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
Occupation or role: [Child of] Soldier Age: 2 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Mar 1888 Date of death: 30 Mar 1888 Disease (transcribed): Burns of face, neck & thorax Disease (standardised): Burn (Face, neck, thorax) Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'Surgical notes’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’
Occupation or role: Tailor Age: 69 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Mar 1888 Date of death: 6 Apr 1888 Disease (transcribed): Cystitis. Hypertrophy of prostate. Nephritis Disease (standardised): Cystitis (Bladder); Disease (Prostate); Nephritis (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'See surgical notes’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’
Occupation or role: Housemaid Age: 28 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Apr 1888 Date of death: 8 Apr 1888 Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis? Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen) 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 was in good health till 4 years before her admission. She then had an attack of acute rheumatism: this lasted for three weeks. For several months before she came to the hospital she had abdominal pain occasionally: the pain was worse after food’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Peritoneum, bladder, small intestine
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
Occupation or role: Cabman Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Apr 1888 Date of death: 12 Apr 1888 Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of first part of aorta, bursting into the pericardium Disease (standardised): 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 was a cabman. Whilst driving his car in Bond Street he suddenly threw up his hands. He died immediately. He was brought to the hospital dead’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, thorax, heart, lungs, kidneys, spleen, liver
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
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Apr 1888 Date of death: 25 Apr 1888 Disease (transcribed): Thickened and adherent dura mater to a hard, yellow mass in right hemisphere. Softening of brain in neighbourhood. Gummata in liver Disease (standardised): Disease (Brain); Softening (Brain); Disease (Liver) 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 said that 7 or 8 years before his admission he had an attack of acute rheumatism, when he spent about a fortnight in bed, and was more or less ill for 5 or 6 weeks. Five months before he came in he had pains in his shoulders and elbows, and was laid up in bed for 5 or 6 weeks’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, thorax, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach, testes
Occupation or role: Greengrocer Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Apr 1888 Date of death: 4 May 1888 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia of lower lobe of the left lung (delirium tremens) Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain) 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 man said he had had no previous illness except measles when he was a child. When he came in he said he did not take more than 3 half pints of beer daily; but he afterwards admitted that ‘he was not such a f[?] as to decline drinks when they were offered him’. A sister of his said that he drank much beer but did not get drunk’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, thorax, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: Needlewoman Age: 54 Gender: Female Date of admission: 4 Nov 1887 Date of death: 5 May 1888 Disease (transcribed): Cancer of omentum & peritoneum Disease (standardised): Cancer (Omentum, peritoneum) Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James 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’
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 May 1888 Date of death: 7 May 1888 Disease (transcribed): Fractured base of skull Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull) 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 (inquest case)’
Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer Age: 7 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 May 1888 Date of death: 9 May 1888 Disease (transcribed): Fractured base of skull Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull) 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: Errand boy Age: 17 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 May 1888 Date of death: 9 May 1888 Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship 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: Pleurae, lungs, heart, spleen
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 41 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Feb 1886 Date of death: 23 Feb 1886 Disease (transcribed): Heart disease Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: Reported elsewhere. See Notes of Medical Register No. 213 Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Porter Age: 69 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Feb 1886 Date of death: 24 Feb 1886 Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis and sequelae Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Medical notes: In the beginning of 1885 he had slight dyspnoea on exertion and bronchitis. He was an in patient here in March 1885 and was found to be suffering from mitral disease and bronchitis Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach and intestines Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Messenger Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Feb 1886 Date of death: 27 Feb 1886 Disease (transcribed): Tricuspid disease Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell Post mortem examination performed by: Weller, G.C. Sisley, Richard Medical notes: The patient was a messenger, and out in all weather. He had caught a cold in 1877 and had cough every winter since, with increasing yearly dyspnoea. It was worse this winter, with oedema of the legs and some abdominal swelling five weeks before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and pancreas Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Shoemaker Age: 58 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 May 1885 Date of death: 27 Feb 1886 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of tongue and glands of neck. Asthenia Disease (standardised): Cancer (Tongue); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Asthenia (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: Not examined after death Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: No occupation Age: 73 Gender: Female Date of admission: 20 Feb 1886 Date of death: 2 Mar 1886 Disease (transcribed): Laceration of the brain Disease (standardised): Laceration (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William. Bull, William Charles Post mortem examination performed by: Weller, G.C. Sisley, Richard Medical notes: The patient was run over by a butcher’s cart. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Permission was only obtainable to examine the head Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [Child of] Kitchen porter Age: 4 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Mar 1886 Date of death: 3 Mar 1886 Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Medical notes: The child had had measles, but since then had been well though had had a cough for a fortnight. On the 28th February she became heavy, lost her appetite and was sick. That evening her breathing became deeply involved, with a brassy cough and next morning much dyspnoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas and alimentary tract Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Widow Age: 75 Gender: Female Date of admission: 18 Feb 1886 Date of death: 5 Mar 1886 Disease (transcribed): Oedema and congestion of the lungs. Fracture of bones of leg Disease (standardised): Oedema (Lung); Congestion (Lung); Fracture (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William. Bull, William Charles Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Medical notes: This woman had always had good health. She fell down three or four stairs, her right and left leg striking violently against the last stair. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, peritoneum, intestines and bones Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 49 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Feb 1886 Date of death: 5 Mar 1886 Disease (transcribed): Enlarged prostate. Retention of urine Disease (standardised): Enlarged (Prostate); Urine retention (Bladder) Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: Not examined after death Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Mar 1886 Date of death: 7 Mar 1886 Disease (transcribed): Abscess of the liver. (Cicatrices in the colon) Disease (standardised): Abscess (Liver); Cicatrix (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Medical notes: The patient served twenty one years in the 60th Rifles. Of late he had had dyspeptic pains. Fourteen days prior to admission he went to a doctor on account of abdominal pains and a large liver was found to exist. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, small intestine and colon Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 44 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Mar 1886 Date of death: 7 Mar 1886 Disease (transcribed): Tricuspid incompetence. Congestion of the lungs. Emphysema (pneumonia) Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Congestion (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Medical notes: For eight weeks prior to admission he had had pain in the left breast and left axilla with cough. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, alimentary tract and patella Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cat’s meat man Age: 74 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Feb 1886 Date of death: 11 Mar 1886 Disease (transcribed): Vesical calculi. Surgical kidneys Disease (standardised): Calculi (Bladder) Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William. Bull, William Charles Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Medical notes: The patient seemed quite well until fourteen days previous to admission into the hospital. At that time he passed blood in his water and at the same time he suffered a good deal of pain. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, vessels, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and bladder Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer Age: 2 years 9 months Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Mar 1886 Date of death: 11 Mar 1886 Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Medical notes: Two days before admission the child developed a cough which grew daily worse. The child vomited and had some slight diarrhoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and alimentary tract Type of incident: n/a