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Thomas Lester, 38, Signal man

Occupation or role: Signal man
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Dec 1887
Date of death: 13 Jan 1888
Disease (transcribed): New growth. Sarcoma of lung, diaphragm, brain
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Lung, diaphragm, brain)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: 'He had been a soldier, and had ague, when in India. He had also had syphilis? 8 years ago he had a severe illness lasting 14 days with headache and delirium. For 6 months he had been growing weak & suffering much from headache, his mental condition had also deteriorated with much depression of spirits’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, spinal cord, eyes, ears, thorax, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, oesophagus, spleen, liver, kidneys, stomach, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

Samuel Garrett , 50, Bootmaker

Occupation or role: Bootmaker
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Jan 1888
Date of death: 20 Jan 1888
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia of lower lobe of right lung. Purulent meningitis of brain and spinal cord. Vegetation on mitral valve. Infarct in right kidney
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Meningitis (Brain, spinal cord); Vegetation (Heart); Infarct (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: 'Was in this hospital in Sep 1887 under the case of Dr Dickinson [William Howship Dickinson], suffering from pleurisy. He was then in the hospital 14 days. After leaving he kept well until the Xmas festivities, these brought on sharp lancinating pains in the right side of the chest’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, spinal cord, ears, eyes, thorax, pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, pericardium, heart, kidneys, spleen, liver, stomach

Type of incident: n/a

William Wilson, 59, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1888
Date of death: 23 Jan 1888
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of lower end of the oesophagus. 2ndary infiltration of cardiac orifice & end of stomach. 2ndary deposits in liver
Disease (standardised): Malignant disease (Oesophagus, heart, stomach); Deposit (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: 'He had good health until Feb 1887 when suddenly became unable to swallow solid food, any attempt to do so being attended by pain & regurgitation. From that date he had lived on fluids’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Oesophagus, larynx, trachea, lungs, heart, spleen, kidneys, liver, pancreas, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Bond, 36, [Wife of] Porter

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Porter
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Jan 1888
Date of death: 23 Jan 1888
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of manubrium sterni (small round-celled sarcoma). Secondary infection of cervical glands of right side. Large white kidneys
Disease (standardised): Malignant disease (Sternum); Infection (Cervical glands); Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: 'She had been married 15 years. She had had 2 miscarriages but bore no children alive. Was well up to Sep ‘87 when she began to lose blood per vaginam’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, trachea, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, sternum, neck, spleen, kidneys, uterus, stomach, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Forrett, 45, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Jan 1888
Date of death: 26 Jan 1888
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated left inguinal hernia, reduced by operation. Cyst of the left ovary with twisted pedicle
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Groin); OperationCyst (Ovaries)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'A widow who had had 4 children. There had been a hernia on the left side for 3 years. She had worn a truss over a hernia which had never been reduced’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, ovary, intestines, spleen, kidneys, liver, heart, lungs, brain, spinal cord

Type of incident: n/a

Matilda Aller, 48, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Jan 1888
Date of death: 7 Feb 1888
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of the hepatic flexure of the large gut. Secondary deposits in the liver and mesenteric and cervical lymphatic glands
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Intestines); Deposit (Liver, glands)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: 'She had borne 5 children. Up to 4 years before coming here she had been well. At that date [she] was attacked with ‘rheumatic gout’. She was in bed 14 days’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, liver, intestines, spleen, thorax, lungs, heart

Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Stollard, 65, [Wife of] Porter

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Porter
Age: 65
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Feb 1888
Date of death: 12 Feb 1888
Disease (transcribed): New growth. Primary of pancreas with secondary deposits in the peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Growth (Pancreas); Deposit (Peritoneum)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'No good history could be obtained either from the husband, the son or a neighbour who came with her, and although they were all examined, the following facts only were elicited. On February 6th she complained of abdominal pain, but had no serious symptoms. On February 11th she also complained of pain in the abdomen and was treated with ginger brandy without any benefit. Later in the day a doctor was called in. He diagnosed ‘abdominal obstruction’. Her bowels had not been open for about 3 days’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, abdomen, pancreas, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach, intestines, thorax, lungs, heart

Type of incident: n/a

Mary Moore, 32, Teacher

Occupation or role: Teacher
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Dec 1887
Date of death: 15 Feb 1888
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the upper end of the rectum involving neighbouring soft tissues
Disease (standardised): Malignant disease (Rectum)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'Father died of ‘cancer of stomach’ at 38. Had been failing in health for 6 years, but went on teaching in national schools till Sept ‘87. She began to have pain in her back in June ‘87 & has been in University College Hospital & at Croydon’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, rectum, intestines, stomach, spleen, kidneys, liver, pharynx, larynx, heart

Type of incident: n/a

Alice Baker, 25, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Feb 1888
Date of death: 16 Feb 1888
Disease (transcribed): Ruptured tubal. Gestation of left Fallopian tube of about 3 months pregnancy. Hemorrhage. Abdominal section. Corpus luteum in right ovary. Hydro-salpinx of right Fallopian tube which is blocked by old firm connective tissue
Disease (standardised): Ectopic pregnancy Haemorrhage (Fallopian tube); Section (Abdomen); Cyst (Ovary); Hydrosalpinx (Fallopian tube)
Admitted under the care of: Champneys, Francis Henry
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, uterus, ovaries, Fallopian tubes, stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, lungs, heart

Type of incident: n/a

Luther Baker, 27, Commissionaire

Occupation or role: Commissionaire
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Sep 1887
Date of death: 22 Feb 1888
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma occupying the whole of the left half of the chest and bulging over two inches beyond the median line
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Chest)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'An old soldier: no history of heritable disease. In 1882 he had a chancre which was followed by constitutional syphilis for which he was treated in Army with mercury. In 1884 he got a wound in the palm of the right hand: this healed at once […] In August 1885, the right forearm was amputated in Belfast Military Hospital’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, heart, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, testicles
Illustrations or photographs: Yes (see PM/1888/68)
Type of incident: n/a

Johanna Kennedy, 62, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Jan 1888
Date of death: 28 Feb 1888
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of rectum, involving vagina and sacrum. Colotomy in left iliac fossa
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Rectum, vagina, sacrum); Colotomy
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'The patient was a widow, who had had 2 children. No history of any previous illness. In April 1887, a swelling formed near the anus, which burst & pus came away’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Colotomy wound, spleen, kidneys, thorax, lung, heart

Type of incident: n/a

John Kennard, 60, Storekeeper

Occupation or role: Storekeeper
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Jan 1888
Date of death: 28 Feb 1888
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of cardiac orifice and small curvature of stomach, also of lower end of oesophagus with 2ndary deposits in retroperitoneal glands and in the peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach, oesophagus); Deposit (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'This man was transferred from the care of Dr Dickinson [William Howship Dickinson] to have gastrostomy performed’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, oesophagus, stomach, spleen, kidneys, thorax, lungs, heart

Type of incident: n/a

William Beaumont, 51, Bricklayer

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Jan 1888
Date of death: 29 Feb 1888
Disease (transcribed): Jaundice from cancer of the pancreas blocking common bile duct. Dilatation of common bile & cystic ducts and of hepatic duct
Disease (standardised): Jaundice (Skin); Cancer (Pancreas); Disease (Bile, cystic and hepatic ducts)
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 patient, who was a bricklayer, had been accustomed to drink beer and porter freely. He said that his abdomen had been large for up to 5 years. About Easter 1887 he became deeply jaundiced’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, intestines, duodenum, pancreas, liver, stomach, kidneys, bladder, thorax, lungs, heart, brain
Illustrations or photographs: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Eliza Davies, 46, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Jan 1888
Date of death: 4 Mar 1888
Disease (transcribed): Chronic Bright’s from small, pale, granular kidneys. Tumour in connection with sheath of left Gasserian ganglion. Aneurism of the left internal carotid artery
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidneys); Tumour (Brain); Aneurysm (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient had suffered from headaches all her life. During the year preceding her admission they were more severe. Her left eye had been prominent for 9 months. For six months she had lost the sight’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Cranium, brain, eyes, spleen, kidneys, lungs, heart

Type of incident: n/a

Alice Elliott, 9, [Child of] Gamekeeper

Occupation or role: [Child of] Gamekeeper
Age: 9
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Feb 1888
Date of death: 10 Mar 1888
Disease (transcribed): Vegetations of the mitral valve. Stenosis of the mitral valve. Embolism of the right middle cerebral artery
Disease (standardised): Vegetation (Heart); Disease (Heart); Embolism (Blood vessels)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The child lived at a village near Amersham in Buckinghamshire. She was in good health till July 1887 when she had acute rheumatism. On Christmas day 1887 she suddenly lost the power of moving her left arm and leg. She recovered power in her left leg so that she was able to walk about: the arm improved more slowly’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, spinal cord, abdomen, thorax, heart, spleen, kidneys, liver, stomach

Type of incident: n/a

Maria Smith, 46, [Wife of] Woodcutter

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Woodcutter
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Mar 1888
Date of death: 18 Mar 1888
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of cervix uteri. 2ndary deposit in roof of left lung & in thoracic & cervical glands, causing wasting left laryngeal muscles (& death from laryngeal span?). Other 2ndary growths in liver and pancreas
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Cervix); Deposit (Lungs); Growth (Liver, pancreas)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient gave no history of heritable disease, her parents died she said of old age. She was married twice and had eleven children, five of whom died when young. She had no miscarriages’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Neck, chest, thorax, larynx, lungs, abdomen, uterus, vagina, ovaries, liver, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Harriet Young, 34, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Feb 1888
Date of death: 21 Mar 1888
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis. Vegetations on the mitral valve, with vegetations also on the aortic valves, one of which has ulcerated
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Vegetation (Heart); Ulcer (Heart)
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 patient had acute rheumatism when about 14 years of age. She was laid up (in bed) for about 9 weeks. Six months before admission she had oedema of the legs. About nine weeks before she came in she had vomiting and on the following day sharp pain in her left side, and some cough’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, spleen, kidneys, liver, heart, lungs, brain, eyes

Type of incident: n/a

Jean Lachaize, 65, Engineer

Occupation or role: Engineer
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1888
Date of death: 27 Mar 1888
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of the lower end of the oesophagus. Gastrostomy. Hypostatic pneumonia and gangrene of both lungs
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Oesophagus); Gastrostomy; Pneumonia (Lungs); Gangrene (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'This man was originally admitted under the care of Mr Dent [Clinton Thomas Dent] at the beginning of 1888 with difficulty in swallowing & rapid emaciation. A diagnosis of oesophagal stricture was made & under treatment he improved, being sent to convalescent home in February. For the first week he gained weight & was free from pain. Afterward he got increased difficulty in swallowing & began again to emaciate’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, thorax, liver, spleen, kidneys, lungs, heart

Type of incident: n/a

Florence Dawson, 29, [Wife of] Salesman

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Salesman
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Oct 1887
Date of death: 7 Apr 1888
Disease (transcribed): Tumour of the upper part of the lumbar enlargement of the spinal cord, with consecutive myelitis of dorsal portion of the cord
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Spinal cord); Myelitis (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The father of the patient was said to have haemiplegia and occasional fits, apparently not epileptic. In early life she had scarlatina followed by dropsy. She also had measles & hooping cough [whooping cough]’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, spinal cord, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, stomach, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

Robert White, 52, Bootmaker

Occupation or role: Bootmaker
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1888
Date of death: 11 Apr 1888
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease (sarcoma) of left kidney. Dilated left ureter. Secondary growths in urinary bladder and in right lung
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Kidneys); Disease (Ureter); Growth (Bladder, lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'Good general health till June ‘86 when he became ‘blind’. Eyesight has rapidly got worse. Three weeks before Xmas ‘87 he began to have difficulty in micturition’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, kidneys, heart, lungs, spleen, liver

Type of incident: n/a

Nellie Hill, 9, [Child of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 9
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Apr 1888
Date of death: 25 Apr 1888
Disease (transcribed): Cerebellar tumour. A few scattered meningeal tubercles. Adherent pericardium with nodular deposits on posterior surface of left ventricle
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Brain); Tuberculosis (Brain); Disease (Heart); Deposit (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient’s mother said that she had more than once fallen down in the street and had been unable to get up, but no particulars could be obtained. For 2 days before her admission the child was said to have had a cold. She was kept in bed’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, skull, abdomen, thorax, lungs, heart, spleen, liver, kidneys, intestines, stomach, duodenum, pancreas, spinal cord

Type of incident: n/a

Ann Worsley, 44, [Wife of] Coachman

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Coachman
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Jan 1888
Date of death: 26 Apr 1888
Disease (transcribed): Primary malignant growth of liver
Disease (standardised): Malignant growth (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'There was no history of heritable disease. She had scarlatina when she was a child but gave no account of any other illness. About 18 months before admission her menstruation became irregular. Catamenia appeared about every three weeks, the discharge was considerable. She lost flesh for about a year and a half before she came to the hospital’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, thorax, heart
Illustrations or photographs: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

James Brockhurst, 26, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Mar 1888
Date of death: 26 Apr 1888
Disease (transcribed): Congenital syphilis. Sarcoma of left lung
Disease (standardised): Syphilis; Sarcoma (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'For about 7 weeks before he came to the hospital, the patient suffered much from cough, and spat up a considerable quantity of matter (this word is used in tis more comprehensive meaning). For 2 or 3 days before he came to the hospital he was much troubled with dyspnoea. He had no night sweats. He lost flesh’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, thorax, heart, lungs, liver, spleen, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Alice Mason, 28, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1888
Date of death: 8 May 1888
Disease (transcribed): Rheumatism. Vegetations along free border of mitral valve. Cerebral embolism. Old kidney infarcts
Disease (standardised): Rheumatism (Joints); Vegetation (Heart); Embolism (Blood vessels); Infarction (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'There was no history of rheumatism nor of scarlatina. For nine months before she came to the hospital she suffered much from neuralgia, and for 2 months before she came the pain was very severe. Four months before her admission she ‘grazed’ her left foot, the wound did not heal. For 3 days before she came in she had oedema of the legs’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, thorax, heart, lungs

Type of incident: n/a

Eliza Coughlan, 60, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 May 1888
Date of death: 14 May 1888
Disease (transcribed): Colloid cancer of left ovary. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient lost her sight when she was 3 or 4 months of age. She was in good health till about 5 months before she came to St George’s. She then had abdominal pain and began to notice that her abdomen was increasing in size. About 2 months later she began to suffer from dyspnoea and oedema of the legs’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, thorax, abdomen, kidneys, spleen, liver, lungs, heart

Type of incident: n/a

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