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Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 74
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Dec 1869
Date of death: 7 Jan 1870
Disease (transcribed): Granular Kidneys. Extensive atheroma of the cerebral vessels. Non-nutrition of brain from partial occlusion of left posterior cerebellar artery.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Vessels ); Disease (Brain )
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The man had been walking across the park on the 27th Mar when he was seized with a fit of giddiness and felt numbness in left side of the face, arm and leg. At the same time he had a very acute pain in the back of the head and this was then followed by hiccoughs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, meninges, brain and cerebellum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1870
Date of death: 10 Jan 1870
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis – ulceration of the Large Intestine.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient was admitted in a very emaciated state and his story could not be depended on. He said that he had been ill for about six weeks with frequent diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 66
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Sep 1869
Date of death: 8 Jan 1870
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid Cancer of the Peritoneum, spreading to the Liver and Kidneys. Bronchitis. Femoral Hernia.
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen, Liver, Kidney); Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Kidney); Bronchitis (Lung); Hernia (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient gave various accounts of herself but it seemed probable that in January 1869 she was operated on for a strangulated inguinal hernia, which was followed by sloughing of the bowel and the formation of an abscess.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, pancreas and hernia
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Dec 1869
Date of death: 31 Dec 1870
Disease (transcribed): Perineal section. False passage in urethra containing a small portion of a wax bougie.
Disease (standardised): Operation (Perineum); False passage (Urethra); Obstruction (Urethra)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient had for several months been passing water in a gradually diminishing stream and had had instruments passed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, head, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and urethra
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jan 1870
Date of death: 12 Jan 1870
Disease (transcribed): Diffuse cellular inflammation. Septicaemia.
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Arm); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient had been subject to epilepsy for several years. On 8th January he fell down in a fit an injured his arm which resulted in diffuse cellular inflammation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, cranium and blood vessels
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Laundress
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1870
Date of death: 15 Jan 1870
Disease (transcribed): Pelvic abscess after labour.
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Pelvis); Parturition (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient had had a varicose ulcer of the left leg for several years, and after confinement which occurred five weeks before admission, the leg became swollen and the ulcer rapidly extended.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation, bones, muscles and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Nov 1869
Date of death: 13 Jan 1870
Disease (transcribed): Granular Kidneys. Hypertrophy of Heart.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The woman, the mother of seven children, was admitted with dropsy. She had been living poorly and losing flesh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, pericardium, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Dec 1869
Date of death: 14 Jan 1870
Disease (transcribed): Rheumatic Pericarditis. Ulceration of Large Intestines.
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Ulcer (Intestine )
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with a first attack of Rheumatism which dated one week before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1870
Date of death: 19 Jan 1870
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of mucous membrane of Larynx. Suppuration of soft tissues around the Epiglottis.
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Larynx); Suppuration (Larynx)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient had been ill for 12 months. He had been passing blood by the bowels. Three years before he had fallen a considerable height.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, larynx, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines and muscles
Type of incident: Trauma/accident?

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 41
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Jan 1870
Date of death: 23 Jan 1870
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of Colon.
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: Eighteen weeks before admission, the patient was attacked with small pox.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines, organs of generation and glands
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Blind maker
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jan 1870
Date of death: 22 Jan 1870
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of stomach. Haematemesis.
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Haematemesis (Upper Gastrointestinal Tract)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient had been in the Hospital one week before readmission with an ulcerated throat.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach and larynx
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Farm labourer
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Sep 1869
Date of death: 26 Jan 1870
Disease (transcribed): Amputation at the hip joint. Pyaemia.
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Hip Joint); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient had been kicked by a horse on the right knee about a year before admission. This was followed soon after by much pain in the joint.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, vessels, liver, spleen, kidneys and bones
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Jan 1870
Date of death: 29 Jan 1870
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema and Bronchitis. Dilated Heart.
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient had been suffering from a cough for some time.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Blacksmith
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Jan 1870
Date of death: 27 Jan 1870
Disease (transcribed): Extravasation of blood into the left lobe of the cerebellum.
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: No history of the case could be taken.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, cerebrum and cerebellum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Jan 1870
Date of death: 30 Jan 1870
Disease (transcribed): Softening of spinal cord. Calcareous plates in the spinal arachnoid.
Disease (standardised): Softening (Spinal Cord); Calcareous plates (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The woman, the wife of a workhouse master, was admitted after an illness of 12 weeks duration. 'She had been accustomed to drink and had the complexion and manner of a sot'. It was stated that it was very difficult to obtain any history from the patient.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, meninges, cerebrum, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1870
Date of death: 30 Jan 1870
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Emphysema of lungs.
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The man had been a patient in the House 18 years before.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1870
Date of death: 31 Jan 1870
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of Breast. Pyaemia. Scirrhus of Uterus.
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Mammary Glands); Sepsis (Systemic); Carcinoma (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient had been in good health until she had a sudden attack of hemiplegia of the right side. A year later she began experiencing darting pain in the left breast. She had not noticed a tumour until three months before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, cerebrum and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Jan 1870
Date of death: 2 Feb 1870
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Emphysema of lungs. Dilatation and hypertrophy of Heart. Ascites.
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart); Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient had been suffering for three months from symptoms of Bronchitis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation and peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Dec 1869
Date of death: 4 Feb 1870
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of arm. Pyaemia.
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Arm); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: Three years before, the patient had run a rusty nail into the ball of his thumb. This was followed by inflammation and abscess, and the wound had never healed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1870
Date of death: 8 Feb 1870
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of Urethra. Operation with Holts dilator. Pyaemia.
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient had had stricture, which followed gonorrhoea for 26 years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, cranium, organs of generation and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Jan 1870
Date of death: 8 Feb 1870
Disease (transcribed): Acute Dysentery. Perforation of Sigmoid Flexure. Peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Dysentery (Intestines); Perforation (Intestine ); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient was seized with shivering and pain in the body three weeks before her admission, followed by diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Feb 1870
Date of death: 11 Feb 1870
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Bronchiectasis. Bronchitis. Dilated heart.
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Bronchiectasis (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Dilation (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Cavafy, John
Medical notes: The patient had been subject to a winter cough for the previous six years and for the three years had noticed occasional oedema of the ankles.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys. The post mortem was from Dr Cavafy's notes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1869
Date of death: 13 Feb 1870
Disease (transcribed): Pleuritic effusion. Dilated heart. Dropsy.
Disease (standardised): Pleural Effusion (Pleura); Dilation (Heart); Oedema (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Cavafy, John
Medical notes: The patient had been ill for six weeks before admission with a cough and dropsy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and veins. The post mortem was from Dr Cavafy's notes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Washerwoman
Age: 52
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Nov 1869
Date of death: 17 Feb 1870
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Bronchitis. Hypertrophied Heart.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Cavafy, John
Medical notes: The woman had been ill for two months with dropsy of the feet and subsequently of the belly. On admission her legs were oedematous and her belly very much distended with fluid.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, intestines, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation. The post mortem was from Dr Cavafy's notes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Feb 1870
Date of death: 16 Feb 1870
Disease (transcribed): Fatty heart. Oedema of lungs. Fluid in plurae.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Oedema (Lung); Pleural Effusion (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Cavafy, John
Medical notes: The patient had been seized, four days before admission, with pain and aching in the loins, and subsequently in the limbs, more especially the joints.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach and organs of generation. The post mortem was from Dr Cavafy's notes
Type of incident: n/a