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Cecil Clinton, 6, [Child of] Postman

Occupation or role: [Child of] Postman
Gender: Male
Age: 6
Date of admission: 2 Jan 1904
Date of death: 5 Jan 1904
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous broncho-pneumonia. Miliary tuberculosis of the lungs and liver. Traumatic scarring in the oesophagus
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis, miliary (Lung, liver); Cicatrix (Oesophagus);
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: 'History. H.S. [House Surgeon] reports that the child has had tuberculous disease of the lungs for some months: and has been worse during the last 3 weeks. Four days before admission, she attempted to drink some water from a steaming kettle, and scalded the throat etc'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Charles Allsop, 36, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1886
Date of death: 7 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of the liver. (Cicatrices in the colon)
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Liver); Cicatrix (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient served twenty one years in the 60th Rifles. Of late he had had dyspeptic pains. Fourteen days prior to admission he went to a doctor on account of abdominal pains and a large liver was found to exist.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, small intestine and colon
Type of incident: n/a

Esther Gumm, 20, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Apr 1909
Date of death: 23 May 1909
Disease (transcribed): Acute lymphatic leukaemia. Congenital pulmonary stenosis. Ulceration of large gut. Pleurisy and collapse of lung. Pigmentation of peyer’s patches
Disease (standardised): Leukaemia (Blood); Congenital pulmonary valve stenosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines); Pleurisy (Pleura); Atelectasis (Lung); Pigmentation (Peyer’s patches)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: The patient had been subject to cough and pains in the head for twelve months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Oesophagus, larynx, trachea, thymus, pleurae, lungs, mediastinal glands, pericardium, heart, stomach, omentum, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals, intestines, abdominal glands, aorta, uterus, ovaries, bladder and bones
Type of incident: n/a

Ethel Elgar, 45, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Jul 1914
Date of death: 4 Jul 1914
Disease (transcribed): Fractured spine, ribs and sternum. Bruising. Scar of old gastric ulcer
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Sternum); Cicatrix (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by: Ewart, George Arthur
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This woman fell sixty feet from a balcony into Hyde Park.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, uterus, alimentary canal, cranium, brain and spine
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

George Bryant, 27, Solider

Occupation or role: Solider
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jan 1901
Date of death: 8 Jan 1901
Disease (transcribed): Hepatic abscess. Rupture. General peritonitis. Dysenteric scarring. Ulceration of colon
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Liver); Rupture (Liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Dysentery (Intestines); Cicatrix (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: The patient arrived in South Africa on active service on January 1st 1900 and enjoyed good health until July when he had severe pain in the abdomen and diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

George Milgate, 52, General dealer ? Sword grinder

Occupation or role: General dealer ? Sword grinder
Gender: Male
Age: 52
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1903
Date of death: 12 Jan 1904
Disease (transcribed): Inhalation broncho-pneumonia. Lobar pneumonia. Pleurisy. Old phthisis. Pigmentation and oedema of lungs
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Pleurisy (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Pigmentation (Lung); Oedema (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'George Millgate was a sword-grinder, but for a year or two trade had become so bad that he had to give up this occupation and get his living as best he could as a 'general dealer'. In the old days when business was brisk and when he inhaled much dust from sword-grinding he used to suffer from time to time from pulmonary trouble – 'pleurisy on both sides every now and then'. He once had syphilis years ago. With these exceptions he had enjoyed good health up to 4 or 5 months from the time of his death. He took alcohol in moderation. Four months before his admission he started to lose flesh and he lost 2 stone during that four months. He caught a cold 2 months before coming into the hospital this led to a cough and shortness of breath which had been increasing up to the time of his adm [admission]. The cough was associated with a lot of expectn [expectoration], which at first had been a little blood-stained'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Mason, 50, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Sep 1913
Date of death: 5 Sep 1913
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage. Lead poisoning. Granular kidneys. Adherent pericardium. Scar of duodenal ulcer
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Lead poisoning (Systemic); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Ulcer (Duodenum); Cicatrix (Duodenum)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This man was found unconscious in the street.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, brain and joints
Type of incident: n/a

John Roe, 37, Bricklayer

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 May 1913
Date of death: 8 Jul 1913
Disease (transcribed): Pernicious anaemia. Marked pigmentation
Disease (standardised): Anaemia, pernicious (Systemic); Pigmentation (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He had progressive weakness with increasing yellowness of the skin for two years. Of late he had noticed increasing dyspnoea and palpitation and a tendency to diarrhoea and sickness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted] 78, O.A.P

Occupation or role: O.A.P
Age: 78
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Jun 1925
Date of death: 16 Jul 1925
Disease (transcribed): Incompetence and stenosis of aortic valve. Calcareous thickening of cusps. Dilatation of ventricles. Dilatation and atheroma of aorta with one or two patches of cicatrisation. Stenosis of coronary mouths. Slight arterio sclerotic atrophy of kidneys. Oedema and congestion of lower lobes of lungs. Slight enlargement of thyroid. Enlarged, congested spleen
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta); Cicatrix (Aorta); Arteriosclerosis (Kidney); Atrophy (Kidney); Oedema (Lung);Congestion (Lung) ; Enlargment (Thyroid gland) ; Enlargement (Spleen) ; Congestion (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Tongue, tonsils, thymus, thyroid, larynx, trachea, pleurae, lungs, bronchi, cervical and mediastinal glands, pericardium, heart, pulmonary artery, coronary arteries, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, ducts, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate and alimentary tract
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 30, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Dec 1925
Date of death: 5 Jan 1926
Disease (transcribed): Early pneumonic consolidation upper lobe right lung. Collapse of left lung which is the seat of a cicatrix. Left haemothorax. Cardiac end of stomach adherent to diaphragm in vicinity of sutured hernial opening. Chronic ulcers of stomach and duodenum. Shrapnell bullet embedded in tissue at upper lobe left kidney. Fatty degeneration of liver and myocarditis
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Atelectasis (Lung); Cicatrix (Lung); Haemothorax (Lung); Adherent (Stomach); Ulcer (Stomach);Ulcer (Duodenum) ; Wound (Kidney) ; Disease (Liver); Myocarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: He had a gunshot wound to the chest in 1916 which was not extracted. In May 1925 he was in Lincoln Infirmary with sudden acute pain in the chest. In December 1925 Mr Ewart opened the abdomen and the diagnosis was confirmed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain and membranes, tongue, tonsils, thyroid, thymus, larynx, trachea, pleurae, lungs, mediastinal glands, pulmonary artery, pericardium, heart, coronary arteries, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, ducts, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate, oesophagus, stomach and alimentary tract
Type of incident: n/a

Violet Robinson, 1 year 3 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1 year 3 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1896
Date of death: 4 Feb 1896
Disease (transcribed): Papilloma of trachea from scar of old tracheotomy
Disease (standardised): Papilloma (Trachea); Tracheotomy (Trachea); Cicatrix (Skin)

Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard. Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, larynx, stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, ovaries and bladder
Type of incident: n/a