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Georgina Baxter, 37, Ladies maid

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

Charles Henry Benning, 30, Hatter

Occupation or role: Hatter
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Date of admission: 24 Jul 1878
Date of death: 31 Jul 1878
Disease (transcribed): ? Rheumatism or pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Rheumatism (Joints, tissues); Sepsis (Systemic);
Admitting doctor: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'Previous history of fairly good health: subject to coughs for 4 yrs [years]: appetite deficient for 3: diaphoresis habitually very profuse. Had drunk beer and spirits to great excess for four years: constantly intoxicated. No intelligible account of his present illness could be obtained: his father, for whom he worked, but who knew little of him, stated that he had had an open wound about the L. [Left] gt. [great] toe joint for 15 wks [weeks], and had been 'ill' for five'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestine, brain
Type of incident: n/a

Honoré Le Plat, 38, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Gender: Female
Age: 38
Date of admission: 13 Dec 1878
Date of death: 22 Dec 1878
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung);
Admitting doctor: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. Had suffered from enteric, scarlet, and rheumatic fevers. Appetite moderate: lived chiefly on soup and vegetables: ate little meat, very little butter, and no fat: occasional diarrhoea in summer: diaphoresis habitually profuse: possibly from the nature of his work only. He drank a bottle of claret a day: no beer or spirits. Coughs in winter since coming to England )15 years). He went to France on Aug [August] 22nd 1878, being then apparently quite well. Next day, as he was lifting something he brought up about 3 pints of bright blood, without effort either of coughing or vomiting. After this, except that he felt very weak and lost flesh, he remained without symptoms till some six weeks before admission, when cough gradually commenced, without rigor or sign of coryza. It steadily increased, with dyspnoea, but hardly any expectoration. His appetite gradually failed, he continued to lose flesh. His bowels acted loosely twice or so a day: five or six times the last day or two before admission. No rigors or night sweats: no more haemoptysis'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestine
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Lyne, 42, Plumber

Occupation or role: Plumber
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Jul 1879
Date of death: 16 Sep 1879
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular pulmonary phthisis (tapping of a vomica)
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tapping (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: This patient was transferred from University College Hospital on its closing for repairs. The patient was admitted there on June 23rd and he was then suffering from intermittent pyrexia. There was cough and free purulent expectoration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Henson, 8, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 8
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Jun 1880
Date of death: 30 Jun 1880
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of the meninges, lungs, liver, kidneys, peritoneum, and (?) intestine
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Meninges); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Liver); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: For three months she had had a cough, complained of pain in both sides of the chest on coughing and of headache.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Stevens, 13, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 13
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Aug 1880
Date of death: 31 Aug 1880
Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever. Purulent peritonitis. Perforation
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Lung); Suppuration (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Perforation (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Medical notes: On July 31st he was noticed to be a little unwell, had lost his appetite and complained of headache. He talked in his sleep that night, having been much frightened on the way home in the train.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Sabina Collins, 19, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Mar 1881
Date of death: 14 Mar 1881
Disease (transcribed): Membranous disease of the fauces & airpassages
Disease (standardised): Disease (Throat)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'Her mother is described as having had rheumatic fever, the rest of her relations are very well. She had excellent health & was very strong & vigorous as a girl. In 1879 she had rheumatic fever & spent 2 months in a hospital at Southampton. Much pain & swelling, in knees, elbows & ankles: no redness noticed'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Air passages, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, vagina

Type of incident: n/a

Jane Carter, 23, Kitchenmaid

Occupation or role: Kitchenmaid
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Feb 1881
Date of death: 18 Mar 1881
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of the lungs, kidneys, intestines & peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs, kidneys, intestines, peritoneum)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'Her mother died of 'consumption' at 46. No further history of pulmonary disease. She has had very good health up to Dec 1880 when her appetite fell off, and she had occasional vomiting & much headache. Menstruation continued regular. In Jan 1881 she had severe vomiting for 3 days; not apparently immediately excited by food; vomit consisted mostly of undigested food; no blood; no cough'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

Samuel Williams, 33, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 May 1881
Date of death: 30 May 1881
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Liver cirrhosis (Liver); Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Willis, Arthur Keith
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'Family history good; he would give no history of disease before 1880. He indulged very freely in alcohol, both beer and spirits. In January 1880 he was admitted as in-patient after a severe attack of epistaxis. His urine contained bile but no albumen'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum

Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Courtney, 25, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Aug 1881
Date of death: 20 Sep 1881
Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'The patient had been in very good health until 4 days ago when she was seized suddenly with a shivering fit and left in a prostrate condition from which she has never rallied. Much headache; frequent cough; scanty bronchitic sputa. Bowels not open for 3 days until the day before admission. Great thirst. The scanty evidence from patient and friends shewed no definite symptoms of disease of longer standing'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

William Baker, 25, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Nov 1881
Date of death: 26 Nov 1881
Disease (transcribed): Pericaecal abscess. Multiple hepatic abscesses
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Cecum, liver)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'He gave a history of a very healthy life. For the last 10 years he had been in constant employment as a plasterer. About 3 months before admission he had a sharp attack of pain in the right iliac fossa. This was stopped by the outward application of laudanum & poultices and did not recur. The action of the bowels since then has been regular & painless. He continued his work until 3 days before admission, when a severe rigor came on, repeated occasionally every day since, with much vomiting, and pain starting from right iliac fossa, afterwards more diffuse'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

Ellen Howes, 20, Nurse

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Dec 1881
Date of death: 22 Jan 1882
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid ulceration of intestine into bladder. Pyelitis
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines); Ulcer (Bladder); Pyelitis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: About ten days before admission she began to feel headache, nausea and giddiness. Five days later she noticed abdominal tenderness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, larynx, pharynx, peritoneum, spleen, liver, kidneys, intestines and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Anne Ballinger, 3 years 6 months , [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3 years 6 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Feb 1882
Date of death: 7 Feb 1882
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: Two days before admission the child grew restless, feverish, refused food and was much troubled with a choking cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pharynx, palate, larynx, trachea, lungs, heart and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Jessie Pennington, 14, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Mar 1882
Date of death: 27 Mar 1882
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid ulceration and perforation of small intestine
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines); Perforation (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: Five days before admission she began to feel chilly, with vague aching pains all over and much headache.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, spleen, liver, kidneys, peritoneum and intestinal canal
Type of incident: n/a

Richard Crawford, 24, Hall porter

Occupation or role: Hall porter
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Feb 1883
Date of death: 13 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Three weeks before admission he had slight rigors and some abdominal pain with loss of appetite that made him give up his work and go into the country.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, alimentary canal, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Barrett, 12, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 12
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Feb 1884
Date of death: 9 Mar 1884
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This patient had been suffering from continuous otorrhoea for four or five weeks and some indefinite malaise. He had a rigor, diarrhoea and was slightly delirious.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Susan Corry, 5, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 5
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Sep 1884
Date of death: 13 Sep 1884
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: There was a history of phthisis in the mother’s family. She was suffering from loss of appetite, irritability, vomiting and constipation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Purkiss, 31, Fireman

Occupation or role: Fireman
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Oct 1884
Date of death: 14 Nov 1884
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: Three weeks before admission he felt abdominal pain and headache. He later had vomiting and diarrhoea, and felt feverish.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

James Higginbottom, 6, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Dec 1884
Date of death: 2 Jan 1885
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: This boy had complained of headache and later developed a cough and began to vomit.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Walter Hunniball, 23, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Oct 1885
Date of death: 14 Oct 1885
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever. Congestion of the lungs
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: For two or three weeks prior to admission he had felt depressed and low and the bowels were constipated.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, peritoneum, alimentary canal, mesenteric glands and thyroid gland
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Oliver, 25, Attendant

Occupation or role: Attendant
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Oct 1885
Date of death: 12 Nov 1885
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: He caught cold from sitting in a draught after exertion in walking.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys, pancreas, thyroid, peritoneum, intestines and brain
Type of incident: n/a