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Eliza Green, 40, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Mar 1864
Date of death: 13 Apr 1864
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: 'This woman had been a patient of Dr Page’s [William Page] in March 1863 for dropsy and diseased heart, she had left the hospital on the 10th of that month relieved. Oedema reappeared the end of last year and she now again sought relief in much the same condition as at first’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Georgina Galloway, 20, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Mar 1865
Date of death: 7 Apr 1865
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis after tapping ovarian cyst
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cysts (Ovary); Tapping (Ovary)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The patient first observed a general swelling of the abdomen in December of 1863. Paracentesis was performed but the dropsy returned.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Euphemia Anderson, 65, Housekeeper

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Age: 65
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1866
Date of death: 7 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Bronchitis. Congestion and oedema of the kidneys. Lardaceous disease
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Bronchitis (Lung); Congestion (Kidney); Oedema (Kidney); Amyloidosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: No history could be obtained of her symptoms or the duration of the disease.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Nicholas Wotton, 44, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1889
Date of death: 30 Mar 1889
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis and haemoptysis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Haemoptysis (Respiratory tract)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: The man suffered from cough for two years before his admission. He first had slight haemoptysis three months before he came to the hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach, intestines, brain, larynx and trachea
Type of incident: n/a

George Martin, 29, French polisher

Occupation or role: French polisher
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Apr 1859
Date of death: 4 May 1859
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Valvular disease of the heart
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: He said that he had been losing flesh and strength for six or seven weeks, and that he had had cough and expectoration for a month.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Jeremiah Summers, 60, Pensioner

Occupation or role: Pensioner
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1861
Date of death: 16 Apr 1862
Disease (transcribed): Stricture. Suppuration in kidneys
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Suppuration (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man was admitted with the history of a stricture of thirty eight years standing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

George F. Joy, [No age stated], Railway porter

Occupation or role: Railway porter
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1860
Date of death: 11 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'A railway porter. He had pretty good health until 10 weeks before admission, when he began to suffer from cough and expectoration, never of blood. He had occasional bleeding at the nose during his illness’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, larynx

Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Birt, 27, Servant

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Mar 1861
Date of death: 13 Apr 1861
Disease (transcribed): Disease of mitral valve. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: Seven years ago the patient had an attack of rheumatic fever which was followed by palpitation of the heart. Lately his breath had become short on exertion
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Maria Willis, 61, Nurse

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 61
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Feb 1880
Date of death: 28 Mar 1880
Disease (transcribed): Perforating ulcer of stomach. Adhesions of peritoneum. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Adhesions (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: The patient had had no serious illness in her life, but from the age of sixteen had been subject to indigestion.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, stomach, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Watkins, 36, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Mar 1865
Date of death: 8 Apr 1865
Disease (transcribed): Injury of elbow. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Injury (Arm); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man was admitted having fallen a distance of forty feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

George Percy, 32, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1884
Date of death: 28 Mar 1885
Disease (transcribed): Lardaceous disease of spleen and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Amyloidosis (Spleen); Amyloidosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Medical notes: He was one of four living out of twenty one brothers and sisters. One lived to be twenty one, other rest died young. He developed lumps on the tibias eight years ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, ureters and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

John Harper, 32, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1891
Date of death: 28 Mar 1891
Disease (transcribed): Pleuro-pneumonia. Pneumo-thorax
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleurae); Pneumothorax (Pleurae)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'See medical notes'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No post mortem examination'

Type of incident: n/a

Mary Lock, 43, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1860
Date of death: 11 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward and Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James and Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This woman was admitted into the Wellington ward March 31st with a small scalp wound situated about an inch above the nose, & erysipelas of the head & face. It appeared that the woman was of drunken habits & was a week before her admission knocked down by her husband, who was also drunk’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Margaret Beeton, 40, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Jan 1863
Date of death: 18 Apr 1863
Disease (transcribed): Synovitis. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Synovitis (Joints); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: She stated on her admission that she had enjoyed good health until three weeks ago about which time she noticed that her left knee was painful and that it was larger than the other.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and left knee joint
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Dalee, 26, Milkwoman

Occupation or role: Milkwoman
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Apr 1864
Date of death: 14 Apr 1864
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Emphysema
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: 'This patient, an Irishwoman, was brought into the hospital in a dying state by friends who did not remain to be questioned. She was herself too far gone to say much and answered vaguely and uncertainly […] She was by occupation a milk woman and was said to have carried her pails about up to three days before admission’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen, blood vessels

Type of incident: n/a

John Barrett, 32, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jan 1879
Date of death: 19 Mar 1879
Disease (transcribed): Aortic aneurysm ulcerating into left bronchus. Bronchiectasis and emphysema. Weak heart
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Ulcer (Lung); Bronchiectasis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Blake, Henry. Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient had shivering ten weeks ago followed immediately by severe cough, dyspnoea, expectoration and nasal catarrh which continued ever since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, trachea, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

William Greaves, 65, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1889
Date of death: 30 Mar 1889
Disease (transcribed): Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver. Ascites. Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: He had lived in Paris and Madrid and he was cook to the French ambassador. The man said that he generally drank about a bottle and a half of the wine of the country in which he lived.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Nora Parslow, 28, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Apr 1862
Date of death: 17 Apr 1862
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Tepper, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: She was admitted with hot skin, flushed face, husky voice and the respiration much hurried.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Birch, 54, Plumber

Occupation or role: Plumber
Gender: Male
Age: 54
Date of admission: 15 Mar 1878
Date of death: 3 Apr 1878
Disease (transcribed): Ascites
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen);
Admitting doctor: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: n/a
PM performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Not given here, as the body was not examined'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined'
Type of incident: n/a

Charles White, 30, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Mar 1866
Date of death: 9 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Stephen Baldwin, 9, Schoolboy

Occupation or role: Schoolboy
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1862
Date of death: 19 Apr 1862
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumothorax
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This child was admitted under the surgeons for supposed disease of the spine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Cook, 28, Cab driver

Occupation or role: Cab driver
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Feb 1863
Date of death: 18 Apr 1863
Disease (transcribed): Disease of spinal cord
Disease (standardised): Disease (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man was in good health until four days before his admission when he noticed a weakness in his legs which felt numb.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

William Gurry, 13 months , [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 13 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1875
Date of death: 28 Mar 1875
Disease (transcribed): Rickets. Bronchitis. Convulsions
Disease (standardised): Rickets (Bones); Bronchitis (Lung); Seizures (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This child was brought in in convulsions and died in the surgery.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, cranium, bones and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

George Trappitt, 24, Jeweller

Occupation or role: Jeweller
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Feb 1890
Date of death: 9 Mar 1890
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of thoracic glands and lung
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bennett, Lawrence Henry
Medical notes: He was in good health until June 1889 when he had an attack of pleurisy. After this illness the patient never felt well and continued to be troubled by cough. At the end of November he noticed a hard lump near the angle of his lower jaw on the left side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

John Langham, 38, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 May 1859
Date of death: 7 May 1859
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of the heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: As the body was not examined this case is not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

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