Occupation or role: Gentleman
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jun 1876
Date of death: 13 Jun 1876
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Atheroma. Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man was admitted having fall down in a fit late in the evening. He was then completely paralysed on the right side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 May 1876
Date of death: 24 Jul 1876
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Granular kidney. Cardiac hypertrophy
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man had gout for twenty four years and colic several times. He had cough and dyspnoea for two months before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidneys, liver and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butcher
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Sep 1876
Date of death: 9 Oct 1876
Disease (transcribed): Cystitis. Perineal abscess
Disease (standardised): Cystitis (Bladder); Abscess (Perineum)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Stirling, Edward Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: Six months before admission this man had a perineal abscess which was opened. The incision never healed and the urine constantly passed through the opening.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, bladder, prostate and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Oct 1876
Date of death: 22 Oct 1876
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema and granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This patient stated that he had been troubled with dyspeptic pains for two years. Seven weeks before admission he lost his appetitie, and began to cough and spit greenish phlegm.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, bladder and bronchial tubes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation]
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jan 1877
Date of death: 22 Jan 1877
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidney. Dilated heart.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: Before admission he had an attack of inflammation in the eyes followed by sleeplessness. He also lost strength and was troubled with a cough and dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation]
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Nov 1876
Date of death: 26 Jan 1877
Disease (transcribed): Granular Kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The case was not given, as the body was not examined.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation]
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Dec 1876
Date of death: 22 Feb 1877
Disease (transcribed): Old stricture. Cystitis. Emphysema. Pulmonary apoplexy.
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Emphysema (Lung); Cystitis (Bladder); Haemorrhage (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: This man had suffered for ten years previous to admission from occasional attacks of retention, which had to be relieved by passage of a catheter.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Attendant
Gender: Male
Age: 64
Date of admission: 26 Jun 1878
Date of death: 18 Jul 1878
Disease (transcribed): Inflamed inguinal hernia. Granular cystic kidney. Cardiac hypertrophy
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Nephritis (Kidney); Kidney diseases, cystic (Kidney); Hypertrophy (Heart);
Admitting doctor: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. Parents died of consumption. Previous history of good health: meat 3 times a day: 1-2 pts [pints] of beer daily. L. [Left] leg weak and at times numb, for 2 mo [months] before admn [admission]. Trifling cough for the same period and increased frequency of micturition. Definite loss of power found in L. [Left] leg and arm 16 days before admission. The deficiency increased: no loss of sensation'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Intestine, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shoemaker
Gender: Male
Age: 64
Date of admission: 10 Jul 1878
Date of death: 22 Jul 1878
Disease (transcribed): Mottled granular kidney. Cardiac hypertrophy, dilatation, and fatty degeneration
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Hypertrophy (Heart); Cardiomyopathy, dilated (Heart); Disease (Heart);
Admitting doctor: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. Scarlatina and rheumatic fever in infancy: winter coughs for 20 years: previous history otherwise of good health. He took ½ pint of rum daily from 20 to 40: 2 pts [pints] of beer daily all his life. Usual winter cough began soon after Xmas and never left him. Legs swelled from the end of March. There was a history of polyuria, (rising 3 or 4 times a night to micturate) for four years before admission'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shopkeeper
Gender: Male
Age: 67
Date of admission: 24 Jul 1878
Date of death: 7 Aug 1878
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidney. Atheroma. Dilatation of the heart. Pleural effusion
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta); Cardiomyopathy, dilated (Heart); Pleural effusion (Lung);
Admitting doctor: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. Ague for 12 mo [months] at 15: otherwise healthy and temperate. Quite well till 12 mo [months] before admission, when he was attacked suddenly one evening as he was walking home, with dyspnoea and epigastric pain; both of which steadily increased thence forward, the latter being most severe after meals. Swelling of legs for 6 mo [months] before admission. Lungs noticed in epigastrium for three. Anorexia for 3 wks [weeks]. Much increase of dyspnoea for two. Cough for 7 or 10 days'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: French polisher
Gender: Male
Age: 41
Date of admission: 15 Jul 1878
Date of death: 22 Aug 1878
Disease (transcribed): Large pale kidney. Pleurisy. Ascites. Hydropericardium
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Pleurisy (Lung); Ascites (Abdomen);
Admitting doctor: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ellis, William Ashton
Medical notes: 'History. Father d. [died] of consumption. Diaphoresis habitually free: 3 pts [pints] of beer daily: excesses on Saturdays. Quite well till one day early in March, when he found his ankles swelled on getting up and his urine of a 'dirty yellow' colour. Swelling increased and extended upwards: appetite failed a week later. The abdomen swelled about 5 wks [weeks] after the first onset of the attack. He entered Middlesex Hosp. [Hospital] on May 2nd where he remained till it closed. He suffered from dyspnoea and pain in the waist on eating from that time. The swelling never lessened. He was then transferred to St Geo [St George's Hospital]'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, peritoneum, kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Publican
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Date of admission: 24 Jul 1878
Date of death: 21 Aug 1878
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidney. Acute pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Pericarditis (Heart);
Admitting doctor: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ellis, William Ashton
Medical notes: 'History. Scarlatina in infancy: always subject to headaches. Took six pints of beer and 3 gl. [glasses] of spirits daily. Palpitation at times for 12 yrs [years]. Pain after food, sick headaches and vomiting for 10. Appetite deficient for 5 or 6. Increase of above digestive symptoms, 12 mo [months]. Polyuria, 3 mo [months]. Pains in back and shoulders, cough, dyspnoea, weakness and loss of flesh 6 wks [weeks]. Severe epistaxis 3 wks [weeks] before admn [admission]'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, large vessels, liver, kidneys, spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Messenger
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Date of admission: 25 Oct 1878
Date of death: 8 Nov 1878
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidney; hypertrophy and dilatation of heart; cerebral softening and haemorrhage; apoplexy of suprarenal capsule
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Cardiomyopathy, dilated (Heart); Disease (Brain); Haemorrhage (Brain); Stroke (Adrenal glands);
Admitting doctor: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'Admission. Admitted late on Oct [October] 25th. As seen on the 26th: - a well nourished, rather obese man, pale and sickly of aspect. Eyelids puffy. No oedema of legs. He was drowsy, and his intellect sluggish, but neither deranged nor destroyed. There was total paralysis of the L. [Left] arm, leg and cheek: none of the forehead or orbit. Sensation was stated to be perfect. […] History. No history could be obtained of any satisfactory nature: The patient appeared to say that the onset of his attack was quite gradual, but as to how long time it was spread over, his statements were confused and contradictory'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, stomach, suprarenal capsules, brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Feb 1879
Date of death: 2 Feb 1879
Disease (transcribed): Acute tubercular nephritis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Kidney); Nephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient died before being seen by the Registrar.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1878
Date of death: 27 Feb 1879
Disease (transcribed): Chronic phthisis. Chronic tubular nephritis. Lardaceous disease of organs
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Nephritis (Kidney); Amyloidosis (Viscera)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: Early in April 1878 cough, with expectoration, commenced insidiously, without accompanying coryza. It steadily increased.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1879
Date of death: 7 Mar 1879
Disease (transcribed): Chronic bronchitis. Emphysema. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient was admitted in a condition which precluded examination.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Road sweeper
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Aug 1875
Date of death: 15 Sep 1875
Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Morgan, John Hammond
Medical notes: This man’s abdomen had begun to swell and steadily increased, later extending to the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Horse dealer
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Sep 1875
Date of death: 19 Sep 1875
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver and kidneys. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Cirrhosis (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This patient had been for sometime an outpatient. He had been greatly shaken by an accident four and a half years ago in which many bones were broken and he had a large quantity of morphine injected.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Aug 1875
Date of death: 30 Sep 1875
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of the kidney. Tubercle of lungs. Hydrothorax
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Lung); Hydrothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man had been subject to gout for fifteen or sixteen years. He had pain in the left side for between three and four months, with cough and spitting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pleural cavity, heart, kidneys and liver
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Sep 1875
Date of death: 12 Nov 1875
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophy of the heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man said that for the last twenty years he had been subject to gout and for the last four or five months he had had a little swelling of the ankles.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Barman
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jan 1885
Date of death: 20 Jan 1885
Disease (transcribed): 'Large white kidney’
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: Eight weeks prior to admission he noticed swelling in the legs, but no pains and no passage of blood in the urine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Boot closer
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Jun 1885
Date of death: 7 Jul 1885
Disease (transcribed): Chronic tubal nephritis
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney)
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 January of this year he was in St Bartholomew’s Hospital with swelling of the legs and face. Micturition was very frequent at the beginning of the year, but he later passed very little water.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jul 1885
Date of death: 21 Jul 1885
Disease (transcribed): Adherent pericardium. Chronic bronchitis. Albuminuria
Disease (standardised): Adherent (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung); Albuminuria (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: He was admitted with bronchitis and a weak heart.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Oct 1885
Date of death: 23 Nov 1885
Disease (transcribed): 'Surgical kidney’. Stricture of the urethra
Disease (standardised): Surgical kidney (Kidney); Constriction (Urethra)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The man had suffered from symptoms of a stricture of the urethra for eight years. It was the result of gonorrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and urethra
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Dec 1885
Date of death: 4 Jan 1886
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidney (very early stage). Red hepatisation and oedema of lung
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: He had had a cough for seven weeks prior to admission and on the 21st December he noticed that his legs were swollen and afterwards his abdomen, and with much shortness of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines and spleen
Type of incident: n/a