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John Carpenter, 28, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Apr 1877
Date of death: 15 May 1877
Disease (transcribed): Cardiac hypertrophy and dilatation. Dilatation of aorta. Granular kidney
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Dilatation (Arteries); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: On admission he was seen to be emaciated, but healthy of aspect. The abdomen was greatly distended, and dull through nearly all its extent. The legs were highly oedematous.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen.
Illustration or photograph: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Joyce, 41, Married

  • Occupation or role: Married
    Gender: Female
    Age: 41
    Date of admission: 13 Feb 1878
    Date of death: 12 Apr 1878
    Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis: pulmonary oedema
    Disease (standardised): Mitral valve stenosis (Heart); Oedema (Lung);
    Admitting doctor: Dickinson, William Howship
    Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
    PM performed by: Ewart, William
  • Byam, W.
    Medical notes: 'History. Rheumatic fever 16 yrs. [years] before admission: four attacks in the following 12 years, all following parturitn [Parturition]. Subject to diarrhoea: very subject to sick headaches: had lived badly from 23 to 36: had a strong disgust to fat: diaphoresis habitually profuse. The last attacks of rheumatic fever began about Xmas 1873: she was in bed till the middle of March 1874: From that time she suffered from palpitation on the least exertion. The pains lasted till Mar. [March] 1875, and returned every time she tried to work. At the end of Oct. [October] 1877 she was suddenly ceased [sic] with cardiac pain, increased on movement: hepatic and epigastric pains occurring at irregular intervals and persistent vomiting. The skin became yellow, the bowels costive. A week later the legs swelled and the perspiration[?] increased. Vomiting continued every five minutes for five weeks: after that about twice or thrice a day after meals, pain being increased by the ingestion of food'
    Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, ascites
    Illustrations: Yes
    Type of incident: n/a

Kate Neville, 28, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Sep 1879
Date of death: 8 Oct 1879
Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis. Pneumonia. Tubal nephritis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung); Nephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: About the end of November cough commenced gradually and increased steadily, being accompanied from the first by pain in the epigastrium and cardiac region. Her child was born February 28th 1879.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pericardium, liver and uterus
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Emily Punton, 60, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Jun 1879
Date of death: 2 Nov 1879
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of the ovary and of the peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Ovary); Cancer (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: Early in march, severe pains in the hypogastrium, resembling labour pains, set in and were very acute for some three weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Annie Smith, 33, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Gender: Female
Age: 33
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1878
Date of death: 26 Jul 1878
Disease (transcribed): Limited peritonitis with ulceration of the bowel into a limited peritoneal cavity
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ulcer (Intestines);
Admitting doctor: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. Erysipelas of L. [Left] leg at 15: frequent ulceration from that time: scarlatina in childhood: rheumatic fever at 17. Never robust: bad living till marriage: appetite always small: winter coughs for 8 or 9 years: catamenia scanty. Severe confinement on Dec. [December] 2nd 1876: very weak from that time: lactation scanty. In Novr [November] 1877 severe pain commenced gradually in the R. [Right] side of the abdomen; and increased steadily, being unaffected by period of day, by food or respiration. About the middle of Jan. [January] 1878 on severe paroxysms attacked him suddenly and lasted several hours until relieved by turpentine fomentations. The pain from the first was accompanied by constipation, and by vomiting, which was hardly ever absent for a whole day, and sometimes severe and constant for several. From Xmas she laid up'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, intestine
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Woodcock, 44, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Gender: Female
Age: 44
Date of admission: 20 Jun 1878
Date of death: 28 Jul 1878
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of liver
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver);
Admitting doctor: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. No heritable disease in the family. Weakly since marriage: rheumatic fever at 33: diaphoresis habitually scanty: fat not tolerated. Previous history of good health and natural functions. Forty seven days before admn [admission], she began to experience slight malaise and aching of limbs. Two days later a degree of icterus was established, which did not vary up to admission. After another two she began to vomit: vomiting from that time occurred on an average once a day: frothy matter vomited. Severe pain in the epigastrium appeared the day after the vomiting: it recurred afterwards at irregular intervals, generally in the evening to last all night. Loss of flesh during the illness: bowels fairly regular'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Hatch, 67, Shopkeeper

Occupation or role: Shopkeeper
Gender: Male
Age: 67
Date of admission: 24 Jul 1878
Date of death: 7 Aug 1878
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidney. Atheroma. Dilatation of the heart. Pleural effusion
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta); Cardiomyopathy, dilated (Heart); Pleural effusion (Lung);
Admitting doctor: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. Ague for 12 mo [months] at 15: otherwise healthy and temperate. Quite well till 12 mo [months] before admission, when he was attacked suddenly one evening as he was walking home, with dyspnoea and epigastric pain; both of which steadily increased thence forward, the latter being most severe after meals. Swelling of legs for 6 mo [months] before admission. Lungs noticed in epigastrium for three. Anorexia for 3 wks [weeks]. Much increase of dyspnoea for two. Cough for 7 or 10 days'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

James Brodrick, 45, Tailor

Occupation or role: Tailor
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Date of admission: 10 Jul 1878
Date of death: 27 Oct 1878
Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of the ascending aorta bursting into the pericardium
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta);
Admitting doctor: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. Previous history of good health and temperance. He had been a soldier, and spent the years 1857-1871 in India. About the middle of 1877 he began to be troubled with slight cough and dyspnoea, and a little shooting pain in the 2nd[?] L. [Left] intercostal space; all of which symptoms steadily increased till admission. About Oct [October] 1877 he first noticed a pulsating tumour in L. [Left] upper chest, which steadily enlarged. About Mar [March] 1878 he began to lose appetite and flesh. In Middlesex Hosp. [Hospital] from Ap. [April] 3rd: slight dysphagia about this time. Treated by 'starvation' till the end of June: grew very thin and weak. On full diet, he grew stronger and had less pain. Transferred to St Geo [St George's] on closure of Middlesex'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, aneurysm, spinal column, liver, kidneys, spleen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Edwin Dowden, 28, Plumber

Occupation or role: Plumber
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Date of admission: 15 Nov 1878
Date of death: 20 Nov 1878
Disease (transcribed): Diffuse peritoneal cancer. Cancerous stricture in the transverse colon. Gastrotomy
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abomden); Constriction (Intestines); Operation (Stomach);
Admitting doctor: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'One brother gouty: no other heritable disease in the family. Gonorrhoea and orchitis in 1870: disgust to fat: three or four pints of beer daily. Nothing else worthy of mark in the previous history. Malaise. From Xmas 1877, his appetite was deficient. Wasting. For about 6 mo [months] before admission he had been losing flesh. Pain and constipation. Otherwise he was quite well till 28 days before admission, where he woke with severe pain in the hypogastrium and abdomnen generally; the bowels being confined. […] About a fortnight before admission he suddenly began to vomit clear green'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, peritoneum, artificial anus, cancerous mass, stricture, liver, kidneys, spleen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Davies, 33, Joiner

Occupation or role: Joiner
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Date of admission: 20 Nov 1878
Date of death: 11 Dec 1878
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary tubercular disease (fibrosis)
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Fibrosis (Lung);
Admitting doctor: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. Two brothers died of consumption. Disgust to fat: headache and 'rising' after eggs: sick headaches. Coughs in winter from early years: otherwise healthy. Had drunk great quantities of beer, often a gallon a day: spirits seldom. Anorexia and disgust at the sight of food, about 2 yrs [years] (dates all vague). Epigastric pain after food, nearly as long: severe from the summer of 1877. Wasting for about 12 mo [months] (6 stone weight lost). Pain and swelling of knee; frequent micturition, scanty dark urine, from about Feb [February] 1878. Severe pains in the chest, about 'ten weeks'. Cough for 'eight or nine weeks' '
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

William Cockran, 47, Excavator

Occupation or role: Excavator
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Mar 1879
Date of death: 2 Mar 1879
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia (acute). Old chronic pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: A slight cough was present all the winter. Otherwise the patient was well until February 17th, when he woke with headache, pain in the back and limbs, sharp pain in the right flank on coughing, cough, dyspnoea and anorexia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Daniel Garnham, 59, Gardener

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Jun 1879
Date of death: 3 Jul 1879
Disease (transcribed): Hard cancer of the liver. Biliary obstruction
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver); Obstruction (Bile ducts)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient was suddenly attacked, five months before admission, with vomiting and faintness, followed after a few hours by severe pain in the epigastrium and right hypochrondrium which extended all over the abdomen and right side of chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, peritoneum, liver, pancreas, stomach, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Smith, 57, Estate agent

Occupation or role: Estate agent
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Apr 1890
Date of death: 19 Jun 1890
Disease (transcribed): Lymphadenoma
Disease (standardised): Adenoma (Lymph nodes)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: He had not had scarlatina nor rheumatism and gave no history of ague. For four months he had been getting very weak.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spleen, liver, intestines, pancreas, supra-renals, semilunar ganglia, kidneys, bladder, testes, pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, bronchial glands, pericardium and heart
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

John Dickson, 42, Brassfinder

Occupation or role: Brassfinder
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Nov 1897
Date of death: 12 Nov 1897
Disease (transcribed): Aortic aneurysm rupturing into left bronchus
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Rupture (Lung) ()
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Hands, 36, Waiter

Occupation or role: Waiter
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Feb 1902
Date of death: 24 Feb 1902
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomicae
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (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: In August 1900 a cough came on without any expectoration followed by shooting pains in the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract, suprarenals, alimentary canal and stomach
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Parrott, 20, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1896
Date of death: 30 Apr 1896
Disease (transcribed): Leucocythaemia
Disease (standardised): Leukaemia (Blood)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Wells, Sydney Russell
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: The patient had suffered from bloodlessness and palpitation for the last three years and was liable to fainting fits.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, stomach, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, uterus, brain, eyes, joints, bones and blood
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas McQuillan, 34, Joiner

Occupation or role: Joiner
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1896
Date of death: 28 Jul 1896
Disease (transcribed): Dilated stomach
Disease (standardised): Dilatation (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry. Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: He had typhoid fever ten or eleven years ago and was an In Patient in Adelaide Hospital, Sough Australis. His current chief symptoms were chronic indigestion, loss of appetite and constipation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, liver, pancreas, oesophagus, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, testes, lungs, larynx, heart and joints
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Joseph Lawrence, 20, Postman

Occupation or role: Postman
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Sep 1892
Date of death: 7 Oct 1892
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Thrombosis of lateral sinus. Cerebral and spinal meningitis
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Thrombosis (Transverse sinuses); Meningitis (Brain); Meningitis (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William. Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The parents of this patient stated that at the age of two years and nine months he had inflammation of the membranes of the brain. He began to suffer from slight deafness and an intermittent discharge from the left ear.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, pleurae, lungs, bronchi, larynx, thyroid gland, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart, intestines, vermiform appendix, spleen, pancreas, liver, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters and testes
Type of incident: n/a

Jane Turnstall, 81, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 81
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Sep 1892
Date of death: 21 Nov 1892
Disease (transcribed): Haemorrhage into cortex of the brain
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: For the last year and nine months she had been somewhat weakened by an attack of influenza.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, ovaries, spine and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

William Boyce, 50, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Mar 1895
Date of death: 7 Mar 1895
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: For the last fourteen years he had had a winter cough and generally an attack of bronchitis in the winter. He had had his usual winter cough this year but had never shaken it off.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, stomach, kidneys and bones
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Ruth Howell, 51, Servant

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Oct 1895
Date of death: 26 May 1895
Disease (transcribed): Obstructive jaundice (operation)
Disease (standardised): Jaundice (Skin); Operation (Thorax)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, stomach, pancreas, spleen, liver, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, uterus, lungs, heart
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Louisa Mills, 30, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1907
Date of death: 27 Dec 1907
Disease (transcribed): Gastric ulcer. Perforation of a vessel. Haematemesis. Death
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Perforation (Blood vessels); Haematemesis (Gastrointestinal tract)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: The patient was suffering from haematemesis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, tonsils, thymus, thyroid, muscles, pericardium, heart, valves, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, uterus, tubes, ovaries, stomach, large intestine, appendix, peritracheal glands and suprarenals
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

William Hooper, 64, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Gender: Male
Age: 64
Date of admission: 6 Aug 1904
Date of death: 11 Aug 1904
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull. Superficial haemorrhage. Bruising of the brain by contre-coup. Fractures of L. [Left] clavicle and ribs – Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull, clavicle, ribs); Haemorrhage (Head); Contusions (Brain); Bronchopneumonia (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: 'Admitted unconscious. The wife states that whilst going up stairs on the night of admission, patient fell down on the top of his head and at once became unconscious. He was brought to hospital by the police and never regained consciousness'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Eliza Balk, 33, [Wife of] Bricklayer

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Bricklayer
Gender: Female
Age: 33
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1904
Date of death: 4 Sep 1904
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of the pituitary body. Acromegaly. Tubercle of the peritoneum, pericardium, and lymphatic glands. Serous effusions
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Pituitary gland); Acromegaly (Pituitary gland); Tuberculosis (Peritoneum, pericardium, lymph nodes); Effusion (Brain);
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Ascherson, William Lawrence
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: 'Patient had been in the hospital seven years before her present admission for acromegaly and, since that time, had been attending regularly as an Out-patient. The hands fat and facial bones had been slowly increasing in size and there had been severe and continuous occipital headache. For some time she had been troubled with cough and had been becoming progressively weaker and thinner. On July 11th she was admitted on the surgical side of the hospital for glands in the neck'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Ernest Flay, 22, Motor driver

Occupation or role: Motor driver
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 May 1907
Date of death: 10 Jul 1907
Disease (transcribed): Chronic parenchymatous. Nephritis. Left pleurisy with effusion
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Pleurisy (Pleura); Effusion (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: A few days ago the patient developed a sore throat and the legs began to swell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, larynx, trachea, thyroid, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder and ducts, suprarenals, pancreas, spleen, kidneys and genito-urinary organs
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

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