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Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Oct 1864
Date of death: 29 Oct 1864
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: He was admitted under Dr Fuller in March with delirium tremens, and had been ill fifteen days before admission this time.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Jun 1865
Date of death: 20 Oct 1865
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the heart. Fibrinous blocks. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Oedema (General)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: In February last he was seized with a sudden attack of shivering and cold with epigastric pains and dyspnoea. Oedema of the legs followed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 64
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Jul 1865
Date of death: 30 Jul 1865
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This patient was brought in paralysed and unable to give any account of herself.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Aug 1865
Date of death: 27 Aug 1865
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man had for eleven weeks suffered from swelling of the legs. There was history of previous attacks of rheumatism and scarlet fever.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Sep 1865
Date of death: 26 Oct 1865
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis etc after rheumatism
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Rheumatic fever (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: She was admitted with a first attack of rheumatism of two weeks duration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Sep 1865
Date of death: 11 Nov 1865
Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: She was admitted in June with albuminuria of fourteen weeks standing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Smith
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Sep 1865
Date of death: 23 Nov 1865
Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart. Hydrothorax. Cirrhosis of liver
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Hydrothorax (Lung); Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man had been ill for seven weeks before admission, the first symptoms being cramps in the legs with flatulence and knotting of the intestines. The abdomen then began to fill with fluid.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Case maker
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Sep 1865
Date of death: 18 Sep 1865
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Medical notes: His first attack of rheumatism was twelve months before admission and he suffered from pain in the heart. The second attack was one month before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and head
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Ironer
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Sep 1865
Date of death: 13 Nov 1865
Disease (transcribed): Adherent pericardium. Hydrothorax
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Hydrothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: She had been ill in March with small pox and in May with acute rheumatism followed by pain in the cardiac region.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Music teacher
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Sep 1865
Date of death: 9 Oct 1865
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: Her illness began three months before admission with symptoms of cold, pain and swelling of arms and of legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and head
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Sep 1865
Date of death: 28 Sep 1865
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man had been ill for the last two months. He had had rheumatism nine years before. Five weeks before admission his legs began to swell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Piano maker
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Sep 1865
Date of death: 23 Dec 1865
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart. Granular degeneration of kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man had suffered from cough for eight winters previous to admission. Five years before admission he suffered from haemoptysis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Chaplain
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Oct 1865
Date of death: 1 Oct 1865
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This clergyman, who was a chaplain at Westminster Hospital, whilst preaching in a church in Chelsea was suddenly seized with symptoms of faintness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Oct 1865
Date of death: 11 Dec 1865
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: She had had several attacks of rheumatism some years before. Her present illness was of five weeks and had begun with weakness, want of appetite and followed by swelling of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Oct 1865
Date of death: 12 Oct 1865
Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart. Aneurism of aorta
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Aneurysm (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: He had been in the Hospital twice before with dyspnoea, oedema and haemoptysis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Oct 1865
Date of death: 5 Nov 1865
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart. Bronchitis. Emphysema
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This case was admitted under Mr Hewitt with an ulcer of the leg and was transferred to the Physician’s with extreme dyspnoea and orthopnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and thyroid
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Nov 1865
Date of death: 14 Nov 1865
Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart and aorta
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man had been eight weeks ill with reported inflammation of the chest. In five weeks oedema of the legs followed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Commissioner
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Nov 1865
Date of death: 20 Dec 1865
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of the heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: He was seized with spasms across the stomach and difficulty of breathing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Dec 1865
Date of death: 1 Feb 1866
Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: He was attacked by bronchitis eight months before admission, much aggravated in July and followed by dropsy of the legs three months after.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1865
Date of death: 21 Jan 1866
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The patient had suffered for four years from rheumatism, the attacks recurring frequently.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Sawyer
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Dec 1865
Date of death: 30 Dec 1865
Disease (transcribed): Disease of tricuspid valve. Pyaemia. Abscess of eyeball
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Sepsis (Systemic); Abscess (Eye)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man had had cough with loss of appetite for some months. He had been seized with shivering of some severity.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Eyeball, head, chest, abdomen, blood and joints
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 65
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1866
Date of death: 4 Jan 1866
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: Very incomplete notes were taken of this case as she died on the day after admission before she had been examined.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1866
Date of death: 15 Jan 1866
Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man, had eight years before admission been attacked with rheumatic fever, accompanied according to report by chorea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1866
Date of death: 17 Mar 1866
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man’s illness began with swelling of the feet accompanied by pain in the loins, vomiting and shivering.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Feb 1866
Date of death: 7 Mar 1866
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: Three weeks before admission she was seized with cough, palpitation and pain of the heart.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest
Type of incident: n/a