Occupation or role: Chair attendant Age: 65 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Mar 1897 Date of death: 7 May 1897 Disease (transcribed): Aortic aneurysm Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta) Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy Medical notes: 'No previous illness. Doubtful history of gout. A brother gouty. While at work on Jan [January] 11th he noticed his breath suddenly 'go', taking some time to recover. Had noticed slight shortness of breath a few days before and complained of a certain 'dull aching of the heart' but never took any notice of it' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Plasterer Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 May 1897 Date of death: 4 Jun 1897 Disease (transcribed): Large white kidneys and dilated heart Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Dilatation (Heart) () Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'No previous illness, generally good health, doubtful S.F. [Scarlet Fever] as a child. Nothing definite known of family history. His 'present illness' began 3 wks [weeks] before admission with swelling of legs and face and continuous headache – no cause known. Alcohol moderate' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Footman Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Jun 1897 Date of death: 8 Jun 1897 Disease (transcribed): Cardiac dilatation Disease (standardised): Cardiomyopathy, dilated (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle Medical notes: 'Patient had had measles, S.F. [Scarlet Fever], variola as a child. Rheumatic Fever 12-13 yrs [yrs] ago, but otherwise had had good health. There was nothing noteworthy in his family history. A week before admission he had pain and stillness in both knees, and vessels of calves. He also noticed that the legs were swollen. Beyond this there was no complaint of anything definite' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 27 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Jun 1897 Date of death: 5 Jun 1897 Disease (transcribed): Thrombosis of internal iliac vein, embolism of pulmonary artery. Pyopneumothorax Disease (standardised): Thrombosis (Abdomen); Embolism (Heart); Hydropneumothorax (Pleural cavity) () Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril Medical notes: 'This patient when seen the day after admission was so extremely ill, suffering acutely from dyspnoea, that any history was of necessity, in the absence of friends, very brief. Physical examination being impossible. She had had a miscarriage (at 5 months) 3 weeks before admission, followed in two days by severe pain in the Right chest. She had severe rigors at first, and lost blood, for a fortnight, after the illness began' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 32 Gender: Female Date of admission: 31 May 1897 Date of death: 13 Jun 1897 Disease (transcribed): Rupture of aorta into left bronchus Disease (standardised): Rupture (Aorta) Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle Medical notes: 'Patient had had S.F. [Scarlet Fever] 4 yrs [years] ago. 'Glands' in the neck, which broke[?] spontaneously 14 yrs [years] ago. No previous haemoptysis. Not subject to winter cough. There was nothing noteworthy in her family history. Her present illness began with pain in the left chest on the 18th […]. She complained of shortness of breath, with slight cough' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax
Occupation or role: C. [Children's?] nurse Age: 15 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Apr 1897 Date of death: 16 Jun 1897 Disease (transcribed): Ulcerative endocarditis, with cerebral softening Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Ulcer (Heart); Encephalomalacia (Brain) () Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle Medical notes: 'Nothing known in family history. Patient had had Rheumatism 2 yrs [years] before admission. Present illness. For 5 months she had had several 'bilious attacks' i.e. vomiting without relation to food – headache and pain in the back. These attacks lasted a day as a rule and occurred once a fortnight. Shortness of breath on exertion and constipation' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Tailor Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Apr 1897 Date of death: 28 Jun 1897 Disease (transcribed): Cardiac failure: marked atheroma of aorta and cerebral vessels: some softening of brain tissue Disease (standardised): Heart failure (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Brain); Softening (Brain) () Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle Medical notes: 'Some paresis of Right arm for 2 ½ yrs [years], of gradual onset, speech at first slightly affected. No gout or other serious illness. No gout in family history. Present illness. He complained of swelling of the legs since last January, with shortness of breath – Vomited occasionally, with slight haematemesis a fortnight before admission' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Jun 1897 Date of death: 1 Jul 1897 Disease (transcribed): Acute vegetative endocarditis with pleural effusion and pulmonary oedema Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Pleural effusion (Lung); Oedema (Lung) () Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle Medical notes: 'Patient was admitted with aortic disease and angina – The same night he became suddenly worse and when seen by Med. [Medical] Registrar was too ill for examination' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 50 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 May 1897 Date of death: 7 Jul 1897 Disease (transcribed): Aortic incompetency and dilated aorta Disease (standardised): Aortic valve insufficiency (Heart); Dilatation (Aorta) () Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle Medical notes: 'The patient had had Rheumatic Fever at 18 years of age, and had never been strong. There was nothing noteworthy in her family history. Her present illness began 3 months before admission with shortness of breath and swelling of the legs' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Engine driver Age: 65 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Jul 1897 Date of death: 13 Jul 1897 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys, pericardium adherent: pleural effusion and pulmonary tubercle Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Pericarditis (Heart); Pleural effusion (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung) () Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle Medical notes: 'This patient had never had any R.F. [Rheumatic fever] or previous illness but had noticed shortness of breath for years before. There was nothing noteworthy in his family history. His last illness began by swelling of the legs since last Easter – At time of admission he was orthopnoeic, but made no other complaint of any kind. His condition however was so extreme that any questioning or examination was impossible' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Printer Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Apr 1897 Date of death: 8 Aug 1897 Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of abdominal aorta Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta) Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'This patient, who was a printer by trade, was admitted on the 28th April complaining of severe pain in the Right hip [..] Both legs were swollen at the time of admission, the right having been so since the pain in the hip began, the swelling of the latter being more recent' Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'See page 244 for notes of this case[…] Abdomen' Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Aug 1897 Date of death: 14 Aug 1897 Disease (transcribed): Embolism of R. [Right] coronary artery Disease (standardised): Embolism (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James Medical notes: 'Not seen by Med. Reg. [Medical Registrar]' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, brain
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Aug 1897 Date of death: 4 Sep 1897 Disease (transcribed): Aortic disease with mitral regurgitation Disease (standardised): Disease (Aorta); Mitral valve insufficiency (Heart) () Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'V. [Vide] Medical notes' Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No examination made post mortem'
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Sep 1897 Date of death: 23 Sep 1897 Disease (transcribed): Pericardial effusion – Stricture and phimosis - Hyprd [Hypertrophied] bladder – nephritis Disease (standardised): Effusion (Heart); Constriction (Urethra); Phimosis (Penis); Hypertrophy (Bladder); Nephritis (Kidney) () Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James Post mortem examination performed by: Marks, Herbert William J. Medical notes: 'This patient had had no serious illness before admission. There was nothing noteworthy in his family history. Pres [Present] Illness. Loss of energy and appetite began 2 months before admission, which gradually increased. About a week before coming in, he laid up and began to be sick, at intervals varying from 10 mins [minutes] to an hour after meals, with general discomfort after food' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, penis
Occupation or role: Horse keeper Age: 39 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Sep 1897 Date of death: 29 Sep 1897 Disease (transcribed): Pericardial effusion – Pleural effusion Disease (standardised): Effusion (Heart); Pleural effusion (Lung) () Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James Post mortem examination performed by: Marks, Herbert William J. Medical notes: 'This patient who was a horse keeper, and had had all the 'bad disorders' was admitted first on Aug [August] 16, staying in the hospital until Sept [September] 1, after being out for a fortnight he was readmitted suffering as on the first admission. His chief complaint was as follows: - He was quite well up to 9 months before the first admission when shortness of breath came on' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 65 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Sep 1897 Date of death: 29 Sep 1897 Disease (transcribed): Aortic disease Disease (standardised): Disease (Aorta) Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'V. [Vide] Medical notes' Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No examination post mortem'
Occupation or role: Billiard marker Age: 49 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Sep 1897 Date of death: 19 Oct 1897 Disease (transcribed): Aortic disease Disease (standardised): Disease (Aorta) Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'V. [Vide] Medical notes' Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No examination after death'
Occupation or role: Gardener Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Aug 1897 Date of death: 27 Oct 1897 Disease (transcribed): Aortic disease and mitral regurgitation Disease (standardised): Disease (Aorta); Mitral valve insufficiency (Heart) () Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'V. [Vide] Medical notes' Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No examination post mortem'
Occupation or role: Bus driver Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Oct 1897 Date of death: 26 Oct 1897 Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'V. [Vide] Medical notes' Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No examination after death'
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 39 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Jul 1897 Date of death: 10 Nov 1897 Disease (transcribed): External rupture of thoracic aneurism Disease (standardised): Rupture (Aorta); Aneurysm (Aorta) () Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle Medical notes: Prev [Previous] and Fam [Family] Hist [History]: This patient was an I.P. [In patient] here first from Feb [February] to May this year for symptoms of intrathoracic aneurism (v. [vide] med [medical] notes) accompanied by slight pneumonia of the chest wall. There was no change until a fortnight before admission the 2nd time when the prominence of the upper part of the chest wall began to increase, and severe pains occurred in it' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Brewers storeman Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Sep 1897 Date of death: 18 Nov 1897 Disease (transcribed): Infective endocarditis Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy Medical notes: 'Prev [Previous] and Fam [Family] Hist [History]. This patient, who was employed in a brewery store, had had no previous illness of any kind. There was also nothing noteworthy in his family history. Pres [Present] Illness. His account of this was not very clear, he had been laid up for a month with pain in the joints, which was diagnosed by a previous Dr [Doctor] as 'Influenza'. On admission there was no complaint beyond 'weakness' and deafness' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Laundress Age: 17 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Nov 1897 Date of death: 20 Nov 1897 Disease (transcribed): Aortic incompetence Disease (standardised): Aortic valve insufficiency (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle Medical notes: 'Not seen by Med. Reg. [Medical Registrar]' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 49 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 Dec 1897 Date of death: 8 Dec 1897 Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'Vide medical notes' Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No examination after death'
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 45 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Nov 1897 Date of death: 11 Dec 1897 Disease (transcribed): Dilated heart Disease (standardised): Cardiomyopathy, dilated (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'V. [Vide] Medical notes' Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No examination after death'
Occupation or role: Ladysmaid Age: 31 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Dec 1897 Date of death: 29 Dec 1897 Disease (transcribed): Arteriosclerosis. Cerebral haemorrhage Disease (standardised): Arteriosclerosis (Arteries); Haemorrhage (Brain) () Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'Dying when seen by Med Reg [Medical Registrar]: no examination made. For history see medical notes' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen