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Sarah Card, 9, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 9
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Dec 1858
Date of death: 25 Dec 1858
Disease (transcribed): Rheumatism. Pericarditis. Deposit (?inflammatory) in the substance of the heart
Disease (standardised): Rheumatism (Joints); Pericarditis (Heart); Deposit (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Hastings, Cecil William
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'Ten days before admission this patient was seized with acute rheumatism, the swelling principally affecting the hands. A week later she had dyspnoea & hard, dry cough’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Woodham, 57, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Nov 1858
Date of death: 3 Dec 1858
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Diseased kidneys. Hypertrophy of heart
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys, heart)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This man had been under the care of the surgeon for a wound of the hand from which he had nearly recovered & was within three days of leaving the hospital when cough & expectoration with extreme dyspnoea came on & he sank in a very few days from suffocation’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

James Kay, 65, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Sep 1858
Date of death: 8 Nov 1858
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Diseased heart & kidneys
Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Heart, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This patient when admitted had an anxious & cadaverous appearance. His pulse was very feeble & he was much emaciated. He had been ill five weeks with cough & during that time had passed very little urine’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Sturges, 57, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Aug 1858
Date of death: 30 Oct 1858
Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of the thoracic aorta
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This man had been ill twelve months with severe cough, dyspnoea & pain in the left side. His work as a day labourer exposed him constantly to the weather & he never shook off the above symptoms’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax

Type of incident: n/a

John M. Hagenlock, 50, Stoker

Occupation or role: Stoker
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Aug 1858
Date of death: 31 Aug 1858
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Diseased heart & kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Disease (Heart, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This man, who was a stoker, was admitted in a dying state & nothing could be gleaned respecting his history from any friends. He said himself that he had been ill two months with cough & great difficulty of breathing, & that his legs had taken to swelling about three weeks’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Williams, 60, Gravel digger

Occupation or role: Gravel digger
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jul 1858
Date of death: 5 Aug 1858
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of the heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A gravel digger, who was admitted in a state of great distress from violent dyspnoea. The hear’s action was weak, the sounds prolonged at the base & a systotic murmur could also be heard in this spot. He gave no history of rheumatism, & his illness appeared to have been caused by long-continued exposure to the cold & by working knee-deep in water about two months ago’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Pearse, 15, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 May 1858
Date of death: 5 Aug 1858
Disease (transcribed): Acute rheumatism. Endocarditis
Disease (standardised): Rheumatism (Joints); Endocarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined the case is not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined'

Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Woodward, 25, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 May 1858
Date of death: 23 Jul 1858
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of the heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A phthisical-looking woman, nervous & depressed, who complained of pain in the left iliac region which was aggravated by pressure. This she had suffered from ever since her confinement a month ago. Rigors alternating with heats & sweats had attacked her for some days, previous to admission’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Perrin, 34, Sailor

Occupation or role: Sailor
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jun 1858
Date of death: 15 Jul 1858
Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart. Congested kidneys. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Congestion (Kidneys); Edema (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A sailor who came in suffering from anasarca & dyspnoea. He had been out of health for 7 or 8 months with pain in the chest and slight cough, but had never spat any blood. He was in the hospital three years ago for disease of the heart & no account of any rheumatic attack was ever obtained’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Frederick Norton, 23, Footman

Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Jul 1858
Date of death: 5 Jul 1858
Disease (transcribed): Fever. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A footman in Berkeley Square who appeared to have been suffering from fever of some long duration. He was brought to the hospital in a state of collapse, with icy cold extremities & cold breath. The medicines given & the free administration of wine & brandy were of no avail in rallying him. From what was ascertained it seemed that for six weeks he had been very much out of health but continued to do his work until the 2nd when he was compelled to take to bed. Delirium came on during the night of the 3rd. He had never complained of sore throat. The room in which he slept was a damp & cold one & from its want of comfort & convenience the medical gentleman who saw the case recommended taking the man to some hospital’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

James West, [No age stated], Potman

Occupation or role: Potman
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Jun 1858
Date of death: 2 Jul 1858
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of the heart. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A potman who had been ailing for two months with cough & oppression at the chest, the result of catching cold whilst at work. Although he had attended to business until the day of his admission & had not laid by for an hour before, yet he had gone about with much difficulty during the last week or ten days’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Pace, 60, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Jun 1858
Date of death: 30 Jun 1858
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the mitral & aortic valves. Pulmonary apoplexy. Old hydatid cyst of the liver
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Stroke (Lungs); Cyst (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This woman was admitted with anasarca of the lower extremities, dyspnoea & livid countenance. She stated that she had been ill 6 weeks with pain at the chest and palpitation. Once or twice she spat a little blood. There was no history of rheumatism, but the action of the heart was violent, & a murmur could be heard’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Jones, 46, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 May 1858
Date of death: 13 Jun 1858
Disease (transcribed): Aneurismal dilatation of the aorta
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This patient stated that he had been suffering from cough all the winter. He appeared delicate & slightly emaciated. Tubular breathing & bronchophony were heard at the apex of the left lung’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Anne Scoltock, 11, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 11
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Apr 1858
Date of death: 9 Jun 1858
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of the heart. Diseased bone in pelvis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Pelvis)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A pallid, scrofulous child admitted with dropsy of the legs & abdomen, said to have existed for a fortnight. A large abscess was also found on the back in the neighbourhood of the left ilium. She was stated to have suffered with this for five years’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Edward Rolfe, 74, Schoolmaster

Occupation or role: Schoolmaster
Age: 74
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Apr 1858
Date of death: 6 Jun 1858
Disease (transcribed): Malignant tumour in pelvis. Phlebitis
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Pelvis); Phlebitis (Blood vessels)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This old man who was a schoolmaster had been in very good health until three months ago, when he began to pass very little water, & experienced aching in the loins. At the same time his legs & abdomen became anasarcous. His breathing had been short for about a month’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Samuel Greenwood, 32, Stableman

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 May 1858
Date of death: 4 Jun 1858
Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart & kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A stableman who was ill three weeks before admission. He caught cold whilst coming up to town from Yorkshire & had much pain in the limbs followed by oedema of the legs, some swelling of the abdomen & subsequently by the appearance of dark petechial spots on the lower limbs’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Charles Roberts, 29, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 May 1858
Date of death: 27 May 1858
Disease (transcribed): Valvular lesion of the heart
Disease (standardised): Lesion (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This patient gave a history of rheumatism attacking his lower limbs a week previous to his admission but so long as two months ago he was examined by a doctor on account of pain in the side & was told that he had ‘palpitation of the heart’. There was a most intense friction sound audible over the lower cardiac region which ceased as soon as the man held his breath’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Charles Middleton, 22, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 May 1858
Date of death: 25 May 1858
Disease (transcribed): Valvular lesion of the heart
Disease (standardised): Lesion (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This young man stated that three weeks ago he overwalked himself & in addition to extreme fatigue began to experience palpitation of the heart. It appeared that for a month he had been suffering from diarrhoea also. He could not lie on the left side, but had been glad to keep his bed for more than a fortnight’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Livermore, 30, Stableman

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1858
Date of death: 22 May 1858
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A stableman who was attacked eight days before admission with cough, followed in two days by rigors & pain in the left side. When admitted he had an anxious expression of countenance, the face was flushed, skin hot, pulse weak & frequent, tongue dry & almost black’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Charles Gilbert, 45, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Mar 1858
Date of death: 10 May 1858
Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of the aorta. Diseased kidneys. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Disease (Kidneys); Edema (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A carpenter who was in the hospital last winter with ascites & what was supposed to be valvular disease of the heart. He was made out-patient after a time & got better; then in February he caught a fresh cold, & the legs became anasarcous’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Samuel Newington, 30, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 May 1858
Date of death: 8 May 1858
Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of the arch of the aorta, bursting into the oesophagus
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A porter admitted with pain in the shoulders & at the epigastrium apparently in a fixed spot. There was some tenderness on pressure here & the pain was worse after taking food’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

James Vandenburgh, 45, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1858
Date of death: 2 May 1858
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Diseased kidneys. Rheumatic gout
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Kidneys); Gout (Joints)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This man had been ill about a month with rheumatic gout in his feet & ankles & swelling of his left wrist. He complained also of pain in his loins which was relieved by dry cupping’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, right knee joint
Type of incident: n/a

Charlotte Champ, 41, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 41
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Mar 1858
Date of death: 2 May 1858
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis after tapping. Renal dropsy. Dilated heart. Low pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Bleeding; Edema (Kidneys); Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A married woman who had been ill since last October when she was confined of a dead child. She had not felt well during her term of gestation. Severe flooding followed the labour, after which she was attacked with shortness of breath & palpitation with ‘inflammation on the chest’ for which blisters were applied. The flooding ceased in a few days & then her legs & abdomen began to swell’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

William Sutton, 17, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Apr 1858
Date of death: 28 Apr 1858
Disease (transcribed): Dilatation of the heart. Valvular lesion. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Edema (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This lad had formerly been an in-patient with severe rheumatic fever. He left the hospital at the commencement of 1857 & attended to his work again up to Christmas of the same year. He then caught cold & had a troublesome cough for some weeks, followed a month before his admission by violent fits of retching & vomiting, some of which he said lasted as long as twelve hours’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Sarah McCulloch, 38, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Apr 1858
Date of death: 24 Apr 1858
Disease (transcribed): 'Cirrhosis’ of the lung. Dilated heart
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Lungs); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This woman was in the house during a considerable portion of last autumn with bronchitis & symptoms of dilated heart. She went out much relieved and continued in tolerably good health until nine weeks ago when he cough returned accompanied with much more difficulty of breathing & copious expectoration’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

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