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Emily Powell, 35, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1871
Date of death: 1 Jan 1872
Disease (transcribed): Muscular fibrous tumours of the uterus. Ascites. Peritonitis. Congested patches in the liver, in one of which pus was found
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Uterus); Ascites (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Congestion (Liver); Suppuration (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Clarke, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Crouch, 58, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Feb 1866
Date of death: 4 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease. Encephaloid
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The patient was ill five weeks before admission, the chief symptom being pain referred to the lower part of the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Harrington, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 May 1871
Date of death: 18 May 1871
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Gouty deposit in great toe joint. Phthisis. Tubercular peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Gout (Toe); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Peritonitis (Abdomen)

Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This man, who for the last nine years had suffered from frequent attacks of gout was seized five weeks before he came in with cough & much soreness of the throat. He had lost flesh very much. There had been no haemoptysis’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, bones, joints

Type of incident: n/a

James Whale, 40, Carman

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Apr 1872
Date of death: 2 May 1872
Disease (transcribed): Displacement of the caecum into left hypochondrium. Constriction of the ileum by the mesocolon. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Displacement (Intestines); Constriction (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: This patient stated that for four days he had had no action of the bowels with constant pain in the belly which had become swollen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

William Kimble, 23, Butcher

Occupation or role: Butcher
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1870
Date of death: 4 Apr 1870
Disease (transcribed): Urinary calculus. Cystitis. Pyelitis with dilatation of pelvis and coxes. Peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Urinary Calculi (Urinary Tract); Cystitis (Bladder); Pyelitis (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: When admitted, the patient had much cystitis and diarrhoea, and was very weak and ill so that no operation could be attempted.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines, peritoneum and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Ann McKiernan, 51, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 May 1872
Date of death: 5 May 1872
Disease (transcribed): Chronic Brights disease. Broncitis. Peritonitis. Ascites
Disease (standardised): Glomerulonephritis (Kidney); Bronchitis (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen); 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: This woman, the mother of a large family, had been subject to cough and some swelling of the legs for the last three years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation and peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Jane Evans, 55, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Nov 1871
Date of death: 6 Jan 1872
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Pericardial adhesions. Pleuritic effusion. Cirrhosis of liver. Ascites
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Adhesions (Heart); Effusion (Pleura); 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 the last four years this woman had had a continual cough, worse in the winter and with much expectoration of a green colour.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Stephen Calaher, Schoolboy

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

Type of incident: n/a

John Ewens, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Apr 1871
Date of death: 25 May 1871
Disease (transcribed): Dysentery. Hepatic abscess communicating with the right lung. Peritonitis (circumscribed)
Disease (standardised): Dysentery (Intestines); Abscess (Lungs); Peritonitis (Abdomen)

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 returned from India, where he had long been, in 1867. While there he suffered much from diarrhoea & frequent hepatic pain, but said his motions had never contained blood. Three months ago he was seized with diarrhoea & at the same time very violent pain in the right side, so that he could not move his right arm owing to the severity of the pain. About ten days later cough came on & he spat up a quantity of thick yellow matter mixed with blood’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

John Hudson, 31, Policeman

Occupation or role: Policeman
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1872
Date of death: 7 May 1872
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Paracentesis thoracis. Empyema. Exhaustion
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Paracentesis (Thorax); Empyema (Pleura); Exhaustion (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: This patient said that for sixteen days he had had pain in the left side with shortness of breath. It commenced with an attack of shivering and as if a knife were being run into him.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Alex Ford, 17, Picture frame maker

Occupation or role: Picture frame maker
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1884
Date of death: 4 Apr 1884
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
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 fortnight before admission he had several rigors and felt weak and feverish at night.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

James Price, 31, Tailor

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Dec 1865
Date of death: 15 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man was admitted with the history of four months of diarrhoea, accompanied by pain and swelling in the right iliac region.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Howells, 31, Groom

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Apr 1884
Date of death: 5 Apr 1884
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen)
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: Two days before admission he had confined bowels, slight malaise and took ‘dandelion pills’. The next day he began to vomit and have diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, alimentary canal, liver, spleen, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Warren, Schoolgirl

Occupation or role: Schoolgirl
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1871
Date of death: 27 May 1871
Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever. Perforation of intestine. Circumscribed peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Perforation (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
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 girl had been ill fifteen days with abdominal pain, diarrhoea & sickness’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, organs of generation

Type of incident: n/a

Jane Wallace, 70, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 70
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Apr 1870
Date of death: 11 Apr 1870
Disease (transcribed): Femoral Hernia. Right. Operation. Peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient had been ruptured for 30 years and had sometimes worn a truss.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Frederick Parr, 20, Dentist Assistant

Occupation or role: Dentist Assistant
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Mar 1870
Date of death: 11 Apr 1870
Disease (transcribed): Disease of sacroiliac synchrondrosis. Lardaceous disease.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Pelvis); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient had suffered compound dislocation of the left ankle two years before his admission. After five months treatment the leg was amputated by W. Marriot of Leicester. A month after, an abscess began to show over the ilium, which soon burst.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Mary Mallam, 49, Laundress

Occupation or role: Laundress
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1884
Date of death: 9 Apr 1884
Disease (transcribed): Internal strangulation. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Strangulation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: On April 4, when at stool, she felt a sudden pain in the stomach. This pain never left her, she vomited and she was unable to keep down any food.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Allen Kingston, 34, Draper

Occupation or role: Draper
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Feb 1877
Date of death: 30 Mar 1877
Disease (transcribed): Hydropneumothorax
Disease (standardised): Hydropneumothorax (Thorax)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The case was not given as no post mortem was made.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Anna McMillan, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 May 1871
Date of death: 29 May 1871
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Ascites. Fatty heart
Disease (standardised): Liver cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Peritoneum); Disease (Heart)

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 woman who in her youth had been accustomed to drink large quantities of spirits, was seized six weeks before her admission with severe pain in the right hypochondrium. She became jaundiced & at the same time the abdomen began to swell. The jaundice subsided but the abdominal swelling increased & in a fortnight her legs also became dropsical’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, organs of generation

Type of incident: n/a

Frederick Chapman, 23, Gardener

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 May 1872
Date of death: 10 May 1872
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma (encephaloid) of the peritoneum, diaphragm and pericardium. Pleuritic effusion. Ascites
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Abdomen); Carcinoma (Diaphragm); Carcinoma (Heart); Effusion (Pleura); 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: This man gave the history that three weeks ago while pushing a cart he strained himself. The same evening he felt pain in the belly.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart and peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Annie Selby, 50, Needlewoman

Occupation or role: Needlewoman
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1881
Date of death: 13 Apr 1881
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of liver & lungs & peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver, lungs, peritoneum)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'No history of heritable disease in the family or previous acute illness. For the last year she has been losing flesh considerably, her appetite has been failing, her skin dry & brownish: her constipation habitual, and much pain has been felt at intervals in the right flank, with tenderness over the hard lump which she has noticed in the left hypochondrium'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, peritoneum, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

Florence Johnston, 9, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 9
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1895
Date of death: 16 Mar 1895
Disease (transcribed): Ruptured appendix. Local burrowing of pus (Laparotomy)
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Appendix); Suppuration (Appendix); Laparotomy (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: The patient was not seen by the registrar until she was moribund and it was impossible to examine her.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder, uterus, lungs, larynx and heart
Type of incident: n/a

John Birch, 37, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Apr 1872
Date of death: 11 May 1872
Disease (transcribed): Chronic brights disease. Hypertrophy of heart. Effusion into both pleurae and peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Glomerulonephritis (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Effusion (Pleura); Effusion (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: This man stated that for the last eighteen years he had been subject to cough, always worse in the winter.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

John Whitehead, 46, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1877
Date of death: 9 Apr 1877
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular pneumonia and peritonitis. Scrofulous kidney and bladder.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: Apparently of sound constitution, he enjoyed good health till the last year, when, from an attack of pleurisy, he continued to cough slightly and to be short of breath. For four or five months he had suffered from pain about the sacrum and right buttock, extending down the sciatic nerve on coughing, from anorexia and constipation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys, bladder spleen, peritoneum, hip joint and sciatic nerve.
Type of incident: n/a

George Flowers, 59, Stonemason

Occupation or role: Stonemason
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Nov 1871
Date of death: 15 May 1872
Disease (transcribed): Thickened capsule of liver and spleen. Granular kidneys. Asctes. Paracentesis abdomenis. Peritonitis. Old adherent clot in left ventricle
Disease (standardised): Thickening (Liver); Thickening (Spleen); Disease (Kidney); Ascites (Abdomen); Paracentesis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen);Thrombosis (Heart)
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 patient stated that he was in the hospital in the beginning of 1871 with cough and some loss of power of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and hernia
Type of incident: n/a

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