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Occupation or role: Traveller
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jan 1866
Date of death: 20 Jan 1866
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: He was admitted in the last stage of consumption with a history of only two months cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Nov 1857
Date of death: 15 Jan 1858
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of the heart. Bronchitis. Congested kidneys. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lungs); Congestion (Kidneys); Edema (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A baker who has suffered from winter cough for 7 or 8 years. Six months ago his breathing became affected to a much greater extent’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Oct 1862
Date of death: 9 Oct 1862
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man was reported by the friends who brought him to the hospital to have had no sleep for two nights, to have gradually become restless, and exhibited symptoms of delirium tremens.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Excavator
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Jan 1860
Date of death: 26 Feb 1860
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Diseased liver
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'An excavator, much in the habit of spirit drinking. He had good health until six months ago, when bleeding at the nose came on and continued more or less for two weeks’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Valet
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Jun 1857
Date of death: 2 Jun 1857
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: He had been tippling for some time, and was first attacked with delirium tremens four days before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Oct 1865
Date of death: 10 Nov 1865
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of oesophagus
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Oesophagus)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man had been ill for eight weeks. The first symptoms were loss of appetite, pain across the chest, followed by vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Nov 1858
Date of death: 24 Dec 1858
Disease (transcribed): Oedema of the legs. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Edema (Legs); Bronchitis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined the case is not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined'

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 May 1857
Date of death: 16 Jul 1857
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Fluid in pericardium. Hydrothorax
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Hydrothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This man stated that the first symptoms of ill health in his case were violent pain in the head, and occasional offensive discharge from both ears.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and veins of lower extremity
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 May 1862
Date of death: 26 May 1862
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid cancer of liver
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson
Post mortem examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson
Medical notes: This man stated that he had always enjoyed excellent health until two months before he was admitted. He began to suffer from pain in the abdomen, which he noticed was enlarged.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: French polisher
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Apr 1859
Date of death: 4 May 1859
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Valvular disease of the heart
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: He said that he had been losing flesh and strength for six or seven weeks, and that he had had cough and expectoration for a month.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Feb 1857
Date of death: 19 Feb 1857
Disease (transcribed): Fever. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was removed unexamined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Feb 1860
Date of death: 17 Feb 1860
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Dilated heart
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs); Dilation (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This patient had had cough during the cold months of the last three years, this was generally accompanied with shortness of breath and oedema of the legs. He never spat blood’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Dec 1859
Date of death: 15 Dec 1859
Disease (transcribed): Hemiplegia
Disease (standardised): Hemiplegia (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: At midnight on December 9th he was found to be talking nonsense and insisting on getting up and walking down stairs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1864
Date of death: 11 Jun 1864
Disease (transcribed): Sudden death. Fatty heart
Disease (standardised): Sudden death (Systemic); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: 'This man was brought to the hospital dead, having fallen down in Bond Street. No history of him was obtained’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, abdomen, spine

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Malster
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 May 1861
Date of death: 13 Jun 1861
Disease (transcribed): Insanity. Delirium Tremens. Cystitis
Disease (standardised): Insanity (Brain); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Cystitis (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The patient was much addicted to ‘old ale’ and had been ‘long of dissolute character’. Eight weeks before he came into the hospital he discovered a considerable loss in business which ‘preyed upon his spirits’ and he ‘became eccentric in his behaviour’.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Schoolboy
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Jul 1862
Date of death: 17 Jul 1862
Disease (transcribed): Ideopathic tetanus
Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This child was found by a student who was called to deliver the mother, lying in the same bed with the latter.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, spinal cord, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Fishmonger
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Aug 1865
Date of death: 7 Aug 1865
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Disease of liver and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man had suffered for three months from troublesome cough and expectoration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Dec 1860
Date of death: 22 Feb 1861
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient’s real name was Mary Lynch. She had for several years been suffering from an occasional cough and spitting of blood, but her general health did not suffer until about 6 weeks before admission when after taking cold she had an increased cough, expectoration and pains about the chest. She had become greatly emaciated.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Face, thorax, abdomen and larynx
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Sep 1857
Date of death: 1 Oct 1857
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This man caught cold one very wet day two months ago, which was followed by cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, larynx and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Laundress
Age: 67
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Aug 1865
Date of death: 9 Sep 1865
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Bell, William A.
Medical notes: The patient had been ill since Christmas with occasional swelling of the feet and hands.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1862
Date of death: 14 Apr 1862
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis with cavities in both lungs
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This was a case of phthisis with cavities in both lungs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 May 1860
Date of death: 19 Jun 1860
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'A married woman, who had borne 8 children. For six months she had had cough with expectoration, latterly conjoined with emaciation, loss of appetite, night sweats and vomiting’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Aug 1859
Date of death: 13 Sep 1859
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Feb 1858
Date of death: 20 Feb 1858
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of the heart. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A pale & depressed-looking young woman engaged as a dressmaker. She had been ailing a month, & was first troubled with dyspnoea, cough & pain in the head. The bowels had also been relaxed, she had perspired copiously at night & had lost flesh’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 75
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Nov 1864
Date of death: 2 Nov 1864
Disease (transcribed): Cerebellar apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'No history was obtained in this case. The patient was moribund on admission’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head (‘no other part could be examined’)

Type of incident: n/a