Occupation or role: House porter Age: 64 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Dec 1880 Date of death: 13 Jan 1881 Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of the heart Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Harper, Gerald Samuel and Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'No known family diseases. Health always good. Never laid up with serious illness. No intemperance. Was taken ill a fortnight ago with epigastric pain, loss of appetite, headache & little sickness, slight cough with frothy expectoration, & dyspnoea' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: Pew-opener Age: 66 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Jan 1881 Date of death: 12 Feb 1881 Disease (transcribed): Atheroma of arteries. Red softening of one corpus striatum. Granular kidneys (atheroma of heart valves) Disease (standardised): Plaque, atherosclerotic (Blood vessels); Softening (Brain); Disease (Kidneys)
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: 'For the last 10 or 12 winters she has suffered from cough & dyspnoea, seldom sufficient to confine her to bed' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, vessels, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain
Occupation or role: Hairdresser Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Feb 1881 Date of death: 9 Mar 1881 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Pericarditis Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Pericarditis (Heart) 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: 'He has been in indifferent health for the last 4 or 5 years, having frequent headache, sometimes very severe, preceded by mental irritability and followed by vomiting. His appetite was always small; his bowels constipated; no polyuria. Six months ago he felt too weak & short of breath to go on with his work. Constant pain in the back, cough & headache, oedema noticed a fortnight ago; dyspnoea has slowly increased, no thoracic pain' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: Paper stainer Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Apr 1881 Date of death: 9 Apr 1881 Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage. Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Disease (Kidneys) 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 has been a paper stainer all his life using much lead, arsenic, copper & mercury. He was an in-patient of St George's 24 years ago with colic; he has had none since; no wrist drop. For the last 20 years he has had frequent long attacks of cough and dyspnoea; for the last ten at least much polyuria. He has been a heavy drinker up to 1870 but slightly moderated his excesses since then' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain
Occupation or role: Cook Age: 34 Gender: Female Date of admission: 31 Mar 1881 Date of death: 15 Apr 1881 Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'She can give no account of any previous illness. She has had 3 children, of whom 2 died soon after birth; no miscarriages. She has had frequent attacks of vertical headache, mostly at the menstrual periods, which have been regular but very painful. Menstruation began 2 days before admission with unusually severe headache' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen
Occupation or role: Staymaker Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Mar 1881 Date of death: 20 Apr 1881 Disease (transcribed): Gastric ulcer Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson and Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'Since about the age of 18 has had frequent epigastric pain, as a rule increased by food: much vomiting, flatus, constipation & lassitude. About 8 weeks ago the epigastric pain increased considerably, and was constantly aggravated by food & pressure. 6 weeks ago she had her first attack of haematemesis, bringing up about a quart of dark coagulated blood mixed with a little food. Since then she has confined herself to liquid food' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Female Date of admission: 24 May 1881 Date of death: 28 May 1881 Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver Disease (standardised): Liver cirrhosis (Liver) 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: 'She has been employed in the kitchen for the last 14 years, & has never been laid up until 4 years ago when she had some pain of the abdomen with painful enlargement of the right side, and some ascites which she has had at intervals ever since; no oedema' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 37 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Mar 1881 Date of death: 17 Jun 1881 Disease (transcribed): Softening of the spinal cord Disease (standardised): Softening (Spinal cord) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'No history of previous disease can be traced. On March 7 she had a long railway journey during which epistaxis occurred twice; enforced long retention of urine with great discomfort; no abnormal symptoms on 8th; on 9th she sprang out of bed with very severe pain in her calves & feet, running up afterwards to her thighs & loins but not higher. She did not lose her consciousness in the least' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, spinal cord
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 36 Gender: Female Date of admission: 18 May 1881 Date of death: 7 Jul 1881 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys) 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 father died young of haemoptysis: no further evidence of disease of the lungs in the family. She has herself had no acute illness, but for the last year has never felt in good health. In the winter of 1880-1 she was troubled for the first time with sore throat and nearly incessant cough; sputa abundant muco-purulent, streaked with blood. Her voice grew very weak & husky and at times speaking was very painful' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Jun 1881 Date of death: 8 Jul 1881 Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Willis, Arthur Keith Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'No family history of disease can be obtained. She has herself had very good health until a year ago when she noticed a soft swelling on the right side of her neck which gave her continued discomfort and some pain. This has slowly and steadily increased in size, but the pain has been almost entirely absent for the last 3 months. It has been accompanied throughout by a slight dry cough, & frequent palpitation; the eyes are easily tired by reading, no exophthalmos noticed at any time. There has been much indefinite discomfort referred to cardiac region' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain
Occupation or role: Footman Age: 22 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Jul 1881 Date of death: 18 Jul 1881 Disease (transcribed): Mitral disease. Hypertrophy. Adherent pericardium Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Willis, Arthur Keith Post mortem examination performed by: ? and Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'Seven years ago he had rheumatic fever; some oedema of legs followed, which disappeared after convalescence. He began to feel rheumatic pains in right calf of leg, then in left, about 13-14 days before admission' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Jun 1881 Date of death: 20 Jul 1881 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Adherent pericardium. Pleurisy Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys, heart); Pleurisy (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Willis, Arthur Keith Post mortem examination performed by: Zimmerman, Benjamin Frazier and Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'He was an in-patient in this hospital in 1880. Since his discharge he has done work in the iron trade for six months in the last year, and has been stopped frequently by oedema & dyspnoea. He was in great distress for several days before admission' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain, bladder
Occupation or role: Carman Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Jul 1881 Date of death: 21 Jul 1881 Disease (transcribed): Cardiac dilatation. Pulmonary congestion Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Congestion (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Willis, Arthur Keith Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'This case was admitted with extreme dyspnoea; temperature 80; pulse 60; considerable cyanosis; urine containing much albumen' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen
Occupation or role: Tailor Age: 51 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Jul 1881 Date of death: 21 Jul 1881 Disease (transcribed): Intestinal obstruction Disease (standardised): Obstuction (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Willis, Arthur Keith Post mortem examination performed by: ? and Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'Was an in-patient in July 29th 1879 under the physicians with an attack which he described as 'stoppage of the bowels'. Stayed in hospital 6 days. Quite well since. Appetite as a rule good. Bowels acted once or twice daily. He has been off his appetite during late hot weather' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 42 Gender: Female Date of admission: 13 Jul 1881 Date of death: 24 Jul 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: ? and Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'No history of scarlatina. Had nine children. One miscarriage. First five children born at full time but not alive. Four born alive. One died at 2; the others healthy. Some polyuria for several years during pregnancy, water frequently withdrawn by catheter. No history of haematuria' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, generative organs
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 73 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Jul 1881 Date of death: 31 Jul 1881 Disease (transcribed): Cardiac disease. Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart, kidneys) 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: 'He led and active and temperate life in daily employment until Feb 1880 when he first noticed slight oedema and ascites. He suffered a good deal from bronchitis in the spring and lost strength and appetite: no headache, no polyuria, slight occasional diarrhoea' 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: Married Age: 38 Gender: Female Date of admission: 12 Aug 1881 Date of death: 23 Aug 1881 Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain) 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: 'No heritable disease. Had been subject to 'bilious headaches and vomiting'. Subject to hysterical fits & had had one epileptic fit a long time ago. Had two miscarriages previous to a living child being born. Had suffered from sore throat & skin rashes. Temperate. Had no sunstroke or head injury. Had been living on very little food lately & had had some headache & vomiting. Her daughter of 14 stated that she had had a fit 13 years ago. Three days before admission, while at work, she fell down' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen
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: [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: Kitchenmaid Age: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 Mar 1881 Date of death: 1 Oct 1881 Disease (transcribed): Renal calculi. Obstructed ureter Disease (standardised): Calculus (Kidneys); Obstruction (Ureter) 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 was in excellent health 4 months before admission when, in December 1880, she felt some sharp pain in left lumbar region running down her groin & thigh & noticed some blood in the water which was passed very frequently with much pain. She was treated in St Thomas' Hospital & received much relief: came out in 6 weeks with pain in left iliac region at times, which was increased by exercise. After a fortnight she was engaged as kitchenmaid at St George's Hospital and was laid up with scalded hand. The urine was then found to contain both blood & pus. The discharge of blood ceased after a few days in bed' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen
Occupation or role: Carver Age: 51 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Aug 1881 Date of death: 2 Oct 1881 Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver Disease (standardised): Liver cirrhosis (Liver) 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: 'He has no history of severe illness to give. He has been for long a carver in a club dining room and has drunk steadily, but not to any great excess. No history of syphilis. Constipation & flatus lately; no headache. For some weeks he has had slight jaundice, & his legs & stomach have swelled. The day before admission he suddenly vomited a large amount of dark red blood without pain or fainting' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: Charwoman Age: 58 Gender: Female Date of admission: 9 Oct 1881 Date of death: 12 Oct 1881 Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage. Granular kidneys. Atheroma Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Disease (Kidneys); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Blood vessels)
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: 'No history could be obtained except that she was heard to say in the street that she was very giddy & fell suddenly without convulsions. She was brought at once to the hospital in a semi-unconscious state. She resented questions & would not answer them but complained occasionally of great pain in her head and was in no sense aphasic' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, vessels, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain
Occupation or role: Governess Age: 45 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Oct 1881 Date of death: 28 Oct 1881 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Cardiac dilatation Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'She can give no history of disease previous to 1874 when she had rheumatic fever 'along with smallpox'; she was laid up for 4 months; some subsequent shortness of breath & general impairment of health; no oedema until 3 weeks ago. She has been accustomed lately to take considerable doses of chloral & subcutaneous injections of morphia without medical advice' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal
Occupation or role: Ship's steward Age: 49 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Sep 1881 Date of death: 4 Nov 1881 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys) 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 had been a ship's steward for 20 years (1860-1880) in all seas. When in the West Indies in 1873 he was first attacked with fits of violent shivering & subsequent sweating recurring at irregular intervals. This condition has reappeared frequently since: at times tertian, at times quartian, at times irregular. He was treated of ten with quinine without relief, but as an out-patient at this hospital recovered after the use of arsenic in Aug 1880 & Jan 1881' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, abdomen