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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Jul 1843
Date of death: 5 Jul 1843
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia after Measles.
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Measles (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 13
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1844
Date of death: 13 Jun 1844
Disease (transcribed): Hydrophobia
Disease (standardised): Rabies (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient stated that 50 days before the commencement of the symptoms he received a bite on the hand from a dog.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spinal cord, cranium, pharynx and larynx, thorax, abdomen and pneumogastic nerve
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Aug 1844
Date of death: 1 Sep 1844
Disease (transcribed): Herpes Zoster. Dropsy and disease of the heart.
Disease (standardised): Herpes Zoster (Systemic); Oedema (Indeterminate); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined at the request of the friends
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 14 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jul 1848
Date of death: 18 Jul 1848
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the femur. Measles.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Measles (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles
Medical notes: This child was admitted with a simple fracture of the femur. On the 15th an eruption resembling measles appeared.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left thigh
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Sep 1850
Date of death: 5 Oct 1850
Disease (transcribed): Tubercles after measles. Pneumonia.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Measles (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Howse, Alfred
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: As the body was not examined this case is not given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was removed by the friends without examination
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Schoolgirl
Age: 5
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Dec 1862
Date of death: 4 Jan 1863
Disease (transcribed): Burn. Measles. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Measles (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This patient was suffering from a burn on the inner side of the left arm. She had been attending the hospital for nine days as an out patient.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 7
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1869
Date of death: 3 Jan 1869
Disease (transcribed): Measles. Croup
Disease (standardised): Measles (Systemic); Croup (Larynx)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: The mother reported that this child had been suffering from symptoms of measles for two weeks before admission and that croup symptoms had come on two days before.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, fauces and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Pork butcher
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Dec 1870
Date of death: 8 Jan 1871
Disease (transcribed): Variola. Paraplegia
Disease (standardised): Smallpox; Paraplegia (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This man, who for three years had suffered form partial paralysis of the hands & legs, which however did not entirely incapacitate him for work, became worse three months before admission, complaining of a sensation of cord-like tightness around the abdomen, slight pain in the back, hips & thighs, & increasing weakness in the legs. He walked to the train on day of admission but says that while in the carriage he felt a sudden sensation of coldness all over, & on reaching London found that he had entirely lost power in the legs’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, spinal cord

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Probationer
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1871
Date of death: 20 Jan 1871
Disease (transcribed): Variola
Disease (standardised): Smallpox
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Not reported here’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Feb 1871
Date of death: 13 Feb 1871
Disease (transcribed): Variola. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Smallpox; Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This patient stated on admission that he had fallen off his horse & struck his head a week previously. Since that time pain & aching in the back & loins had been constant & of increasing severity’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Nov 1874
Date of death: 15 Nov 1874
Disease (transcribed): Infantile paralysis. Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Poliomyelitis (Systemic); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This child’s skin had always been delicate, he had frequently complained of pain in his head and always been weak in his legs. He had had ‘inflammation of the lungs’ at six months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, spinal cord, liver, spleen, kidneys and muscles
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Feb 1875
Date of death: 22 Feb 1875
Disease (transcribed): Measles. Lobular pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Measles (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: The boy’s mother gave a history that three days before admission he complained of headache and the next day had swelling from the eyes and nose.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Feb 1875
Date of death: 11 Mar 1875
Disease (transcribed): Molluscum
Disease (standardised): Molluscum contagiosum (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This patient was suffering from a large fibrocellular growth hanging in folds from the skin of the right buttock and thigh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine, pleurae, lungs, heart and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Aug 1877
Date of death: 9 Sep 1877
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of the liver. Intestinal catarrh.
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Catarrh (Intestines)
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 admitted with pain in the waist, nausea, occasional vomiting and headaches, palpitations and great weakness. The skin was jaundiced, and the legs and abdomen swollen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, intestine and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Ostler
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Sep 1877
Date of death: 4 Nov 1877
Disease (transcribed): Morbus renum. Gastric catarrh
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Catarrh (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient was admitted suffering from headache, abdominal pain, dyspnoea, palpitation and hiccough. The face was puffy, the hands much swollen and the urine highly albuminous.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum, stomach and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jan 1879
Date of death: 16 Mar 1879
Disease (transcribed): Hepatic cirrhosis. Tubercle. Pleuropneumonia. Vesicular measles
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleuropneumonia (Lung); Measles (Immune system)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient was admitted in a very weak condition, emaciated, pale and sickly, with a severe cough and pains about the chest on coughing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2 years 8 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Oct 1879
Date of death: 9 Oct 1879
Disease (transcribed): Measles. Membranous laryngitis. Oedema of glottis. Tracheotomy
Disease (standardised): Measles (Immune system); Laryngitis (Larynx); Oedema (Glottis); Tracheotomy (Trachea)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 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: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1880
Date of death: 23 May 1880
Disease (transcribed): Whooping cough. Bronchitis. Anomalous skin eruption (? varicella)
Disease (standardised): Whooping cough (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Chickenpox (Systemic); Eruption (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Case not reported here
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 10 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jul 1880
Date of death: 22 Jul 1880
Disease (transcribed): Measles. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Measles (Immune system); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Case not entered here
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1 year 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Aug 1880
Date of death: 15 Aug 1880
Disease (transcribed): Burn. Measles
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Measles (Immune system)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: There was a burn over the left side of the face, the left arm and forearm. There was a well marked eruption of measles over the abdomen and thorax.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1883
Date of death: 18 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Gangrenous varicella. Pleuritis. Abscess in lungs
Disease (standardised): Chickenpox (Systemic); Gangrene (Tissues); Pleurisy (Pleura); Abscess (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: It was not know whether there were any other eruptive fevers in the same house or street, or among acquaintances of the parents. The child had been vaccinated two months ago. No abnormal course followed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, joints, skull and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 9 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 May 1884
Date of death: 24 May 1884
Disease (transcribed): Measles. Congenital syphilis
Disease (standardised): Measles (Systemic); Syphilis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
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: [Child of] Shoemaker
Age: 1
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Apr 1886
Date of death: 20 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia. Measles
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Measles (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The child was admitted with broncho-pneumonia and was taken away before recovery was complete. His cough came on worse after a fortnight, with diarrhoea for three days, and the child was readmitted.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, alimentary tract and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Aug 1887
Date of death: 14 Aug 1887
Disease (transcribed): Hydrophobia
Disease (standardised): Rabies (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry and Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Always a healthy, abstemious man. About June 9th he was bitten on the left wrist by a harrier which came from a kennel in which there had been undoubted rabies. After treatment for 10 days, he went to Paris & was there treated by the Pasteur Inoculation system, after the original wound had been excised. Eight or 10 inoculations were made on the abdomen. He returned from Paris about Aug 20 [sic], & came up as OP [out-patient] with the wound unhealed'
'His brain has been reserved for microscopical examinations'
Illustrations: NoChart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Policeman
Age: 1 year 1 month
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1889
Date of death: 29 Mar 1889
Disease (transcribed): Measles. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Measles (Immune system); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not reported here. See medical notes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No post mortem examination
Type of incident: n/a