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Occupation or role: Blacksmith’s apprentice
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Apr 1857
Date of death: 24 Aug 1857
Disease (transcribed): Softening of brain. Distended ventricles. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain); Disease (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: He had been ill nearly eight weeks with what his medical attendant designated as low fever.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Sep 1859
Date of death: 17 Sep 1859
Disease (transcribed): Oedema glottidis
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Larynx)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: Except for an attack of syphilis nine years ago, this man was said to have had good health until the day of admission when he woke up with extreme difficulty of breathing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, thorax 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: Carpenter
Age: 64
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Jan 1864
Date of death: 22 May 1864
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: 'This was a case of a miserable, emaciated old man having the withered and wrinkled face of a mummy, who for four months lingered out his existence in the hospital dying of phthisis’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Aug 1860
Date of death: 3 Sep 1860
Disease (transcribed): Albuminuria. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Albuminuria (Kidneys); Edema (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, this case is not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Nursemaid
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Jul 1863
Date of death: 12 Aug 1863
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Jan 1861
Date of death: 21 Feb 1861
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The case is not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body was not examined: the body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Schoolgirl
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1862
Date of death: 11 Jun 1862
Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Jan 1861
Date of death: 28 Feb 1861
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient had had several attacks of haemoptysis, the first 20 years ago, and head long been subject to cough. Last September this increased and she began to be troubled with night sweats. On admission she was very pale and emaciated, had much cough with expectoration, sometimes of blood, and experienced much shortness of breath and pain about the left side of the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Nov 1865
Date of death: 29 Nov 1865
Disease (transcribed): Small, smooth kidney
Disease (standardised): 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 woman had been ill for eighteen months with loss of appetite and failing strength, and for twelve months had had cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, brain, abdomen and liver
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Sep 1859
Date of death: 4 Nov 1859
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the spinal cord (? Chronic inflammation)
Disease (standardised): Disease (Spine); Inflammation (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: It appeared that she had had disease of the spinal cord gradually progressing for two years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spinal cord, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Apr 1857
Date of death: 1 May 1857
Disease (transcribed): Fever. Arachinitis. Ulceration of the large intestine. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Arachnoiditis (Brain); Ulcer (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: She had been observed of late to be low spirited, very languid and indisposed to exert herself.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1863
Date of death: 19 Mar 1863
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of the large intestine, probably the result of the cicatrization of ulcers
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This patient stated that she had caught cold on the night of March 10th when witnessing the illumination in the streets.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 41
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Jun 1857
Date of death: 21 Jun 1857
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of thyroid. Death from apnoea
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Thyroid gland); Apnoea (Respiratory tract)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: This woman stated that she had been quite healthy until three weeks ago when she began to suffer from pain in the throat and dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thyroid body, trachea, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Feb 1861
Date of death: 30 Mar 1861
Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Peritonitis. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient who had frequently appeared as a patient with attacks of dropsy, had been suffering from an increase of that complaint since the preceding Christmas. She had swelling of the legs and belly, and frequent vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Jan 1863
Date of death: 27 Jan 1863
Disease (transcribed): Typhus
Disease (standardised): Typhus, epidemic louse-borne (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This woman was stated to have been ailing for some weeks with what her friends called something of a low fever.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Jul 1858
Date of death: 14 Aug 1858
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Pleurisy. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Pleurisy (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined'

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1862
Date of death: 23 Apr 1862
Disease (transcribed): Ascites, Malignant disease of the liver
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This was a case of ascites, supposed to be connected with malignant disease of the liver.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Wheelwright
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 May 1857
Date of death: 23 Jul 1857
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the liver
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This man had been very unsteady all his life. A year ago he was in the hospital for jaundice and ague.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, larynx, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Mar 1858
Date of death: 10 May 1858
Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of the aorta. Diseased kidneys. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Disease (Kidneys); Edema (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A carpenter who was in the hospital last winter with ascites & what was supposed to be valvular disease of the heart. He was made out-patient after a time & got better; then in February he caught a fresh cold, & the legs became anasarcous’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Apr 1857
Date of death: 16 May 1857
Disease (transcribed): Malignant tumours of chest and loins. Similar deposit in various organs
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Thorax); Tumour (Abdomen); Deposits (Viscera)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: He had been ill for a month with pain in his back which was for a long time supposed to be rheumatism brought on by sleeping in a damp bed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Dec 1857
Date of death: 16 Jan 1858
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Granular kidneys. Anasarca
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys); Edema (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Gray, Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A labourer who had been suffering from cough & shortness of breath for two months, however he kept on with his daily work until a week before admission when owing to the great increase of dyspnoea he was compelled to lay up’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Jan 1866
Date of death: 25 Jan 1866
Disease (transcribed): Coagulation of blood in the basilar artery
Disease (standardised): Coagulation (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: For a fortnight before the attack which led to his death, he had been drinking very freely. He was seized with giddiness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Oct 1857
Date of death: 4 Nov 1857
Disease (transcribed): Enlarged heart. Pulmonary apoplexy. Diseased kidneys. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Enlarged (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Oedema (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: He health began to fail about three weeks before admission. Cough came on with copious expectoration and in less that a fortnight his legs began to swell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Interpreter
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jul 1863
Date of death: 17 Jul 1863
Disease (transcribed): Cranial periostitis (syphilitic). Consequent meningitis
Disease (standardised): Periostitis (Skull); Syphilis (Systemic); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This patient had enjoyed good health except for syphilis which he had contracted some years before.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a