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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 10 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Apr 1901
Date of death: 25 Apr 1901
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria. Suppurative bronchitis. Bronchiectasis
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx); Suppuration (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Bronchiectasis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: On April 8th the child was noticed not to be well and on the 14th it developed a severe cold accompanied by nasal discharge.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Drayman
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Jun 1845
Date of death: 15 Jun 1845
Disease (transcribed): Injury of wrist joint, with suppuration and destruction of the joint etc. Secondary deposits in both lungs. Slight effusion in sub-arachnoid cellular tissue. Brain, especially the cortical structure, paler than natural. Mania
Disease (standardised): Injury (Wrist); Suppuration (Wrist); Deposit (Lungs); Effusion (Brain); Mania
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'The patient was reported to have been maniacal for several years. In his occupation, which was that of a drayman, an empty cart rolled over his hand. It did not appear of much consequence at the time, but was succeeded by an attack of diffuse cellular inflammation, which gradually extended up the whole arm’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, wrist joint

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jul 1843
Date of death: 27 Jul 1843
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jul 1849
Date of death: 15 Jul 1849
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis?
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, the history of 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: Footman
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 May 1875
Date of death: 25 May 1875
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia. Abscesses of lungs secondary to abscesses of knee joint
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Abscess (Lung); Abscess (Knee)
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 stated that for two or three years he had been subject to pains in the back and legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidneys and liver
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Apr 1867
Date of death: 4 Jun 1867
Disease (transcribed): Embolism of the pulmonary vessels. Broken down blocks in lungs
Disease (standardised): Embolism (Vessels); Blocks (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: He had been ill for four months with pains in the limbs and some swelling. He recovered to some extent but caught cold five weeks before admission and was then seized with pain in the loins and oedema of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 6
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Apr 1888
Date of death: 24 Apr 1888
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis and general tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The child was one of a family of 3, one of whom died of some disease unknown. She was in good health till 5 weeks before her admission, when she had measles. This was followed by a cough, and she lost flesh to a considerable extent. In some few days before she came in she screamed out at night’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Skull, brain, ears, eyes, abdomen, spleen, liver, lungs, heart, kidneys, stomach, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1880
Date of death: 27 Apr 1880
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
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
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Soldier
Age: 39
Date of admission: 3 Jun 1920
Date of death: 14 Jun 1920
Disease (transcribed): Acute nephritis. Broncho pneumonia and septicaemia
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Sepsis (Systemic);
Admitted under the care of: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical examination performed by: Bull, Henry Cecil Herbert
Post mortem examination performed by: Pleele
Medical notes: 'History. She had Influenza 3 weeks ago. 9 days before admission she developed swelling of the legs, cough, vomiting and fits of shivering and there was blood in the urine'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, liver, uterus, bladder, stomach, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 4
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1849
Date of death: 15 Jul 1849
Disease (transcribed): Abscess after periostitis. Secondary abscesses of lung
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Periosteum); Periostitis (Periosteum); Abscess (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: 'This child was admitted with the right leg put up in splints in consequence of a supposed fracture of the tibia, but the only account that could be learnt from the parents was the the little patient was supposed to have hurt his [sic] leg while playing with some other children. On removing the splints no fracture could be detected but the limb from the knee downwards was much swelled & inflamed. There was considerable fever & much restlessness’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, right lower extremity

Type of incident: Trauma / accident?

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jul 1853
Date of death: 16 Jul 1853
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomicae. Ulceration of the intestines
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This patient had been ill seven or eight days. He was in a low and depressed state.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Jun 1847
Date of death: 05 Jul 1847
Disease (transcribed): Ascites and anasarca. Old adhesion of pleura. Great congestion of lungs. Pleuritis with extensive effusion of fluid and compressed lungs. Pericarditis. Flabby heart. Dilatation of aorta.
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (Leg); Adhesion (Pleura); Congestion (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Compressed (Lung);Pericarditis (Heart) ; Disease (Heart) ; Dilatation (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This man who reported that he had been a free drinker, and had suffered from Rheumatic Fever, was admitted suffering from ascites and some little anasarca of the lower extremities.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Jun 1872
Date of death: 23 Jun 1872
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
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: Needlewoman
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1869
Date of death: 9 May 1869
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Empyema. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Empyema (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This woman had suffered from cough for the last four winters but had been much worse for the last five months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender:
Date of admission: Aug 1841
Date of death: Aug 1841
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous degeneration of kidneys. Extensive ulceration of mucous membrane of bladder. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Kidneys); Ulcer (Bladder); Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Sep 1854
Date of death: 22 Jun 1856
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomicae. Diseased Brain
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: The particulars of this case are given in Beales Archives Volume 1 page 81 by Dr John W Ogle.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Apr 1865
Date of death: 15 May 1865
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Page, William Irving
Medical notes: This patient was seized a year and a half ago with paralysis, diarrhoea, shivering, perspiration and faintness, with loss of power on the left side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shop assistant
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1919
Date of death: 9 May 1919
Disease (transcribed): Septicaemia following follicular tonsillitis
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic ); Tonsillitis (Palatine tonsil)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Davidson, [Unknown]
Post mortem examination performed by: Bostock, Marian Noel
Medical notes: A few days before admission she complained of sore throat and was treated for tonsillitis. For the last two days she complained of pain in the lower part of the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, vessels, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal, genital organs, brain, tonsils and cervical glands
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Date of admission: 12 Apr 1899
Date of death: 2 May 1899
Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis: oedema of lungs with chronic congestion
Disease (standardised): Mitral valve stenosis (Heart); Oedema (Lung); Congestion (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Powell, Llewellyn
Post mortem examination performed by: Belcher Hickman, H. R.
Medical notes: 'Patient was admitted with shortness of breath as his chief complaint. He had been getting gradually more short of breath up to September last when he was seized with right sided paralysis and aphasia for which he was treated in the West London Hospital for a fortnight. He was very weak when he left the Hospital but had no paralysis or aphasia. Since then he had been only able to do two days work in the week and had done none at all for more than a week before admission. He had had Rheumatic fever and smallpox at about 18 or 19'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a