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Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Dec 1861
Date of death: 15 Dec 1851
Disease (transcribed): Arachinitis. Congestion of Brain.
Disease (standardised): Arachnoiditis (Brain); Congestion (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The patient had felt out of health and complained of a severe pain across his head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Type of incident: n/a

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: 6 years 6 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1893
Date of death: 24 Jun 1893
Disease (transcribed): Inanition and paralysis after diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Inanition (Systemic); Paralysis (Brain); Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This child was admitted on June 11th with pharyngeal and nasal diphtheria.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, suprarenals, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and genitals
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Farrier
Age: 10
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Oct 1889
Date of death: 24 Oct 1889
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis (acute hydrocephalus)
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Hydrocephalus (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: Three weeks before his admission he began to suffer from headache. It was said that a teacher at the school hit him on the head, but this was at least a week after he began to have headache.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Scalp, skull dura mater, pia mater and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 7
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Apr 1860
Date of death: 6 May 1860
Disease (transcribed): Strumous meningitis
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Tuberculosis
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This child, who had long eyelashes and light hair and was of obviously tubercular aspect, became a surgeon’s patient for stiffness of neck Feb 29th, and on the 10th of the following month was transferred to the physicians. He had been under-fed, complained of pain in the belly, and stiffness of the neck, and pains about the occiput’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Painter
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Apr 1889
Date of death: 23 Apr 1889
Disease (transcribed): Meningitis (probably of tubercular origin)
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Brain)
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: n/a
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Brass finisher
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Oct 1874
Date of death: 5 Dec 1874
Disease (transcribed): Locomotor ataxy
Disease (standardised): Tabes dorsalis (Spinal cord)
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: Two months before admission he began to find numbness and loss of power in the toes which gradually extended up the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1887
Date of death: 24 Jan 1887
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Cerebral haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Granular (Kidney); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient had scarlet fever in '67 with measles in the same year, chorea in '77, lasting for 6 months, & she was I.P. [in-patient] here in '79 with gastric ulcer. She had had oedema for nearly 4 years when she was admitted in June of this year, No 764'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, brain membranes, brain
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Nursery maid
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1860
Date of death: 17 May 1860
Disease (transcribed): Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'A nursery maid. Subject from her earliest years to pain in the head, this was relieved, during her childhood, by occasional bleeding’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Jun 1885
Date of death: 3 Jul 1885
Disease (transcribed): Laryngeal spasm. Tracheal stenosis
Disease (standardised): Spasm (Larynx); Stenosis (Trachea)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: She had a cough for three winters and a cough and violent cold this winter. Aphasia preceded hoarseness which went on for two months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, pancreas and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Nurse
Age: 63
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Feb 1886
Date of death: 2 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of the heart. Dilatation and hypertrophy. Atheroma of the aorta. Acute myelitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta); Myelitis (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell. Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Weller, G.C. Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: A slight cough came on and she had rigors about February 13th. On the 17th pains came on in various joints.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, vessels, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary tract, brain and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Jun 1859
Date of death: 24 Jun 1859
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Therefore this case is not recorded
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1883
Date of death: 5 Apr 1883
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy. Hypertrophy of heart
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Disease (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: On March 2nd when walking in the street she began to feel her left leg weak and then her left arm also.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1862
Date of death: 21 Apr 1862
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Tepper, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: She was admitted the first time on the 12 March 1862, being brought in by a policeman in a state of insensibility, who said she had dropped down in the street.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Schoolgirl
Age: 9
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1862
Date of death: 14 Mar 1862
Disease (transcribed): Chorea. Effusion of blood in spinal canal
Disease (standardised): Chorea (Central nervous system); Effusion (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: Two years before the present attack this girl was a patient for chorea which had first appeared after a fright.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen, brain and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Sep 1860
Date of death: 24 Nov 1860
Disease (transcribed): General paralysis. Effusion in spinal canal
Disease (standardised): Paralysis (Brain); Effusion (Spinal canal)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'This case is not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was sent to the dissecting room, unexamined’

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] footman
Gender: Male
Age: 8
Date of admission: 20 Dec 1878
Date of death: 30 Dec 1878
Disease (transcribed): Psoas abscess; bronchopneumonia; cerebral congestion
Disease (standardised): Psoas abscess (Psoas muscles); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Congestion (Brain);
Admitting doctor: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'Symptoms. This child was admitted complaining of frontal headache, which was the only definite symptom during the progress of the case. (No history was obtainable). The headache persisted without variation: the temperature was an shown on the chart: the bowels acted regularly. About the 27th he began to wander in mind, and gradually sank into a state of stupor with occasional intervals of consciousness: the pupils being dilated'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, psoas abscess, spine, spinal cord, brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Nov 1861
Date of death: 3 Dec 1861
Disease (transcribed): Spinal apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The patient had been complaining about a slight cold, debility and loss of appetite
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and spine, chest, blood and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shopkeeper
Gender: Female
Age: 34
Date of admission: 25 Oct 1878
Date of death: 24 Dec 1878
Disease (transcribed): Chronic disease of spinal cord and brain
Disease (standardised): Disease (Spinal cord); Disease (Brain);
Admitting doctor: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: n/a
PM performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Not reported here, as the body was not examined'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined'
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cellar man
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Mar 1865
Date of death: 7 Mar 1865
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The morning before admission he fell down insensible and was brought to the hospital. Some weeks ago he had a fit with loss of power of the right side for two days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Sep 1864
Date of death: 28 Sep 1864
Disease (transcribed): Tubercle of brain. Epilepsy
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain); Epilepsy (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: 'This patient, who was dark-haired and fairly nourished, complained on his admission of a number of vague symptoms of which diarrhoea was the most definite. He had had several fits described as of an epileptic character, and supposed due to a fall he had in the spring. In manner he was dull and stupid and nothing could be made of him’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Interpreter
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jul 1863
Date of death: 17 Jul 1863
Disease (transcribed): Cranial periostitis (syphilitic). Consequent meningitis
Disease (standardised): Periostitis (Skull); Syphilis (Systemic); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This patient had enjoyed good health except for syphilis which he had contracted some years before.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Gender: Male
Age: 59
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1878
Date of death: 1 Apr 1878
Disease (transcribed): Chronic disease of spinal cord
Disease (standardised): Disease (Spinal cord);
Admitting doctor: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'March 29th. Admitted, complaining of great general weakness and pain in the insteps. Cough and slight expectoration: no dyspnoea. P. [Pulse] 90 moderate. R. [Respiration rate?] 30. Appetite deficient: tongue red, dry, freely fissured. He was greatly emaciated, anaemia, and sickly. Apparently very weak in back and limbs: sat up with difficulty and could not stand on his feet: the latter, he said was owing to the pain […] Excitable, fidgetty and 'nervous': did not seem to know how to set about things: fumbled with his fingers in attempting to unbutton his clothes. He shrunk when touched about the trunk. He took time to understand what was said to him: requests to do anything had to be repeated. […] History. No hist. [history] of the present illness could be obtained; his statements being hopelessly contradictory. His mother's father was gouty: 1 sist. [sister] d. [died] of consumption. He himself was of healthy constitution, and accustomed to take 2 pts [pints] of beer and about 2 ½ glasses of whiskey daily'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 63
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Apr 1860
Date of death: 30 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Hypertrophy of cranium. Meningeal apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Disease (Brain); Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This patient came into the house with cough, expectoration and other symptoms of phthisis which she had had for 4 months. She took cascarilla with ipecacuan, and wine, and her case did not attract much attention until the 25th when she suddenly lost her power of distinct speech. She looked intelligent and appeared to understand all that was said to her’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, pelvis, neck

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Laundress
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Nov 1881
Date of death: 28 Nov 1881
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheritic paralysis
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Intestines); Paralysis (Nervous system)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'She had had good general health until 6 weeks before admission she had a sudden access of diphtheritic symptoms lasting for about a week & leaving her exceedingly prostrate. On attempting to get out of bed a fortnight later she found her legs quite unable to support her: both about equally weak. Her arms grew too weak for her to feed herself a week later; frequent tremors in both arms & legs; occasional rigidity especially of jaws'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, spleen, kidneys, brain, spinal cord

Type of incident: n/a