Occupation or role: Painter Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Feb 1865 Date of death: 21 Feb 1865 Disease (transcribed): Typhus. Granular degeneration of kidneys Disease (standardised): Typhus, epidemic louse-borne (Systemic); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: The patient came from one of the fever stricken districts of the parish of Chelsea. Two of his children were in the Hospital with Typhus. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Mason Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Feb 1865 Date of death: 198 Feb 1865 Disease (transcribed): Disease of kidneys (‘amyloid’). Phthisis Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Amyloidosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: When lifting a weight just before Christmas, he brought up about a pint of blood. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 53 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Nov 1865 Date of death: 24 Dec 1865 Disease (transcribed): Disease of kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: This man was first in the hospital in July with dropsy and albuminous urine. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Tobacconists assistant Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Aug 1865 Date of death: 18 Aug 1865 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Granular degeneration of kidneys Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: Two years ago he spat about a pint of blood and since that time he was more temperate in his habits. He had a cough continuously for the last two months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 May 1865 Date of death: 3 Jul 1865 Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Albuminuria Disease (standardised): Oedema (Indeterminate); Albuminuria (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: Not entered Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: House painter Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Jun 1865 Date of death: 17 Jun 1865 Disease (transcribed): Granular degeneration of kidneys. Haemoptysis Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Haemoptysis (Respiratory tract) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: He had suffered often from attacks of gout, vomiting frequently after meals, and from gastric dyspepsia. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Barge builder Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Feb 1865 Date of death: 14 Apr 1865 Disease (transcribed): Granular degeneration of kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: Dropsy began in the legs a months ago and two weeks after the scrotum began to get red and distended. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Feb 1864 Date of death: 5 Apr 1864 Disease (transcribed): Granular disease of kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Bagshawe, Frederic Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Medical notes: 'The patient was a well grown man with a renous complexion, admitted with severe dyspnoea compelling him to lean forward with his head over his knees. He had been ill about four months so as to be forced now and then to lay up for a day or two’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, pericardium & heart, abdomen
Occupation or role: Footman Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Oct 1863 Date of death: 19 Feb 1864 Disease (transcribed): Granular degeneration of kidney Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Medical notes: 'This man, sober of late years only, was a patient for more than four months with anasarca and bronchitis’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Nov 1863 Date of death: 11 Feb 1864 Disease (transcribed): Smooth mottled kidney Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys) 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 patient, a carpenter, free in his habits of drinking without being drunken, was under treatment in the hospital for more than three months. On his admission he was of a pasty complexion with red eyelids. Moderate doughy oedema was present in the legs. He had been subject to frequent attacks of chronic rheumatism’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Policeman Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Jan 1864 Date of death: 9 Feb 1864 Disease (transcribed): Degeneration of kidneys. Phthisis Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Medical notes: 'The patient was a detective policeman of some note, always sober in his habits, but much exposed to inclement weather. He was admitted with general renal dropsy of six months’ duration. For the last four months of this time he had been unable to follow his occupation’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Child Age: 2 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Feb 1864 Date of death: 4 Feb 1864 Disease (transcribed): Disease of kidneys after scarlatina. Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Scarlet fever (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lungs) 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 child, the first admitted out of a large number in the same family affected with the same disease and its sequelae, was brought to the hospital moribund’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Dec 1864 Date of death: 28 Dec 1864 Disease (transcribed): Disease of liver and kidneys. Phthisis Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Medical notes: 'This man, a coachman with a bloated, drunken face and of free habits of living, had continued his occupation to within three days of admission. He had however been conscious of dyspnoea a month and had cough for as long’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Nov 1864 Date of death: 18 Dec 1864 Disease (transcribed): Granular degeneration of kidney. Lead colic Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Poisoning (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Medical notes: 'This man, a house painter who had been repeatedly the subject of lead colic, was admitted for that and loss of power in the wrists. He was lean and cachetic in appearance’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Policeman Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Oct 1864 Date of death: 27 Oct 1864 Disease (transcribed): Disease of kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Medical notes: 'This man, who had been a soldier and spent some years of his life in India, in earlier life of drunken habits, was admitted complaining of cough and debility. His wife gave a confused account of his having had a fit two weeks before in which he lay for some hours half-conscious’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, pharynx, abdomen
Occupation or role: Carman Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Sep 1864 Date of death: 24 Oct 1864 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Medical notes: 'Not given’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’
Occupation or role: Gardener Age: 51 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Sep 1864 Date of death: 19 Sep 1864 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Disease of kidneys Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Medical notes: 'This patient was not observed during the hour or two which intervened between his admission and death. He was brought to the hospital on the evening of the 19th in a dying state and expired shortly after midnight. It was learnt that at the beginning of the year he had had dropsy and bronchial catarrh’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Child Age: 5 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Aug 1864 Date of death: 24 Aug 1864 Disease (transcribed): Disease of kidneys. Lobular pneumonia Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Lobar pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Medical notes: 'This child was brought to the hospital moribund, and expired before any observations of its conditions could be made’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Jul 1864 Date of death: 27 Jul 1864 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Bagshawe, Frederic Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Medical notes: 'This man was a painter and had some faint indication of a blue hue about his gums. He was of a pasty complexion and remarkably apathetic manner, his faculties somewhat blunted through his answers to questions were ready and consistent’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen, head
Occupation or role: Harness maker Age: 58 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Dec 1863 Date of death: 13 Jan 1864 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Typhus? Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Typhus (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Medical notes: 'This was a case of a spare, emaciated old man, who entered the hospital complaining of pains in the loins and right leg of seven or eight weeks’ duration. His previous health had been good’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Jun 1864 Date of death: 22 Jun 1864 Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart and kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Medical notes: 'This man was a carpenter and up to 12 years back had been a heavy drinker. He had never had rheumatism. The oedema for which he sought relief, had occurred according to him suddenly five weeks before, the swelling beginning in the face’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Porter Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Jun 1864 Date of death: 16 Jun 1864 Disease (transcribed): Disease of kidneys. Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Medical notes: 'This man, a porter representing himself as of sober habits, was only under observation for one day. He had been ill a month from debility with oedema of the legs, loss of appetite and pain in the chest’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Groom Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 May 1864 Date of death: 6 Jun 1864 Disease (transcribed): Albuminuria. Phthisis Disease (standardised): Albuminuria (Kidney); Tuberculosis (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 man was a groom, a drinker of porter but of sober habits. He had had cough for eighteen months, but had not given up work till seven weeks before his admission, when the legs became oedematous’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 May 1864 Date of death: 30 May 1864 Disease (transcribed): Disease of kidneys. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); 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 patient was on his admission suffering extreme dyspnoea. He had been troubled with cough continuously for six months, attended with profuse spitting, and had wasted rapidly’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Apr 1864 Date of death: 23 Mar 1864 Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart and kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Medical notes: 'A painter, a large man with a sallow face, was admitted in consequence of palpitation with dyspnoea and some cough, without any oedema’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen
