Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Sep 1843 Date of death: 29 Dec 1843 Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Needlewoman Age: 35 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Dec 1871 Date of death: 4 Dec 1871 Disease (transcribed): Dilatation of the left kidney, probably from obstruction of the ureter. Rupture of the kidney. Abscess. Thickened lung from interstitial pneumonia Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Obstruction (Ureter); Rupture (Kidney); Abscess; Pneumonia (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Medical notes: 'This woman stated that fourteen days back sudden pain took her in the belly more especially in the left side. She did not take much notice, yet being [?] at the time, as the pains daily increased she was seen by some medical man who ‘treated her with castor oil’ ‘ Post mortem notes: thorax
Occupation or role: Married Age: 31 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 May 1877 Date of death: 6 May 1877 Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia. Secondary abscesses. Large perinephritic abscess. Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Abscess (Kidney); Perinephritis (Kidney) 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 was admitted into the Surgical Wards on 7th February for abscesses on the right leg and the nape of the neck, the former of one, the latter of five weeks standing. The abscess of the leg was opened in the hospital and she was sent to Wimbledon. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, heart, liver, abscess, kidneys, spleen, spinal column, brain and uterus.
Occupation or role: [No occupation] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Jan 1877 Date of death: 18 Jan 1877 Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Haemothorax. Luxation of spine Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Haemothorax (Thorax); Luxation (Spine) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Bennet, William Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: A Dray on which the patient was riding upset throwing his violently to the ground and one of the horses which had also fallen, then rolled on him. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and thorax Type of incident: Trauma/accident
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: Nursemaid Age: 16 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Nov 1877 Date of death: 10 Dec 1877 Disease (transcribed): Spontaneous thrombosis in the cerebral sinuses. Inflammatory disintegration in the right sphenotemporal lobe. Disease (standardised): Thrombosis (Brain); Inflammation (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: The patient was admitted in a delirious condition. She was well nourished but anaemic to a marked degree. She complained of severe pain about the mastoid process, shooting down into the neck and up into the head, thumping sensations in the chest on exertion, and nausea after drinking anything hot. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, intestinal canal, uterus, skull and meninges 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: Bricklayer Gender: Male Age: 46 Date of admission: 17 Jul 1878 Date of death: 26 Jul 1878 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular disease, chiefly affecting the glands. Ascites etc Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Glands); Ascites (Abdomen); Admitting doctor: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: n/a PM performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: 'History. No heritable diseases in the family. Inflammation of the lungs 20 years before admission: subject to slight coughs since. Otherwise healthy. Diaphoresis habitually profuse. Accustomed to take on an average of 4 pts [pints] of beer and a glass of whiskey daily: frequent excesses. 'Faint feeling' in epigastrium for ½ hr [hour] after food once or twice in last 12 mo [months]. Purpuric maculation on legs from April 1878. About 5 wks [weeks] before admission pain commenced gradually in the abdomen. It continued, increasing steadily in severity, unaffected by period of day, by eating or breathing deeply; - the abdomen at the same time enlarging progressively' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, mesenteric glands, peritoneum, blood 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: Silversmith Gender: Male Age: 62 Date of admission: 5 Sep 1878 Date of death: 17 Oct 1878 Disease (transcribed): Empyema Disease (standardised): Empyema (Lung); Admitting doctor: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Margerison, Richard PM performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: 'Admission. Brought up in a semidelirious state at times passing into more fully marked delirium: he could give no account of himself, though he answered questions in a misty sort of way. He was very weak and lay on his back. P. [Pulse] 116. R. [Respiration rate?] 52. Lips and face dusky' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys, spleen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Housemaid Gender: Female Age: 23 Date of admission: 17 Oct 1878 Date of death: 20 Oct 1878 Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever. Intestinal perforation Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Perforation (Intestines); Admitting doctor: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: n/a PM performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: 'History. Previous history healthy. Information about present illness very scanty. Some 5 or 6 wks [weeks] before admission she was attacked with chilliness and anorexia. She had previously suffered from cough for an unknown period. The appetite never returned, and she got weaker and weaker. She vomited frequently. About the second week of her illness there was diarrhoea for 6 or 7 days: otherwise the bowels were generally costive. She never laid up permanently till admission' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum, intestine, uterus Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Bedell Gender: Male Age: 59 Date of admission: 23 Oct 1878 Date of death: 28 Oct 1878 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis, emphysema. Chronic pneumonia. Dilated heart Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Cardiomyopathy, dilated (Heart); Admitting doctor: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: n/a PM performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in a condition which precluded examination' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidneys, spleen, liver, peritoneum Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Gender: Female Age: 36 Date of admission: 22 Jan 1878 Date of death: 29 Jan 1878 Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary tubercle. Fatty heart Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Admitting doctor: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard PM performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: 'No heritable disease. No previous illness: no ailment but occasional diarrhoea: diaphoresis habitually profuse. Catamenia (from 12 yrs [years] old) profuse and frequent; - 3 to 4 wkly [weekly]; with abdominal and lumbar pain. Malaise for 16 mo [months]: - Frequent abdominal pain, 2-4 monthly catamenia, accompanied by much abdominal pain for the first eight. - Amenorrhoea, with cessation of the pains, progressive weakness and wasting; occasional morning retching, occasional scantiness of urine; and increased diaphoresis for the last eight' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, stomach, uterus, ovaries Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Letter carrier Gender: Male Age: 24 Date of admission: 4 Dec 1878 Date of death: 13 Dec 1878 Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever, with haemorrhage Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Haemorrhage (Intestines); Admitting doctor: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: n/a PM performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: 'History. A robust and healthy man: subject to diarrhoea: did not take more than ½ pt [pint] of beer daily. His mind was in too confused a state to give an account of his present illness, but as far as could be made out it was of a fortnight's date on admission. Dec [December] 4th 4p.m. Complained only of burning heat and loss of appetite' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestine 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: Labourer Gender: Male Age: 21 Date of admission: 31 Jan 1878 Date of death: 12 Feb 1878 Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia from disease of the mastoid cells Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Disease (Ear); Admitting doctor: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard PM performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: 'History. One brother died of consumption. Scarlatina at 9: abscess in neck following: smallpox at 13: 'inflammatn [inflammation] of lungs' at 18 and again at 19. Otherwise healthy and under good conditions till 12 days before admn [admission]. Onset somewhat gradual except for a slight cough of 1 mo's [month's] standing. 1st to 6th days: - frontal headache: Rt. [Right] earache: anorexia: night sweats: dark urine: confined bowels. Cough ceased on 4th day. 7th day: - Earache ceased: other symptoms cont [continued]? 9th and subseq. [subsequently]: - one or two loose yellow motions daily. 11th : A rigor of 20 minutes duration, about 7p.m. 12th: Similar one [?] the morning: several slight ones: pain in front of chest even: Cough and rusty expectoration: headache lessened' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, intestine, brain, membranes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Mar 1879 Date of death: 10 Apr 1879 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Pulmonary emphysema. Dilated heart Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Blake, Henry. Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: Cough and dyspnoea gradually commenced about two years before admission, more severe at first and never left him afterwards, and aggravated by cold weather. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Lath maker Age: 17 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Apr 1879 Date of death: 3 May 1879 Disease (transcribed): Purpura. Haemorrhage and inflammatory softening of brain perhaps secondary to disease of the petrous bone Disease (standardised): Purpura (Skin); Haemorrhage (Brain); Softening (Brain); Disease (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Morgan, John H. Ewart, William Medical notes: On November 29th he was suddenly seized with shivering and abdominal pain. On the 30th he complained of great headache. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain and bones of skull Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Housemaid Age: 30 Gender: Female Date of admission: 13 Aug 1879 Date of death: 5 Sep 1879 Disease (transcribed): Albuminuria. Oedema of the glottis. Laryngotomy Disease (standardised): Albuminuria (Kidney); Oedema (Glottis); Laryngotomy (Larynx) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: The patient was quite well until about five weeks ago when an eruption of pimples appeared on the right arm, extending to the left a week later. About three weeks ago, she found on waking one morning the hands still and the skins on the backs of a black colour and beginning to peel off. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines, brain and uterus Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 48 Gender: Female Date of admission: 26 Aug 1879 Date of death: 12 Sep 1879 Disease (transcribed): Large liver cirrhosis with jaundice Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Jaundice (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: The present illness commenced two years ago at the menopause. During this period she had frequently spat up or vomited blood and epistaxis occasionally. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum and uterus Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Commercial traveller Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Sep 1879 Date of death: 15 Sep 1879 Disease (transcribed): Gangrenous pneumonia dependent upon tubercle. Tubal nephritis in a granular kidney Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Nephritis (Kidney); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: When seen by the Registrar there was great cyanosis. Examination was almost impossible owing to his condition, but at the left apex, loud cavernous breathing was heard behind crackles all over the front of the left lung. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, intestines, kidneys and spleen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Sep 1879 Date of death: 25 Sep 1879 Disease (transcribed): Sclerosis Disease (standardised): Sclerosis (Indeterminate) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter Post mortem examination performed by: Tidswell, Herbert Henry Medical notes: In July 1878 after working three very hot days in the sun he returned home complaining of feeling very giddy. He reeled about so that his wife thought him tipsy. He complained of pain in the forehead and vertex. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, kidneys, spleen, liver, meninges, brain and spinal cord Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 5 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Sep 1879 Date of death: 26 Sep 1879 Disease (transcribed): Pleuritic adhesions, with oedema of lungs. Numerous superficial sloughs on body Disease (standardised): Adhesions (Pleura); Oedema (Lung); Sloughing (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter Post mortem examination performed by: Tidswell, Herbert Henry Medical notes: Five weeks ago he had a sore throat, the glands of the neck on both sides were swelled very much, and he was very feverish. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 75 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Nov 1878 Date of death: 24 Jan 1879 Disease (transcribed): Enlarged prostate. Cystitis Disease (standardised): Enlarged (Prostate); Cystitis (Bladder) Admitted under the care of: n/a Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: Not reported here Body parts examined in the post mortem: n/a Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 65 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Mar 1879 Date of death: 7 Mar 1879 Disease (transcribed): Chronic bronchitis. Emphysema. Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: The patient was admitted in a condition which precluded examination. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen Type of incident: n/a
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