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Harriet Allport, 48, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Apr 1882
Date of death: 5 May 1882
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Abscess of heart and endocarditis. Congestion of the lungs
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Abscess (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: Eight days before admission she had a severe rigor with much vomiting. She was living as a cook in a London family and she described the house as smelling offensively of the drainage.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Frederick Youngman, 31, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 May 1881
Date of death: 18 Jun 1881
Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart valves. Lardaceous infiltration. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Lardaceous disease; Pneumonia (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 father is said to have died of dropsy consequent upon heart disease; he had had several attacks of rheumatism. The rest of the family are reported not to be strong but no definite disease is described. He had frequent attacks of Quinsey when a boy, none after 21. Syphilis at 20. No history of rheumatism. He has been in the habit of drinking large quantities of spirits until 18 months ago when he became a teetotaler'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

Harriet Lambert, 28, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Jun 1882
Date of death: 3 Jul 1882
Disease (transcribed): Pleuritic effusion. Collapsed left lung. Heart displaced
Disease (standardised): Effusion (Pleura); Collapse (Lung); Displacement (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: Ten days before admission she had, whilst menstruating, a rigor with vomiting and headache.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Herbert Hutchings, 25, Plateman

Occupation or role: Plateman
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Aug 1881
Date of death: 20 Sep 1881
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary congestion. Adherent pericardium. Rheumatism acuta
Disease (standardised): Congestion (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Rheumatism (Joints)

Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'In 1876 he had an acute attack of rheumatism of the larger joints, from which he completely recovered in 3 months. No subsequent history of cardiac disease. Habits temperate. Exposed to much wet & cold in an iron foundry. About 3 weeks before admission he began to feel pain in knees and ankles. These gradually increased and he took to his bed two days before admission'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Alice Davey, 33, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Oct 1889
Date of death: 17 Oct 1889
Disease (transcribed): Fatty heart. Collapsed lung. Ovarian tumour and ascites
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Atelectasis (Lung); Cancer (Ovary); Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: About three months before she came to St George’s the woman fell down and hurt herself. She was pregnant at the time but her attention was called to the fact that her abdomen was of abnormal size.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, ovaries, liver, spleen, kidneys, uterus, pleurae, lungs and heart
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

George Eaton, 59, Bedell

Occupation or role: Bedell
Gender: Male
Age: 59
Date of admission: 23 Oct 1878
Date of death: 28 Oct 1878
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis, emphysema. Chronic pneumonia. Dilated heart
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Cardiomyopathy, dilated (Heart);
Admitting doctor: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: n/a
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in a condition which precluded examination'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidneys, spleen, liver, peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

James Stanning, 30, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Nov 1885
Date of death: 12 Nov 1885
Disease (transcribed): Acute rheumatism. Pericarditis with recent adhesions. Hyperpyrexia
Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissue); Pericarditis (Heart); Adhesions (Heart); Fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Three weeks prior to admission he caught cold working in a draughty place. Pains came on in the right foot and ankle joint.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines, brain, thyroid gland and knee
Type of incident: n/a

Hannah Frost, 36, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Gender: Female
Age: 36
Date of admission: 22 Jan 1878
Date of death: 29 Jan 1878
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary tubercle. Fatty heart
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart);
Admitting doctor: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'No heritable disease. No previous illness: no ailment but occasional diarrhoea: diaphoresis habitually profuse. Catamenia (from 12 yrs [years] old) profuse and frequent; - 3 to 4 wkly [weekly]; with abdominal and lumbar pain. Malaise for 16 mo [months]: - Frequent abdominal pain, 2-4 monthly catamenia, accompanied by much abdominal pain for the first eight. - Amenorrhoea, with cessation of the pains, progressive weakness and wasting; occasional morning retching, occasional scantiness of urine; and increased diaphoresis for the last eight'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, stomach, uterus, ovaries
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Allwood, 49, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Oct 1882
Date of death: 26 Nov 1882
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophy of heart. Recent vegetation on aortic valves
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (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: In June 1882 she found her breath very short and strength failing. She had much cough and complained of ‘palpitation’.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, bronchi, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

William Botham, 15, [Child of] Butler

Occupation or role: [Child of] Butler
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Nov 1886
Date of death: 3 Dec 1886
Disease (transcribed): Tubercle. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Page, Harry Marmaduke
Medical notes: The patient had had acute rheumatism in 1884, and since then had been at work but found that for the last few months he had dyspnoea on exertion.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, urinary tract, stomach and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Frederick Toogood, 60, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Dec 1885
Date of death: 22 Dec 1885
Disease (transcribed): Adherent pericardium. Mitral thickening and contraction. Hypertrophy of the left ventricle. Ulcer of the stomach. Pulmonary apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Ulcer (Stomach); Haemorrhage (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: One month before admission his breath became very short and he had an attack of dyspnoea. He had rapid emaciation for three weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, small intestines and colon
Type of incident: n/a

John Hill, 32, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Dec 1882
Date of death: 9 Dec 1882
Disease (transcribed): Left cerebral haemorrhage. Hypertrophy of heart. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
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: His fellow servants went into his room and found him half out of bed, quite unconscious with paralysis of the right arm and leg. He did not speak but moved his eyes and seemed to understand their actions.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Richard Gavin, 21, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Feb 1881
Date of death: 14 Feb 1881
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis. Disease of heart valves
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Disease (Heart)
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: 'No history of family disease. He felt himself quite well until about 6 months ago, when he complained of lassitude & a slight cough, and for the last 4 months, has not been strong enough to do any work'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum, pleurae, intestines, brain, heart

Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Bird, 27, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Nov 1889
Date of death: 29 Jan 1890
Disease (transcribed): Enormous dilatation of heart and valves. Aortitis. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Aortitis (Aorta); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: The patient was in the army from 1880 to 1886 and served in England and Ireland. He contracted syphilis in 1880. Four or five months before his admission he had an attack of diarrhoea. About three weeks before his admission he began to suffer from morning vomiting and oedema of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Pickard, 42, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Feb 1881
Date of death: 21 Feb 1881
Disease (transcribed): Thrombosis. Congestion of the lungs
Disease (standardised): Thrombosis (Heart); Congestion (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: 'He could give no history of heritable disease. He had very good health as a boy, joined the 17th Lancers in 1857 at 19, & served with them until 1869. He passed 8 years in India, & had a few attacks of fever without rigors. Joined the army hospital corps at Malta in 1869, leaving in 1879 without any further illness. Throughout these 18 years he had kept to very temperate habits and had not been invalided for more than a week'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, veins, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

George Silverback, 37, Salesman

Occupation or role: Salesman
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Feb 1889
Date of death: 26 Feb 1889
Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of thoracic aorta (descending portion) which had burst into the oesophagus. Haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Rupture (Oesophagus); Haemorrhage (Oesophagus)
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 patient was found in Hyde Park in a state of unconsciousness. A pool of blood was found beside him.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, heart, lungs, larynx, trachea, mouth, oesophagus, stomach, spleen, liver, kidneys, testes and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Edwards, 59, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Feb 1880
Date of death: 22 Feb 1880
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys with hypertrophied heart. Emphysema and bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung)
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: This patient was too ill to give a succinct account of himself, but it appeared that for about the last ten years he had suffered from cough. All winter he had been kept in bed by the fogs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

George Windower, 58, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Feb 1889
Date of death: 5 Mar 1889
Disease (transcribed): Gout. Granular contracted kidneys and sequelae. Uraemia with pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Gout (Joints); Disease (Kidney); Uraemia (Kidney); Pericarditis (Heart)
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 was disturbed two or three times a night to pass urine. He came up as an outpatient in January 19th. Dr Dickinson found that the apex of his right lung was dull and that there were a few rales.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, pericardium, heart, larynx, trachea, spleen, liver, kidneys, bladder, brain, eyes, tongue, stomach and small intestine
Type of incident: n/a

James Perry, 19, Grocer’s assistant

Occupation or role: Grocer’s assistant
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1889
Date of death: 8 Mar 1889
Disease (transcribed): Mitral regurgitation and sequelae
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
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 patient said he had suffered much from bronchitis. He first had it when he was ten months old. Altogether he had been laid up with in ten times.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, heart, spleen, liver, kidneys and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Beveridge, 20, Tailoress

Occupation or role: Tailoress
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Mar 1881
Date of death: 17 Mar 1881
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart)
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: 'Two years ago she had rheumatic fever, since then she has felt weaker, & had some shortness of breath, but no oedema. She has been working lately long hours, 8.15am to 6.30pm with a military tailor, and has felt for the last 7 or 8 weeks shifting pains in right wrist, shoulder & elbow; no swelling but slight redness; much headache & loss of appetite.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

James Hayward, 29, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1880
Date of death: 19 Mar 1880
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophied and dilated heart. Atheroma of aorta. ‘Pulmonary apoplexy’
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta); Haemorrhage (Lung)
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: About the beginning of Feburary, while one day working at a drain when he had thrown earth up some distance, he felt a pain in the left side and the breath became very short. He was obliged to go to a medical man the next day and was told that he had heart disease.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys and lungs
Type of incident: n/a

Frederick Tisner, 20, Packer

Occupation or role: Packer
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Feb 1880
Date of death: 25 Mar 1880
Disease (transcribed): Large white kidneys, with atrophy of cortex. Hypertrophy of heart. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung)
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: About the beginning of January he noticed that the sight of the right eye was dim, everything appeared as though enveloped in a fog. For the last three to four months he had passed much water.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Julia Miller, 8, [Child of] Shoemaker

Occupation or role: [Child of] Shoemaker
Age: 8
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Dec 1887
Date of death: 15 Mar 1888
Disease (transcribed): Endocarditis. Pericarditis. Pulmonary apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart); Stroke (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'She came into the hospital again December 14, 1887. She looked better than when she left the hospital. Her temperature was normal’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Thorax, heart, pericardium, lungs, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain
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Type of incident: n/a