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William Shelley, 50, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Jul 1873
Date of death: 10 Aug 1873
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid cancer of mesenteric glands and spleen
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man was in good health up to five months ago when pain in the belly with vomiting after food commenced.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Morris Vason, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Sep 1871
Date of death: 11 Sep 1871
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas faciei. Bronchiectasis
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Bronchiectasis (Lungs)
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: 'The history this man gave was that three days before his admission he had an attack of shivering which left him with some amount of pain in the left side of his face’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Henry McLaren, 39, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Jul 1872
Date of death: 28 Aug 1872
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular peritonitis. Tubercle of lung. Cirrhosis of liver
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Lung); Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Lacy, Charles De Lacy
Medical notes: This man stated that for six months he had had occasional swelling of the feet, which lately had much increased in size.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Harrigan, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Aug 1871
Date of death: 13 Sep 1871
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs)

Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Not reported here’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Ann Tripp, 17, Servant

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Aug 1873
Date of death: 14 Aug 1873
Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This girl had been out of health for a month with loss of appetite and strength. Twelve days before admission she was taken with shivering, pains about the body, headaches, diarrhoea and great prostration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, intestines, liver, spleen, glands, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

William Darling, 37, Sawyer

Occupation or role: Sawyer
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Aug 1872
Date of death: 31 Aug 1872
Disease (transcribed): Ulcerative endocarditis. Pulmonary apoplexy. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Lacy, Charles De Lacy
Medical notes: This man stated that he was quite well up to give weeks ago when much pain commenced in the chest and belly with shortness of breath and cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Nicholas Hayes, 37, Shopkeeper

Occupation or role: Shopkeeper
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Jul 1872
Date of death: 31 Aug 1872
Disease (transcribed): Paraplegia. Pyelitis
Disease (standardised): Paraplegia (Brain); Pyelitis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Lacy, Charles De Lacy
Medical notes: This patient stated that two days before admission on getting up in the morning he had an aching pain in the body.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Soper, Cabman

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Aug 1871
Date of death: 13 Sep 1871
Disease (transcribed): Syphilis. Ulcerative endocarditis. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Syphilis; Endocarditis (Heart); Pleurisy (Lungs)

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 history taken form notes taken by Mr Noad [Henry Carden Noad] in the absence of the medical registrar. This man had been ill for three months with pain in the praecordial region, with much expectoration of thick mucus but never blood or in anyway at all tinged. There was a family history of phthisis, and syphilis of his own acquiring’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, organs of generation, tonsils

Type of incident: n/a

Mary Ann Felton, 31, Dressmaker

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Aug 1872
Date of death: 1 Sep 1872
Disease (transcribed): Necrosis of innominatum. Lardaceous disease
Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Pelvis); Amyloidosis (Spleen); Amyloidosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Lacy, Charles De Lacy
Medical notes: This patient stated that when she was seventeen she fell down and hurt her back and she had an abscess form.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Sawyer, 22, Servant

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Jul 1873
Date of death: 15 Aug 1873
Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
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 woman had been failing in health for about three weeks with loss of appetite, pain about the body and occasional shivering.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, glands and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Jane Vereby, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Sep 1871
Date of death: 15 Sep 1871
Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Not reported here’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Charles Seymour, 42, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Aug 1872
Date of death: 2 Sep 1872
Disease (transcribed): Fibroid phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Lacy, Charles De Lacy
Medical notes: This man said that since the commencement of the year he had had a sensation of weakness with loss of appetite and occasional cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

George Bennett, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Aug 1871
Date of death: 17 Sep 1871
Disease (transcribed): Aortic disease. Hypertrophy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)

Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Not reported here’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Alice Vear, 15, Servant

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Aug 1872
Date of death: 3 Sep 1872
Disease (transcribed): Congestion of brain
Disease (standardised): Congestion (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Lacy, Charles De Lacy
Medical notes: It was stated that on August 1st she ran up against a post and hurt the side of her abdomen and complained of not feeling well since. Two weeks ago the pain became very severe in the back and he became more or less prostrated.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, diaphragm, stomach, intestines, peritoneum, uterus, ovaries and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Thomas Cox, 30, Dairy man

Occupation or role: Dairy man
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Jun 1873
Date of death: 18 Aug 1873
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of aortic valve. Atheroma of aorta. Hypertrophy of heart. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta); Disease (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man was in good health up to fifteen months before admission when, while he was lifting a heavy weight, he felt something snap in his chest. Since that time he had had constant dyspnoea and violent palpitation on any exertion.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

James London, 30, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Aug 1873
Date of death: 27 Aug 1873
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Ulceration of larynx. Necrosis of arytenoid cartilage. Ulceration and perforation of intestine. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Larynx); Necrosis (Larynx); Ulcer (Intestines); Perforation (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
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 had always been in good health up to about four years ago when a little cough commenced in a sharp attack and one day he brought up a considerable amount of blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, larynx, trachea, peritoneum, glands, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Bushell, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Sep 1871
Date of death: 20 Sep 1871
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of gastro-hepatic omentum
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen)

Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer and Foster Palmer, James
Medical notes: 'Not reported, no notes having been taken as she died four hours after admission’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Charles Dodd, 14, School boy

Occupation or role: School boy
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Aug 1872
Date of death: 10 Sep 1872
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophy of heart. Ulceration of intestines
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Lacy, Charles De Lacy
Medical notes: This boy first came to the hospital in July of this year complaining of intense pain in the head especially after taking food.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, lungs, heart, abdomen, intestines, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Robert Washbourne, 63, Chair mender

Occupation or role: Chair mender
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Aug 1873
Date of death: 28 Aug 1873
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of mesenteric glands
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Lymph nodes)
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 dated his illness from being knocked over by a cart in March of this year. Ever since he had been low spirited and was gradually losing flesh. Two months ago severe colicky pain commenced in the belly.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, glands, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Louis Panizza, Courier

Occupation or role: Courier
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Sep 1871
Date of death: 20 Sep 1871
Disease (transcribed): (Malignant???) disease of liver. Haemorrhage into bowels
Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver); Haemorrhage (Bowels)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer and Foster Palmer, James
Medical notes: 'The history this man gave was that for the last two months he had lost his appetite and that he had got very much thinner with constant hickup, considerable diarrhoea and occasional vomiting, passing more urine than formerly. He had been a great smoker’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

John Bricknell, 42, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Aug 1873
Date of death: 31 Aug 1873
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man was in good health up to about eighteen months ago when attacks of shortness of the breath with fainting and subsequent severe palpitation commenced.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

William Douglas, 65, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Sep 1872
Date of death: 15 Sep 1872
Disease (transcribed): Fatty heart. Effusion into both pleural cavities. Ascites
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Effusion (Pleura); Ascites (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: For eight weeks he had had cough and shortness of breath with occasional swelling of the legs. For the last six days the breathing became very difficult.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Ward, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Sep 1871
Date of death: 26 Sep 1871
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of oesophagus
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Oesophagus)

Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer and Foster Palmer, James
Medical notes: 'Not seen by me’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax

Type of incident: n/a

George Jones, 47, Compositor

Occupation or role: Compositor
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jun 1872
Date of death: 15 Sep 1872
Disease (transcribed): Syphilitic growths in the cerebral hemispheres. Effusion into the ventricles
Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Systemic); Growths (Brain); Effusion (Brain)
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: The history given by the patient’s wife was that he was a compositor of railway line books, and that he was quite well up to fourteen days before admission when he first complained of pain in the head and occasional giddiness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, organs of generation and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

James Nott, 67, Hair dresser

Occupation or role: Hair dresser
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jan 1872
Date of death: 17 Jan 1872
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Pericarditis. Endocarditis
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Pericarditis (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart)
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 died ten minutes after his admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

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