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Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Mar 1876
Date of death: 2 Apr 1876
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of cervical glands, palate, lungs
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Mouth); Cancer (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This woman said that she had been subject to cough and spitting for some time and had spat some blood a few weeks ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, palate, heart, liver and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Mar 1875
Date of death: 25 Mar 1875
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pleurisy. Pneumothorax
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man had had cough and spitting for six months, with night sweats and loss of flesh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and larynx
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Apr 1874
Date of death: 7 Apr 1874
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Granular kidney. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Oedema (Lung)
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 man was said to have vomited much blood, was very weak and had slight jaundice.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Nov 1875
Date of death: n/a
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral apoplexy. Atheroma of arteries
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man was seized suddenly with insensibility.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Laundress
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1875
Date of death: 29 Mar 1876
Disease (transcribed): General tuberculosis of lungs
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This girl said that she had for six weeks had night sweats, wasting, a cough and spitting, which for the last months had been worse and accompanied with dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and suprarenal capsules
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1874
Date of death: 31 Mar 1874
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid cancer of the liver
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: He was attacked last December with shivering, abdominal pain, coldness of the extremities and cramps. Soon afterwards the legs began to swell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Feb 1874
Date of death: 30 Mar 1874
Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart. Bronchitis. Cirrhosis of liver. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung); Cirrhosis (Liver); Oedema (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: She had an umbilical hernia for three years. Six weeks ago she felt heaviness in the abdomen and noticed that it was increasing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 64
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Feb 1875
Date of death: 22 Mar 1875
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Ascites. Anasarca. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (Leg); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: Three weeks before Christmas she was attacked with cough and spitting and dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1874
Date of death: 29 Mar 1874
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Stroke (Brain )
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: She was reported to have had an apoplectic stroke nine years ago. On the evening of admission she fell down insensible and was brought into the hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Mar 1876
Date of death: 28 Mar 1876
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the supra renal capsules
Disease (standardised): Disease (Adrenal gland)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This man was admitted in the evening with considerable debility.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, supra-renal capsules and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1875
Date of death: 21 Mar 1875
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Congenital misplacement of the left kidney
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Congenital misplacement (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man had been subject to winter cough for years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1876
Date of death: 28 Mar 1876
Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of the aorta
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta)
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 ever since her childhood she had been subject to dyspnoea and occasional hacking cough and swelling of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and stomach vessels
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Kitchenmaid
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1876
Date of death: 28 Mar 1876
Disease (transcribed): Perforation of the jejunum. Typhoid?
Disease (standardised): Perforation (Intestines); Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This girls was said to have felt ill a fortnight before admission with headache and pain all over, sickness and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, intestines and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1875
Date of death: 20 Mar 1875
Disease (transcribed): Pleuropneumonia (double)
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man had been attacked just a week previous to his admission with shivering, pain in the right side, cough, spitting and dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1876
Date of death: 5 Jan 1876
Disease (transcribed): General tuberculosis. Lungs and pia mater particularly
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Meninges); Tuberculosis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This woman was stated to be of very intemperate habits. When admitted she was delirious and noisy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, intestines, kidneys, spleen and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Drapers assistant
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Dec 1874
Date of death: 8 Jan 1875
Disease (transcribed): Ulcerative endocarditis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: A month before admission she had been attacked with pain in the left elbow, and three days afterwards in the right shoulder and hip and sides.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Mar 1876
Date of death: 23 Mar 1876
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man said he had been subject to cough ever since he could remember. About ten weeks before his admission he began to notice slight shortness of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, lungs, heart, liver and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: School girl
Age: 13
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Mar 1874
Date of death: 23 Mar 1874
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of the heart. Chorea. Hydrothorax
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Chorea (Central nervous system); Hydrothorax (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: She had a rigor six days before admission and pain commenced the next morning in the left knee and then the ankle.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, spinal cord, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Feb 1876
Date of death: 25 Mar 1876
Disease (transcribed): Miliary tuberculosis of both lungs with pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This woman, when first admitted, said she had been in good health until a week previously, but upon examination it was learned that for some years she had had a slight cough which had not troubled her much.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Feb 1874
Date of death: 22 Mar 1874
Disease (transcribed): Adherent pericardium. Valvular disease. Ulcerative endocarditis. Nephritis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Nephritis (Kidney)
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 man was attacked three months ago with pain in the left side and dyspnoea and then the legs began to swell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Mar 1876
Date of death: 24 Mar 1876
Disease (transcribed): Compression of the jejunum from volvulus of the small intestine and ascending colon. Abdominal attachment of the mesentery probably congenital
Disease (standardised): Compression (Intestines); Volvulus (Intestine); Congenital attachment (Mesentery)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This girl’s bowels was said not to have acted for ten days and recently she had been vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Feb 1875
Date of death: 18 Mar 1875
Disease (transcribed): Rheumatic fever. Morbus cordis. Acute tuberculosis. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Rheumatic fever (Tissues); Disease (Heart); Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This woman stated that she had had rheumatic fever seven years ago, and that she first suffered from palpitation and dyspnoea twelve months ago and had been subject to dyspnoea ever since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Mar 1875
Date of death: 16 Mar 1875
Disease (transcribed): Pleuropneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man was brought in with cough and spitting, blueness of the face and urgent dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

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

Occupation or role: Pensioner
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1875
Date of death: 15 Mar 1875
Disease (transcribed): Ulcer of legs. Pulmonary abscesses and pleurisy (? pyaemia). Serous effusion under cerebral arachnoid. Softening of spinal cord
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg); Abscess (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Sepsis (Systemic); Effusion (Brain); Softening (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: A month before admission he had weakness of the legs which gradually increased until he came unable to stand.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, cranium, spinal cord and larynx
Type of incident: n/a