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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1845
Date of death: 12 Apr 1845
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis with old & recent pleurisy. Lungs congested. Heart dilated. Tubercular ulceration of small intestine
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Congestion (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Tuberculosis (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in a partial state of collapse, stating that he had suffered from cough for months, and had frequent haemoptysis. He was too weak to undergo a stethoscopic examination’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Feb 1890
Date of death: 28 Feb 1890
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: He was taken ill two days before his admission. He suffered from cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, trachea, bronchi, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Feb 1895
Date of death: 2 Mar 1895
Disease (transcribed): Lobar pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: On February 25th she was suddenly seized with a rigor but had no pain. Her breathing became short and she later spat up blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, stomach, duodenum, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, ovaries, uterus and joints
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Gender: Female
Age: 59
Date of admission: 16 Mar 1904
Date of death: 17 Mar 1904
Disease (transcribed): Lobar pneumonia. Bronchitis. Bronchiectasis. Inhalation broncho-pneumonia. Pleurisy. Early mitral stenosis. 'Tight laced' liver. Gall stones
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Bronchiectasis (Lung); Pleurisy (Lung); Mitral valve stenosis (Heart); Tightlaced (Liver); Gallstones (Bladder);
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Ascherson, William Lawrence
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'Patient admitted on March 15th. She had been subject to winter cough for years and was supposed to have chronic renal disease. Only a superficial examination of the front of the chest could be made from which it appeared that the heart was diluted and failing and that there were many moist sounds in the lungs anteriorly'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cab driver
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Apr 1857
Date of death: 23 Apr 1857
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This man stated that he had suffered for three weeks from cough with some colourless expectoration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, cranium, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Mar 1861
Date of death: 7 Apr 1861
Disease (transcribed): Croup. Scarlatinal dropsy
Disease (standardised): Croup (Larynx); Scarlet fever (Systemic); Oedema (General)
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 was attacked with scarlatina one month before his admission. Three weeks after this, first his eyelids, and then his whole body, became much swollen, and his water became very dark
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Only the parts in the neck
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1865
Date of death: 1 Apr 1865
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Bronchitis. Emphysema
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: He had been laid up with cough and debility since October.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Scrotum, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Fruit packer
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Feb 1903
Date of death: 5 Apr 1903
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis. Mitral stenosis. Tricuspid incompetence. Recent endocarditis. Pulmonary infarction. Hydrothorax. Ascites. Gastrectasia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Infarction (Lung); Hydrothorax (Lung); Ascites (Abdomen); Gastrectasia (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: She had suffered from cough and shortness of breath for two years, and these symptoms had gradually increased.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart and liver
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 7
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1894
Date of death: 27 Mar 1894
Disease (transcribed): Empyema left chest. Bronchopneumonia right lung
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Lung); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: 'One month ago the boy was ill at home with shivering, vomiting and an ulcerated throat - There was no rash seen - For one month he has had whooping cough - The cough has been worse for a fortnight - On admission the boy was very short of breath sitting up in bed with his alae nasi working - He complained of shortness of breath and pain in the stomach'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Apr 1852
Date of death: 16 Apr 1852
Disease (transcribed): Sloughing wound of the knee exposing the patella. No injury to knee joint. Spasmodic dyspnoea. Difficulty in swallowing without producing spasms of muscles of larynx and throat. Rigidity of muscles of neck
Disease (standardised): Wound (Knee); Dyspnoea (Lung); Rigidity (Neck)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: A fortnight before the day of er admission she was thrown by a bull which trampled on her right leg, inflicting a lacerated wound.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Knee, cranium, spinal column, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Oct 1842
Date of death: 16 Dec 1842
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Tubercular deposits in Bronchial glands. Ulceration of large intestine. Calcareous deposit in falx.
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines); Calculi (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The patient was admitted into the Hospital for a severe and constant pain in the head. He had not suffered from fits. Some little time after his admission he had fever, of which he ultimately died. The severe pain in the head continued up to the time of his death.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Rail guard
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Mar 1884
Date of death: 19 Mar 1884
Disease (transcribed): Pleuro-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, 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: For six months before admission he had done no serious work, having more or less a cough and feeling week. For a fortnight there had been gradual aggravation of the cough and much increased dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Chauffeur
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1919
Date of death: 22 Mar 1919
Disease (transcribed): Lobar pneumonia. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: Davidson, [Unknown]
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: He was admitted in extremis and rapid respiration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal and tonsils
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Dec 1847
Date of death: 30 Apr 1848
Disease (transcribed): Pleuritis with enormous effusion of purulent fluid into the cavity of the pleura. Amputation of the leg.
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Suppuration (Pleural cavity); Amputation (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur. Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: n/a
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: 29 May 1850
Date of death: 31 May 1850
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia of left lung. General congestion. Tolerably recent lymph in pericardium. Kidneys congested and cysted
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Lymph (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This man was admitted apparently in an advanced stage of pneumonia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Sawyer
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Feb 1909
Date of death: 19 Mar 1909
Disease (transcribed): Globular aortic aneurysm. Chronic mediastinitis. Pleurisy. Pericarditis. Perihepatitis. Perisplenitis. Syphilis. Obstruction of S.V. and I.V. cavae. Tubercle. Cardiac aneurysm
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Mediastinitis (Mediastinum); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart); Perihepatitis (Liver); Perisplenitis (Spleen);Syphilis (Systemic) ; Obstruction (Blood vessels) ; Aneurysm (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: On admission the patient was rather cyanosed with laboured breathing and some dry ineffectual cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, adrenals, bladder, testes and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1905
Date of death: 9 Apr 1905
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of tongue. Operation (laryngotomy and excision of growth). Septic broncho-pneumonia, and acute oedema of lungs
Disease (standardised): Malignant disease (Tongue); Operation; Bronchopneumonia (Lungs); Edema (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Symes-Thompson, Henry Edmund
Post mortem examination performed by: Jones, Lawrence
Medical notes: 'This man stated that an ulcer had been gradually forming beneath the tongue since Christmas; he dated it from an accident, a man having collided with him in the street while he was smoking, driving the stem of his pipe into the floor of the mouth’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Sep 1848
Date of death: 1 May 1849
Disease (transcribed): Hydrothorax. Compressed lung. Old pericarditic adhesions. Old pleuritic adhesions. Anasarca. Nutmeg liver. Granular kidney
Disease (standardised): Hydrothorax (Lungs); Disease (Heart, lungs); Edema (Systemic); Disease (Liver, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'The period of this man’s illness had extended to 6 months before his admission. He stated that it had commenced with sickness & vomiting, followed by swelling of ankles, distention of abdomen, giving in to shortness of breath & a sense of constriction across the chest. There was at his admission some oedema of ankles, the distention of the abdomen consisted chiefly of flatus. His complexion was of a yellowing cast’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Groom
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1854
Date of death: 2 Apr 1854
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumonia. Epileptic attacks & semicoma. Vomicae. Subarachnoid & ventricular fluid
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Epilepsy (Brain); Abscess (Lung); Disease (Brain);
Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This patient who was a groom, had been exposed to cold in crossing to France in the early part of December and had suffered for some 5 weeks from cough & shortness of breath’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: Life guardsman
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1862
Date of death: 7 Apr 1862
Disease (transcribed): Disease of kidneys. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: One month previous to this man’s admission he first noticed his feet and ankles began to swell and at the same time his abdomen increased in size.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and bones of leg
Type of incident: n/a