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Occupation or role: Married
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 May 1862
Date of death: 1 Jul 1862
Disease (transcribed): Disease of aorta. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Arteries); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The history that this patient gave of himself was that eighteen months ago, after a severe illness of inflammation of the heart, she noticed a beating in the right clavicular region.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Child
Age: 2
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jul 1862
Date of death: 24 Aug 1862
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Old clot in sub arachnoid space of cerebellum
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Thrombosis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This little child was admitted with a most extensive scalp wound, the whole of one side of the head being entirely scalped.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Sep 1862
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Fatty degeneration 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: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: Tis woman was brought dead to the hospital having fallen down in the street a short time before.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Armourer
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Sep 1862
Date of death: 25 Sep 1862
Disease (transcribed): Fatty degeneration of heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Tepper, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: He was brought from the park by a policeman who found him lying apparently asleep on one of the seats.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Upholsterer
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Sep 1862
Date of death: 26 Sep 1862
Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Disease of heart
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Indeterminate); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Tepper, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: Four months ago he was attacked with pains in the praecordial region, followed by difficulty in breathing and slight cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Sep 1862
Date of death: 27 Sep 1862
Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Disease of heart and the lungs
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Disease (Heart); Disease (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Tepper, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: She had been suffering with ulcers of her legs and some swelling of them for three years. The present illness commenced one months ago with diarrhoea followed by palpitation, shortness of breath and sleepless nights.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stone mason
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Aug 1862
Date of death: 28 Sep 1862
Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Disease of heart
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: Three months ago, when carrying a load this man was seized with want of breath which obliged him to stand still.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Sep 1862
Date of death: 1 Oct 1862
Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart. Aneurism
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Aneurysm (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Tepper, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: He had had cough for two or three years in the winter. Eight or nine weeks ago he had cold and cough with much difficulty in breathing and palpitation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Child
Age: 4
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Sep 1862
Date of death: 6 Oct 1862
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular deposit. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This child was reported by its mother to have had a fit of convulsions a month previous to admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Oct 1862
Date of death: 31 Oct 1862
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of aneurism
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Arteries); Aneurysm (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man was admitted for fistula in ano which he said he existed for nine months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Oct 1864
Date of death: 24 Oct 1864
Disease (transcribed): Wound of hand. Phlebitis. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Wound (Hand); Phlebitis (Blood vessels); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: 'Case not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Nov 1864
Date of death: 3 Nov 1864
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: 'The history of the case is very obscure, no accurate report being forthcoming. From the policeman’s report it appears she had been drinking the day before, & that she had fallen down insensible in the house where she was working as charwoman. She was allowed to lay where she fell for some time & was then conveyed to the station, where she was locked up all night. The following morning as she was still unconscious she was brought to the hospital’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 May 1865
Date of death: 18 May 1865
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of urethra. Diseased heart
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Page, William Irving
Medical notes: This man was admitted with retention. For the last five weeks his water had only dibbled away and he had suffered from stricture of five or six years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Apr 1865
Date of death: 20 Jun 1865
Disease (transcribed): Fatty degeneration of heart. Gangrene of hand
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Gangrene (Hand)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man was admitted with the whole of the little finger in a gangrenous condition.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Oct 1865
Date of death: 28 Oct 1865
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of leg. Fatty heart
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man was admitted with a ‘Potts fracture’ of the left leg, having slipped off a platform and fallen with his leg turned under him.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 May 1866
Date of death: 24 May 1866
Disease (transcribed): Gout. Clot in pulmonary artery. Valvular disease of heart. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Gout (Joints); Thrombosis (Arteries); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: He was first attacked with gout when twenty five years of age and had suffered repeatedly from subsequent attacks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 May 1866
Date of death: 7 Jun 1866
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart. Scrofulous disease of kidneys, bladder and prostate
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Bladder); Tuberculosis (Prostate)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man was admitted complaining of intense pain down the left arm as far as the elbow.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Jun 1866
Date of death: 7 Jun 1866
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
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: She had been out walking in Battersea Park and fell down in a fit.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Smith
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jun 1866
Date of death: 10 Jun 1866
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart. Cirrhosis of liver. Large smooth kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Kidney)
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 suffered from Rheumatism, first when twenty seven years of age. Last winter he suffered from cough and this recurred four months before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Jun 1866
Date of death: 17 Jun 1866
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This woman was walking with a young child on the day before admission, when she suddenly fell down in an apoplectic fit.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Jun 1866
Date of death: 18 Jun 1866
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This woman had been ill with a bad sore throat six weeks before admission. Leeches were applied but an abscess formed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 61
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Jun 1866
Date of death: 5 Jul 1866
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease. Dilatation and atheroma of aorta. Hydrothorax
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Dilatation (Arteries); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Hydrothorax (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: The symptoms for which she was admitted had existed for one month and were cough, followed by swelling of the legs and belly.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 61
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Jul 1866
Date of death: 6 Jul 1866
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
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 woman had been seized with apoplexy in the afternoon.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stone mason
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jul 1866
Date of death: 10 Jul 1866
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophy of left ventricle. Atheroma. Sanguineous apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering. Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: He was at work when he exclaimed that he felt very ill and giddy, and almost immediately was struck down by an apoplexy and never spoke again.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jun 1866
Date of death: 13 Jul 1866
Disease (transcribed): Effusion into pleurae. Dilated heart. Granular kidneys. Extravasation of blood into pons varolii
Disease (standardised): Effusion (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Extravasation (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering. Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: He first observed swelling of the legs about Christmas and he then also suffered from orthopnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and head
Type of incident: n/a