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Ada Pennacchini, 4 years 6 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4 years 6 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Oct 1883
Date of death: 27 Oct 1883
Disease (transcribed): Endocarditis
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: About four months before admission she had measles which left her weak and listless. During the three or four weeks before admission there was a good deal of cough and increasing dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Agnes Chapman, 23, Kitchenmaid

Occupation or role: Kitchenmaid
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Nov 1886
Date of death: 17 Dec 1886
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Encysted empyema. Pericarditis. Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Empyema (Pleura); Cysts (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart); Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient was well up to the night of the 26th November when she had a rigor and cough came on with pain in the left side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, uterus and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Agnes Downing, 18, Barmaid

Occupation or role: Barmaid
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Nov 1881
Date of death: 12 Nov 1881
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Mitral stenosis. Hypertrophy
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); 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: 'In 1874 she had an attack of acute rheumatism; the pain chiefly in the knees and hands. No history of cardiac symptoms or sequelae. About Christmas 1879 she again had rheumatism affecting more joints but less severe. She was laid up about a month but since then has been able to work as a barmaid without discomfort. No dyspnoea or oedema noticed'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

Albert Hall, 9, [No occupation]

Occupation or role: [No occupation]
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jan 1877
Date of death: 22 Jan 1877
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia. Myocarditis. Pericarditis.
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Myocarditis (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The boy stated that he had suffered from rheumatism for several years and he had at times suffered from frontal headaches and vomiting after meals. Two days before admission he was attacked with pains in the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Alexander Barr, 56, Blacksmith

Occupation or role: Blacksmith
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Jan 1885
Date of death: 4 Jan 1885
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Dilated heart
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: This man seemed to have had a cough of long standing. He was brought to the hospital after being found lying, semi-unconscious, on the doorstep of a house.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Barnett, 29, Carman

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Nov 1882
Date of death: 11 Dec 1882
Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Fatty kidneys. Hypertrophy and dilation of left ventricle
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Scrotum ); Oedema (Leg); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: In the summer of 1881 he began to notice polyuria of gradual onset, and in April 1882 he found the scrotum slightly oedematous and subsequently the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Harman, 8, Boy

Occupation or role: Boy
Age: 8
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Oct 1881
Date of death: 17 Oct 1881
Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart valves. Adherent pericardium
Disease (standardised): 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: 'No history of previous disease except measles. For the last 5 or 6 months he has had dyspnoea with a little cough, has fainted often: orthopnoea when in bed. Appetite has been fair until 48 hours before admission; then much increased dyspnoea with vomiting, and oedema noticed for the first time. No urine passed for 12 hours before admission'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, abdomen

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

Alice Byford, 21, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Jan 1880
Date of death: 27 Feb 1880
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage. Granular kidneys and atheroma of cerebral arteries
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Disease (Kidney); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: This patient was transferred to the physician’s wards in a state of coma and died. No notes were therefore taken by the medical registrar.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Alice Lovegrove, 61, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 61
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1874
Date of death: 18 Mar 1874
Disease (transcribed): Mitral contraction. Granular kidneys. Cirrhosis of liver. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Cirrhosis (Liver); Oedema (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This woman was admitted almost in a dying state, with orthopnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Angelo Pennington, 50, Stableman

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Jan 1872
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Fibrous nodules in the walls of the heart. ? Syphilitic
Disease (standardised): Fibrous nodules (Heart); Syphilis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: Brought in dead
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Brightman, 49, Needlewoman

Occupation or role: Needlewoman
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Feb 1880
Date of death: 11 Feb 1880
Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis. Dropsy. Embolism of lungs. Nutmegged and cirrhosed liver
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Oedema (Leg); Embolism (Lung); Nutmeg (Liver); Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: Five years ago she commenced to have attacks of fainting. She had had a cough for a few weeks, and on the day of admission there was swelling of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Respiratory organs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Evans, 66, Nurse

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 66
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Nov 1870
Date of death: 29 Dec 1870
Disease (transcribed): Fatty Heart.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This woman stated that for the last four months she had suffered much from cough and dyspnoea. The ankles were slightly oedematous towards the evening.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Fisher, 49, Prostitute

Occupation or role: Prostitute
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1861
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Distention of ventricles
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Harris, 48, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Dec 1868
Date of death: 3 Jan 1869
Disease (transcribed): Disease of kidney. Endocarditis.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Endocarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This woman was admitted for swelling of the legs, the apparent result of varicose veins. She had been ill nine weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Husselbee, 68, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 68
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Jul 1875
Date of death: 1 Aug 1875
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy. Fatty heart. Congestion of lungs
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Disease (Heart); Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This woman said that a week before admission she had felt giddy and suddenly lost the use of her left side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Ragner, 49, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Apr 1877
Date of death: 20 Apr 1877
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease. Granular kidney. Bronchitis and emphysema
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient had never been free from cough, which increased, with dyspnoea, every winter. She had also suffered throughout her life from pain in the chest and from frequent slight haemoptysis for fourteen years. Her legs began to swell early in the march. A week later she brought up a quarter of a pint of bright blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, bronchi, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, stomach and douglas' pouch.
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Riley, 48, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Feb 1862
Date of death: 4 Mar 1862
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the heart and general dropsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Oedema (General)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This was a case of disease of the heart and general dropsy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Young, 56, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Sep 1872
Date of death: 1 Oct 1872
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophied heart. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Oedema (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This woman stated that she had been in good health up to six months ago when a cough commenced with much spitting of yellowish expectoration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Anne Longman, 77, Monthly nurse

Occupation or role: Monthly nurse
Age: 77
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1886
Date of death: 4 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Fatty degeneration of heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Davis, Weston Peel. Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Since Christmas she had emaciated, had daily grown feebler and had loss of appetite. Jaundice was noticed two days before admission, with dark urine and light faeces.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, kidneys and liver
Type of incident: n/a

Anne O'Connor, 45, Dressmaker

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1881
Date of death: 19 Mar 1881
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Hypertrophy and fatty degeneration of the heart. Cirrhosis (atrophic)
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Cirrhosis

Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'She had whooping cough badly when a child. In 1850 she was in St Bartholomew's Hospital for 3 months where she had typhus fever from which she made a very quick recovery, followed by abscesses about the hip & thigh, to which she attributed her subsequent lameness'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

Annie Couper, 19, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Nov 1881
Date of death: 19 Apr 1882
Disease (transcribed): Ulcerative endocarditis. Pneumonia. Granular kidneys. Inflammation of liver
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Inflammation (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: In May 1881 she fell and struck her hip against some stones and from that time she dates constant discomfort in the hip and a limping gait.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Annie Glynn, 14, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Feb 1879
Date of death: 15 May 1879
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not given here, as the body was not examined.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: n/a
Type of incident: n/a

Annie Harffey, 19, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Oct 1885
Date of death: 12 Nov 1885
Disease (transcribed): Large white kidney. Hypertrophy of left ventricle. Ulceration of small intestines. Peritonitis. Ovarian cysts
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Ulcer (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cysts (Ovary)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: She complained of pain in the abdomen and ten hours later had an epileptic fit. She continued to have convulsions and was brought into the hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines, glands and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Annie Leigh, 21, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Jun 1881
Date of death: 1 Jul 1881
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral congestion. Endocarditis. Granular kidneys (infarct)
Disease (standardised): Congestion (Brain); Endocarditis (Heart); Disease (Kidneys); Infarct (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Willis, Arthur Keith
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'She had rheumatic fever at 10; no subsequent oedema. In Jan 1880 she had syphilis with marked secondary symptoms in throat & skin. She was for 6 months under treatment. Five weeks ago she felt pains in her legs & left shoulder, with some shivering & loss of appetite; much headache; some palpitation felt. She could walk without difficulty. The next morning she found she could not stand'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, brain

Type of incident: n/a

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