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Stephen Fernando, 21, Valet

Occupation or role: Valet
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1893
Date of death: 10 Jun 1893
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonic phthisis
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: This man was a native of Ceylon who had been in England for two years. He had good health till the beginning of February 1893 when he had pleuro-pneumonia on the right side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, thyroid body, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart, spleen, suprarenelas, pancreas, liver, kidneys, bladder and testes
Type of incident: n/a

[No name] Said, 26, Valet

Occupation or role: Valet
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Dec 1869
Date of death: 26 Dec 1869
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Rupture of vomica into pleural cavity. Pneumothorax
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Rupture (Pleura); Pneumothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man was born at Magdala He had been with a family at Jerusalem, and had been in England only seven months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Martin Livingstone, 40, Corporal

Occupation or role: Corporal
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Oct 1888
Date of death: 29 Oct 1888
Disease (transcribed): Lympho-sarcoma of cervical abdominal axillary & inguinal glands. Primary mass apparently in superior mediastinum
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Glands)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'A native of Bunia [?Republic of Congo]. For 18 years he had been in the English Army. No history of importance till Feb 1888 when some lumps came on the left side of the neck: these have rapidly got larger & others have appeared in various parts of the body’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, spleen, kidneys, liver, thorax, pleurae, lungs, heart, pharynx

Type of incident: n/a

John Abdull, 37, Crossing sweeper

Occupation or role: Crossing sweeper
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1872
Date of death: 18 Feb 1873
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Pulmonary tubercles
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man, who was a native of Bombay, was in the hospital about two years back with acute bronchitis and had ever since been more of less subject to cough and spitting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

James Williams, 28, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1851
Date of death: 20 Feb 1851
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Large vomica at base of right lung, smaller at apex. Adherent pleura
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Suppuration (Lungs); Adherent (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'A black, who said he had been ill 10 weeks with cough & spitting. His attack was in the first instance not severe, but he had soon after had spitting of blood, and had been gradually getting worse & losing flesh ever since. He was emaciated, voice rather hoarse’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

John Lusila, Waiter

Occupation or role: Waiter
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Date of admission: 13 Dec 1854
Date of death: 17 Dec 1854
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Scrofulous deposit in intestinal glands. Ulceration of glottis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Intestines); Ulcer (Larynx)
Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This poor black, who was a native of Angola, and had been in the West Indies, had been 10 years in England, & was waiter in an eating house. He had not been conscious of illness till during the last 6 months when he had suffered from cough & haemoptysis, followed by hoarseness & sore throat’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, larynx

Type of injury: n/a

James Powell, [No age stated], [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Dec 1864
Date of death: 16 Dec 1864
Disease (transcribed): Cut throat
Disease (standardised): Cut (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: 'A short time before admission he was found attempting to drown himself in the Serpentine, having first cut his throat with a common table knife. He will assign no reason for the act, but appears to be partially imbecile’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, head, chest, abdomen

Type of incident: Suicide

Bertram V. Sortain, 27, Physician

Occupation or role: Physician
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jan 1890
Date of death: 25 Jan 1890
Disease (transcribed): Influenza. Asthma. Emphysema. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Influenza, human (Respiratory tract)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: Not recorded
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, spinal cord, thorax, heart, spleen, liver, kidneys, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Selke, 34, Gas stoker

Occupation or role: Gas stoker
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 May 1881
Date of death: 19 May 1881
Disease (transcribed): Diabetes. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Diabetes (Pancreas); Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'His family history is in all respects healthy: no nervous diseases traceable. He is a native of Dantzig [Gdansk, Poland], employed for 6 years 1872-8 in the mercantile service, since then a gas stoker in London. He felt in perfectly good health until about 18 months ago he noticed that he passed an excessive amount of urine and that his appetite and thirst were immoderate. There was no preceding or accompanying mental distress'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, colon, nerve centres, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Amy Bradshaw, 7, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 7
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Jul 1883
Date of death: 10 Jan 1884
Disease (transcribed): Leprosy. Pleuritis. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Leprosy (Systemic); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Her mother was a native of Oxfordshire, her father of Barbados. They had six children and two had leprosy. The child was of ‘characteristically leprous aspect.’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal and skin
Type of incident: n/a

Ferdinand Pasquier, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Date of admission: 29 Jun 1854
Date of death: 10 Jul 1854
Disease (transcribed): Circumscribed pleurisy. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'A Frenchman, who spoke English imperfectly, and stated that he had been taken ill on the 25th with severe pain in his legs. He described this as being very severe indeed for two days & then subsiding & leaving him with a feeling of illness all over, with vomiting of bile’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Ignatius Gabrielski, 50, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jul 1852
Date of death: 5 Aug 1852
Disease (transcribed): Phthysis. Extensive deposit in both lungs. Firm double pleural adhesions. Extensive intestinal ulceration
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Adhesions (Pleura); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: A Polish man who could speak no English. He had been suffering for some time from cough, emaciation and latterly had lost his voice.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Harriet Garton, 7 months , Infant

Occupation or role: Infant
Age: 7 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1865
Date of death: 10 Apr 1865
Disease (transcribed): Encephalocele. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Encephalocele (Brain); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This child was admitted with a congenital meningocele.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Maria Lenny, 17, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Jun 1880
Date of death: 26 Jul 1880
Disease (transcribed): Cystic and solid malignant disease of the right ovary, the peritoneum, and the pleurae
Disease (standardised): Cysts (Ovary); Cancer (Ovary); Cancer (Abdomen); Cancer (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: Four months before admission while lifting a heavy marble slab whose weight was rather beyond her strength, she felt a sudden pain in the right iliac region, as if something had given way. A day or two after swelling in this region was for the first time noticed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum and generative organs
Type of incident: n/a

Emily Pretty, 47, [Wife of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Nov 1909
Date of death: 15 Nov 1909
Disease (transcribed): Comminuted fracture of left femur. Pulmonary embolism. Tabes dorsalis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Embolism (Lung); Tabes dorsalis (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Jaffrey, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient had tripped over a cat and fallen to the ground.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, bladder, alimentary canal, skull and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Cornwall, 62, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jan 1898
Date of death: 24 Jan 1898
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Hayward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Jaffrey, Francis
Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical notes: This man was crushed between two cans which had collided.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

John Andrews, 32, Chemist

Occupation or role: Chemist
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Mar 1898
Date of death: 20 Apr 1898
Disease (transcribed): Malignant growth in nose. Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Nose); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Hayward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Collard, Frederic Stuartson
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: In January of the present year he noticed a protrusion of the right eye and the patient complained of some heat.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Berwick, 9 months , [Child of] Bootmaker

Occupation or role: [Child of] Bootmaker
Age: 9 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Apr 1903
Date of death: 21 Apr 1903
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous lymphadenitis. Ulceration into left bronchus of caseous gland. Inhalation tuberculosis of left lung. Generalized miliary tuberculosis. Tuberculous meningitis. Tuberculous ulceration of intestines. Absence of thymus
Disease (standardised): lymphadenitis (Lymph nodes); Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes); Ulcer (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Systemic); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain);Tuberculosis (Intestines) ; Ulcer (Intestines) ; Absence (Thymus gland)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Barwell, Harold Shuttleworth
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: A healthy child until he had chicken pox at four and a half months. He was vaccinated at the same time and had not been well since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, thymus, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Edis, 21, Policeman

Occupation or role: Policeman
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Feb 1915
Date of death: 12 Feb 1915
Disease (transcribed): Influenza broncho pneumonia and bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Influenza (Respiratory tract); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient had had a cold and cough for six days, and as he was liable to exposure to draughts, he gradually became worse. Five days ago he was vaccinated for small pox for admission into the police force.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax ,lungs, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Albert Webb, 1, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1883
Date of death: 18 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Gangrenous varicella. Pleuritis. Abscess in lungs
Disease (standardised): Chickenpox (Systemic); Gangrene (Tissues); Pleurisy (Pleura); Abscess (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: It was not know whether there were any other eruptive fevers in the same house or street, or among acquaintances of the parents. The child had been vaccinated two months ago. No abnormal course followed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, joints, skull and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Christopher Maskell, 4 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Dec 1897
Date of death: 18 Jan 1898
Disease (transcribed): Broncho pneumonia. Pleural effusion
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Effusion (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Jaffrey, Francis
Post mortem examination performed by: Marks, Herbert William J.
Medical notes: He was vaccinated on the left arm a month ago and the parts were allowed to get dirty and cellulitis set in.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, pericardium, liver, peritoneum, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Ellen Morse, 4 years 6 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4 years 6 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Oct 1892
Date of death: 11 Nov 1892
Disease (transcribed): Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The child was vaccinated about a month ago. Soon after the vaccination marks became gangrenous.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, genitals, intestines and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Frederick Hildritch, 44, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jul 1897
Date of death: 10 Aug 1897
Disease (transcribed): Stone in kidney. Perinephritis abscess. Pyaemia. Thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
Disease (standardised): Kidney calculi (Kidney); Abscess (Kidney); Sepsis (Systemic); Thrombosis (Indeterminate); Embolism (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard and Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Kidney, lungs

Type of incident: n/a

James Douglas, 56, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Gender: Male
Age: 56
Date of admission: 2 Dec 1904
Date of death: 8 Dec 1904
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous laryngitis. Miliary tuberculosis of lungs. Prostatic abscess (tuberculous). Cystitis. Consecutive nephritis. Syphilitic osteitis of skull
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Larynx, lung, prostate); Laryngitis (Larynx); Abscess (Prostate); Cystitis (Bladder); Nephritis (Kidney); Osteitis (Skull); Syphilis (Systemic);
Admitted under the care of: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Florence Porter, 25, [Wife of] Plasterer

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Plasterer
Gender: Female
Age: 25
Date of admission: 16 May 1904
Date of death: 17 May 1904
Disease (transcribed): Laryngitis with ulceration of soft palate (? Syphilitic.) and epiglottis and vocal chords. Tracheotomy. Asphyxia
Disease (standardised): Laryngitis (Larynx, epiglottis, vocal cords); Ulcer (Palate, soft); Syphilis (Systemic); Tracheotomy (Trachea); Asphyxia (Respiratory system);
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Ascherson, William Lawrence
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'Patient admitted on May 16th for sore throat. Trouble in the throat had been present 18 months and had been getting steadily worse. She had occasionally bought a bottle of medicine for it (!) but had never consulted a doctor. Loss of voice 4 months. Her hair had been falling out recently. Patient had had one child and no miscarriages'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

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