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Charles Dudfield, 42, Stableman

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Oct 1856
Date of death: 23 Nov 1856
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposit in Lungs. Heart hypertrophied
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Hypertrophy (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man stated that his health had been very good until four months ago when he took cold and violent cough came on.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Mumford, 13, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 13
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Mar 1856
Date of death: 19 Mar 1856
Disease (transcribed): Cardiac disease. Pneumonia. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This boy was admitted in a dying state. He had been out of health for eighteen months. An attack of acute rheumatism seized him and left him anasarcous and a great sufferer from dyspnoea and palpitation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Harris, 34, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Mar 1856
Date of death: 22 Mar 1856
Disease (transcribed): Pleuropneumonia after parturition. Old clots in iliac veins.
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lung, Pleura); Thrombosis (Veins)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: An unmarried woman who had been confined three weeks before admission. On beginning to move about following labour, she found her legs swell and experienced severe pain in her chest and dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Sims, 50, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Feb 1856
Date of death: 18 Mar 1856
Disease (transcribed): Fibrinous deposits in Kidneys and suprarenal capsule
Disease (standardised): Thrombosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man had been exposed to cold for some time during his hours of work. Ten weeks ago he began to suffer from pain in the loins and odemea of the lower extremities.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Bridget Collins, 43, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Feb 1856
Date of death: 24 Feb 1856
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Heart. Emphysema
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Emphysema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This woman was in the Hospital a year ago with a severe attack of bronchitis. This had troubled her again in the early part of the winter and a month before her admission dropsical symptoms set in.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Dean, 67, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Nov 1855
Date of death: 7 Nov 1855
Disease (transcribed): Cardiac and Pulmonary disease
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: As this man died about three minutes after his admission no previous history could be obtained.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Hutchinson, 54, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 54
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Sep 1855
Date of death: 7 Nov 1855
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Fibrin deposit in Liver
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Thrombosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: More than two months before admission she was troubled with gradual enlargement of the abdomen, loss of appetite, general languor and pain in the back.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

William Scaife, 45, Coach builder

Occupation or role: Coach builder
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Sep 1855
Date of death: 13 Sep 1855
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Heart and Liver. Fatty Heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man had never been out of health until the last twelve months when he drank spirits very freely and had unusually hard work. His illness came on with languor, occasional palpitation and a dropsical condition of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Guthridge, 31, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: Brought in dead
Date of death: 15 Jul 1855
Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of the Ascending Aorta
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: As this man was found dead in the Park, and brought to the Hospital for convenience. No history was obtained.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Holloway, 43, Stableman

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1855
Date of death: 17 Jul 1855
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Kidneys and Heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: Three months previous to admission he caught cold, followed by pain in the left side, shortness of breath and aching across the loins. Subsequently he had some oedema of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Dove, 55, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1855
Date of death: 15 Jul 1855
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Heart, Kidneys and Liver. Cyst containing blood and pleural sac communicating with valves of the Heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Liver); Cysts (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: When this man was admitted he was labouring under orthopnoea, with a livid face, blue hands and cold nose, and it was thought that he would sink before being put to bed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Martha Taylor, 29, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 April 1855
Date of death: 9 May 1855
Disease (transcribed): Cardiac and Pulmonary disease
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman had been tolerably well with the exception of occasional coughs. She dated her illness from the middle of last winter when she had more cough and expectoration than at any previous period. Three weeks before admission her legs and abdomen began to enlarge.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Skelton, 25, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1855
Date of death: 28 Mar 1855
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Hypertrophy and dilatation of Heart
Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man had enjoyed excellent health until eighteen months ago when he was attacked with what he called 'slight bronchitis' which he had never been able to shake off.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx, heart and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Catherine Byrne, 35, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1855
Date of death: 23 Mar 1855
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Heart. Emphysema of the lungs. Encephaloid disease of the Kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Emphysema (Lung); Cancer (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: When admitted, this woman was anxious and distressed, and far too ill to allow any history of her case being obtained. All that could be learnt was that she had been out of health for eight weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Mosdale, 70, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 70
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1855
Date of death: 6 Mar 1855
Disease (transcribed): Red and grey hepatization of lungs. Diseased Heart and Kidneys. Growth from the Dura Mater
Disease (standardised): Disease (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Tumour (Meninges)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This woman was the mother of thirteen children, and had been exposed to cold and damp in the low parts of Rotherhithe. Three weeks before Christmas her breathing became very short, accompanied with violent cough. She had been subject for six years to palpitations, but had never suffered from any difficulty of breathing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

William Irish, 38, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1855
Date of death: 1 Feb 1855
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Heart and Kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: His disease produced no marked symptoms until five weeks before admission when his stomach became distended and he had some headache and giddiness. At the same time his head and face became considerably puffy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

James Capron, 53, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Jan 1855
Date of death: 12 Feb 1855
Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of the Arch of the Aorta
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: About Christmas 1852 he strained himself in throwing a stone and afterwards felt pain in the right side of his chest which extended down the right arm. In June 1853 he came to the Hospital and left relieved until ten weeks before readmission when he stated that breathing was so difficult that he could never lie down.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Shee, 30, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Dec 1854
Date of death: 6 Feb 1855
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Diseased Kidneys. Dilated Heart.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This woman had been subject to a bad cough at intervals but never had been troubled so much as during the eight weeks previous to her admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Boote, 47, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Dec 1854
Date of death: 5 Jan 1855
Disease (transcribed): Cardiac disease. Anasarca
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Oedema (Legs)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This patient had formerly been a house keeper. She stated that she had been ailing for the five months past, and during that time had suffered from palpitation of the heart and shortness of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Knight, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 44
Date of admission: 29 Nov 1854
Date of death: 13 Dec 1854
Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart & kidneys. Oedema of lungs
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Edema (Lung)
Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This man had enjoyed good health until 5 months ago when he had begun to suffer from pain in the chest, which was supposed to be caused by indigestion’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

James Baldwin, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Date of admission: 3 Nov 1854
Date of death: 5 Nov 1854
Disease (transcribed): Suppression of urine. Fibrous deposit in the heart. Diseased heart & kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Bladder); Deposit (Heart); Disease (Heart, kidneys)
Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This man was admitted on the morning of the 3rd with alleged retention of urine. A catheter was introduced by the house surgeon’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of injury: n/a

Charlotte Sharp, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 30
Date of admission: 11 Sep 1854
Date of death: 12 Sep 1854
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the heart. Vegetations on the tricuspid valves. Pulmonary apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Vegetations (Heart, blood vessels); Stroke (Lung)
Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in a state of extreme exhaustion with great oppression of breathing & duskiness of face. No satisfactory examination of the chest could be made. She said she had been ill with an attack of fever’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Richard Francis, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 46
Date of admission: 11 Sep 1854
Date of death: 12 Sep 1854
Disease (transcribed): Sudden death from perforation of aorta & extravasation of blood into the pericardial cavity
Disease (standardised): Perforation (Blood vessels); Extravasation (Pericardium)
Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This patient was brought to the hospital by the police, having been supposed to have fallen down in a fit. He was quite insensible on admission & died in ½ an hour’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax

Type of injury: n/a

Sophia Pennyfether, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 35
Date of admission: 9 Aug 1854
Date of death: 23 Aug 1854
Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart & kidneys. Extravasated blood in lungs
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Extravasation (Lung)
Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This woman had been always of a weakly habit, & had had many miscarriages. When admitted her face was very anaemic, her breathing short & hurried & she perspired on the least exertion. She had been confined 3 weeks before coming to the hospital’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Jane Leech, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 46
Date of admission: 9 Aug 1854
Date of death: 16 Sep 1854
Disease (transcribed): Haemoptysis. Diseased heart & kidneys
Disease (standardised): Haemoptysis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'About 5 years ago this patient had a severe attack of rheumatism which she described as ‘rheumatic gout’, but otherwise she had enjoyed good health until 2 years ago, since which time she has suffered from weakness, with pain in chest, and palpitation of the heart’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of injury: n/a

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