Occupation or role: Packer Gender: Male Age: 40 Date of admission: 12 Dec 1877 Date of death: 30 Dec 1877 Disease (transcribed): Low pneumonia. Cystic disease of kidneys. Syphilitic disease of liver Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Kidney diseases, cystic (Kidney); Syphilis (Liver); Admitting doctor: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard PM performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: 'History. No heritable disease in the family. Suffered from 'brain fever' in childhood: from 'rheumatics' in 1857, from occasional sore throats. Venereal sore in 1857 (after the rheumatism) […] A temperate man. Languor and want of appetite, with some loss of flesh for about a month. Attacked with shivering about noon 12 days before admn [admission]: had to leave work and go home. Pain in L [Left] hypochondrium, increased at night, after food, or on inspiration; cough, dyspnoea, and occasional palpitation commenced, and continued. Shivering lasted two days. Bowels costive: urine as usual' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, brain Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Tailor Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Nov 1861 Date of death: 1 Jan 1862 Disease (transcribed): Albuminuria Disease (standardised): Albuminuria (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: This man was transferred from the Surgeons on account of Albuminuria Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Clerk Age: 61 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Mar 1881 Date of death: 30 Mar 1881 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Atheroma. Hypertrophy of heart. Cerebral haemorrhage Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta); Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Brain); Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'No history of previous illnesses could be gathered from his relations. He had been in continuous work as a lawyer's clerk until 1pm on March 30 when he put his hand on his head, complaining of acute pain, & fell down unconscious without cry or convulsions. He spoke once or twice about half an hour after the first attack, saying that he felt better but subsequently relapsed with further convulsions into complete coma which soon became stertorous' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: Auction Porter Age: 39 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Apr 1870 Date of death: 6 Feb 1870 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Apoplexy. Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Stroke (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: The man was brought in comatose with a history of a fit immediately before admission. He was stated to be a hard drinker and had complained of pain in his head, on which he was accustomed to carry considerable weights. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Schoolboy Age: 8 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Jan 1871 Date of death: 7 Jan 1871 Disease (transcribed): Scarlatinal nephritis. Effusion into the pleurae & peritoneum. General dropsy Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (Systemic); Nephritis (Kidney); Effusion (Pleurae, peritoneum); Edema (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'This child, having had scarlatina, was permitted to go out during desquamation three weeks before admission, & became dropsical’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Mar 1873 Date of death: 4 May 1873 Disease (transcribed): Cancer of pylorus. Phthisis. Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: For a month this man had had pain in the belly after food with frequent vomiting. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, stomach, liver, spleen, kidneys and glands Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Baker Age: 53 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Apr 1880 Date of death: 4 Apr 1880 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Kidney) 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: This man was taken ill with shivering, vertigo, vomiting, a dull pain in the right side of the chest and right shoulder, and cough. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Schoolboy Age: 7 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Mar 1862 Date of death: 27 Apr 1862 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This was a scrofulous looking boy who one month previous to his admission had a mild attack of scarlatina. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Blacksmith Age: 58 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Mar 1873 Date of death: 9 May 1873 Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of the liver. Nephritis Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Nephritis (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: About a year ago this man suffered from pain in the back with subsequent passing of scanty bloody water. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Apr 1881 Date of death: 11 Apr 1881 Disease (transcribed): Ulcer of the pylorus: occlusion (Granular kidneys) Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Pylorus); Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Medical notes: 'He enjoyed very good health up to Jan 1880 when he was attacked with violent and frequent vomiting. The vomita consisted either of the food last taken which was returned as a rule after about an hour or of a large quantity of frothy matter, greenish, yellowish or nearly colourless. No blood noticed in the vomita' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, stomach, duodenum, liver, spleen, kidneys
Occupation or role: Engineer Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 Mar 1869 Date of death: 7 Apr 1869 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (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 been ill for eight weeks before admission. He had not been living well and had been losing flesh. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Bailiff Age: 69 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Apr 1872 Date of death: 19 May 1872 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Intertubular and intratubular disease. Hypertrophied heart Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart) 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 man had had occasional swelling of the legs for about three years, always having a cough at the same time. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Clerk Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Apr 1868 Date of death: 3 May 1868 Disease (transcribed): Morbus brightii Disease (standardised): Glomerulonephritis (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 was originally admitted in July 1866 with dropsy and albuminuria. From the time of his leaving the hospital he had never been free from dropsy and had been getting gradually worse until he was readmitted. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Fitter Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 May 1871 Date of death: 12 Jun 1871 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophied heart. Recent nephritis Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Disease (Heart); Nephritis (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'Six weeks before his admission this man fell & struck his right loin severely. He kept at his work for a few days when he was attacked with haematemesis’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Apr 1877 Date of death: 12 Apr 1877 Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Pneumonia. Granular kidney. Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: The attack began suddenly with pain in the back and right flank, cough, and scanty expectoration, which gradually increased. He was a free drinker. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum and stomach. Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Stableman Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Jan 1872 Date of death: Brought in dead Disease (transcribed): Fibrous nodules in the walls of the heart. ? Syphilitic Disease (standardised): Fibrous nodules (Heart); Syphilis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: Brought in dead Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Carman Age: 21 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Apr 1871 Date of death: 22 Jun 1871 Disease (transcribed): Suppuration. Lardaceous disease Disease (standardised): Suppuration; Disease (Kidney) 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 stated that he caught a severe cold last Xmas by exposure to wet. His urine became scanty & high-coloured & dropsy came on, first noticed in the face. He was formerly in the hospital under Mr Holmes [Timothy Holmes] for disease of the right hip & bones of leg. Several pieces of bone came away & there was much suppuration. He did not remember the date of this illness’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, bones
Occupation or role: Carman Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Mar 1886 Date of death: 18 Apr 1886 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Heart dilated and hypertrophied. Pericarditis. Oedema. Ascites. Fluid in pleurae. Oedema and congestion of lungs Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart); Oedema (Systemic); Ascites (Abdomen); Fluid (Pleura);Oedema (Lung) ; Congestion (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard Medical notes: The patient was a carman of fairly temperate habits whose first illness was gout in 1880. He had had a winter cough for the last four winters, but had never been laid up until October 1885 when he had bronchitis. He had bronchitis on and off ever since and oedema of the legs came on three weeks before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, stomach and caecum Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cab driver Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Apr 1876 Date of death: 7 May 1876 Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This man was first admitted on March 28th having had a severe attack of vomiting and sickness with slight cough and dyspnoea during some very foggy weather three months previously. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleural cavities, lungs, heart, liver, peritoneum, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 53 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Apr 1879 Date of death: 19 Apr 1879 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophy of the heart Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Blake, Henry. Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: The history was purely of attacks of gout for thirteen years, after the termination of one of which, a month before admission, the ankles began to swell and the urine became scanty and high coloured. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and peritoneum Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Footman Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Oct 1885 Date of death: 20 Apr 1886 Disease (transcribed): Chronic renal disease Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: Reported in Medical Cases No. 1410 Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 May 1871 Date of death: 29 Jun 1871 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophied heart. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Disease (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
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 eleven months before admission was exposed to cold & wet, followed by dropsy with scanty dark urine & much lumbar pain. He then came to the hospital as out-patient but there was only slight improvement & he became very weak’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Crossing sweeper Age: 56 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Apr 1876 Date of death: 8 May 1876 Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This man was brought in with a history of cough and spitting for eight or six weeks. He was delirious. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Fishmonger Age: 56 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Apr 1868 Date of death: 14 May 1868 Disease (transcribed): Morbus brightii. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Glomerulonephritis (Kidney); Bronchitis (Lung) 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 been ill for six months with a bad leg and had been living very poorly. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Gardener Age: 77 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 May 1877 Date of death: 11 May 1877 Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Cardiac dilatation and valvular disease. Granular kidneys. Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: 'This patient was somewhat deranged in intellect, and little could be got out of him except marvellous narrations about his past life.' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and brain. Type of incident: n/a