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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Apr 1846
Date of death: 3 Jun 1846
Disease (transcribed): Universal anasarca and effusions into the serous cavities. Heart dilated and slightly hypertrophied. Valves healthy. Liver and kidneys congested. Spleen hard and congested. Uterus hypertrophied. Ovaries with cysts.
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Universal); Disease (Heart); Congestion (Liver); Congestion (Kidney); Congestion (Spleen); Disease (Uterus);Cysts (Ovary)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This patient reported that she had been ailing about ten or eleven months; that for the first two months she had no particular pain, but felt languid and uncomfortable, but later had an attack of jaundice.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 May 1846
Date of death: 4 Jun 1846
Disease (transcribed): Universal anasarca. Slight serous effusions into the various serous cavities. Heart dilated and hypertrophied. Aorta with two valves only, one of which ulcerated. Pulmonary apoplexy and oedema. Congestion of other organs.
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Universal); Disease (Heart); Ulcer (Aorta); Haemorrhage (Lung); Oedema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This patient reported that with the exception of an attack of syphilis four years ago, which was not followed by secondary symptoms, he had always enjoyed uninterrupted good health up to four or five months ago, when he began to suffer from palpitation on any exertion and his legs and abdomen began to increase in size.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Apr 1846
Date of death: 5 Jun 1846
Disease (transcribed): Old adhesions of pleurae and pericardium. Hypertrophy and dilatation of heart. Disease of mitral and aortic valves. Endocarditis. Kidneys mottled and granular. Spleen hard and congested.
Disease (standardised): Adhesions (Pleura); Adhesions (Heart); Disease (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Congestion (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted suffering from anasarca, cough, palpitation and dyspnoea. It appeared from his account that he always enjoyed very excellent health up to seven years ago, when he underwent an attack of acute rheumatism and at that time he had severe pain in the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 66
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 May 1857
Date of death: 3 Jun 1857
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Diseased liver and kidneys. Slight disease of the heart. Ulcers of the stomach
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Oedema (Abdomen); Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Ulcer (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This woman enjoyed very good health until Christmas last when she began to have frequent dull pain and noticed that after walking a little faster than usual her breathing became very short.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 May 1846
Date of death: 6 Jun 1846
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis of a very low character. Heart dilated and thin. Other viscera healthy.
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This patient was admitted complaining of pain in the loins extending up the back to the head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Farrier
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 May 1873
Date of death: 31 May 1873
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: The commencement of this man’s illness was a fit and he remained insensible for about seven days but had no loss of power.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Apr 1865
Date of death: 28 Apr 1865
Disease (transcribed): Phlegmasia dolens and pyaemia after delivery
Disease (standardised): Phlegmasia dolens (Veins); Sepsis (Systemic); Parturition (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: Three weeks ago she began to feel pain in the right hip and knee, and in the course of a fortnight the pain extended to the foot.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Leg, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Apr 1866
Date of death: 2 May 1866
Disease (transcribed): Hydrothorax. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Hydrothorax (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: He had suffered from symptoms of cough and cold since Christmas. Two weeks before admission the legs began to swell and the urine became scanty.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Professor of language
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Apr 1866
Date of death: 3 May 1866
Disease (transcribed): Hydrothorax. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Hydrothorax (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: He had suffered from bronchitis since last Christmas. The legs began to swell four weeks before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Apr 1864
Date of death: 15 May 1864
Disease (transcribed): Aortic, valvular disease
Disease (standardised): Disease (Blood vessels, heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Barker, William Levington
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with bronchial catarrh, having been short-breathed and dropsical for five weeks’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 May 1846
Date of death: 16 Jun 1846
Disease (transcribed): Large apoplectic clot, of some standing, in the posterior lobe of the right hemisphere. Other part of brain and vessels healthy. Effusion in the sub arachnoid tissues. Specks of atheroma about aorta. Erysipelas. Abscess in neck.
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain ); Effusion (Brain); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries); Erysipelas (Skin); Abscess (Neck)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This patient was admitted paralytic on the left side of the body. It appeared from the friends account, that on the 16th of May she had a fit of an apoplectic character.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and neck
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 May 1863
Date of death: 31 May 1863
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of the heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This patient had had good health up to two months before his admission when his legs began to swell and he was troubled with a hacking cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General dealer
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Apr 1862
Date of death: 20 May 1862
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis. Albuminuria. Anasarca
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Albuminuria (Kidney); Oedema (Indeterminate)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Tepper, John
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: Engine driver
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 May 1873
Date of death: 5 Jun 1873
Disease (transcribed): Atheroma. Hypertrophy of heart
Disease (standardised): Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man stated that for twelve months he had been subject to attacks of shortness of the breath and cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Apr 1866
Date of death: 8 May 1866
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
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: Valet
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Apr 1868
Date of death: 12 May 1868
Disease (transcribed): Morbus brightii. Morbus cordis.
Disease (standardised): Glomerulonephritis (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: He had frequently suffered from cough in the winter time, attributed to exposure during shooting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 May 1847
Date of death: 26 Jun 1847
Disease (transcribed): Old adhesions of pleura. Flabby heart and contracted aortic valves. Ascites and peritonitis. Cirrhosis of liver. Large kidneys with numerous cysts.
Disease (standardised): Adhesions (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Ascites (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Kidney);Cysts (Kidney)

Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient reported that she had enjoyed tolerable health up to three or four months ago, when her abdomen became enlarged, and has gradually increased in size up to the present time.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 May 1864
Date of death: 21 May 1864
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart, hypertrophy, dilatation
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: 'This patient, who on admission was breathing with great difficulty with orthopnea and had considerable oedema of the legs and some ascites, dated his illness from one attack of rheumatism two years back, his previous health havivng been perfect. He had been a labourer employed in ground work’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Jun 1847
Date of death: 28 Jun 1847
Disease (transcribed): Congestion of vessels of brain and much serum in its substance. Heart flabby. Atheroma on aorta. Blood fluid.
Disease (standardised): Congestion (Brain); Disease (Heart); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted labouring under Delirium Tremens.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 May 1859
Date of death: 14 Jun 1859
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Pneumonia. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: This patient said that she had been ill for six months, suffering from cough with white expectoration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Apr 1864
Date of death: 23 Mar 1864
Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: 'A painter, a large man with a sallow face, was admitted in consequence of palpitation with dyspnoea and some cough, without any oedema’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jun 1846
Date of death: 23 Jun 1846
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Old adhesions. Heart dilated and flaccid. Congestion of veins of brain. Softening of fornix, corpus callosum and walls of lateral ventricles with extensive effusion into ventricles.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a state of stupor, unable to give any account of himself, and requiring to be roused but then collapsing quickly into his former state.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cab driver
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 May 1860
Date of death: 12 May 1860
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of the heart. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'A cab driver. He had rheumatic fever 4 years ago, and since suffered from palpitations. 3 weeks before admission, in consequence, as he supposed, of catching cold, he was attacked with cough, accompanied with expectoration and increased palpitations of the heart’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 May 1869
Date of death: 6 May 1869
Disease (transcribed): Morbus brightii. Morbus cordis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man was admitted and died before a complete history of the case was taken. It appeared that he had had dropsy since Christmas.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stoker
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Feb 1869
Date of death: 7 May 1869
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: A stoker to a gas factory, accustomed to lift very heavy weight . He had been ill for one month with shortness of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a