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Occupation or role: Married
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Oct 1863
Date of death: 2 Nov 1863
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of liver with obstruction of portal vein and atrophy of substance
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver); Obstruction (Veins); Atrophy (Veins)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: On admission this patient, an Irish woman, was jaundiced of a bright yellow.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Sep 1865
Date of death: 28 Sep 1865
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man had been ill for the last two months. He had had rheumatism nine years before. Five weeks before admission his legs began to swell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Railway guard
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Jan 1857
Date of death: 3 Feb 1857
Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of aorta bulging into right ventricle. Extravasation of blood into lungs. Diseased heart
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Extravasation (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: For a year he had experienced pain in the chest, dyspnoea and palpitation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jan 1852
Date of death: 31 Jan 1852
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Old pleurisy on the right side. Emphysema and engorgement of the lungs. Appearances as of old pneumonia. Diseased aortic valve. Peculiar patch of soft areolar tissue containing blood in substance of liver
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pleurisy (Pleura); Emphysema (Lung); Engorgement (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This patient had only been attacked about a fortnight before admission with tightness of the chest, pains in the limbs, cough and shortness of breath with a good deal of expectoration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Child
Age: 4
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Sep 1862
Date of death: 6 Oct 1862
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular deposit. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This child was reported by its mother to have had a fit of convulsions a month previous to admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Sep 1855
Date of death: 7 Oct 1855
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma and ulceration of stomach. Fibrin in abdominal veins
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Stomach); Ulcer (Stomach); Thrombosis (Veins)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: For eight or nine weeks previous to her admission her legs had swollen a great deal which she attributed to constant standing at her work. Her bowels were very costive and she began to feel pain in the left side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Aug 1855
Date of death: 10 Oct 1855
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Heart. Congested Lungs
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: The present illness came on six weeks before his admission with shivering, vomiting, pyrexia, scanty micturition and oedema of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Sep 1855
Date of death: 12 Oct 1855
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of Intestines. Fibrin in abdominal veins
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Thrombosis (Veins)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This woman stated that for eight months she had suffered from pain in the bowels for which she often had recourse to strong aperient medicines.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tripe dresser
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Sep 1860
Date of death: 9 Oct 1860
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the heart. Aneurism of the aorta
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Aneurysm (Aorta)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'A tripe dresser. He attributed his illness to sleeping in the open air for several nights 6 years ago. He then appeared to have caught cold; he suffered from rheumatic pains and shortness of breath. But he was not confined to bed and soon got better’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Music teacher
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Sep 1865
Date of death: 9 Oct 1865
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: Her illness began three months before admission with symptoms of cold, pain and swelling of arms and of legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and head
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Photographer
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Sep 1866
Date of death: 8 Oct 1866
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease. Hydrothorax
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Hydrothorax (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: He had suffered from rheumatic fever when ten years of age and subsequently from three attacks each worse than the previous.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1855
Date of death: 13 Oct 1855
Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of subclavian artery
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This man had been suffering from short breath for two and a half years. He had also spat blood and later experienced pain in the elbow of the right arm.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: n/a
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Oct 1865
Date of death: 12 Oct 1865
Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart. Aneurism of aorta
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Aneurysm (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: He had been in the Hospital twice before with dyspnoea, oedema and haemoptysis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Jun 1865
Date of death: 20 Oct 1865
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the heart. Fibrinous blocks. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Oedema (General)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: In February last he was seized with a sudden attack of shivering and cold with epigastric pains and dyspnoea. Oedema of the legs followed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Milliner
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Dec 1847
Date of death: 18 Feb 1848
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia with great heptisation. Pericarditis and extensive endocarditis. Ascites. Deposits in spleen and kidneys.
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Ascites (Abdomen); Deposits (Spleen);Deposits (Kidney)
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 girl reported that she had enjoyed excellent health up to twelve months ago, when she began to work at a Milliners and consequently became much confined to the house. Her health from this time gradually began to fail.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Dec 1863
Date of death: 9 Dec 1863
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This case is not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Nov 1855
Date of death: 17 Nov 1855
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Adherent Pericardium
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Adherent (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This woman had been an inpatient last August. She had perceived swelling of the abdomen since January. In May she caught cold and suffered from rheumatism and the catamenia suddenly stopped.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Dec 1848
Date of death: 3 Jan 1849
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Disease of aortic & mitral valves. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Pleurisy (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted for the third time into the hospital labouring as on former occasions under an attack of acute rheumatism. She stated that she had had a fainting fit on the 11th inst, that she had been ailing ever since, and was hysterical & out of sorts, with fits of laughing, crying, fainting &c on the 13th till the joints became red & swollen & painful on 17th. This appearance had entirely subsided on her admission’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Dec 1852
Date of death: 5 Jan 1853
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the mitral valves. Dilatation of the cavities. Pulmonary apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman was admitted with general dropsy, stating that she had been subject to cough for fourteen years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Jan 1863
Date of death: 3 Feb 1863
Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: In October last this woman came to the hospital under the surgeons for a sprained ankle, which was attacked with rheumatic pain and swelling.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Nov 1867
Date of death: 22 Nov 1867
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Lung); Cancer (Heart); Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: Five weeks before admission he began to get rigors and pain in the right side and in the liver.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Nov 1864
Date of death: 18 Nov 1864
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Lattey, James and Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: 'This woman, who was admitted in a very neglected state, & suffering from great dyspnoea, stated that she had been suffering from palpitation, following rheumatism, for 6 or 7 years’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Nov 1861
Date of death: 18 Dec 1861
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart. Contraction of mitral valve.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with oedema of the lower extremities. She had in addition difficulty breathing, a cough and bronchial expectoration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Oct 1860
Date of death: 24 Nov 1860
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the heart. Hydrothorax
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Hydrothorax (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This patient had been admitted on May 30, 1856, under the care of Dr Page [William Emanuel Page] for acute rheumatism, the first attack. She had pericarditis while in the house, but recovered, to all appearance, perfectly, and left the hospital without any murmur connected with the heart’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Nov 1862
Date of death: 24 Nov 1862
Disease (transcribed): Endocarditis. Embolism. Consequent softening of brain (circumscribed)
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Embolism (Blood vessels); Softening (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This girl had been ill a fortnight suffering from pain in the chest, dyspnoea, debility and latterly delirium.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, heart, abdomen and joints
Type of incident: n/a