Showing 83 results

Occupation or role: Schoolboy
Age: 11
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Mar 1870
Date of death: 9 Mar 1870
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Morbus Cordis. Superficial ulcer of right foot.
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Ulcer (Foot)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The boy had had an inflamed foot for a fortnight, no cause known.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Nov 1869
Date of death: 30 May 1870
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous disease of femora and tibiae. Also of iliac bones.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Leg); Tuberculosis (Pelvis)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This patient was in hospital in the early part of 1869, and was sent to Margate without improvement. When again admitted, there was contraction of both hips and sinuses discharging over hip and ilium.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestine
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Sep 1870
Date of death: 12 Sep 1870
Disease (transcribed): Sloughing of the integuments of the right lower extremity. Peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Sloughing (Leg); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: A week before admission, this man slightly cut his right leg just below the knee, with an axe. The wound was superficial but the leg rapidly inflamed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and peritoneum
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Sep 1870
Date of death: 19 Sep 1870
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Cirrhosis of liver. Endocarditis. Ulceration of foot.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Cirrhosis (Liver); Ulcer (Foot)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient was admitted in a very exhausted state, with erysipelas of the left lower extremity.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation, bladder and peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jul 1870
Date of death: 22 Sep 1870
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of right leg. Exhaustion.
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient had suffered with disease of the right knee joint for fourteen years, and had previously been under treatment in the Hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 70
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Sep 1870
Date of death: 12 Sep 1870
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas of leg. Fatty heart.
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Leg); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Cavafy, John
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with Erysipelas of the leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys. The post mortem was from Dr Cavafy's notes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Sep 1870
Date of death: 17 Nov 1870
Disease (transcribed): Abscess. Lardaceous disease.
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Foot); Amyloidosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man stated on admission that he had been ill for a month with dropsy, and had had a similar attack in the summer of 1869, from which he recovered completely.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines, organs of generation and bones
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Nov 1870
Date of death: 9 Dec 1870
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of the toes. Pyaemia.
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Foot); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient had been previously in the Hospital for long standing disease of metataisa, and had been sent to the Convalescent Hospital at Wimbledon, but he returned without improvement.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Police Constable
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Dec 1870
Date of death: 29 Dec 1870
Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm. Amputation at the hip joint. Exhaustion.
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Heart); Amputation (Hip); Exhaustion (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: Six months before admission this man was violently thrown down in capturing a prisoner and received a blow on the left knee, but did not remember any injury to the femoral region.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bones and joints
Type of incident: Murder/homicide

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Dec 1870
Date of death: 1 Jan 1871
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of leg. Cerebral congestion
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Congestion (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This man was knocked down by a cab, and when admitted into the hospital exhibited no cerebral symptoms. He had a fracture of both bones of the left leg in the middle of the shaft, and a contused wound on the right leg’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Mar 1871
Date of death: 13 Mar 1871
Disease (transcribed): Mitral disease (contraction). Granular kidneys. Femoral hernia. Operation. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidneys); Hernia (Thigh); Operation; Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted into the medical ward for cough, dyspnoea, and dropsy, which had been increasing since her discharge from the hospital in Jan 7. Had several times had slight haemoptysis’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 59
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Mar 1871
Date of death: 14 Mar 1871
Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia. Operation. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Thigh); Operation; Peritonitis (Abdomen)

Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner and Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'She had had a rupture 2 years, & worn a truss for a time but not for the last 3 months. No distinct history of when the bowel came down’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Apr 1871
Date of death: 5 May 1871
Disease (transcribed): Extensive fracture of the base of the skull. Fractured femur
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull, femur)

Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'The boy fell from a window 15 feet. When admitted was sensible, there was a bruise over left eyebrow, and subconjunctival ecchymosis on left side. Also a fracture of left femur’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: PC
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Apr 1871
Date of death: 28 May 1871
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid cancer of the liver. Oedema of right leg from pressure
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver); Edema (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This man was first admitted on March 2. He then stated that his health had been good until last Xmas, when he was laid up for eight days with slight jaundice, nausea & pain in the right hypochondrium. From this he recovered completely & was able to return to his work’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, veins

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General manager
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 May 1871
Date of death: 30 May 1871
Disease (transcribed): Compound dislocation of ankle. Compound fracture of radius & ulna. Fractured femur. Pyaemia (pleurisy). Fractured skull
Disease (standardised): Dislocation (Ankle); Fracture (Arm, thigh, skull); Sepsis (Systemic)

Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'He fell 50 feet from a scaffold which gave way’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, joints, cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 May 1871
Date of death: 31 Jul 1871
Disease (transcribed): Ulcers of legs. Double pleuritic effusion. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Legs); Effusion (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys)

Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'He was admitted for old ulcers of both legs, which under the influence of rest and stimulant lotion were healing, when on July 24 he was attacked with double pleurisy, which proved fatal’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: None
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Jun 1871
Date of death: 31 Jun 1871
Disease (transcribed): Angular curvature of spine. Ulcerated legs. Pyaemia?
Disease (standardised): Spinal curvature (Spine); Ulcer (Legs); Sepsis (Systemic)

Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'Seven months before admission a swelling formed on right calf & after some weeks burst, ulceration then took place and spread round leg. Curvature of spine of several years’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, bones, muscles, organs of generation

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 69
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Aug 1871
Date of death: 23 Aug 1871
Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia. Operation. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Thigh); Operation; Peritonitis (Abdomen)

Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'She had had a rupture nine years. Had never worn a truss. Bowel had been protruding for 3 weeks. Had not acted since 16th on which day she first had pain in abdomen and sickness’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, organs of generation

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Aug 1871
Date of death: 4 Sep 1871
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of patella. Suppuration of bursa patella. Suppuration in knee joint. Diffuse cellular inflammation. Tubercles
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Knee); Suppuration (Knee); Inflammation; Tuberculosis (Lungs)

Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'The day before admission [he] was kicked by a horse on left knee. This caused a slight wound over patella, and was followed by much pain & swelling’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, joints, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Sep 1871
Date of death: 20 Sep 1871
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of patella (compound). Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Knee); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer and Foster Palmer, James
Medical notes: 'On stepping down from an omnibus he fell forwards and struck the right knee, probably on a sharp stone in the road: he could not get up, and was at once brought to the hospital (about ¼ mile). When admitted, was slightly stupid, apparently from drinking’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, bones, joints

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Oct 1871
Date of death: 29 Oct 1871
Disease (transcribed): Amputation through the knee joint. Exhaustion
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Exhaustion

Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This patient arrived in so exhausted a condition that it was difficult to obtain any history beyond that she had had ulceration of the left leg about 3 years, and that it had steadily increased, her health becoming weaker’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, organs of generation

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Oct 1871
Date of death: 2 Nov 1871
Disease (transcribed): Fractured leg. Fractured ribs with perforation of pleura & wound of intercostal artery. Scalp wounds. Ruptured kidney
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg, ribs); Perforation (Pleura); Wound (Chest, scalp); Rupture (Kidney)

Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This man fell 50 feet off a ladder. On admission he was sensible, groaning and in evidently much pain, he had also great dyspnoea’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, joints, cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Nov 1881
Date of death: 26 Dec 1881
Disease (transcribed): Sarcomata of cranium, scapula, ilium & of thyroid gland &c.
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Skull, shoulder, hip, thyroid gland)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington and Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'This woman was admitted into the surgical ward with an enlargement of the thyroid body of some 20 years standing, rapidly increasing during the last year. There was also a tumour on the scalp, looking not unlike a sebaceous cyst but less moveable, of some 7 months' growth and about the size of an orange. No head symptoms of any kind'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain, spinal cord

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 May 1891
Date of death: 2 Jun 1891
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in right ovary. Left parametritis. Phlebitis of pelvic veins. Thrombosis of inferior vena cava
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Ovaries); Parametritis (Uterus); Phlebitis (Blood vessels); Thrombosis (Blood vessels)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This woman had borne five children. On March 5th 1891 a miscarriage occurred which was followed by haemorrhage continuing for six weeks at the end of which something was removed from the uterus by a medical man. For nine weeks before admission she had suffered from rheumatic pains and had remained entirely in bed. On May 25th & 26th some shivering occurred'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Blacksmith
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jul 1871
Date of death: 4 Jan 1872
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the hip joint. Tubercles
Disease (standardised): Disease (Hip); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man had suffered pain in the right hip joint for four years. No cause assigned.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a