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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Jan 1861
Date of death: 1 Feb 1861
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient was brought having been struck with apoplexy about an hour before. He was unable to swallow.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Sep 1891
Date of death: 30 Sep 1891
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of testis. Growth in glands around aorta. Thrombosis of inferior vena cava. Embolism of right pulmonary artery
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Testis); Growth (Aorta); Thrombosis (Blood vessels); Embolism (Blood vessels)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This man was a baker but since April 1891 he had not worked, having been laid up at that time by severe illness in some hospital or infirmary. In June he was able to walk away and was lost sight of by his relations. On the day of his death he spent some hours lying upon the grass in Hyde Park in the company of a casual acquaintance. He complained of feeling unwell, and in particular had no appetite. While on the grass he blacked his own and his companions boots and made a slight alteration in his dress. Upon rising to go, having walked a very few years, he fell to the ground with a cry of pain, pressing his hands to the front of the chest. He became ‘black as jet' in the face and died very speedily, before he could be brought to this hospital'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Jan 1886
Date of death: 30 Jan 1886
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage. Aneurysm of artery of brain
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Aneurysm (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: He had been drinking with some friends before teatime, after which he put his hand to his head and fell unconscious on the floor.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, stomach, intestines and dura mater
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Meat porter
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jan 1891
Date of death: 26 Mar 1891
Disease (transcribed): Abdominal aneurysm, opening into duodenum
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Hale, Geoffrey Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This man was a meat-porter, an occupation which he had followed for 6 years, and in the pursuit of which he was in the habit of carrying loads of 3-4 cwt [hundredweight]. Since the age of adolescence he had suffered from many attacks of rheumatism, some 15 or 16 in all. In 1883 he contracted a chancre which was followed by a rash on the body, but he underwent no medicinal treatment'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Jul 1893
Date of death: 13 Jul 1893
Disease (transcribed): Embolism of right sylvian artery. Acute nephritis
Disease (standardised): Embolism (Arteries); Nephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: He face was paralysed on the left side and his left arm and leg were heavily paralysed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thyroid gland, larynx, trachea, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenal bodies, stomach, intestines, kidneys, bladder, prostate gland and testes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Date of admission: Jul 1890
Date of death: 20 Jul 1890
Disease (transcribed): Mitral reflux
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient was a Frenchman who had lived in England for twenty years. He had suffered from swelling of the legs and some shortness of breath for three years, but had previously enjoyed good health except for a slight attack of rheumatism in the knee twenty years ago and an attack of intermittent fever of five months duration in the South of France eleven years ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid gland, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, prostate, testes, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jul 1875
Date of death: 18 Sep 1875
Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of arch of aorta
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man stated that in July 1870 he began to suffer from constant pain in the abdomen, gradually and steadily increasing in severity.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart and liver
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1866
Date of death: 17 Mar 1866
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man’s illness began with swelling of the feet accompanied by pain in the loins, vomiting and shivering.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 May 1857
Date of death: 7 Aug 1857
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of the heart. Phthisis. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This woman had been subject to haemoptysis for the last five years which he attributed to an injury of the chest which he received at the commencement of that period.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident?

Occupation or role: Potman
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Feb 1887
Date of death: 3 Mar 1887
Disease (transcribed): Aortic disease
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Patient had had no previous illness. 3 months ago he began to suffer from dyspnea being then in the employ of a butcher & engaged in carrying heavy weights'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Singer
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Dec 1888
Date of death: 26 Dec 1888
Disease (transcribed): Aortic stenosis and incompetence
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Brought in dead [‘The Great Vance’, died suddenly after a Music Hall performance]
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, thorax, heart, lungs, kidneys, liver, spleen, brain, stomach, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coach maker
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Feb 1874
Date of death: 28 Feb 1874
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophied heart. Haemorrhage into pons varolii
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Brain )
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: The patient had had a similar attack four months ago, for which he was six weeks in Charing Cross Hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Nov 1887
Date of death: 12 Nov 1887
Disease (transcribed): Pleuropneumonia. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Patient was a man who had had good health and was moderate as to alcohol'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, stomach
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Oct 1889
Date of death: 17 Oct 1889
Disease (transcribed): Fatty heart. Collapsed lung. Ovarian tumour and ascites
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Atelectasis (Lung); Cancer (Ovary); Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: About three months before she came to St George’s the woman fell down and hurt herself. She was pregnant at the time but her attention was called to the fact that her abdomen was of abnormal size.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, ovaries, liver, spleen, kidneys, uterus, pleurae, lungs and heart
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Jan 1879
Date of death: 29 Jan 1879
Disease (transcribed): Acute pericarditis. Pulmonary oedema
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Oedema (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: Cough commenced gradually some three weeks before admission, without nasal catarrh. Otherwise she was quite well till January 18th, when she was attacked with pain in the calves and the appetite failed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain, nose, mouth and pharynx
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Oct 1865
Date of death: 5 Nov 1865
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart. Bronchitis. Emphysema
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This case was admitted under Mr Hewitt with an ulcer of the leg and was transferred to the Physician’s with extreme dyspnoea and orthopnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and thyroid
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1888
Date of death: 8 May 1888
Disease (transcribed): Rheumatism. Vegetations along free border of mitral valve. Cerebral embolism. Old kidney infarcts
Disease (standardised): Rheumatism (Joints); Vegetation (Heart); Embolism (Blood vessels); Infarction (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'There was no history of rheumatism nor of scarlatina. For nine months before she came to the hospital she suffered much from neuralgia, and for 2 months before she came the pain was very severe. Four months before her admission she ‘grazed’ her left foot, the wound did not heal. For 3 days before she came in she had oedema of the legs’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, thorax, heart, lungs

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Barmaid
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Nov 1892
Date of death: Jan 1893
Disease (transcribed): Adherent pericardium
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)

Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: In June 1892 she contracted rheumatic fever. About this time or soon afterwards she was an inmate of Belgrave Hospital with pericarditis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, ovary, uterus, pleurae, lungs, pericardium and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Apr 1876
Date of death: 27 Apr 1876
Disease (transcribed): Cardiac hypertrophy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This woman was first admitted in October 1875 when for nine weeks she had felt pain in the legs followed by swelling which had gradually increased. There was also cough with some expectoration and occasionally a little blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tailoress
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1862
Date of death: 4 Feb 1862
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of the heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This patient was admitted suffering from severe dyspnoea and general dropsy and cough with slight bronchial expectoration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 7
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Jul 1883
Date of death: 10 Jan 1884
Disease (transcribed): Leprosy. Pleuritis. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Leprosy (Systemic); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (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: Her mother was a native of Oxfordshire, her father of Barbados. They had six children and two had leprosy. The child was of ‘characteristically leprous aspect.’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal and skin
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Gender: Female
Age: 38
Date of admission: 18 Dec 1878
Date of death: 28 Dec 1878
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis – weak heart. Recent abortion
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Miscarriage (Uterus);
Admitting doctor: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. Weakly subject: appetite never good: disgust to fat: 'inflammation of lungs' at 21: coughs every winter as long as she remembered. Nothing else remarkable in the previous history: no previous miscarriages (5 children born alive). 'Weight' at epigastrium after food for some 6 months. Cough commenced in October as usual and continues as usual. 11 ½ weeks before admn [admission], the appetite failed. Three or four days later the cough somewhat suddenly became severe, and was accompanied by pain about the back and shoulders, increased by breathing. From that time she lost flesh, sweated profusely at night, and suffered from headache about three days out of each week. The pain disappeared before admn [admission]. (No haemoptysis)'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum, uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Nursemaid
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Dec 1880
Date of death: 19 Dec 1880
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the heart valves
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
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: She was first admitted in 1877 with sub-acute rheumatism. She was admitted in 1880 suffering from palpitation, shortness of breath, cough and dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [wife of] Coachman
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Mar 1889
Date of death: 28 May 1889
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis (mitral). Pulmonary apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See medical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No post mortem examination
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tailoress
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Mar 1881
Date of death: 17 Mar 1881
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart)
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: 'Two years ago she had rheumatic fever, since then she has felt weaker, & had some shortness of breath, but no oedema. She has been working lately long hours, 8.15am to 6.30pm with a military tailor, and has felt for the last 7 or 8 weeks shifting pains in right wrist, shoulder & elbow; no swelling but slight redness; much headache & loss of appetite.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a