Occupation or role: Plasterer Age: 20 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Jul 1881 Date of death: 10 Aug 1881 Disease (transcribed): Intestinal obstruction Disease (standardised): Obstuction (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Willis, Arthur Keith Post mortem examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier and Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'He had always enjoyed excellent health. No history of strain. Had never had any stoppage of the bowels, but was of a constipated habit. Hile illness commenced a fortnight before admission with abdominal pain; retching and vomiting of greenish substance; these symptoms became gradually more urgent' Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'An objection being raised an examination was made with only a small incision 4 inches long about umbilicus'
Occupation or role: Dressmaker Age: 54 Gender: Female Date of admission: 20 Jul 1881 Date of death: 11 Aug 1881 Disease (transcribed): Cancer of stomach Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Willis, Arthur Keith Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'Her mother was operated on for malignant disease of the breast in St George's Hospital and died 2 years afterwards on its recurrence. No further history of family disease. She has led an active life as dressmaker in London, feeling in good health until about 3 months before admission when she had much diffuse abdominal pain and noticed that she was losing flesh' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 13 Gender: Female Date of admission: 4 Aug 1881 Date of death: 11 Aug 1881 Disease (transcribed): Burn Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'Not reported here' Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined'
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 41 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 Jul 1881 Date of death: 12 Aug 1881 Disease (transcribed): Chronic interstitial nephritis Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship 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'
Occupation or role: Gas fitter Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Aug 1881 Date of death: 8 Aug 1881 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of both legs. Amputation of the left Disease (standardised): Fracture (Legs); Amputation (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'Not reported here' Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined'
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 36 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Aug 1881 Date of death: 13 Aug 1881 Disease (transcribed): Dysentery. Scurvy Disease (standardised): Dysentery (Intestines); Scurvy Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Willis, Arthur Keith Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'Up to present illness had enjoyed good health. For a month before admission she had been living on extremely poor fare. Three weeks before admission she got a severe sore throat with painful deglutition. A fortnight afterwards teeth & gums began to get sore & painful on attempting to masticate' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal, ovaries
Occupation or role: Potman Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Aug 1881 Date of death: 14 Aug 1881 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Willis, Arthur Keith Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'No phthisical history. Never had had cough or colds in winter. Never had haemoptysis or syphilis; good health but not strong. Not exposed to wet. Present illness commenced three weeks before admission with dull pain in right side of chest & abdomen: no cough or rigors' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 52 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Jul 1881 Date of death: 15 Aug 1881 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Cardiac hypertrophy Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys, heart) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Willis, Arthur Keith Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'No history of any attack of acute nephritis; no alcoholism. She has had for several winters attacks of cough with some slight oedema and great loss of appetite. Frequent headaches; polyuria as a rule for 5 or 6 years' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 51 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Aug 1881 Date of death: 16 Aug 1881 Disease (transcribed): Albuminuria. Cardiac disease Disease (standardised): Albuminuria (Kidneys); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier and Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'Not reported here' Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined'
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Aug 1881 Date of death: 15 Aug 1881 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Willis, Arthur Keith Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'No history of phthisis or strumous tendency. Good health until present illness. About two months before admission, while at work, he had had a violent fit of coughing & brought up about a 'pint of blood & slime'. The cough continued and troubled him most at night' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Aug 1881 Date of death: 15 Aug 1881 Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Laceration of brain. Fractured spine Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Fracture (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson Medical notes: 'Was said to have fallen about 30 feet. Was picked up quite insensible' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, spinal column Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: Trauma / accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 3 weeks Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Aug 1881 Date of death: 16 Aug 1881 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier Medical notes: 'Not reported here' Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined'
Occupation or role: General servant Age: 16 Gender: Female Date of admission: 9 Jul 1881 Date of death: 17 Aug 1881 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'She had smallpox in 1874 but beyond that can give no history of previous illness or discomfort. Menstruation normal. Until 4 days before admission she felt in excellent health: on trying to dress herself in the morning 4 days ago she found her hands and arms too weak to go on: with some difficulty she was helped downstairs and put to bed, where she lay on her back with flexed arms & wrists & much pain in the dorsal spine; she passed her water under her, would not move her arms to feed herself; no vomiting; slight headache; appetite good' no abdominal discomfort' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, abdomen, brain
Occupation or role: Chemist Age: 21 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Aug 1881 Date of death: 17 Aug 1881 Disease (transcribed): Adherent pericardium. Valvular disease of heart. Pulmonary congestion Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Congestion (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier Post mortem examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier and Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'His father gouty; he had had several attacks of rheumatic fever; last about 3 years ago. Scarlatina also when a child; no syphilis; good food; temperate. He had suffered some time from slight cough; dyspnoea on exertion; palpitation; not exposed to wet weather' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: Oilman Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Aug 1881 Date of death: 19 Aug 1881 Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary congestion. Weak heart (Rheumatism) Disease (standardised): Congestion (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Rheumatism (Joints)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'Mother rheumatic; father gouty. He had been subject to bilious attacks; had never had any previous rheumatism nor syphilis; temperate; general good health. His illness commenced six days before admission with slight pain in the right shoulder' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: Plumber Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Jul 1881 Date of death: 21 Aug 1881 Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of meninges, lungs, kidneys Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain, lungs, kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'No history of disease in the family. He has himself been in good health until the winter of 1880-81 when he was frequently laid up by coughs & lost strength. In April he began to feel some pain in the right flank, increased by coughing & sneezing. Frequent night sweats; no haemoptysis' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, abdomen, brain
Occupation or role: Butcher Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Aug 1881 Date of death: 25 Aug 1881 Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy with effusion. Phthisis Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'No phthisical history; had suffered frequently from coughs & colds; intemperate. Had been attending Brompton Hospital for 3 months up to nine days before admission: never had had haemoptysis: had been much exposed to inclement weather. After leaving Brompton Hospital his cough had got worse & the dyspnoea increased, his legs, ankles & feet became swollen; no pain; he had lost his appetite & 28lbs in weight since leaving that institution' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, abdomen
Occupation or role: Housemaid Age: 17 Gender: Female Date of admission: 26 Aug 1881 Date of death: 28 Aug 1881 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'She had been treated as an in-patient for enteric fever, from October 23rd to Feb 12th 1881. She then became convalescent & went to Bournemouth Convalescent Home. She was readmitted here on the 16 August complaining of great headache, sickness and weariness' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, intestine
Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: 64 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Apr 1881 Date of death: 27 Aug 1881 Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver etc. Obstructed bile duct Disease (standardised): Liver cirrhosis (Liver); Obstruction (Bile duct) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'He can give no history of previous illness. Has worked for some years for Meux & Co [Meux's Brewery Co Ltd] and has drunk beer very freely. No history of syphilis or previous jaundice. A fortnight before admission he felt heavy & dull & sick & became rapidly deeply jaundiced. No pain' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 4 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Aug 1881 Date of death: 1 Sep 1881 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'No history of tubercular disease in the family. He has had two attacks of scarlet fever. His mother says, and chicken pox & whooping cough and has recovered in all cases quickly. No other symptoms of ill health. Four days before admission he complained of pains all over & headache; vomiting very frequently both on an empty & full stomach' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, intestine
Occupation or role: Dressmaker Age: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Aug 1881 Date of death: 29 Aug 1881 Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'She had been working in a building where bad smells were prevalent (a fellow worker of hers had been attacked with typhoid fever a few days previous to her own illness) and she had been ailing for a few weeks before admission. 12 days before admission she felt generally ill; she had some shivering; pains in the back and limbs; heaviness about head; she did not then lie up. Two days afterwards her prostration increased; she felt thirsty, feverish; she then took to her bed. Two or three days before admission diarrhoea appeared (2-3 times daily)' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestine
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 70 Gender: Female Date of admission: 13 Jul 1881 Date of death: 23 Aug 1881 Disease (transcribed): Neglected cellulitis. Septicaemia(?) Disease (standardised): Cellulitis (Skin); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'Not reported here' Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined'
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Aug 1881 Date of death: 4 Sep 1881 Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship 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'
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Aug 1881 Date of death: 1 Sep 1881 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Fractured ribs Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Fracture (Ribs) Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'Not reported here' Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined'
Occupation or role: Commercial traveller Age: 26 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 Aug 1881 Date of death: 3 Sep 1881 Disease (transcribed): Meningitis. Purulent deposit on surface Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Suppuration (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'He has had frequent attacks of cold since he was a boy: his mother & brothers were very consumptive. For several years he has had otorrhoea from both ears, especially from left ear, with some severe headache when his otorrhoea is for the time stopped. A week before admisssion he was attacked with sudden most acute pain in both temples & 3 days afterwards became violently delirious & talkative' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum