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Abraham Colan, 42, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Nov 1882
Date of death: 7 Dec 1882
Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Thickened peritoneum. Gumma in spleen. Congestion of lungs
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Thickened (Abdomen); Gumma (Spleen); Syphilis (Systemic); Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: In 1879 he began to notice much heavy pain in the right flank with much vomiting and dyspepsia. During 1880 there was slight oedema and much tympanitis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Agnes Wallice, 30, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Oct 1883
Date of death: 27 Oct 1883
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever. Haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Haemorrhage (Indeterminate)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: A fellow servant was in the hospital with Enteric Fever. This patient was quite well until a week before admission when she began to suffer from headache, vomiting, abdominal pain and constipation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Albert Card, 5, [Child of] Agent

Occupation or role: [Child of] Agent
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Nov 1909
Date of death: 14 Dec 1909
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral abscess. Oedema of brain
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain); Oedema (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle. Jaffrey, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: For one week he had complained of headache with occasional nocturnal restlessness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, adrenals, kidneys, alimentary canal, mesenteric glands, brain and joints
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Braithwaite, 14, Shop boy

Occupation or role: Shop boy
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Mar 1885
Date of death: 3 Apr 1885
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic)
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 pains in the limbs dating from Christmas Day and lasting a week, which returned for a fortnight in the hips and shoulders. He complained of pain in the throat.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary tract, brain, pharynx, mouth and glands
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Cracknell, 38, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jul 1913
Date of death: 8 Jul 1913
Disease (transcribed): Septicaemia. Purpura. Haematogenous jaundice. Pontine haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Purpura (Skin); Jaundice (Skin); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Turton, James Richard Henry
Medical notes: This man had been ill for one month with jaundice, melaena and haematuria. Three days before admission a profuse purpuric eruption appeared on the trunk and limbs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium ,heart, oesophagus, aorta, gums, palate, tonsils, larynx, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, ureters, bladder and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Lloyd, 19, Waterman

Occupation or role: Waterman
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Sep 1882
Date of death: 2 Oct 1882
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever. Ulceration in ileum
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: A fortnight before admission he began to feel pain in the back with headache. He sweated profusely and was languid and drowsy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Mason, 24, Whitesmith

Occupation or role: Whitesmith
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 May 1884
Date of death: 4 Jun 1884
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever. Perforation of intestine
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This man had been ill since January 1884 with pain in the abdomen, diarrhoea, delirium and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Ozanne, 36, Quarry man

Occupation or role: Quarry man
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Jul 1880
Date of death: 20 Jul 1880
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of foot. Septicaemia?
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Foot); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: The patient’s left foot was amputated by Syme’s method in 1877 for disease resulting from a severe injury received seventeen years previously. For a while the stump was sound, but nine months before admission it began to be painful.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Stump, iliac and femoral veins, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Rowe, 19, Mason

Occupation or role: Mason
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Oct 1882
Date of death: 12 Nov 1882
Disease (transcribed): Miliary tubercle in lungs, pleurae, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Liver); Tuberculosis (Spleen); Tuberculosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: For the last month he had been growing much weaker, with increasing and troublesome cough, frequent flushing and profuse perspiration at night.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Tubbs, 1 ½, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1 ½
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 May 1881
Date of death: 11 May 1881
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of the meninges, lungs, spleen, liver and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain, lungs, spleen, liver, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'The family history is healthy both on father's & mother's side. The child has been suckled up to admission but has also had lately portions of its parents' food: no habitual cough. Three months ago it began to have whooping cough from which it has only just recovered. About May 1 its appetite completely failed, it became very restless at night and screamed occasionally violently'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, spleen, liver, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

Alice Barrett, 22, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Oct 1886
Date of death: 27 Oct 1886
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient had been ailing three months, and on October 8th she fainted. She took to her bed and was delirious for two days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, uterus, neck, clavicle, right leg and left leg
Type of incident: n/a

Alice Gahagan , 16, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Nov 1883
Date of death: 25 Nov 1883
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: On November 15h she began to feel languid and tired; there was bad headache with some feeling of sore throat and difficulty in breathing. The neck swelled and she felt choking.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Amos Chapman, 33, Potman

Occupation or role: Potman
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1883
Date of death: 7 Jan 1883
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Miliary tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: He was admitted in a state of alcoholic excitement. He had been in the habit of drinking a quart or more of spirits daily.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Anne Ballinger, 3 years 6 months , [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3 years 6 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Feb 1882
Date of death: 7 Feb 1882
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: Two days before admission the child grew restless, feverish, refused food and was much troubled with a choking cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pharynx, palate, larynx, trachea, lungs, heart and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Annie Bourne, 36, Housekeeper

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Apr 1880
Date of death: 21 Apr 1880
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: Of late she was subject to rheumatic and neuralgic pains in the head and neck, also to frequent attacks of indigestion, pains between the shoulders, much flatulence and bowels generally costive.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Serous membranes, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, intestinal tract, kidneys, generative organs and subserous tissue
Type of incident: n/a

Annie Cheshire, 20, Wife

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Feb 1883
Date of death: 21 Feb 1883
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Tubercular pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: There was a phthisical history on both sides of the family. She had been constantly suffering from slight pulmonary symptoms.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Annie Clark, 32, Dressmaker

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Feb 1885
Date of death: 20 Feb 1885
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: This woman caught cold ten years back and had winter ever since, with haemoptysis a few months back.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Annie Kelson, 19, Machinist

Occupation or role: Machinist
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Sep 1882
Date of death: 11 Oct 1882
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: In May 1882 she began to feel some headache with languor. Her brother, Frederic Kelson, died of Enteric Fever in St George’s Hospital on 27th September 1882.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Annie Tomlin, 19, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Dec 1881
Date of death: 20 Dec 1881
Disease (transcribed): Puerperal septicaemia. Acute peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Postpartum depression (Brain); Sepsis (Systemic); Peritonitis (Abdomen)

Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'There was some tubercular history in the family: as a child she had frequent barking cough & swollen glands in the neck. The catamenia [menstruation] appeared at 13 and have of late years been irregular & painful, occurring as a rule every three weeks, & never absent, she says, more than 2 months. About Christmas 1879 she was laid up with 'overwork'. Since then she has been in good health, & has acted as a servant to a crêche. Six days before admission she described herself as feeling quite well. A day later menstruation began with diarrhoea and uch pain: she had several rigors next day and the diarrhoea increased with many feverish symptoms. She denied having noticed during her life any abdominal tumour.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, abdomen, generative organs, uterus, vagina, ovaries, alimentary canal, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

Annie Whittington, 17, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Apr 1880
Date of death: 8 May 1880
Disease (transcribed): Somewhat obscure. Originating after operation for a navoid growth, and possibly septicaemic. Thrombosis of the heart alone found. Ecchymosis of the right pleura
Disease (standardised): Operation (Torso); Sepsis (Systemic); Thrombosis (Heart); Ecchymosis (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: The patient had a congenital tumour of the right side, and when admitted it was the size of an adult fist.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Back, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Arthur Dyer, 24, Poulterer

Occupation or role: Poulterer
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Dec 1889
Date of death: 14 Dec 1889
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia (lobar) of right lung. Indurated kidneys. Syphilis
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Indurated (Kidney); Syphilis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: He complained of cough and of dyspnoea. His appetite was bad, his tongue coated and moist.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, vessels, liver, spleen, kidneys and inguinal glands
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Arthur Gater, 24, Messenger

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Oct 1882
Date of death: 18 Oct 1882
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: He had been too weak for the year before admission to do any work and had had constant cough with trifling sputa.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Arthur Kirkpatrick, 11, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 11
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Oct 1880
Date of death: 17 Oct 1880
Disease (transcribed): Acute nephritis (scarlatinal). Catarrhal pneumonia and pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Scarlet fever (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: His mother noticed a scarlatinal rash all over his body, he had a sore throat and was feverish.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Arthur Stacey, 29, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Oct 1889
Date of death: 26 Oct 1889
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: The patient lived at 3 Wickham Place, Oakham Street, Chelsea. He said that he had been suffering from sore throat for about a fortnight and from diarrhoea for four or five days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, larynx, vocal cords, oesophagus, trachea, intestines, liver, kidneys, spleen and mesenteric glands
Type of incident: n/a

Bella Hutchings, 16, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Oct 1880
Date of death: 19 Oct 1880
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of the intestines and lungs. Peritonitis. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: The patient could give no definite account of herself. For six months she had been gradually losing flesh and every winter she had a cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, abdomen and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

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