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Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1875
Date of death: 25 Mar 1875
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
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: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Mar 1875
Date of death: 25 Mar 1875
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pleurisy. Pneumothorax
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man had had cough and spitting for six months, with night sweats and loss of flesh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and larynx
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1862
Date of death: 14 Apr 1862
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis with cavities in both lungs
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This was a case of phthisis with cavities in both lungs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bus driver
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Mar 1869
Date of death: 19 Mar 1869
Disease (transcribed): Syphilis. Rupia. Oedema and emphysema of lungs. Amyloid?
Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Systemic); Rupia (Skin); Oedema (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Amyloidosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man was a driver of one of the Putney Buses, had been accustomed to drink freely and had contracted syphilis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1882
Date of death: 31 Mar 1882
Disease (transcribed): Intestinal ulceration. Perforation. Peritonitis (typhoid)
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Perforation (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Zimmerman, Benjamin Frazier
Medical notes: Three weeks before admission his dyspnoea became troublesome with cough and increased hoarseness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

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

Occupation or role: Publican
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Mar 1871
Date of death: 5 May 1871
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophied heart. Pleuritic effusion. Miliary tubercles
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Disease (Heart); Effusion (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Lungs)

Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This man had suffered from nocturnal polyuria for many years & for the last two or three had noticed his ankles to be slightly oedematous in the evening. He had not however suffered severely till five weeks before admission, when he got a bad cough with gradually increasing dyspnoea’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Mar 1877
Date of death: 11 Mar 1877
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid ulceration of bowel. Perforation. Peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Typhoid Fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines); Perforation (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
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 was in failing health, when three weeks or more before admission, commenced cough and nasal catarrh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum and intestine
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Schoolgirl
Age: 10
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Feb 1877
Date of death: 11 Mar 1877
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular phthisis. Ulceration of bowel. Ulcerative laryngitis.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines); Ulcer (Larynx); Laryngitis (Larynx)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: This child, whose mother and all her family were consumptive, had always been ailing and languid, subject to cough and sickness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum, intestine, brain and larynx
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Restaurant keeper
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1885
Date of death: 25 Mar 1885
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of lungs
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: He had winter cough for many winters, dyspnoea and emaciation. His father died of phthisis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shopwoman
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1862
Date of death: 5 Apr 1862
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This was a case of phthisis, in the last stages when admitted.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

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

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

Occupation or role: Stableman
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Date of admission: 12 Dec 1877
Date of death: 8 Jan 1878
Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of the arch of aorta: low pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Pneumonia (Lung);
Admitting doctor: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. One sister died of consumption: no other heritable disease in the family. Had enjoyed previous good health, except for a fever in Greece in 1863 and headaches in boyhood. His constitution appeared to have been sound. He had been temperate for ten years. Venereal sore in 1862: no bubo or constitutional manifestations. One day he began to feel languid and lost his appetite. On the 5th day of his languor, he began to vomit after all his food: to shiver about 5 min. [minutes] three or four times an hour: and to break out with cold sweats. During the day appeared pain in L [Left] flank, catching the breath. In the evening cough, dyspnoea and hoarseness'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, aneurysm, liver, kidney, spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1870
Date of death: 11 Jan 1870
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Feb 1877
Date of death: 9 Mar 1877
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous kidney. Amyloid liver and spleen. Pulmonary tubercles.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Kidney); Amyloidosis (Liver, Spleen); Amyloidosis (Spleen); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: For six months before admission the patient had been suffering from general weakness, cough, wasting, slight dyspnoea, and occasional headache. Three weeks before admission the legs began to swell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, valves, liver, kidneys, spleen, uterus and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Mar 1868
Date of death: 1 Apr 1868
Disease (transcribed): Scarlatina. Acute nephritis.
Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (Systemic); Nephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man had a slight attack of scarlatina one month before admission. In two weeks he had symptoms of dropsy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Mar 1877
Date of death: 9 Mar 1877
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular pneumonia. Bronchitis. Congestion of viscera.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Congestion (Systemic)
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 not seen by the Registrar.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

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

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Feb 1872
Date of death: 11 Apr 1872
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous disease of the peritoneum. Chronic peritonitis. Miliary tubercles in the lungs
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This patient was in the hospital in May of last year with ascites and was then thought to be dependent on cirrhosis of the liver.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, intestines, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Feb 1875
Date of death: 18 Mar 1875
Disease (transcribed): Rheumatic fever. Morbus cordis. Acute tuberculosis. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Rheumatic fever (Tissues); Disease (Heart); Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This woman stated that she had had rheumatic fever seven years ago, and that she first suffered from palpitation and dyspnoea twelve months ago and had been subject to dyspnoea ever since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Mar 1862
Date of death: 29 Mar 1862
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumothorax (?) Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumothorax (Lung); Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man stated that he had been getting out of health for about twelve months, and during that time he had cough with thick expectoration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, larynx and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1885
Date of death: 19 Mar 1885
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: A sister had diphtheria a month ago followed by paralysis of soft palate. The child became dull and lifeless, had a cough and sore throat.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, trachea, bronchi, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 9 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Mar 1880
Date of death: 9 Mar 1880
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain)
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: The child was put out to nurse, and at Christmas removed to another home on the supposition of its being starved. Since then he had had several convulsive fits.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Mar 1862
Date of death: 25 Mar 1862
Disease (transcribed): Typhous fever (mulberry rash)
Disease (standardised): Typhus, epidemic louse-borne (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man was picked up in the street. He was exceedingly weak and low. His body and legs were covered with petechiae.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a