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Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Apr 1872
Date of death: 23 Apr 1872
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas faciei. Fatty heart. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Disease (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man stated that for the last six months he had had pain in the chest which always became much worse after food, and of late he was subject to cough and spitting.
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: Tailor
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1873
Date of death: 17 Apr 1873
Disease (transcribed): Mitral and tricuspid contraction. Hypertrophy of right ventricle and left auricle. Cirrhosis of liver
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man stated that he had been in comparatively good health except occasional shortness of breath on any exertion up to about two weeks ago when much pain in the chest commenced. A short time after he spat up much blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and peritoneum
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: Coachman
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1873
Date of death: 9 Apr 1873
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Ascites. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: Four years ago this man had had a kick from a horse in the belly. In about three hours time e vomited up about two pints of blood, and had ever since been subject to pain in the abdomen with occasional swelling of the leg and frequent diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Feb 1872
Date of death: 6 Apr 1872
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Ascites. Pleuritic effusion
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen); Effusion (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man, who was in the army for twenty one years, stated that he was always a temperate man. Seventeen weeks ago he first noticed swelling of the legs and some failing of his general health.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Frame maker
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Feb 1872
Date of death: 3 Apr 1872
Disease (transcribed): Ulcerative endocarditis. Hypertrophy. Granular kidneys with nephritis. Cirrhosis of liver
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Nephritis (Kidney); Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man was in the hospital in the latter end of last year. He then stated that he had had a cough for some months with much spitting and that his voice had suddenly become very husky.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Feb 1873
Date of death: 12 Mar 1873
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary tuberculosis. Cirrhosis of liver
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man had suffered from a severe cough for about five months. Lately it had much increased in severity with shortness of breath and loss of flesh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Grocer
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1873
Date of death: 10 Mar 1873
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Granular kidneys. Hypertrophy of heart. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Oedema (Leg); Oedema (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man stated that he was in comparatively good health up to three months before admission when he first noticed swelling of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Mar 1872
Date of death: 20 Mar 1872
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man who was a labourer at a manufacturing chemists and had charge of the apparatus for making nitric acid, had complained for the last month of swelling of the belly.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Marble polisher
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Feb 1872
Date of death: 19 Mar 1872
Disease (transcribed): Simple ulcers in caecum and small intestine. Perforation. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Perforation (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The history given by this patient was that for about eight days he had had constant pains in the belly, especially in the right side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, intestines, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Feb 1873
Date of death: 8 Mar 1873
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of urethra. Abscess. Cystitis. Pyelitis. Peritonitis. Cirrhosis of liver
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Abscess (Urethra); Cystitis (Bladder); Pyelitis (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man who had had a cough for many years, always worse in the winter, was admitted under the surgeon for an abscess in the perineum.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, urethra and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Accountant
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Feb 1873
Date of death: 4 Mar 1873
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Obstruction of cystic and hepatic ducts
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Obstruction (Bile ducts)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This patient was in comparatively good health up to August of last year, when after some domestic affliction he took to drinking hard.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Scavenger
Age: 72
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1873
Date of death: 6 Jan 1873
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Morgan, John H.
Medical notes: On the morning of admission this man was taken with sudden and severe pain in the belly, ‘drawing him up.’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, intestines, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Feb 1872
Date of death: 9 Mar 1872
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Ascites
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: For more than two years this man had had pain flying about the body and depression of spirits.
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: Laundress
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Jan 1873
Date of death: 25 Feb 1873
Disease (transcribed): Mitral contraction. Cirrhosis of liver. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Cirrhosis (Liver); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This woman had frequently been in the hospital with symptoms of disease of the heart with lung complications.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Jan 1872
Date of death: 3 Mar 1872
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Circumscribed abscess in the peritoneal cavity in front of the stomach, opening externally
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Abscess (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The history given by this patient was that two months ago while she was unwell she had an attack of shivering and loss of appetite.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, abdomen, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Traveller
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1872
Date of death: 11 Feb 1872
Disease (transcribed): Paraplegia. Bedsores. Perforation of the bladder. Peritonitis. Pyelitis
Disease (standardised): Paraplegia (Brain); Pressure ulcer (Skin); Perforation (Bladder); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pyelitis (Kidney)
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 had suffered for three days with pain in the back and a sensation of weakness in the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, organs of generation and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Dec 1872
Date of death: 14 Feb 1873
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of the liver. Ascites. Paracentesis abdominis. Peritonitis. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen); Paracentesis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man, who first came into the hospital in October 1872, stated that for about two months he had been getting short of breath with constant cough and spitting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Farrier
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Dec 1873
Date of death: 29 Dec 1873
Disease (transcribed): Valvular heart disease. Cirrhosis of liver. Granular kidneys. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man stated that he had been subject to a cough for the last three years with increased attacks of shortness of the breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Foreman
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Nov 1873
Date of death: 16 Dec 1873
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Ascites. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man stated that he had not been in good health for the last two years with loss of appetite and occasional swelling of the legs, shortness of the breath on any exertion with some slight cough and spitting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Dec 1873
Date of death: 12 Dec 1873
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man had suffered from occasional shortness of the breath for the last year and a half with pain in the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, trachea, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bookseller
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Dec 1873
Date of death: 11 Dec 1873
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Peritonitis. Cellulitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cellulitis (Tissue)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man was picked up in an insensible state in the park.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Oct 1873
Date of death: 9 Dec 1873
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Perinephritic abscess. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Abscess (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man stated that he had been failing in health for three months. The first thing he noticed was that he passed little water and that was accompanied with much pain in the back.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, urethra and peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Dec 1873
Date of death: 7 Dec 1873
Disease (transcribed): Faecal fistula. Abscess of pancreas. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Fistula (Intestines); Abscess (Pancreas); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This woman stated that she had been in good health up to two weeks before admission when she was suddenly taken with shivering and intense pain in the belly. Shortly afterwards vomiting as well as diarrhoea commenced.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, peritoneum, liver, pancreas, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Dec 1873
Date of death: 4 Dec 1873
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of colon. Abscess of liver. Peritonitis. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Abscess (Liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: The friends of this man stated that two weeks ago he was taken will an attack of shivering and pain at the epigastrium.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, pericardium, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a