Occupation or role: Painter Age: 53 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 May 1876 Date of death: 24 Jul 1876 Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Granular kidney. Cardiac hypertrophy Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This man had gout for twenty four years and colic several times. He had cough and dyspnoea for two months before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidneys, liver and spleen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Farrier Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Jul 1876 Date of death: 1 Aug 1876 Disease (transcribed): Serous apoplexy Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This man had experienced worry and annoyance for some time. Twitching in the face was noticed the night before admission, almost directly after he began to talk wildly. He continued in a state of furious delirium. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and brain Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Jul 1876 Date of death: 1 Aug 1876 Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of the descending aorta Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: He had suffered from dyspnoea and hoarseness for nine months before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidneys and spleen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: General servant Age: 22 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Aug 1876 Date of death: 3 Aug 1876 Disease (transcribed): Adherent pericardium. Mitral contraction Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: The patient had rheumatic fever in 1869. Early in 1874 she began to suffer from dyspnoea and palpitation on exertion, with swelling of the ankles. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 57 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Jul 1876 Date of death: 3 Aug 1876 Disease (transcribed): Fatty degeneration of heart. Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: Abdominal pain commenced two months before admission, with pains in the hands for one month. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, ovaries and uterus Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 58 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Jul 1876 Date of death: 9 Aug 1876 Disease (transcribed): Cardiac hypertrophy. Pulmonary congestion Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: The patient had dyspnoea for five or six months before admission, orthopnoea for a week and palpitation for some years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cook Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Aug 1876 Date of death: 16 Aug 1876 Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: In April last he was seized with pains which attacked successively the left knee, hip and tendo achilles. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys and spleen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Jun 1876 Date of death: 27 Aug 1876 Disease (transcribed): Aortic imperfection probably congenital Disease (standardised): Congenital disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: The patient had been subject to occasional colic for twenty years. Since November 1875 he had suffered more or less from cough, dyspnoea and expectoration, which kept him from work almost constantly. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Porter Age: 19 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Oct 1876 Date of death: 21 Oct 1876 Disease (transcribed): Cardiac hypertrophy from adherent pericardium and valvular contraction Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This patient at the age of thirteen, was ill for sixteen weeks with rheumatism followed by another attack after a brief interval. Since these illnesses he had suffered from dyspnoea and pain about the heart. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pericardium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Stableman Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Oct 1876 Date of death: 22 Oct 1876 Disease (transcribed): Mitral contraction. Pneumonia and old cerebral haemorrhage Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung); Haemorrhage (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a state of delirium, talking at random and trying to get away as soon as he was put to bed. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and brain Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 30 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Oct 1876 Date of death: 9 Nov 1876 Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis. Cardiac hypertrophy. Adherent pericardium Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This patient had suffered from a severe attack of rheumatic fever three years previously. Since her convalescence he had never recovered strength and had suffered from shortness of breath, with occasional cardiac pain. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Decorator Age: 56 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Oct 1876 Date of death: 9 Nov 1876 Disease (transcribed): Mitral contraction. Extreme. Atheroma Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: For six weeks previous to admission his abdomen and legs had swelled and his appetite had failed. He had suffered from dorsal and abdominal pain, increased dyspnoea, anorexia and occasional watery diarrhoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidneys and spleen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Bricklayer Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Nov 1876 Date of death: 10 Nov 1876 Disease (transcribed): Extensive cerebral apoplexy Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: On the morning of his entrance he complained of slight abdominal pain. An hour later he fell down unconscious. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Farrier Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Nov 1876 Date of death: 11 Dec 1876 Disease (transcribed): Cardiac hypertrophy. Aortic deficiency Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This patient had rheumatic fever nine years ago. Since that time he had hardly ever been free from cough. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Peritoneum, lungs, heart, liver and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation] Age: 34 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Jan 1877 Date of death: 7 Jan 1877 Disease (transcribed): (Retained placenta): acute rheumatic endocarditis Disease (standardised): Retained (Placenta); Rheumatic Heart Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: The patient was attacked ten weeks before admission with rheumatic fever. A fortnight after getting up she was delivered of a deceased child. From that time she suffered from weakness, severe pains in the abdomen and loins, and constant diarrhoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, spleen, liver, kidneys, uterus and intestine Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation] Age: 67 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Jan 1877 Date of death: 22 Jan 1877 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidney. Dilated heart. Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: Before admission he had an attack of inflammation in the eyes followed by sleeplessness. He also lost strength and was troubled with a cough and dyspnoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation] Age: 9 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Jan 1877 Date of death: 22 Jan 1877 Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia. Myocarditis. Pericarditis. Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Myocarditis (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: The boy stated that he had suffered from rheumatism for several years and he had at times suffered from frontal headaches and vomiting after meals. Two days before admission he was attacked with pains in the legs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation] Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Dec 1876 Date of death: 26 Jan 1877 Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of the heart with dilatation. Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Owen, Herbert Isambard Medical notes: For two years the patient had had a cough which had increased and he spat much and he had attacks of dyspnoea. His legs had swollen, the bowels had been inclined to constipation and the urine scanty. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys. The post mortem was from Dr Owen's notes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation] Age: 67 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Jan 1877 Date of death: 26 Jan 1877 Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia; operation; peritonitis. Fatty and dilated heart Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Bennet, William Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Owen, Herbert Isambard Medical notes: Four days before admission the patient noticed a pain in the left groin and found a swelling. The same day vomiting came on. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and abdomen. The post mortem was taken from Dr Owens notes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation] Age: 18 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 Jan 1877 Date of death: 5 Feb 1877 Disease (transcribed): Chronic nephritis. Peri, myo, and endocarditis. Pleurisy. Infarcts of lung. Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Pericarditis (Heart); Myocarditis (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Infarction (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: This patient had always been subject to frontal headaches with vomiting of yellow matter and to cough. She was attacked three months before admission with an increase of cough, some expectoration, pains in the abdomen, trunk and limbs. Her body began to swell and urine was scanty. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, valves, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum and uterus Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Hosier Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Feb 1877 Date of death: 16 Feb 1877 Disease (transcribed): Mitral disease. Cardiac hypertrophy with dilatation Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: The patient was admitted with extensive general oedema and much mental derangement. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum and intestinal canal Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation] Age: 60 Gender: Female Date of admission: 7 Feb 1877 Date of death: 16 Feb 1877 Disease (transcribed): Large granular kidney. Cardiac hypertrophy with dilatation Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart) 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 was admitted with cough, dyspnoea, and much muco purulent expectoration with pain in the back and occasional headache. She was anaemic, but otherwise in good condition, except the legs, which were extensively oedematous. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum and douglas' pouch Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Jan 1877 Date of death: 18 Feb 1877 Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Fatty heart. Pulmonary apoplexy. Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: The patient was admitted with oedema of the legs and scrotum, some degree of ascites and icterus of the head and shoulders. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum and meninges Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cab Driver Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Jan 1877 Date of death: 19 Feb 1877 Disease (transcribed): Aortic dilatation. Atheroma. Thickening of the valves. Pleurisy. Disease (standardised): Dilatation (Arteries); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Disease (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: The patient was first admitted on 30th August with dyspnoea, stridor, hoarseness, a slight dry cough, and a little pain on deep inspiration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, heart, aorta, liver, kidneys, spleen and stomach Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cook Age: 58 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Feb 1877 Date of death: 20 Feb 1877 Disease (transcribed): Fatty heart. Pulmonary apoplexy. Atheroma. Cerebral atrophy. Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Atrophy (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: The patient had never regained strength following an attack of hemiplegia. She had complained of chilliness and had lost blood through the rectum. She suffered a severe rigor and her limbs had lost power progressively. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain, spinal cord and douglas' pouch Type of incident: n/a