Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Nov 1880
Date of death: 29 Jan 1881
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the breast (in a male), and of both pleurae
Disease (standardised): Scirrhus (Breast, lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'He could give no history of heritable disease. He had jaundice 6 years ago but can recollect no other illness. Has been of temperate habits, averaging about 3 pints of beer daily'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1851
Date of death: 4 Aug 1851
Disease (transcribed): Extirpation of the right mammary gland for scirrhus thereof, & followed by collections of pus under the integument & among the muscles of the left thigh. Inflammation of the external iliac veins & purulent collections under iliac fascia. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Excision (Breast); Scirrhus (Breast); Suppuration (Thigh); Inflammation (Pelvis); Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This woman was admitted with a scirrhous tumour of the right breast which was removed on the 8th of May. She gradually recovered from this operation, but the wound did not heal kindly, the discharge being offensive & [?], & there being a good deal of confinement of matter, requiring the opening to be constantly kept free’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lower extremities, abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 63
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 May 1883
Date of death: 21 Jun 1883
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of right mamma. Gangrene of left arm
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Breast); Gangrene (Arm)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: For two and a half years a cancer had been growing in her left breast and she had been attending as an out patient at the Cancer Hospital. For four months the skin had been ulcerating.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Jan 1884
Date of death: 15 Jun 1884
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of breast. Recurrent scirrhus
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Breast); Cancer (Breast)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not reported here
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Needlewoman
Age: 65
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1883
Date of death: 6 Jun 1883
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the mamma. Aortic incompetency
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Breast); Aortic valve insufficiency (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Ten years previous to admission this patient had had her right breast removed on account of cancer. For seven years she had remained quite well, when the cancer began again to grow.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thyroid gland, pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 65
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1900
Date of death: 4 Feb 1900
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma Mammae. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Breast)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See Surgical Notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 43
Date of admission: 23 Aug 1854
Date of death: 1 Nov 1854
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of the breast. Secondary deposits
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Breast)
Admitting doctor: Tatum, Thomas
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This woman was admitted on account of an abscess in the right breast, which was open & discharging freely at the time of her admission’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, right shoulder

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: Needlewoman
Age: 63
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1900
Date of death: 29 Dec 1900
Disease (transcribed): Empyema. Old amputation of right breast. Secondary growths in liver
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura); Amputation (Breast); Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Keyser, Charles Ralph
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: For two years the patient had noticed a lump in the right breast which was amputated in November by Mr Dent.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, trachea, larynx, bronchi, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: Dec 1889
Date of death: 18 Oct 1890
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma mammae
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Breast)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See Surgical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No post mortem examination
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Oct 1874
Date of death: 27 Oct 1874
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of breast, and of liver
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Breast); Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: Seven months before admission she noticed swelling in the abdomen and pain. Soon afterwards she became yellow.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, stomach, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation and breast
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Mar 1843
Date of death: 19 Mar 1843
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhous disease of Mamma and Liver.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Breast); Tuberculosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 70
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 May 1894
Date of death: 12 May 1894
Disease (transcribed): Recurrent scirrhus of breast
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Breast)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'See surgical notes'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No examination made post mortem'
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Sep 1860
Date of death: 8 Oct 1860
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the breast. Diseased heart
Disease (standardised): Scirrhus (Breast); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This woman stated that she had an attack of hemiplegia 6 years ago, on the right side, from which she had never thoroughly recovered, but on her admission nothing was observed of the effects. 26 years back she had a severe attack of rheumatic fever’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, left breast, thorax, pelvis, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1853
Date of death: 27 Apr 1853
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid tumor of the right breast. Fibrous tumor and fibro cystic tumor of the uterus
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Breast); Tumour (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: She was operated on in the hospital on May 9th 1851 for tumour of the right breast.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Feb 1890
Date of death: 23 Mar 1890
Disease (transcribed): Recurrent scirrhus of breast
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Breast)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: In July last she had her left breast amputated in the Grosvenor Hospital. For some time before she had this operation performed she had noticed a painful lump in the breast which soon sprouted through the skin.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, kidneys, uterus and spine
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Jun 1869
Date of death: 30 Jun 1869
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of breast. Amputation. Cancer in bronchial glands and liver
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Breast); Amputation (Breast); Cancer (Lung); Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: Nine months before admission this patient noticed a little hard lump in the left breast, which has since rapidly got larger and painful.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 64
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Jul 1879
Date of death: 26 Nov 1879
Disease (transcribed): Recurrent cancer of breast and axilla
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Breast); Cancer (Shoulder)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not reported here
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Dec 1874
Date of death: 2 Jan 1875
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of pleura (after amputation of cancerous breast). Empyema
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Pleura); Cancer (Breast); Amputation (Breast); Empyema (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This woman was readmitted after a scirrhus tumour was removed from the left breast.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1880
Date of death: 17 Apr 1880
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of breast. Removal
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Breast); Amputation (Breast)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Jul 1881
Date of death: 26 Jul 1881
Disease (transcribed): Removal of breast. Cysts of kidneys
Disease (standardised): Removal (Breast); Cyst (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Willis, Arthur Keith
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'A pale, delicate woman, the mother of 5 children and with a history of a rapid loss of flesh, was admitted with a tumour of 12 months' growth quite at the margin of the right breast'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Apr 1919
Date of death: 18 May 1919
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma mammae. Operation. Secondary growths in spine. Paraplegia
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Breast); Operation (Breast); Tumours (Spine); Paraplegia (Nervous system)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow. Fisher, Frederick Charles
Medical examination performed by: Bostock, Marian Noel
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: She had been an inpatient in August 1918 for a complete amputation of the right breast by Mr Fisher for carcinoma.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, diaphragm, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, uterus, spine and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1873
Date of death: 14 May 1873
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of breast and chest wall, and of liver. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Breast); Cancer (Chest); Cancer (Liver); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This patient was operated on in July 1872 when a scirrhus tumour was removed from the breast.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation and bones
Type of incident: n/a