular disease of lung. Bronchitis. Granular kidney.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Tuberculosis (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The recent history comprised increasing cough, commencing with a general catarrh, frequent headaches, night sweats, loss of strength, flesh and appetite, and bearing down pains.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, intestine, skull and contents, and uterus.
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Bateman , 50, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 May 1877
Date of death: 21 May 1877
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Cardiac hypertrophy with dilatation. Granular kidney
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient had been a healthy man but a very hard drinker. The recent history included swelling of the legs, cough and wheezing and expectoration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, intestine and peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Withers, 56, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 May 1877
Date of death: 24 May 1877
Disease (transcribed): Chronic tubular nephritis. Pulmonary tubercle.
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: From April 1876 the patient had suffered from increasing cough, dyspnoea, languor and depression, with anorexia and scanty urine. She also suffered from a cervical abscess, expectoration, goitre, pains in the limbs and joints and swelling of the legs and abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum, stomach and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

William Ward, 48, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 May 1877
Date of death: 24 May 1877
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Dilated heart.
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient's condition altogether precluded examination. He was admitted with intense dyspnoea and cyanosis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Emma Penn, 37, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1877
Date of death: 25 May 1877
Disease (transcribed): Tricuspid and mitral stenosis. Clotting in the left auricle. Emphysema.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Emphysema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: This patient had rheumatic fever at the age of 21 and a second attack five years later. From that time she suffered from palpitation, oedema of the legs and scanty dark urine. Early in 1876 she commenced to be troubled with cough and spitting, occasional haemoptysis, wasting, night sweats and diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum, intestine and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

William Fuller, 51, Baker

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: n/a
Date of death: 26 May 1877
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Granular kidney. Cardiac hypertrophy.
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: Since working in a snow storm in 1875 he had suffered from cardiac pain. He was admitted with an attack of gout of a fortnights duration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and peritoneum.
Type of incident: n/a

Richard Lewis, 58, Stableman

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Apr 1877
Date of death: 27 May 1877
Disease (transcribed): Chronic tubercular disease of the lung. Granular kidney.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: For a month he had a tickling cough, with general malaise. The cough increased more rapidly with dyspnoea, and slight blood streaked expectoration. He had suffered from dyspepsia for a week.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen.
Type of incident: n/a

Frederick Coon , 32, Groom

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 May 1877
Date of death: 29 May 1877
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary tubercle. Pneumonia. Granular kidney.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient was suffering from anorexia, increasing cough, mucopurulent expectoratio, weakness, wasting, scanty diaphoresis and trifling haemoptysis. The symptoms commenced after getting wet many times in the hunting field.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and brain
Type of incident: n/a

John J Bowler, 23, Wine Cellarman

Occupation or role: Wine Cellarman
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 July 1876
Date of death: 30 May 1877
Disease (transcribed): Chronic tubal nephritis. Passive effusions.
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Effusion (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with slight general oedema, of five days date, which had been preceded by a fortnight of general malaise.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Margaret Reed, 50, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 May 1877
Date of death: 30 May 1877
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary Phthisis. Tubercular ulcers of intestine. Amyloid disease of the abdominal organs.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines); Amyloidosis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: This patient, ill nourished, anaemic and sickly, was admitted in a state of delirium of a low type, which prevented a history being obtained.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum and intestine
Type of incident: n/a

Arthur Brown , 14, Errand boy

Occupation or role: Errand boy
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 May 1877
Date of death: 4 Jun 1877
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis. Pulmonary congestion (patchy).
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, Meningeal (Brain); Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: Three weeks before admission a headache commenced gradually. A week later it became severe and from that time he felt generally ill, slept badly and was troubled with obstinate constipation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, intestine and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Holman, 62, [No occupation]

Occupation or role: [No occupation]
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 May 1877
Date of death: 6 Jun 1877
Disease (transcribed): Atheroma of coronary and of cerebral arteries. Fatty heart. Granular kidney.
Disease (standardised): Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient had been suffering for many years from symptoms such as headaches, palpitations, drawing of the mouth and inability to speak, temporary loss of sight and giddiness. The day of admission she went out for a walk and was found unconscious by a policeman and brought to the hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, uterus and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Cahill, 27, Stoker

Occupation or role: Stoker
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 May 1877
Date of death: 6 Jun 1877
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular pulmonary phthisis. Laryngeal and intestinal ulcers. Necrosis of thyroid cartilage.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Larynx); Ulcer (Intestines); Necrosis (Thyroid)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: He had served in the militia in 1870 and contracted a severe coryza which he recovered from, but he never felt well after. The patient was admitted with a cough, dyspepsia, sore throat, dark urine and wasting and weakness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, intestine and brain
Type of incident: n/a

John Lakin, 32, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jun 1877
Date of death: 15 Jun 1877
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular disease of lungs and intestine and of larynx.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Larynx)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: Severe cough, with thick expectoration, anorexia, frequent hot night sweats and wasting commenced seven weeks before admission, and increased up to the time.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, larynx, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum, intestine and meninges
Type of incident: n/a

George Mackay, 25, Stableman

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jun 1877
Date of death: 16 Jun 1877
Disease (transcribed): Farcy
Disease (standardised): Glanders and Farcy (Respiratory Tract, Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: During the winter and spring he was in close contact with glandered and farcied horses; the lastest case dying a week before his entrance to St George's.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, spleen, peritoneum, intestine, kidneys, brain, spinal cord, testes, right knee joint, femur, veins and lymphatics
Type of incident: n/a

Blanche Wilson , 22, Milliner

Occupation or role: Milliner
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Apr 1877
Date of death: 17 Jun 1877
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary tubercular phthisis.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: For four years she had lived ill, and worked hard in a shop. A few months after commencing she began to suffer from short breath and occasional pain in the left side and swelling of legs. She later developed a cough, shivering and spat thick matter with blood in it.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, intestine, meninges, uterus and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

William Bunning, 61, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jun 1877
Date of death: 19 Jun 1877
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Bronchitis. Hypertrophied and dilated heart. Granular Kidney
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: For four or five years he had been troubled with winter coughs. From September 1876 the cough and dyspnoea were unusually severe and persisted. He lost flesh, grew weaker and his legs later swelled.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach and brain
Type of incident: n/a

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