Occupation or role: Fruiterer Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Apr 1858 Date of death: 4 May 1858 Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the pylorus Disease (standardised): Scirrhus (Stomach) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This man who was a fruiterer had been ill four months. He was a good deal exposed to wet & cold in his business, & used to feel what he at first considered rheumatic pains about his chest. But this pain presently became fixed at the epigastrium, & was attended by nausea after meals’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Laundress Age: 45 Gender: Female Date of admission: 8 Apr 1869 Date of death: 10 Apr 1869 Disease (transcribed): Wound of hand. Diffuse cellular inflammation. Poisoned blood Disease (standardised): Wound (Hand); Inflammation (Hand); Poisoning (Blood) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This woman was living in the same house with a man who had died of erysipelas. She had washed some rags which had been used for for the patient. The wife of the man was affected much in the same way. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and arm Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 66 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Apr 1846 Date of death: 29 May 1846 Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Anasarca. Colloid cancer of the lesser curvature of the stomach with extensive colloid and encephaloid deposit on the free surface of the peritoneum and in the sub peritoneal cellular tissue. Encephaloid deposit on diaphragm. Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Ascites (Abdomen); Cancer (Stomach); Cancer (Diaphragm) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient stated that he had enjoyed excellent health up to six weeks before admission when he began to experience uneasiness in the epigastric region, and to suffer after every meal from flatulent distension. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Builder Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Apr 1865 Date of death: 21 Apr 1865 Disease (transcribed): Granular degeneration of kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Smith, Heywood Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: He had been seized with cold shivers accompanied with pain in the limbs. At the same time cough came on accompanied with blood in the expectoration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Tailor Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 May 1871 Date of death: 11 Jun 1871 Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid cancer of the inguinal & lumbar glands & prostate. Morbus brightii Disease (standardised): Cancer (Glands, prostate); Nephritis (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'This man had suffered from nine months before admission from constant severe pain in the left leg & thigh. The pain was referred to the muscles & the joints were not & had not been swollen or painful’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, glands, bladder
Occupation or role: Law writer Age: 62 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Apr 1862 Date of death: 5 May 1862 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the heart. Pulmonary apoplexy Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This man came into the hospital complaining of pain in the chest and cough, which had been extremely troublesome for two months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 63 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Apr 1869 Date of death: Brought in dead Disease (transcribed): n/a Disease (standardised): n/a Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William 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: Music teacher Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 May 1863 Date of death: 20 May 1863 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This man was brought and left without any information having been given about him but it was learnt that he and his wife had been both lying in for a fortnight. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Porter Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Apr 1866 Date of death: 25 Apr 1866 Disease (transcribed): Purulent bronchitis. Hypertrophy of heart Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: The history was that he had been suffering from bronchitis since the July before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 62 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Apr 1865 Date of death: 22 Apr 1865 Disease (transcribed): Peculiar state of heart. Perforation of septum of ventricles Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Perforation (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Smith, Heywood Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: He had suffered from cough more or less from twelve months. Six weeks ago he was seized with retching and increase of cough, accompanied with great dyspnoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Porter Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 May 1873 Date of death: 22 May 1873 Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of heart Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This man had suffered for six months with palpitation and shortness of the breath on any exertion. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 23 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Apr 1845 Date of death: 23 May 1845 Disease (transcribed): Ascites from thickening of the capsule of the liver. Tapping. Erysipelas. Dilatation, without hypertrophy, of the heart Disease (standardised): Ascites (Peritoneum); Bleeding; Erysipelas (Skin); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient was stated to have enjoyed very good health up to two years ago, when she suffered from an attack of rheumatic fever, and since that time has always been subject to palpitation on very little bodily exertion. Nine months ago, she was delivered of a fine healthy child, & shortly after her confinement, she suffered from intense pain in the abdomen accompanied by violent diarrhoea’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Female Date of admission: 02 Jun 1847 Date of death: 05 Jun 1847 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis with pleuritic adhesions. Granular kidneys. Mucous membrane of uterus congested and hypertrophied. Cyst at extremity of fallopian tube Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Adhesions (Pleura); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Uterus); Cysts (Fallopian tube) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted in the last stage of Phthisis Pulmonalis, being in too weak a state to send away from the Hospital. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Porter Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 May 1858 Date of death: 8 May 1858 Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of the arch of the aorta, bursting into the oesophagus Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'A porter admitted with pain in the shoulders & at the epigastrium apparently in a fixed spot. There was some tenderness on pressure here & the pain was worse after taking food’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Messenger Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Apr 1866 Date of death: 26 Apr 1866 Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This man was admitted in a moribund condition and no history was obtained. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 51 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Apr 1845 Date of death: 24 May 1845 Disease (transcribed): Effusion of fluid in sub-arachnoid tissue. Lung congested posteriorly. Two aortic valves only, the surfaces of which were covered with fibrinous & calcareous deposits. Slight irregular depressions on surfaces of kidneys. Small calculus in pelvis of kidney Disease (standardised): Effusion (Brain); Deposit (Aorta); Congestion (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Calculus (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted complaining of pain in the chest, & cough said to be of ten days’ duration. The respiration was very quick & catching, & the pain in the chest was much increased on deep inspiration’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 May 1846 Date of death: 2 Jun 1846 Disease (transcribed): Old adhesions. Scattered tubercles in apices of lungs. Scrofulous disease of right kidney, with thickening of its capsule and condensation of the surrounding cellulo-adipose tissue. Chronic inflammation of the large intestine. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Inflammation (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient stated that about four years ago, he was knocked down and run over by a cart and he was so severely injured in the right lumbar region that he was obliged to keep to his bed for three months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Child Age: 4 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 May 1861 Date of death: 7 May 1861 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular abscess bursting in the trachea Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Trachea); Abscess (Trachea) 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 said to have suffered ever since she was attacked with Whooping Cough two years before. This left a frequent hacking cough. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 May 1846 Date of death: 2 Jun 1846 Disease (transcribed): Ovarian dropsy. Paracentesis. Inflammation of cyst which was extensively adherent to various parts of the peritoneum. Disease (standardised): Oedema (Ovary); Paracentesis (Abdomen); Inflammation (Ovary) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: This patient had repeatedly been in the Hospital during the previous two years, suffering from well marked ovarian dropsy. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: General servant Age: 23 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 May 1863 Date of death: 23 May 1863 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William 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: Kitchenmaid Age: 18 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 May 1872 Date of death: 24 May 1872 Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria. Pleuropneumonia Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx); Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This young woman came up to London from the country about six weeks ago and had always had good health up to fourteen days ago when loss of appetite commenced with occasional sickness and flying pain about the body. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, mouth, fauces, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Child Age: 5 Gender: Female Date of admission: 7 May 1861 Date of death: 7 May 1861 Disease (transcribed): Croup. Tracheotomy Disease (standardised): Croup (Larynx); Tracheotomy (Trachea) 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 observed to be hoarse, and dyspnoea very soon occurred. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 May 1846 Date of death: 3 Jun 1846 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis and enlarged heart Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart) 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 for some little time had been an outpatient of the Hospital, reported that for the last three of four months he had had a slight hacking cough and six weeks before admission he experienced considerable dyspnoea with pain in the chest. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 39 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Feb 1845 Date of death: 25 May 1845 Disease (transcribed): Circumscribed empyema. Malignant disease of the right ovary with recent peritonitis. Tumour in umbilical region Disease (standardised): Empyema (Lungs); Malignant disease (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Tumour (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in the autumn of last year, complaining of great distension of the abdomen, occasioning dyspnoea and great abdominal uneasiness. She said that the swelling which commenced at the lower part of the abdomen on the right side was first perceived about six months prior to admission’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Tailor Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Jan 1845 Date of death: 13 Jan 1845 Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of the arch of aorta bursting into oesophagus and trachea. Aorta atheromatous. Old pleurisy Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Plaque, atheroscelerotic (Aorta); Pleurisy (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'This patient, a tailor, dreadfully disfigured by a burn which occurred when he was 18 months old, stated that he had enjoyed excellent health up to last September year, at which time his notice was attracted by a slight pain in the upper part of the back, greatly increased on swallowing’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen