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Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1886
Date of death: 29 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Pleuro-pneumonia (grey hepatisation)
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: He had rigors on March 21st when cough came on and pain in the right axilla from the 22nd.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Firewood cutter
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Apr 1860
Date of death: 22 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Meningitis. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'A firewood cutter of exceedingly drunken habits. From the account obtained from his wife, it appeared that he was taken ill on the 9th of April, having been continuously intoxicated for the previous week. He was seized with pains in the head and aching in the thighs’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Child
Age: 5 years 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Apr 1861
Date of death: 24 Apr 1861
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Dropsy. Scarlet Fever
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Oedema (General); Scarlet fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The child was attacked with scarlatina six weeks before admission and a month afterwards with swelling of the face and lower extremities.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 May 1859
Date of death: 20 May 1859
Disease (transcribed): Caries (syphilitic?) of the skull. Pleuropneumonia. ? Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Caries (Skull); Syphilis (Systemic); Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: Since last January this man had complained of pains in his head, especially on the right side, which were particularly severe at night.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1863
Date of death: 3 May 1863
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in cavernous body communicating with urethra
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Urethra)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man fell about six weeks before admission and struck he penis violently against a projecting piece of wood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and urethra
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Schoolboy
Age: 7
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1866
Date of death: 17 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Croup
Disease (standardised): Croup (Larynx)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This boy had been out of health with symptoms of cold and malaise since the beginning of the month.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Jeweller
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1874
Date of death: 24 Apr 1874
Disease (transcribed): Haemoptysis
Disease (standardised): Haemoptysis (Respiratory tract)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
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: Decorator
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Apr 1882
Date of death: 18 Apr 1882
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis. Pleural effusion. Congestion of liver. Cystic disease of kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Effusion (Pleura); Congestion (Liver); Cysts (Kidney); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: Two years before admission he began to notice dyspnoea and occasional oedema. The dyspnoea had increased considerably in the three weeks before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butcher
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Apr 1865
Date of death: 16 Apr 1865
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man had been attending as an out patient for a small scalp wound produced in a fight.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1886
Date of death: 29 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia (mixed form: lobar and lobular)
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: When quite young he had dyspnoea on exertion or when in dusty places, and every winter he had bronchitis with attacks of dyspnoea which became worse every year. For six months prior to admission he had emaciated much with pains in the chest and back.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Apr 1859
Date of death: 22 May 1859
Disease (transcribed): Albuminuria
Disease (standardised): Albuminuria (Kidney)
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 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: Schoolboy
Age: 7
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1862
Date of death: 27 Apr 1862
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This was a scrofulous looking boy who one month previous to his admission had a mild attack of scarlatina.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cabmaker
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1863
Date of death: 4 May 1863
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Haemoptysis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Haemoptysis (Respiratory tract)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This patient had suffered fro several years from cough which had latterly become very troublesome.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Apr 1875
Date of death: 5 Apr 1875
Disease (transcribed): Atheroma of aorta and valves. Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man had been subject to palpitation and since last September he had been laid up with pain in the chest and dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, liver, kidneys and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1863
Date of death: 6 May 1863
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull, ribs and leg. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: While working in a sewer, the earth suddenly gave way and he was knocked down and partly buried under it.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, chest, abdomen and leg
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Jan 1859
Date of death: 22 May 1859
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: This woman had been ill for eight weeks before admission. She attributed her illness to getting her feet wet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 6
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Feb 1884
Date of death: 9 Apr 1884
Disease (transcribed): Endocarditis
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: She had been in good health up to about three weeks before admission when she had vague ‘rheumatic’ pains, with restlessness and some screaming at night.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Brewhouse labourer
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Feb 1860
Date of death: 23 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Softening of the brain. Gangrene. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain); Gangrene; Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship and Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'A brewhouse labourer. In the habit of drinking freely, according to his own admission 5 pints a day. He was said to have had epileptic fits latterly, but it was not learned how long he had been so affected. He attributed his illness to a lump of coal falling upon the lower part of his back 7 weeks ago’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1865
Date of death: 17 Apr 1865
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: He was much exposed to bad weather. He had been subject to winter cough for the past six years and often spat blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Lady’s maid
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Feb 1862
Date of death: 28 Apr 1862
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Hydrothorax
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Hydrothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This woman, who had a severe attack of rheumatism in the West Indies, had been out of health about four months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Errand boy
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Mar 1888
Date of death: 2 Apr 1888
Disease (transcribed): Perforation of an ulcer in the vermiform appendix. General peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
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 boy was generally in good health. On March 21st he had acute abdominal pain. On the 22nd, 23rd & 24th vomiting, on the 25th he was weak, his bowels were open’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, lungs, heart, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Waterman
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Apr 1860
Date of death: 26 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Diseased heart
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'A waterman. He first became a patient on the 1st of Feb /60, when it appeared that for two months he had suffered from shortness of breath with cough and expectoration, never of blood’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Apr 1865
Date of death: 17 Apr 1865
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of bowels after typhoid fever
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: Three and a half months ago he was attacked with what he called a violent cold, violent pains in the limbs, cough and the bowels were not loose.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and larynx
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Jan 1874
Date of death: 26 Apr 1874
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Empyema
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Empyema (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: He had been subject to winter cough ever since he could remember accompanied with expectoration, but never haemoptysis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Potman
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Apr 1863
Date of death: 6 May 1863
Disease (transcribed): Disease of ear. Inflammation of lateral sinus. Subsequent pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Ear); Inflammation (Transverse sinuses); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man was admitted for a sore throat from which he had suffered for a week.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, temporal bone, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a