Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Jun 1847 Date of death: 14 Jul 1847 Disease (transcribed): Extravasation of blood in texture of lung. Pericarditis. Enlarged heart with hypertrophy and dilatation. Endocarditis with fibrine on the valves of the left side. Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient had suffered from a severe attack of Rheumatic Fever about three years ago, and apparently had it complicated by some cardiac affection. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Waiter Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 May 1860 Date of death: 5 Jun 1860 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumothorax. Ulcer of the stomach Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pneumothorax (Lungs); Ulcer (Stomach) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man had been a waiter, and of intemperate habits. For 5 months he had had pains after food referred especially to the right side of the epigastric region’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 31 Gender: Female Date of admission: 09 Jun 1847 Date of death: 17 Jul 1847 Disease (transcribed): Ascites, recent peritonitis. Lining membrane of uterus inflamed with adherent portion of placenta. Malignant tumour in pelvis, partly scirrhus and partly encephaloid. Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Inflammation (Uterus); Adherent (Placenta); Tumour (Pelvis) 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 reported that about five months ago she perceived a tumour in the left pelvic region, and had been losing flesh and strength ever since. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Jul 1859 Date of death: 6 Jul 1859 Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Oedema (Indeterminate) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: As this body was not examined this case is not given. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 09 Jan 1847 Date of death: 10 Jan 1847 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Great congestion of lung, with apparent extravasation. Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Congestion (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted suffering severely from dyspnoea. He had been in India, and had on occasion suffered from inflammation of the liver. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: General servant Age: 17 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Dec 1867 Date of death: 14 Jan 1868 Disease (transcribed): Suppuration of bursa over trochanter. Pyaemia. Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This girl was in service at a coffee shop and have a history of having hurt her right hip against a bed stead three months before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Domestic servant Age: 26 Gender: Female Date of admission: 17 Jan 1860 Date of death: 20 Jan 1860 Disease (transcribed): Meningitis. Softening of fornix Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Softening (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This young woman, who had been a domestic servant, had been subject to headaches for a long time; for a fortnight she had been out of health, suffering at first from pain in the chest only. Six days before admission she became delirious, talking and laughing continually, and frequently vomiting’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Jun 1863 Date of death: 26 Jun 1863 Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Oedema (Indeterminate) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Under butler Age: 21 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Jul 1857 Date of death: 5 Jul 1857 Disease (transcribed): Arachinitis. Effusion into the ventricles. Phthisis Disease (standardised): Arachnoiditis (Brain); Effusion (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Hastings, Cecil William Medical notes: This man was admitted for what was at first state supposed to be delirium tremens, but no history of any intemperate habits could be obtained. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Jul 1846 Date of death: 14 Jul 1846 Disease (transcribed): Acute rheumatism of wrist and elbow joints. Sudden death. Congestion of veins at upper surface of brain. Small quantity of opaque fluid in pericardium. Heart somewhat dilated and flaccid, otherwise healthy. Other viscera congested. Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Arm); Congestion (Brain); Dilated (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient stated that in May last he had an attack of scarlet fever, which confined him to the house for about three weeks which left him weakened and his legs oedematous. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 58 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 Jun 1858 Date of death: 7 Jun 1858 Disease (transcribed): Abscess in tissue after diffuse inflammation. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Abscess (Tissue); Inflammation (Tissue); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'An unhealthy-looking woman who was so deaf that it was impossible to carry on conversation with her. The friends who brought her said that siz weeks ago she was slightly jaundiced & attended by a doctor for ‘enlarged liver’. On feeling somewhat over the attack she was observed to be still very weak & languid & a month later she had violent rigors followed by delirium which continued with pyrexia for three days’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left leg, left hand, right foot, thorax, abdomen, pelvis, cranium
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 37 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 Jun 1846 Date of death: 15 Jul 1846 Disease (transcribed): Coagula, of long standing, in arteries and veins of inferior extremities and in iliac arteries and aorta as well as in iliac veins and lower part of vena cava. Similar coagula in left ventricle and right auricle. Gangrene in inferior extremities. Disease (standardised): Coagula (Veins); Coagula (Arteries); Gangrene (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient stated that on the 8th of June she was suddenly seized with acute pain in the right foot, which shortly extended up the leg and thigh, and shot sometimes as far up as her loins. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 65 Gender: Female Date of admission: 12 Jul 1847 Date of death: 24 Jul 1847 Disease (transcribed): Extensive extravasation of blood in sub-arachnoid cellular tissue. Diseased arteries of brain. Hypertrophy of left ventricle. Diseased valves of aorta and mitral valve. Atheromatous deposit in aorta and coronary arteries. Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Brain); Disease (Arteries); Disease (Brain); Disease (Heart); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries) 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 on the 31st March 1846 after having a fall two days before. She felt quite well up to an hour before admission, when after exerting herself by walking very fast, she was seized with violent pain in the back of the head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident?
Occupation or role: Dressmaker Age: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Jun 1863 Date of death: 26 Jun 1863 Disease (transcribed): Suppuration in kidney in consequence of obstruction of the ureter by calculi. Bursting into peritoneum and consequent peritonitis Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Kidney); Obstruction (Ureter); Calculi (Ureter); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: She was admitted with a history nausea with frequent bilious vomiting and confined bowels. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 51 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Jun 1871 Date of death: 26 Jul 1871 Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Ascites. Paracentesis abdomenis. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Liver cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Peritoneum); Paracentesis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'This woman, who stated that her habits had been temperate, had noticed that her abdomen had been swelling for a considerable time. She complained of pain in the praecordial region. Urine loaded with urated, & contained a small quantity of albumen’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, organs of generation
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Nov 1845 Date of death: 16 Jul 1846 Disease (transcribed): Extensive eruption of the skin. Right lung consolidated throughout by inflammation. Old adhesions of liver and spleen Disease (standardised): Eruption (Skin); Inflammation (Lung); Adhesions (Liver); Adhesions (Spleen) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient was admitted covered with an eruption of about seven weeks duration. The eruption commenced according to the patient, with small vesicles which shortly burst forming scabs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 12 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Jun 1846 Date of death: 19 Jul 1846 Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis and endocarditis with long, thick fibrinous vegetations. Mitral and aortic valves thickened and contracted. Heart dilated and hypertrophied. Pulmonary apoplexy and congestion. Fibrinous deposit in spleen. Recent pleurisy Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung); Congestion (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient was admitted suffering from palpitation and severe dyspnoea. At the age of nine he was attacked with acute Rheumatism which caused and red, swollen joints and acute pain on the left side of the chest. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Shoemaker Age: 44 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Jul 1871 Date of death: 27 Jul 1871 Disease (transcribed): Dilatation of aorta. Aneurysm of the aorta. Hypertrophy of the heart Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Aneurysm (Aorta) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John and Noad, Henry Carden Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with a pulsating tumour over the top of the sternum. The morning after his admission while sitting on his bed, he complained suddenly of faintness & died in a few minutes. No history obtained’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 36 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Jul 1847 Date of death: 30 Jul 1847 Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Congestion of lungs with extravasation of blood. Enlarged heart with dilated cavities. Thickened and contracted mitral valve. Ascites. Contracted liver. Granular kidneys. Congestion of stomach and blood extravasated into its cavity. Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Congestion (Lung); Extravasation (Lung); Disease (Heart); Ascites (Abdomen); Disease (Liver);Disease (Kidney) ; Congestion (Stomach) ; Extravasation (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This woman was admitted almost in a state of collapse. It appeared that she had been confined about three months ago, and that shortly afterwards dropsy occurred. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 May 1872 Date of death: 15 Jul 1872 Disease (transcribed): Cancer of pylorus. Pressure on the ductus choledochus communis. Jaundice Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen); Pressure (Bile ducts); Jaundice (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This man said he began to fail in health about a year ago when pain for the first time commenced in the belly. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, stomach, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 48 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Mar 1873 Date of death: 5 Jul 1873 Disease (transcribed): Cancer of peritoneum and mesenteric glands. Ascites. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen); Ascites (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This woman stated that for about right months before admission she had had swelling of the belly gradually increasing in size. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, mesenteric glands, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 24 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Jun 1845 Date of death: 10 Jul 1845 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Extensive ulceration of the larynx and destruction of the thyroid cartilage. Tubercular ulceration of the small intestine. Tubercles in kidneys & mesenteric glands. Old & recent adhesions on both sides of the chest Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Ulcer (Larynx); Tuberculosis (Intestines, kidneys, mesenteric glands); Adhesions (Chest)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted complaining of cough, pain in the chest & hoarseness, diarrhoea and debility. He stated that he had suffered more or less form cough during the last ten months, and once or twice had slight haemoptysis, but had altogether been much less troubled by his cough than by the shortness of breath on making the slightest exertion’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Jun 1845 Date of death: 14 Jul 1845 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis, with pneumothorax and empyema of the right side. Old adhesions. Other organs healthy Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pneumothorax (Lungs); Empyema (Lungs); Adhesions
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient, who had lived abroad nearly all his life & appears to have lived in a very free & irregular manner, was admitted in a state of considerable excitement, with much tremor, but without delirium. He stated that during the last week he had entirely lost his appetite, and for three days had been unable to close his eyes, owing to frightful dreams which tormented him whenever he did so’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Needlewoman Age: 70 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 May 1873 Date of death: 9 Jul 1873 Disease (transcribed): Chorea Disease (standardised): Chorea (Central nervous system) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry 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: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Navigator and well sinker Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Sep 1845 Date of death: 15 Jan 1846 Disease (transcribed): Sloughs on back. Slight softening and increased vascularity of the dorsal part of the spinal chord. Fluid in there and in subarachnoid tissue. Exostoses of cranium. Suppuration in front of larynx. Pneumonia. Heart dilated. Aorta atheromatous and calcareous Disease (standardised): Sloughing (Back); Disease (Spinal cord); Effusion (Spinal cord, Brain); Exostoses (Skull); Suppuration (Larynx); Pneumonia (Lung);Disease (Heart) ; Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient was admitted labouring under partial paralysis of the lower extremities, which began shortly after he began work as a well sinker and had to stand nearly up to his middle in water. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spinal chord, cranium, larynx, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a