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Henry Walters, 40, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Apr 1846
Date of death: 30 Apr 1846
Disease (transcribed): Recent pleurisy and extensive hepatisation of the lung on the left side. Old adhesions on right side. Slight emphysema of both lungs. White patch on heart. Spleen soft and pulpy. Other organs healthy.
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Disease (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Spleen)
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 in a moribund state, unable to give a collection account of himself. It appeared however from his friends account, that they had lost sight of him for several says and found him four days before admission, lying in a room by himself, quite neglected and suffering from cough, dyspnoea and acute pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas White, 61, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1851
Date of death: 22 May 1851
Disease (transcribed): Heart enlarged. Dilatation of its cavities & hypertrophy of left ventricle. Calcareous deposits on aortic & mitral valve flaps. Old double pleurisy. Recent pleurisy on right side. Disease of kidneys. Atheroma of aorta
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'Was admitted under the care of Dr Bence Jones [Henry Bence Jones] in November 1850, complaining of cough & ‘stoppage of the breath’ which had then lasted more than a month. His general health continued good, and he had no previous illness’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Henry Hone, 57, Shoemaker

Occupation or role: Shoemaker
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Mar 1877
Date of death: 26 Mar 1877
Disease (transcribed): Cardiac dilatation with hypertrophy. Congestion of viscera. Old emphysema
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Congestion (Systemic); Emphysema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: About October 1876 the patient began to feel weak and chilly and suffered from pain about the epigastrium. Early in the following January he suffered from palpitation, a fortnight later from dyspnoea, and for a month before entrance to the hospital from swelling of the legs and abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Richard Walters, 46, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Mar 1890
Date of death: 10 Mar 1890
Disease (transcribed): Mitral and aortic stenosis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bennett, Lawrence Henry
Medical notes: The patient was first admitted three years before and mitral stenosis was diagnosed. For a week before this admission the patient suffered much from cough, dyspnoea and sleeplessness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

William Morrison, 39, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Gender: Male
Age: 39
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1904
Date of death: 29 Mar 1904
Disease (transcribed): Mitral regurgitation. Infective endocarditis. Infarction of spleen and left kidney
Disease (standardised): Mitral valve insufficiency (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Infarction (Spleen, kidney);
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: 'Not seen by Medical Registrar. See medical notes No. 501.04 [1904]'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Hannah Earnshaw, 37, [Wife of] Warehouseman

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Warehouseman
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Feb 1903
Date of death: 16 Apr 1903
Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis. Cardiac failure
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Failure (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See medical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

Kate Aldous, 35, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1893
Date of death: 2 Apr 1893
Disease (transcribed): Embolism of left middle cerebral artery. Haemorrhage into stomach
Disease (standardised): Embolism (Arteries); Haemorrhage (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: On April 1st this patient was found by her friends unable to speak, although then apparently not comatose, and with loss of power in her right arm and leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Nathaniel Vincent, 33, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 May 1849
Date of death: 22 May 1849
Disease (transcribed): Congenital malformation of the heart. Calcarous deposit in aortic semilunar valves. Atrophied muscular walls. Pulmonary apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Stroke (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'Admitted complaining of pain of abdomen, referred chiefly to right side, which had existed during 5 months, generally acoompanied by pain of head, & constipation of bowels. Appeared a good deal depressed, said he felt very languid: complexion sallow, conjunctive yellowish’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Annie Moriarty, 26, Still room maid

Occupation or role: Still room maid
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1875
Date of death: 29 Mar 1875
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the aortic valves. Pneumonia. Renal embolism
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung); Embolism (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This patient said that she had been in good health until six weeks before admission when she was attacked with severe cough and spitting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Robert Foster, 43, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1844
Date of death: 7 May 1844
Disease (transcribed): Partial pleurisy. Pneumonia. Heart very soft with dilated cavities and thin walls.
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with oedematous swelling of the lower extremities.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Louisa Shewing, 40, [Wife of] Coachman

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Coachman
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1910
Date of death: 24 Mar 1910
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis. Aortic incompetence. Mitral stenosis and incompetence. Tricuspid dilatation. Hydrothorax
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Hydrothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was admitted moribund. No history was obtained.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, valves, liver, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

James Tanner, 55, Plasterer

Occupation or role: Plasterer
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1907
Date of death: 6 Apr 1907
Disease (transcribed): Subacute tubal on early chronic interstitial nephritis. Cirrhosis of liver. Arterio sclerosis. Bronchitis. Hypernephromata in mesentery and lobus spigeli of liver
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Cirrhosis (Liver); Arteriosclerosis (Arteries); Bronchitis (Lung); Nephroma (Mesentery); Nephroma (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: For the past five weeks the patient had noticed increasing oedema of the legs. He had latterly had some abdominal pain and distension.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, trachea, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, stomach, alimentary tract, liver, gall bladder and bile ducts, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys and genito-urinary organs
Type of incident: n/a

Robert Pomphery, 58, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Mar 1894
Date of death: 3 Apr 1894
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia (double). Mitral stenosis - aortic disease
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Mitral valve stenosis (Heart); Disease (Aorta)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: 'The patient comes of a phthisical stock. He himself had suffered all his life from a winter cough and in February last had an attack of pleurisy in his left side - He was not a habitual drunkard but occassionally broke out into excess […]. On March the 27th he was suddenly attacked with pain in the left side and he had a rigor with dyspnoea - on the 25th he spat up 'blood' '
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Colven, 45, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Apr 1846
Date of death: 1 May 1846
Disease (transcribed): Ascites and anasarca. Hypertrophy and dilatation of heart. Lungs puckered from condensation of the pleura and the interlobular cellular tissue. Emphysema and oedema of these organs. Slight recent peritonitis. Circumscribed cavity between uterus and rectum
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (General); Disease (Heart); Disease (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Oedema (Lung);Peritonitis (Abdomen) ; Cavity (Uterus, Rectum)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in January suffering from general anasarca dependent upon diseased heart.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

James Purser, 68, Messenger

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Feb 1882
Date of death: 12 Apr 1882
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis. Calcification of mitral and semilunar valves. Granular kidney
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Calcification (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: Three months before admission he found dyspnoea and cough coming on. He was first admitted in 1881 and on examination a high pitched musical murmur with systolic was heard.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, vessels, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Florence Stokes, 32, Laundry hand

Occupation or role: Laundry hand
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Feb 1916
Date of death: 4 May 1916
Disease (transcribed): Appendicitis. Recto colic and pelvic abscess. Pylephlebitis
Disease (standardised): Appendicitis (Appendix); Abscess (Intestines); Abscess (Pelvis); Pylephlebitis (Veins)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: Oakden, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Right sided abdominal pain with vomiting and diarrhoea commenced a week ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, uterus and adnexa
Type of incident: n/a

William Mungean, 42, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Apr 1847
Date of death: 06 May 1847
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration and destruction of epiglottis. Ulcers of mucous membrane of pharynx and posterior wall of trachea. Vomica and tubercles in lungs. Hypertrophy of left ventricle. Aortic valves much diseased and contracted.
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Larynx); Ulcer (Pharynx); Ulcer (Trachea); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
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 patient was admitted giving a distinct history of Laryngeal Phthisis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Fauces, larynx, trachea, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Harry Curd, 15 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 15 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1891
Date of death: 1 Apr 1891
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia. Dilated heart
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'The brother of this child died recently of diphtheria in this hospital. The child itself was said to have had measles when 12 months old, and to have recovered well. About 2 months before admission it began to suffer from cough, and became rapidly worse in the last week'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, head, spinal cord

Type of incident: n/a

Robert Morphew, 57, Roadman

Occupation or role: Roadman
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Mar 1901
Date of death: 28 Mar 1901
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage (Haemorrhagic cyst). Yellow softening. Granular kidneys. Hypertrophied heart
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Cysts (Brain); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Stokes, Whitley Bland
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: The patient was said to be suffering from cerebral congestion. He was unconscious and roused with difficulty. He could not answer any questions.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract, alimentary canal and cranial cavity
Type of incident: n/a

John Taylor, 56, Stableman

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Apr 1852
Date of death: 1 May 1852
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposits and vomicae in both lungs. Hepatized lung on one side. Hypertrophied heart with white patches on its surface. Atheromatous state of the general arterial system. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: He was admitted reporting himself to have been ill for nine weeks with a bad cough, but having evidently suffered from it for a considerable time previously.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, trachea and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Grimwood, 56, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 May 1850
Date of death: 21 Jun 1850
Disease (transcribed): Varicose veins of legs. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Varicose veins (Veins); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This body not being examined, the case is not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was removed by the friends without examination
Type of incident: n/a

Arthur Wheeler, 39, Auction Porter

Occupation or role: Auction Porter
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1870
Date of death: 6 Feb 1870
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Apoplexy.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Stroke (Brain)
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 brought in comatose with a history of a fit immediately before admission. He was stated to be a hard drinker and had complained of pain in his head, on which he was accustomed to carry considerable weights.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Harriet Young, 34, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Feb 1888
Date of death: 21 Mar 1888
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis. Vegetations on the mitral valve, with vegetations also on the aortic valves, one of which has ulcerated
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Vegetation (Heart); Ulcer (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient had acute rheumatism when about 14 years of age. She was laid up (in bed) for about 9 weeks. Six months before admission she had oedema of the legs. About nine weeks before she came in she had vomiting and on the following day sharp pain in her left side, and some cough’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, spleen, kidneys, liver, heart, lungs, brain, eyes

Type of incident: n/a

Rosa Middleton, 9, [Child of] Confectioner

Occupation or role: [Child of] Confectioner
Age: 9
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1914
Date of death: 8 Apr 1914
Disease (transcribed): Aortic and mitral reflux. Acute endocarditis. Pericarditis with adherent pericardium
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: Turton, James Richard Henry
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with previous symptoms of dyspnoea and cough, with attacks of praecordial pain
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, larynx, thyroid, trachea, pericardium, heart, aorta, oesophagus, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, ureters, bladder and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Bernard Smith, 2, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Mar 1912
Date of death: 4 Apr 1912
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia. Fatty heart
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: n/a
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Cohen, Bertie Isaac
Medical notes: The child had a rash of raw ham colour confluent and profuse over the entire body for one week.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, urinary tract, pancreas, stomach and glands
Type of incident: n/a

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