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Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Jul 1882
Date of death: 5 Jul 1882
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever. Congestion of pharynx, larynx and lungs
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Congestion (Pharynx); Congestion (Larynx); 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: About a fortnight before admission he began to feel drowsy and had headache, at times acute.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, tonsils, pharynx, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Jul 1882
Date of death: 24 Jul 1882
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Hyperpyrexia
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Nervous system); Fever (Systemic)
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: For a week or more preceding admission she had been subject to diarrhoea, vomiting and headache, and could get no sleep.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Aug 1882
Date of death: 7 Aug 1882
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in lung. Pyaemia following diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Lung); Sepsis (Systemic); Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Eight days before admission she felt her throat sore and the next day much swollen. On the day before admission she felt no better and during the night she reported that an abscess burst in her throat.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, pharynx and larynx
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Aug 1882
Date of death: 10 Sep 1882
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever. Peritonitis. Ulceration of ileum
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ulcer (Intestines)
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: Three weeks before admission she began to complain of some cough, dyspnoea, and pain in the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Sep 1882
Date of death: 27 Sep 1882
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever. Ulceration of ilium. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Pelvis); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
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: For a fortnight he had lost his spirits and for a week was ‘out of sorts’, with slight cough. A week before admission he began to complain of pain below his ribs and a chilly feeling. Three siblings were admitted with symptoms of Enteric Fever.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Waterman
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Sep 1882
Date of death: 2 Oct 1882
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever. Ulceration in ileum
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines)
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: A fortnight before admission he began to feel pain in the back with headache. He sweated profusely and was languid and drowsy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Machinist
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Sep 1882
Date of death: 11 Oct 1882
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
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: In May 1882 she began to feel some headache with languor. Her brother, Frederic Kelson, died of Enteric Fever in St George’s Hospital on 27th September 1882.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Oct 1882
Date of death: 18 Oct 1882
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lung)
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: He had been too weak for the year before admission to do any work and had had constant cough with trifling sputa.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3 years 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Oct 1882
Date of death: 23 Oct 1882
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever. Congestion of lungs
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); 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: The day before admission he complained of feeling tired and refused food and vomited.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Oct 1882
Date of death: 4 Nov 1882
Disease (transcribed): Anaemia. Oedema of lungs
Disease (standardised): Anaemia (Systemic); Oedema (Lung)
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: She described herself as always pale and with a yellowish tinge of complexion. Menstruation was very deficient and irregular. She had been told by a dispensary that she was passing blood in the water.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and ovary
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Oct 1882
Date of death: 22 Nov 1882
Disease (transcribed): Exhaustion. Removal of ovaries. Tumour in uterus
Disease (standardised): Exhaustion (Systemic); Operation (Ovary); Tumour (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Barnes, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, Thomas Vincent
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Patient said that the catamenia had been regular until four years previous to admission when the periods recurred too frequently and latterly the loss had been almost continuous.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Oct 1882
Date of death: 30 Nov 1882
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever. Ulcers in ileum. Congestion of lungs
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines); Congestion (Lung)
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: Haemoptysis was first noticed in 1879. There was then much epigastric tenderness. Since then she had had much constipation and pain after food.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Nov 1882
Date of death: 7 Dec 1882
Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Thickened peritoneum. Gumma in spleen. Congestion of lungs
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Thickened (Abdomen); Gumma (Spleen); Syphilis (Systemic); Congestion (Lung)
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 1879 he began to notice much heavy pain in the right flank with much vomiting and dyspepsia. During 1880 there was slight oedema and much tympanitis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Dec 1882
Date of death: 13 Dec 1882
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever. Congestion of lungs
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Congestion (Lung)
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: For fourteen weeks before admission he had been out of work and had been prevented by poverty from getting adequate food. About a month before admission he laid in bed for several days with ‘a cold’.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bootmaker
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Dec 1882
Date of death: 4 Jan 1883
Disease (transcribed): Empyema. Pyaemia. Facial carbuncle
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura); Sepsis (Systemic); Carbuncle (Face)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Ten days previous to admission the right side of the face had been attacked with severe pain, commencing close to the angle of the mouth.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Governess
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1883
Date of death: 10 Jan 1883
Disease (transcribed): Pernicious anaemia. Haemorrhagic spots in arachnoid
Disease (standardised): Anaemia, pernicious (Systemic); Haemorrhage (Brain)
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: Recently there had been an increase of anaemia and weakness with tinnitus giddiness and, for a fortnight before admission, much vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenal capsules and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 10
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Jan 1883
Date of death: 22 Jan 1883
Disease (transcribed): Scarlatina. Acute nephritis
Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (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: The mother said she had had ‘bad whooping cough’ about two months previously but denied any history of scarlet fever. A brother had been admitted to the hospital and died (see folio 18 Aaron Cockran)
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
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: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Feb 1883
Date of death: 26 Feb 1883
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (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: Ten days before admission she had a rigor, followed by severe headache for three or four days with much cough, restlessness and discomfort.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Feb 1883
Date of death: 4 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Gangrene of left lung. Pleuritis. Right empyema. Pyaemia. Abscesses in liver and spleen
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Empyema (Pleura); Sepsis (Systemic); Abscess (Liver); Abscess (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: About a week before admission he had occasional rigors and much cough with copious sputa.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shopman
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Feb 1883
Date of death: 8 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
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: On February 28th he first felt ‘queer’ and chilly, had a slight rigor, complained of his back aching and his appetite failed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Mar 1883
Date of death: 9 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
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: Her first symptoms were headache and languor. She took to her bed and felt much heat and thirst.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Hall porter
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Feb 1883
Date of death: 13 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Three weeks before admission he had slight rigors and some abdominal pain with loss of appetite that made him give up his work and go into the country.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, alimentary canal, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Grocer
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Mar 1883
Date of death: 30 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: In January last he was attacked, he said, with ‘erysipelas’ of the face and body; it’s cause being bad smelling drains. In February pain attacked the hip and right sterno-clavicular joint.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Apr 1883
Date of death: 6 Apr 1883
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
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: For about a month before admission she began to have a good deal of diarrhoea. Later her face began to swell and she grew delirious.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a