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Thomas Elliott, 27, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Jan 1883
Date of death: 1 Jan 1883
Disease (transcribed): Double pleuro-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: He had been in a state of nearly continuous delirium for two days before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Alice Brewer, 74, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 74
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Dec 1880
Date of death: 9 Jan 1881
Disease (transcribed): Left pleuritis. Granular & cystic degeneration of kidneys
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Evans, Arthur Owen and Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Harper, Gerald Samuel and Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'No known family diseases. Was never before laid up with illness. Violent attacks of cough began about a month ago, with copious thick greyish expectoration, & sweating'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

William Heathcote, 50, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Jan 1882
Date of death: 12 Jan 1882
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of larynx. Asphyxia. Laryngotomy
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Larynx); Asphyxia (Systemic); Laryngotomy (Larynx)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Fisher, Frederick Charles
Medical notes: There had been very distinctive syphilitic ulceration of the face.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

George Medding, 1, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1884
Date of death: 29 Mar 1884
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria. Tracheotomy
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx); Tracheotomy (Trachea)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: The child had had whooping cough for about two months. The day before admission he refused the breast, coughed often and seemed to have pain in the head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

George Sitch, 4 ½, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4 ½
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1881
Date of death: 25 Mar 1881
Disease (transcribed): Membranous disease of the fauces & airpassages
Disease (standardised): Disease (Throat)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'He attended as out-patient in Sep-Oct 1879 for convulsions which ceased after a vermifuge. No previous attack of croupous symptoms. He has had a slight dry cough for a month which has been growing upon him. A fortnight before admission he stopped going to school. Medical advice was taken then and on March 21 he was so far recovered as to be allowed out of doors. The cough recurred and on 22nd his medical attendant reports a patch of exudation visible on each tonsil'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Air passages, lungs, heart, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

Albert Bowen, 4, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Apr 1882
Date of death: 12 Apr 1882
Disease (transcribed): Membranous inflammation of air passages. Nephritis
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Respiratory system); Nephritis (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: Eight days before admission a slight cough was noticed and some restlessness at night. He complained of sore throat and lost his appetite.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Air passages, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Robert McCleverty, 53, Collector

Occupation or role: Collector
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Sep 1882
Date of death: 19 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Large white kidneys. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: During his later years he had attacks of pain in the smaller joints and across the loins. He gave up work owing to ‘lumbago’ and ‘gout’.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Joseph Perrins, 43, Whip maker

Occupation or role: Whip maker
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Feb 1882
Date of death: 11 Apr 1882
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular ulceration of intestines and lungs. Lardaceous disease of liver, spleen and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Intestines, Lung); Ulcer (Intestines, Lung); Amyloidosis (Liver, Spleen, 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: He was admitted in 1881 with much albuminuria. He was discharged but his appetite remained poor. His cough increased and oedema set in in January 1882.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

George Crowder, 54, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1884
Date of death: 28 Mar 1884
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Emphysema
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung)
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: This man had had symptoms of Bronchitis chiefly in the winter for six or seven years and had been in the Hospital in 1882 with symptoms of chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

William Marchant, 6, Schoolboy

Occupation or role: Schoolboy
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Apr 1882
Date of death: 12 Apr 1882
Disease (transcribed): Tubal nephritis. Serous effusion in pleurae. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Effusion (Pleura); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: Five weeks before admission he had a very painful sore throat. He had been very weak and drowsy, vomited frequently and had much headache.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleura, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

James Brown, 44, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1881
Date of death: 28 Mar 1881
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'No family history of phthisis. He has spent 22 years in the Navy and Merchant Service and during that time had very good health. Four months ago he gave up his sea life and came to live in London. Since then he has never been free from cough and has lost flesh rapidly. His sputa have become very profuse and purulent and his dyspnoea constant'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

James Sullivan, 4 ½, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4 ½
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1881
Date of death: 3 Apr 1881
Disease (transcribed): Lobar pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'Not reported here'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined'

Type of incident: n/a

Annie Prior, 11 months , [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 11 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1883
Date of death: 22 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis. Bronchitis. Catarrhal pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Bronchitis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: For two days before admission she had been vomiting frequently, and on the morning of March 18th she had four or five convulsive attacks
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Owens, 68, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1884
Date of death: 2 Apr 1884
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Emphysema
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung)
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: He had been a healthy man and able to work as a coach builder until about Christmas 1883 when he began to suffer from cold and cough and was reduced to great prostration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

William Glanfield, 36, Cab driver

Occupation or role: Cab driver
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1884
Date of death: 3 Apr 1884
Disease (transcribed): Pleuro-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung)
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: He was thrown from a car of February 8th 1884 and much bruised on the left side. His urine after the accident was full of blood. He was readmitted complaining of pain over the left side of the thorax and much cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and ribs
Type of incident: n/a

Norah Godbeer, 2 , [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1884
Date of death: 3 Apr 1884
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria. Tracheotomy
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx); Tracheotomy (Trachea)
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: The child had been in fairly good health up to March 30th when some discomfort was noticed in the evening and food was refused. Dyspnoea came on in spasms with great restlessness and prostration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Fauces, larynx, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Robert Mumford, 23, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Mar 1882
Date of death: 12 Apr 1882
Disease (transcribed): Old empyema. Lardaceous degeneration of most of the viscera
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura); Amyloidosis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: He was first admitted in 1876 when he had empyema and was much relieved by thoracentesis and left the hospital with a pleural fistula. He continued to attend for a long time to obtain a solution of iodine to inject into the pleural cavity.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

John Negus, 61, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Mar 1883
Date of death: 25 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Granular kidneys. Hypertrophied heart
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: For a year he grew weaker and liable to suffer from long colds. For several months he had noticed himself very pale and his appetite had failed. He had universal oedema.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

John Heffron, 61, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Feb 1883
Date of death: 24 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Ulceration of large intestine
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: He had been engaged in active work on the roads until four months before admission when his strength failed, and since then he had wasted greatly and complained of constant cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Martha Mackey, 5 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Apr 1884
Date of death: 6 Apr 1884
Disease (transcribed): Laryngitis. Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Laryngitis (Larynx); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: The child was in good health until she caught measles about three weeks before her admission, along with many children in her neighbourhood. She was living in a house next to that from which a child, George Medding, had come a few days previously and who had died of Diphtheria (see case number 100).
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Robert Oatridge, 37, Usher

Occupation or role: Usher
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Mar 1883
Date of death: 27 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Empyema. Abscess in lung
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Lung); Abscess (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: A fortnight before admission he felt pain over the right mastoid process and a humming noise in the right ear.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred George, 31, Stableman

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1884
Date of death: 7 Apr 1884
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
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: There was no family history of consumption. In October 1883 he had become an out patient at Brompton Consumptive Hospital and a physician tapped his right chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Cox, 53, Lodge keeper

Occupation or role: Lodge keeper
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Feb 1883
Date of death: 28 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Circumscribed empyema
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: About eight days before admission he began to feel slight shifting pain over the right flank, which grew more cutting as cough supervened.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Firth, 64, Decorator

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

William Muffet, 56, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Mar 1884
Date of death: 9 Apr 1884
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: For three or four years previous to admission he had been liable to much cough and gradually lost strength.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, larynx, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

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