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Jane Judd, 38, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Mar 1883
Date of death: 28 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis. Pleuritic effusion. Cirrhosis of liver. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Mitral valve stenosis (Heart); Effusion (Pleura); Cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Kidney)
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 the weather grew very cold and she complained that she could not keep warm and took to bed. For a fortnight before admission her doctor had told her that he could not feel her pulse at the wrist.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Annie Couper, 19, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Nov 1881
Date of death: 19 Apr 1882
Disease (transcribed): Ulcerative endocarditis. Pneumonia. Granular kidneys. Inflammation of liver
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Inflammation (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: In May 1881 she fell and struck her hip against some stones and from that time she dates constant discomfort in the hip and a limping gait.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Mary Keough, 47, Nurse

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Mar 1869
Date of death: 8 Apr 1869
Disease (transcribed): Morbus brightii. Morbus cordis. Embolism of cerebral artery. Softening of brain
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Embolism (Arteries); Softening (Brain)
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 woman said that she had been ill for two weeks with pains in the knee.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Mohun, 34, Governess

Occupation or role: Governess
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Apr 1880
Date of death: 7 Apr 1880
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidney (one absent)
Disease (standardised): 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: For ten months she had been feeling out of sorts, suffering from occasional attacks of diarrhoea and sickness in the mornings, pale urine and frequent micturition for some months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Kidneys, suprarenal capsule, liver and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Jane Anne Bentham, 38, Housekeeper

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Gender: Female
Age: 38
Date of admission: 1 May 1878
Date of death: 6 May 1878
Disease (transcribed): Weak heart, granular kidney, atrophy of the brain, etc.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Nephritis (Kidney); Atrophy (Brain);
Admitting doctor: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'Admission. Admitted complaining of weakness, inability to walk, and inability to articulate, defective sight and slight cough. Ill nourished, pale and sallow: no oedema. Evidently not quite compos mentis: she stared wildly, tightened the angles of the mouth: looked vacant and scared. Articulation was much impaired, many consonantal sounds degenerated into 'sh' or gh' '
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, uterus, intestine, brain, spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Heath, 43, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1879
Date of death: 17 Apr 1880
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary phthisis. Cavities. Pleurisy. Tubercle. Fatty degeneration. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Cavities (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Disease (Heart); 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: For thirty years she was subject to winter cough and had lost flesh permanently for two years. The present cough commenced nine weeks ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Alexander, 19, Basket maker

Occupation or role: Basket maker
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Dec 1873
Date of death: 18 Jan 1874
Disease (transcribed): Nephritis. Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Erysipelas (Skin)
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 patient stated that for as long as she could recollect she had been subject to pains about the body with general ill health.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Susan Brown, 30, [Wife of] Bricklayer

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Bricklayer
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Mar 1886
Date of death: 13 Apr 1886
Disease (transcribed): Renal disease. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pneumonia (Lung)
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. 357
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Jane Gilbert, 50, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Mar 1881
Date of death: 23 Apr 1881
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): 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: 'She had had rheumatic fever at 23; for the last 20 years has never been in good health, having nearly constant cough with frothy mucous sputa, scanty & difficult to expectorate. For the last 10 years she has had polyuria with urinary dyspeptic troubles. During the last 3 months she has almost completely lost her appetite, the frequency of micturition has increased, and the dyspnoea has kept her in bed'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

Ann Ragner, 49, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Apr 1877
Date of death: 20 Apr 1877
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease. Granular kidney. Bronchitis and emphysema
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung)
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 never been free from cough, which increased, with dyspnoea, every winter. She had also suffered throughout her life from pain in the chest and from frequent slight haemoptysis for fourteen years. Her legs began to swell early in the march. A week later she brought up a quarter of a pint of bright blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, bronchi, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, stomach and douglas' pouch.
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Mortlock, 57, Housekeeper

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Apr 1877
Date of death: 25 Apr 1877
Disease (transcribed): Cardiac hypertrophy and dilatation. Granular kidney
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); 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 patient was admitted with oedema of five weeks standing, cough of six weeks and dyspnoea with palpitation of two months date.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, douglas' pouch and uterus.
Type of incident: n/a

Emily Bannister, 31, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 May 1877
Date of death: 6 May 1877
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia. Secondary abscesses. Large perinephritic abscess.
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Abscess (Kidney); Perinephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: This patient was admitted into the Surgical Wards on 7th February for abscesses on the right leg and the nape of the neck, the former of one, the latter of five weeks standing. The abscess of the leg was opened in the hospital and she was sent to Wimbledon.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, heart, liver, abscess, kidneys, spleen, spinal column, brain and uterus.

Type of incident: n/a

Mary Buckley, 49, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 May 1877
Date of death: 12 May 1877
Disease (transcribed): Goitre. Cancerous tumours in the lungs. Pneumonia. Granular kidney.
Disease (standardised): Goitre (Thyroid Gland); Tumour (Lung); 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 isthmus of the thyroid began to enlarge in 1848, the left lobe in 1872. Since that year she had been weaker than usual and since 1874 had lost flesh. On admission she had a slight cough, with scanty viscid sputa, plentifully streaked with blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, goitre, heart, aorta, liver, kidneys, spleen, stomach, brain and uterus.
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Manton, 35, Labeller

Occupation or role: Labeller
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 May 1887
Date of death: 13 May 1887
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'The patient had been out of health for months & in October last had a fit of unknown character'
'There are two leech bites on each temple'
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Cooper, 27, Baker

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jan 1869
Date of death: 12 Jan 1869
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever. Puerpura
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Puerpura (Uterus)
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, who came from a house in Chelsea where complaints had been made about the drains, was taken ill on Christmas day with headache, rigors, sickness and symptoms of Enteric Fever.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Mary A. Meadows, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Jan 1871
Date of death: 11 Jan 1871
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia post partum
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Childbirth
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This woman had been confined on Dec 22nd. A week later she had rigors, much thirst & soon the right hand became swollen & red, the knees also becoming affected a little later’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, organs of generation, bones, joints

Type of incident: n/a

Mary Reynolds, 63, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 63
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1887
Date of death: 25 May 1887
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Medical notes: 'The patient had suffered from rheumatic fever'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Dunn, 44, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 May 1869
Date of death: 31 May 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 woman was first admitted in March with dropsy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Louisa Irwin, 33, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Oct 1874
Date of death: 30 Oct 1874
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Uraemia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Uraemia (Kidney)
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

Louisa Mills, 28, Drover

Occupation or role: Drover
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Oct 1874
Date of death: 6 Nov 1874
Disease (transcribed): Rheumatism. Pericarditis. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This woman had had an attack of Rheumatic Fever about two months before admission. About a month ago the legs began to swell and he had palpitation and dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Caroline Hammett Bendell, 40, Wife

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Feb 1883
Date of death: 26 May 1883
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidney. Hypertrophy of heart. Pericarditis. Pleuritis. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (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: She had symptoms of chronic renal disease dating from about 1877. She was admitted as an in patient in 1880 with renal oedema and after discharge the symptoms returned.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Laura Mapleston, 24, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 May 1880
Date of death: 28 May 1880
Disease (transcribed): Atrophy of kidney. Hypertrophy of heart
Disease (standardised): Atrophy (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
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: From the age of ten years she had had frequent attacks of rheumatism and a severe attack two years before admission had caused pain in the cardiac region with palpitation and shortness of breath on exertion.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Rebecca Dockerill, 42, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 May 1880
Date of death: 29 May 1880
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophy of heart. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: All that could be gleaned regarding this patient was that for two months she had been very ill with headache, sickness and much vomiting with very obstinate constipation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach and uterus
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

Isabella Cameron, 46, Needlewoman

Occupation or role: Needlewoman
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 May 1883
Date of death: 31 May 1883
Disease (transcribed): Nephritis
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: She was treated in the London Hospital for lumbar pain, headache, oedema and weakness, and was told that she had disease of the kidneys.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

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