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12 Archival description results for Diagnosis

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Amelia Brand, 30, [Wife of] Hairdresser

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Hairdresser
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Nov 1910
Date of death: 25 Nov 1910
Disease (transcribed): Adiposity. Fatty heart. Acute nephritis. Cirrhosis of liver and fatty change (pericellular)
Disease (standardised): Adiposity (Systemic); Disease (Heart); Nephritis (Kidney); Cirrhosis (Liver)
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 noticed that her abdomen commenced to swell a week before admission and the swelling gradually increased.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thyroid, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, coronary arteries, stomach, duodenum, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, suprarenals, uterus and fallopian tubes
Type of incident: n/a

Bessie Sala, 53, Widow of late G A Sala

Occupation or role: Widow of late G A Sala
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1914
Date of death: 27 Dec 1914
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Ruptured oesophageal varices. Haematemesis. Melaena, Chronic alcoholism. Obesity. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Rupture (Oesophagus); Haematemesis (Upper gastrointestinal tract); Melaena (Intestines); Alcoholism (Systemic); Obesity (Systemic);Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient had taken excess of alcohol since she was sixteen and was frequently drunk. For the last fifteen years, she had been a perpetual drunkard. Five days before admission she had a severe haematemesis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, genital organs and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Willis, 57, Plumber

Occupation or role: Plumber
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Nov 1913
Date of death: 1 Dec 1913
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophied and dilated heart. Fibroid heart. Bronchitis. Obesity
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung); Obesity (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He had increasing dyspnoea for about a year with left sided hemiplegia five months ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, adrenals, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Jane Ellicott, 37, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Jan 1896
Date of death: 2 Jan 1896
Disease (transcribed): Intestinal obstruction. Obesity. Fatty heart. Abdominal distension
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Intestines); Obesity (Systemic); Disease (Heart); Distension (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: The patient had suffered for the last six weeks from constipation with abdominal pain. She had had many attacks of vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Intestines, liver, spleen, stomach, kidneys, uterus, larynx, lungs, heart 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

May Mott, 40, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Jan 1896
Date of death: 9 Jan 1896
Disease (transcribed): Obesity. Clinically a case of ‘hemiplegia’
Disease (standardised): Obesity (Systemic); Hemiplegia (Brain)

Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
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, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, uterus, ovaries, joints, skull, brain and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Mrs G Townshend Warner, 74, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 74
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Sep 1913
Date of death: 22 Sep 1913
Disease (transcribed): Multiple injuries. Osteitis of skull. Adiposity
Disease (standardised): Injury (Systemic); Osteitis (Skull); Adiposity (Fats)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Oram, Evelyn Henry Bardens
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: She was knocked down and dragged by a motor car.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Fractures, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, skull and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], [Wife of] Bus driver, 45

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Bus driver
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Jan 1929
Date of death: 7 Jan 1929
Disease (transcribed): Lobar pneumonia (red hepatisation) ? Myxoedema. Obesity
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung); Myxoedema (Skin); Obesity (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Feiling, Anthony
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Marnham, Ralph
Medical notes: For the last twenty six years the patient had become more obese which seemed to increase after each pregnancy. She had had five full term children and six miscarriages.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, valves, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract, alimentary canal, brain and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

NV033 – Pamela Aisbitt

Ref no: NV033
Name: Pamela Aisbitt (née Mountjoy)
Dates at St George's: 1951-1954, 1956-1968

Digital images, copyright form, audio files and transcript of interview conducted by Ann Salmon.

Image descriptions:
PH740 – Pam Aisbitt: Pamela Aisbitt as Sister Mountjoy, Kent ward, c.1960s
PH741 – Pam Aisbitt 1: Pamela Aisbitt in uniform as 1st year student nurse 'Mountjoy', 1952

Olliff Hudson, 43, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Jul 1896
Date of death: 26 Jul 1896
Disease (transcribed): Operation for epiplocoele. Fatty heart. Distended intestines. Fat woman
Disease (standardised): Operation (Abdomen); Hernia (Abdomen); Disease (Heart); Distension (Intestines); Obesity (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: The woman had had an umbilical hernia for nine years. During the last year or two it had enlarged and caused her occasional pain with nausea and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Intestines, liver, stomach, kidneys, adrenals, rectum, lungs, trachea, heart and joints
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Lefever, 41, Greengrocer

Occupation or role: Greengrocer
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1911
Date of death: 8 Jan 1911
Disease (transcribed): Fractured right tibia and fibula. Fatty heart. Fatty liver. Obesity. (Chronic alcoholism. Delirium tremens)
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); Obesity (Systemic); Alcoholism (Systemic); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: While drunk he met with an accident, the nature of which could not be discovered.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right leg, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, larynx, trachea, thyroid, bronchi, oesophagus, liver, gall bladder, alimentary canal, stomach, pancreas, intestines, suprarenals, spleen, kidneys, bladder, skull and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident