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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 May 1850
Date of death: 3 Jun 1850
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous tubercle in medulla oblong: lymph at base of brain. Miliary tubercles in lung. Facial paralysis. Strabismus
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain); Lymph (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Paralysis (Face); Strabismus (Eyes)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This child was brought by its mother to the Hospital for the purpose of having an operation for the cure of strabismus performed and admitted under the care of the surgeon. It was soon evident that it was a consequence of deep seated mischief, and she was transferred.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 May 1859
Date of death: 4 May 1859
Disease (transcribed): Foreign body in larynx. Tracheotomy
Disease (standardised): Foreign bodies (Larynx); Tracheotomy (Trachea)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Therefore the case is not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1874
Date of death: 9 Apr 1874
Disease (transcribed): Caseous pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man was attacked with cough and spitting of mucopurulent fluid. He had never had haemoptysis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

• Occupation or role: Labourer's wife
  Gender: Female
  Age: 55
  Date of admission: 26 Dec 1878
  Date of death: 6 Apr 1878
  Disease (transcribed): Caries of the spine. Pressure on the spinal cord . Tubercular disease of lungs, kidneys and bladder
  Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Spine); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Bladder);
  Admitting doctor: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
  Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
  PM performed by: Ewart, William
• Dent, Clinton Thomas
  Medical notes: 'History. Patient's previous history healthy: family history free from heritable disease. Twelve mo. [months] before admn [admission], she began to suffer from frequent desire of micturition; cutting pain in the act, and scantiness of urine; which was very dark at times. After 3 mo. [months] the pain left her: the other symptoms persisted. She lost flesh from the first: appetite failed after 6 mo. [months]. For 9 wks .[weeks] before admission she suffered from pains on movement about the hips and coccyx. For 6, she had felt her legs numb, and the ground appeared soft under her feet, giving way where they were panted, and rising up again as they were lifted. For five weeks she had been in bed, unable to walk at all'
  Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, bladder, spine
  Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Apr 1882
Date of death: 12 Apr 1882
Disease (transcribed): Membranous inflammation of air passages. Nephritis
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Respiratory system); Nephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: Eight days before admission a slight cough was noticed and some restlessness at night. He complained of sore throat and lost his appetite.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Air passages, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Draper
Age: 75
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1886
Date of death: 18 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Dilatation and hypertrophy of the heart. Mitral stenosis. Pulmonary apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: In September 1885 he began to fail and slight bronchitis came on which grew much worse in the early part of January, with slight increasing oedema of legs and gradual mental failure.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1880
Date of death: Before admission
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of spine and of face. Fibroid phthisis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Fracture (Face); Tuberculosis (Lung); Fibrosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: Not entered here.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident?

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1900
Date of death: 21 Mar 1900
Disease (transcribed): Purulent pericarditis and pleurisy. Bronchitis. Mitral stenosis. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Bronchitis (Lung); Mitral valve stenosis (Heart); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Dickson, T.W.
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: On admission the patient was too ill for thorough examination. She was reported to have been ill with a cough for one week and confined to bed for three days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidney, urinary tract and alimentary tract
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bus inspector
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Apr 1918
Date of death: 1 May 1918
Disease (transcribed): Carbuncle on neck. Pyaemic infarcts in lungs & kidney. Septic bronchopneumonia. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Carbuncle (Neck); Infarction (Lungs, kidneys); Sepsis; Bronchopneumonia (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Post mortem examination performed by: Claremont, Hetty Ethelberta
Medical notes: 'For a week he has had a swelling on the neck, that has been becoming increasingly more painful. He has felt ill, and the appetite has been poor. Bowels constipated’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1 year 1 month
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Feb 1895
Date of death: 6 Mar 1895
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: This boy had suffered from whooping cough for a fortnight.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Mar 1894
Date of death: 31 Mar 1894
Disease (transcribed): Double pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: 'This patient was not seen by the registrar but from the history the H.P. [House physician] was good enough to take it appeared that the man had been out of sorts and ailing on the 25th of March - On the 26th he was attacked with sharp pain in the right side and had a rigor - He went to the Jubilee Hospital and attended there as an OP [Out-patient] - His breath became very short - He took to bed and was admitted here on the evening of the 30th'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 May 1849
Date of death: 16 May 1849
Disease (transcribed): Tubercles & vomicae in both lungs. Pulmonary haemorrhage. Tubercular deposit in the intestines with ulceration of the small & large intestines
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs); Haemorrhage (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man applied for relief in consequence of diarrhoea, & pain in the stomach from which he had been suffering more than a month. On further enquiry it appeared that he was also subject to cough, had suffered from it more particularly since Xmas, & had spit blood only about a fortnight before his admission. But the cough was not particularly troublesome, & he had no night sweats’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 58
Date of admission: 22 Feb 1854
Date of death: 9 Apr 1854
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of the stomach. Phthisis & vomicae in lungs
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Stomach); Tuberculosis (Lung); Abscess (Lung)
Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This man stated that he had been gradually falling away during the past 4 months, and during 3 months had also been suffering from sickness’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Apr 1847
Date of death: 23 Apr 1847
Disease (transcribed): Purpura of both legs. Extensive pleurisy with considerable purulent effusion. Lung greatly compressed. Dilatation of cavities of heart. Slight hour glass contraction of stomach
Disease (standardised): Purpura (Leg); Pleurisy (Pleura); Compressed (Lung); Disease (Heart); Contraction (Stomach); Suppuration (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: It appeared from the meagre account which could be obtained of his symptoms, that he had long been suffering from could and cough, and on one or two occasions had had slight haemoptysis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Nov 1842
Date of death: 26 Dec 1842
Disease (transcribed): Congestive pneumonia. Hypertrophy of left ventricle. Ulceration of large and small intestine. Kidneys granular.
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Hypertrophy (Heart); Ulcer (Intestines); Granular (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Laundress
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Apr 1872
Date of death: 29 Apr 1872
Disease (transcribed): Caries of lumbar vertebrae. Psoas abscess. Miliary tubercles
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Abscess (Psoas muscle); Tuberculosis (Lung)
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 was brought to the hospital by his son who stated that his mother had been out of health for two months, constantly complaining of pains about the body and being unable to do her work.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, joints, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Laundress
Gender: Female
Age: 73
Date of admission: 23 Feb 1878
Date of death: 8 Apr 1878
Disease (transcribed): Ovarian cyst, with bloody contents. Pulmonary oedema
Disease (standardised): Cyst (Ovary); Oedema (Lung);
Admitting doctor: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. Ruptured for 15 years – Always reducible – No truss – Four days before admission rupture came down and could not be reduced – Sickness soon followed – 5 days since bowel acted – Symptoms. Face flushed and anxious – Pulse quick – Tongue furred and moist – Abdomen distended but not tender'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Glottis, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, abdomen, uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1876
Date of death: 3 Apr 1876
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of the lungs. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man said he had been in good health until three weeks before his admission, since when he had had cough, spitting and gradually increasing dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Policeman
Age: 1 year 1 month
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1889
Date of death: 29 Mar 1889
Disease (transcribed): Measles. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Measles (Immune system); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not reported here. See medical notes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No post mortem examination
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Collector
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Sep 1882
Date of death: 19 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Large white kidneys. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: During his later years he had attacks of pain in the smaller joints and across the loins. He gave up work owing to ‘lumbago’ and ‘gout’.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1887
Date of death: 9 Apr 1887
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient, who was a dressmaker, was of a non-tubercular family and had had good health until 7 months before admission'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Brassmoulder
Age: 48
Date of admission: 14 Apr 1920
Date of death: 15 Apr 1920
Disease (transcribed): Fracture base of skull. Haemorrhage of brain. Aspiration pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Haemorrhage (Brain); Pneumonia (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: L.C.H.
Post mortem examination performed by: Neighbour, Philip Morgan
Medical notes: '14. 4. 20. Pt. [Patient] admitted 5.30pm. Indefinite history of injury to head, smelling strongly of C2 H5 OH [Ethanol]. C.O.A. [Condition On Admission] Absolutely unconscious bleeding profusely from right ear, nose and mouth. (Rt [Right] cannine [sic] tooth knocked out)'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, valves, vessels, liver, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, stomach, bones
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1855
Date of death: 30 Mar 1855
Disease (transcribed): Pleuro Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lung, Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: The patient stated that he had been ill four times in a similar manner. He attributed his present illness to exposure to cold and wet three weeks before.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Mar 1869
Date of death: 23 Mar 1869
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
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 girl had been ill with shivering and headache accompanied with cough and pain in the right side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Mar 1875
Date of death: 25 Mar 1875
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the middle and internal ear (left). Abscess in the left peduncle of the cerebellum. Abscesses (pyaemic) in the left lung
Disease (standardised): Disease (Ear); Abscess (Brain); Abscess (Lung); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man had suffered for six or seven weeks from pain in the head, chiefly at the back.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of special sense and cerebrum
Type of incident: n/a