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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

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Aug 1882
Date of death: 21 Aug 1882
Disease (transcribed): Fibrinous concretion on aortic valves. Obliteration of femoral artery. Gangrene of right foot and leg as far as the knee
Disease (standardised): Fibrinous concretion (Heart); Obliteration (Arteries); Gangrene (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: She had always been delicate and had been told that she had disease of the heart and kidneys. Two months ago she had dropsy. A fortnight ago her foot became painful and tender, afterwards becoming black and numb.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, femoral artery, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Aug 1882
Date of death: 29 Aug 1882
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Peritonitis. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pericarditis (Heart) ;
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: He had been accustomed to drink four or five pints of beer a day. He had had frequent attacks of vomiting and headache and had suffered from piles.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Sep 1882
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Haemoptysis. Aneurism of aorta. Congestion of lungs. Probable compression of pulmonary veins
Disease (standardised): Haemoptysis (Respiratory tract); Aneurysm (Arteries); Congestion (Lung); Compression (Veins)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Brought in dead
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Jul 1882
Date of death: 18 Sep 1882
Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of aorta communication with pulmonary artery
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: He attributed his present illness to getting wet through seven weeks before admission, after which he had much cough with occasional streaks of blood in the sputa.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Sep 1882
Date of death: 5 Oct 1882
Disease (transcribed): Purulent pericarditis. Double pleuritis. Congestion of lungs
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: His mother said he had measles a year before and chicken pox a month before admission. She described a rash noticed two days before admission, chiefly around the throat and then spreading all over the body.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Nov 1882
Date of death: 7 Nov 1882
Disease (transcribed): Uraemic convulsions. Cystic kidneys. Hypertrophy of heart. Mitral obstruction. Cancer of uterus
Disease (standardised): Uraemia (Kidney); Seizures (Brain); Cysts (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Cancer (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: She was in good health until 1880 when she had rheumatic fever. Since then she had never felt well. There was some blood passed with the urine in 1880 and she had oedema and began to lose her eyesight.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Collector
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Nov 1882
Date of death: 16 Nov 1882
Disease (transcribed): Thoracico-abdominal aneurism, bursting into the left pleural cavity
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Vessels); Rupture (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: About Christmas 1881 he first felt abdominal pain and hardness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, vessels, liver, spleen and kidney
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Oct 1882
Date of death: 17 Nov 1882
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy and dilation of heart. Congestion of lungs. Cirrhosis of liver
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Congestion (Lung); Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: For about six months his strength had been failing and his means of getting a living diminishing. Three months before admission he had oedema of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coach painter
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Nov 1882
Date of death: 25 Nov 1882
Disease (transcribed): Fatty change in heart, liver and kidneys. Enlarged spleen. Congestion of lungs
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Enlarged (Spleen); Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: In 1863 he had syphilis with severe secondary symptoms. He first noticed blood passed by the intestines in 1880 and again in 1882 by the intestines and the mouth.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Office boy
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Nov 1882
Date of death: 25 Nov 1882
Disease (transcribed): Scurvy. Subcutaneous sub-pericardial, sub-endocardial and sub-pleural haemorrhages
Disease (standardised): Scurvy (Vessels); Haemorrhage (Heart); Haemorrhage (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: When admitted the boy stated that he had been feeling weak and ill for four of five months. For the last four or five weeks he had been eating only salted meat and rarely any vegetables.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

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

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Nov 1882
Date of death: 28 Nov 1882
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of ten ribs on right side and nine ribs on left side. Fracture of left clavicle. Fracture at junction of first and second pieces of sternum. Granular kidneys and hypertrophied heart
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Clavicle); Fracture (Sternum); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: His cab came in collision with another and in the melee the wheels of one of them passed over his chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, skull and bones
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

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

Occupation or role: Hammerman
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Dec 1882
Date of death: 10 Dec 1882
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of left testis, lumbar glands, liver and lungs. Aortic and mitral valve disease
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Testis); Carcinoma (Lumbar lymph nodes); Carcinoma (Liver); Carcinoma (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: In 1878 he had a very severe cold with considerable pain throughout the chest and loss of voice for a week. Again in October 1882 he began to feel sudden onset of pain over the loins and spine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and testes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Sailor
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Oct 1882
Date of death: 12 Dec 1882
Disease (transcribed): Fusiform dilation of aortic arch. Compression of trachea. Congestion of lungs
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Compression (Trachea); Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: About Christmas 1881 he began to feel occasional dyspnoea and pain over the cardiac region.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Nov 1882
Date of death: 12 Dec 1882
Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis and incompetency. Adherent pericardium. Hypertrophy and dilation of left ventricle
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: He first had Rheumatic Fever in 1862 and since then had had several minor attacks with frequent cough, and after Christmas 1881, considerable shortness of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 41
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Nov 1882
Date of death: 31 Dec 1882
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy and dilation of heart. Pulmonary embolism
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Embolism (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: She had for several years had ‘palpitation’, increased on exertion. For the two months before admission she had constipation and occasional temporary loss of voice and hard cough with scanty sputa.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Lath render
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1882
Date of death: 5 Jan 1883
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary stenosis. Hypertrophy of right ventricle
Disease (standardised): Pulmonary valve stenosis (Heart); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: As a boy he was always noticed to be much cyanosed and nicknamed ‘Blue’. He had ascites, oedema, short breath, profuse sputa and night sweating.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jan 1883
Date of death: 24 Jan 1883
Disease (transcribed): Acute rheumatism. Adherent pericardium. Vegetation on aortic and mitral valves
Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Adherent (Heart); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: He first felt rheumatic symptoms in 1876. Ever since then he had been short of breath and felt much palpitation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Jan 1883
Date of death: 29 Jan 1883
Disease (transcribed): Scurvy. Haemorrhages. Exhaustion
Disease (standardised): Scurvy (Vessels ); Haemorrhage (Indeterminate); Exhaustion (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: She gradually lost strength and colour, and a week before admission she took to bed feeling quite exhausted. Her head was painful, thirst great and the lower lip felt ‘numb’.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, larynx, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, urinary tract, genital organs and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Jan 1883
Date of death: 8 Feb 1883
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Endocarditis
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: She had acute articular rheumatism of the knee and hands in October 1882 which left her with chronic swelling of the feet and palpitation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Jan 1883
Date of death: 15 Feb 1883
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Endocarditis
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: He had rheumatic fever first aged four, and since then four times. He had much palpitation and was unable to do any work.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 63
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Feb 1883
Date of death: 28 Feb 1883
Disease (transcribed): Intra-capsular fracture of left hip. Bronchitis. Dilated heart. Suppurative arachnitis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Hip); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Arachnoiditis (Brain); Suppuration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Five weeks before admission the patient had fallen down in her house and injured her left thigh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Nov 1883
Date of death: 28 Nov 1883
Disease (transcribed): Arteritis of middle cerebral arteries. Cerebral emboli
Disease (standardised): Arteritis (Arteries); Embolism (Brain )
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: On the evening of November 25th she began to vomit very profusely from no obvious cause and there was a story that she had said she had been ‘given some nasty stuff’. A doctor reported that it might be a case of poisoning.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a