Occupation or role: Milkman Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Mar 1880 Date of death: 10 Apr 1880 Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the stomach and neighbourhood. Perforation. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Perforation (Stomach); Peritonitis (Abdomen) 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: In January 1879 he began to fail in strength and found that ‘he could not lift things as he used to’. He was later attacked with pain in the left loin, profuse perspiration and difficulty in ‘keeping food down’. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, heart, lungs, prostate and testes Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 11 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Apr 1881 Date of death: 23 Apr 1881 Disease (transcribed): Ulcer of the ileum. Perforation. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'His father died of phthisis 3 years ago; the mother is healthy; the rest of the family healthy except a younger sister who is at home with symptoms similar to his own. He has had measles badly; no scarlet fever; no other disease; no history of cough. A week ago he lost his appetite & had much headache, thirst & vomiting' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum, intestinal tract
Occupation or role: General servant Age: 20 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Apr 1880 Date of death: 25 Apr 1880 Disease (transcribed): Membranous disease of the pharynx, fauces and (?) air passages Disease (standardised): Disease (Pharynx); Disease (Respiratory tract) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Medical notes: It was gathered that the patient was quite well until the morning of the 14th April when she was unable to get up, having been taken ill in the night. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Air passages, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 1 ½ Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 May 1881 Date of death: 11 May 1881 Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of the meninges, lungs, spleen, liver and kidneys Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain, lungs, spleen, liver, kidneys) 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: 'The family history is healthy both on father's & mother's side. The child has been suckled up to admission but has also had lately portions of its parents' food: no habitual cough. Three months ago it began to have whooping cough from which it has only just recovered. About May 1 its appetite completely failed, it became very restless at night and screamed occasionally violently' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, spleen, liver, kidneys
Occupation or role: Coal porter Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Apr 1880 Date of death: 7 Jun 1880 Disease (transcribed): Gummata of brain (and liver) Disease (standardised): Gumma (Brain); Gumma (Liver); Syphilis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Medical notes: The patient was first admitted in December 1879 for a syphilitic ulcer of the foot and disease of the metatarsal bone. The bone was removed. Soon after his admission to Atkinson Morley Convalescent Hospital his wrist dropped and his speech became impaired. Body parts examined in the post mortem: , lungs, heart, aorta, liver, spleen and kidneys Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Housemaid Gender: Female Age: 20 Date of admission: 10 Dec 1877 Date of death: 31 Dec 1877 Disease (transcribed): Typhoid ulcerations; perforation; peritonitis etc Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines); Perforation (Indeterminate); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Admitting doctor: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard PM performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: 'History. No heritable disease in the family. Subject to headaches, invariably R [Right] frontal. Diaphoresis scanty. Constitution otherwise sound. In the afternoon of the 4th day before admn [admission], she began to feel chilly: this lasted till she went to bed. Next mom [moment] she was hot, the appetite gone, lumbar pain and occipital headache present: was very weak and had to lay up. She perspired much the first few days. Bowels open on 7th and 9th, with purgatives. She vomited on the 9th' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum, intestine, uterus Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cabman Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 May 1880 Date of death: 16 Jun 1880 Disease (transcribed): Abscesses of liver and lungs (cause undiscovered) Disease (standardised): Abscess (Liver); Abscess (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Medical notes: Fourteen weeks before admission without evident cause, he was attacked with vomiting followed by jaundice. Eight weeks later he had severe pain in the hepatic region accompanied by rigors. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Liver, diaphragm, lungs, heart, spleen, kidneys and intestines Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 4 10/12 Date of admission: 20 Jul 1878 Date of death: 3 Aug 1878 Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria. Tracheotomy. Sloughing of the wound etc Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx); Tracheotomy (Trachea); Sloughing (Neck); Admitting doctor: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard PM performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: 'History. Mother d. [died] of consumption: previous history of good health. Quite well till noon on the 7th day before admission: when she was noticed to have a troublesome cough. Towards evening she seemed to be struggling to spit something up and during the night there was severe dyspnoea with marked stridor. Next day all the symptoms were somewhat relieved. During the night they again became severe. On the 3rd day all symptoms had disappeared except a slight cough: she ate with a good appetite. This state of things continued till the 6th. On the 6th she complained of sore throat. The night before admn [admission] the severe dyspnoea and stridor returned, continued all night and part of the next morning, then lessened: as she was being brought up in a cab, these were hardly noticeable, but seemed to return on admission. No nasal discharge or swelling in the neck noticed' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, trachea Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 8 Gender: Female Date of admission: 26 Jun 1880 Date of death: 30 Jun 1880 Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of the meninges, lungs, liver, kidneys, peritoneum, and (?) intestine Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Meninges); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Liver); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Medical notes: For three months she had had a cough, complained of pain in both sides of the chest on coughing and of headache. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum and intestines Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Ladies maid Age: 37 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Aug 1877 Date of death: 26 Aug 1877 Disease (transcribed): Typhoid ulceration of bowel. Intestinal haemorrhage. Perforations. Disease (standardised): Typhoid Fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines); Haemorrhage (Intestines); Perforation (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: The patient had been attacked with weakness and languor, diarrhoea, shivering at night and occasional delirium. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, intestine, skull, dura mater and uterus Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cabman Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Jul 1880 Date of death: 16 Jul 1880 Disease (transcribed): Impacted gallstones. Abscess of gastro-hepatic omentum. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Gallstones (Gall bladder); Abscess (Omentum); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Medical notes: One day in November 1879 he was suddenly seized with pain in the abdomen, vomiting and constipation. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, gall bladder, peritoneum, spleen, kidneys and pancreas Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 50 Gender: Female Date of admission: 20 Jan 1880 Date of death: 30 Jan 1880 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis (cavities. Fibrosis. Tubercle). Lardaceous infiltration Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Fibrosis (Lung); Amyloidosis (Spleen); Amyloidosis (Liver) 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: Twelve months ago she noticed a cough for the first time which gradually got worse. For several months she had most profuse night sweats ‘just as though you had taken me out of a bath and put me to bed’. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and stomach Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 57 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Dec 1894 Date of death: 2 Jan 1895 Disease (transcribed): Fibrosis of stomach (? malignant) Disease (standardised): Fibrosis (Stomach) Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard Medical examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril Medical notes: The patient gave a history of pain after food during the four months previous to admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, stomach, liver, gall bladder, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals and testes Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Baker Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Sep 1880 Date of death: 11 Oct 1880 Disease (transcribed): Syphilis. Gummata in the liver. Cirrhosis Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Systemic); Gumma (Liver); Cirrhosis (Liver) 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: Ten years ago he had a syphilitic sore followed by eruptions on the body and legs. Four years ago he had a severe ulceration of the throat. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and peritoneum Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 16 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 Oct 1880 Date of death: 19 Oct 1880 Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of the intestines and lungs. Peritonitis. Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Lung) 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: The patient could give no definite account of herself. For six months she had been gradually losing flesh and every winter she had a cough. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, abdomen and alimentary canal Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Sep 1901 Date of death: 15 Sep 1901 Disease (transcribed): Distended stomach. Faint striation of heart muscle Disease (standardised): Distension (Stomach); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury Medical notes: Brought in dead Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, uterus, alimentary canal, cranium and brain Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Grocer Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Nov 1880 Date of death: 16 Nov 1880 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Diarrhoea. Tuberculosis of the lungs and left pleura Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Diarrhoea (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Medical notes: He entered the army in 1877 and was sent to October. In 1878 he had his first attack of intermittent fever. He was discharged in October 1880 as ‘unfit for further service’. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, pleura, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Salesman Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Aug 1880 Date of death: 1 Dec 1880 Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the caecum. Slight endocarditis Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines); Endocarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Medical notes: Case obscured Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Tailor Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Nov 1880 Date of death: 8 Dec 1880 Disease (transcribed): Fibroid phthisis. Cirrhosis Disease (standardised): Fibrosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Cirrhosis (Liver) 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 much subject to coughs and cold and night sweats. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Butler Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Nov 1880 Date of death: 8 Dec 1880 Disease (transcribed): Old and recent endocarditis. Infarcts Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Infarction (Liver) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Medical notes: In July 1880 he was taken ill with nausea and vomiting after food and persistent aching pain in the left flank, much increased by movement. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, brain and alimentary canal Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Housekeeper Age: 48 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Nov 1880 Date of death: 18 Nov 1880 Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis. Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Kidney) 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: Six weeks before admission she was attacked with acute pain in the left hypochondium, followed by jaundice. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 63 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Nov 1894 Date of death: 5 Dec 1894 Disease (transcribed): Malignant stricture of pylorus Disease (standardised): Constriction (Stomach) Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington Medical notes: 'This patient denied all illness up to six weeks ago when he began to vomit after all food - This generally took place from half an hour to six hours after taking food - There was much pain after taking anything which was relieved by vomiting - He had never had haematemesis. During his illness he had rapidly lost flesh' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Servant Gender: Female Age: 17 Date of admission: 16 Jan 1878 Date of death: 1 Feb 1878 Disease (transcribed): Typhoid ulcerations. Haemorrhage Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines); Haemorrhage (Indeterminate); Admitting doctor: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard PM performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: 'History. Weakly subject: always 'ailing': constant heavy pain in epigastrium: frequent sore throats and rheumatic pains: occasional diarrhoea, coughs, or headaches: unable to digest fat, which always caused vomiting; occasional pain after food: diaphoresis habitually free: catamenia somewhat irregular. Various pains, in abdomen, flanks of chest and elsewhere from July 1877. […] On Jan [January] 10th, attacked with delirium about noon: headache commenced with it and the appetite failed: the L. [Left] flank became more painful' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum, intestine Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Dec 1897 Date of death: 4 Dec 1897 Disease (transcribed): Perforating duodenal ulcer Disease (standardised): Perforation (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines) () Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy Medical notes: The case is accompanied by an article published in the Edinburgh Medical Journal in 1898. 'The patient […] was a strong and burly man, aet. 32, who on the 2nd December 1897, while travelling in the train to London from the North of England, was seized with violent abdominal pain. He did not pass any water after this time, though a couple of ounces of albuminous urine were drawn off by catheter. It appeared that after his arrival in London he was treated by a doctor for renal disease or colic. He came up to St. George's Hospital late on the night of the 3rd December, and was at once admitted by Mr S. Smith, house physician, who found him collapsed, with a distended abdomen' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Dec 1879 Date of death: 27 Feb 1880 Disease (transcribed): Abscess of brain. Inflammation of mastoid cells. Cirrhosis. Bronchopneumonia Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain); Inflammation (Skull); Cirrhosis (Liver); Bronchopneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Medical notes: Three years before admission a scaly eruption appeared all over the body. Under treatment it disappeared, but was followed by loss of hair, headache and pains in the limbs. Two years later he had ulcerated legs and severe sore throat. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Mastoid region, dura mater, brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, urinary apparatus Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: n/a