Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Jun 1925
Date of death: 5 Jul 1925
Disease (transcribed): Exophthalmic goitre
Disease (standardised): Graves disease (Thyroid gland)
Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Curran, Richard Desmond
Medical notes: She was an Inpatient from June to August 1924 with Graves Disease. Three weeks ago she started vomiting twice daily, there was some haematemesis nine days ago, and constant abdominal pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, larynx, trachea, thyroid, thymus, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder and genital organs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Jan 1925
Date of death: 23 Feb 1925
Disease (transcribed): Exophthalmic goitre. Operation for uterine fibroids. Haemorrhage in left lung and petechiae haemorrhages in alimentary canal
Disease (standardised): Graves disease (Thyroid gland); Leiomyoma (Uterus); Operation (Uterus); Haemorrhage (Lung); Purpura (Gastrointestinal tract); Haemorrhage (Gastrointestinal tract)
Admitted under the care of: Smith, George Frederick Darwall
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Pratt, Frederick William Markham
Medical notes: This was an old case of Grave’s disease readmitted. She was very nervous and depressed and had a large tumour in the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract, alimentary canal, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Typist
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Date of admission: 13 Aug 1934
Date of death: 28 Sep 1934
Disease (transcribed): Exophthalmic goitre
Disease (standardised): Graves disease (Immune system);
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by:
Medical notes: 'Clinical diagnosis exophthalmic goitre’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No autopsy’
Illustrations:
Type of incident:

Occupation or role: [Child of] Clerk
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Nov 1930
Date of death: 28 Nov 1930
Disease (transcribed): Exophthalmic goitre. Hypostatic pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Graves disease (Thyroid gland); Pneumonia (Lung)

Admitted under the care of: Colquhoun, Gideon Robert Ernest
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Marnham, Ralph
Medical notes: For five years she had been treated at St Giles’ and Golden Square Hospitals. She had been an inpatient at St George’s Hospital between May and July 1930 and only treated with medicine. Her condition remained the same with palpitations, sweating, nervousness, and shortness of breath. Her appetite was good, there was no sickness or diarrhoea and her periods were regular.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, thyroid, trachea, lungs, pericardium, myocardium, valves, vessels, peritoneum, liver, kidneys, spleen, alimentary canal and genito-urinary tract
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shop assistant
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Feb 1932
Date of death: 10 Apr 1932
Disease (transcribed): Graves disease. Early broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Graves disease (Thyroid gland); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Taylor, John
Medical notes: She had swelling of the throat, nervousness and heart trouble since last November. She was ordered complete rest and had iodine treatment.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, trachea, larynx, thyroid, thymus, heart, valves, vessels, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1936
Date of death: 24 Apr 1936
Disease (transcribed): Grave’s disease. Persistent thymus
Disease (standardised): Graves disease (Thyroid gland); Persistent (Thymus gland)
Admitted under the care of: Marnham, Ralph
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: She had always been rather nervous. In October 1935 she noticed the nervousness increased and she became very fidgety. One month later exophthalmos began to develop and she had inability to use her eyes for close work. A fortnight before admission she noticed swelling in the neck, especially on the right side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thyroid, thymus, larynx, pericardium, heart, valves, vessels, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary tract
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 29 months
Date of admission: 19 Jan 1923
Date of death: 21 Mar 1923
Disease (transcribed): No autopsy. Exophthalmic goitre
Disease (standardised): Graves disease (Immune system);
Admitted under the care of: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Medical examination performed by: Tross, W.L.[?]
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'History. Has been ill since May 1922 with swelling of the neck, vomiting, nervousness, palpitations and diarrhoea. On admission. 19.1.23. TPR [Temperature, pulse, respiration rate] 99, 120, 57. Marked exophthalmos, von Graefe's and Stellweg's signs present. Skin moist. Nervous temperament. Arteries pulsate visibly. Heart sl. [slightly?] Enlarged. No murmurs'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No autopsy'
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Manager
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Jun 1937
Date of death: 13 Jun 1937
Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: Graves disease
Disease (standardised): Graves disease (Thyroid gland)
Admitted under the care of: Gainsborough, Hugh
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: No autopsy
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Mechanic
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Oct 1936
Date of death: 13 Oct 1936
Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: Graves disease
Disease (standardised): Graves disease (Thyroid gland)
Admitted under the care of: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: P.M. elsewhere
Body parts examined in the post mortem: P.M. elsewhere
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Unemployed
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 May 1938
Date of death: 8 Jun 1938
Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: Graves disease. Acute hyperthyroidism
Disease (standardised): Graves disease (Thyroid gland); Hyperthyroidism (Thyroid gland)
Admitted under the care of: Marnham, Ralph
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Chauffeur
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1928
Date of death: 13 Mar 1928
Disease (transcribed): Graves disease. Fatty liver
Disease (standardised): Graves disease (Thyroid gland); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Feiling, Anthony
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Marnham, Ralph
Medical notes: Five years ago she noticed a swelling in the neck and commencing exophthalmos. She had arsenic and X-ray treatment, and the condition improved. In September 1926 she had heart attacks, described as ‘fluttering’ in the chest. These occurred about once a week or once a month.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, trachea, oesophagus, thyroid, pericardium, heart, valves, vessels, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal, bladder and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Date of admission: 28 Apr 1934
Date of death: 11 Sep 1934
Disease (transcribed): Graves’ disease
Disease (standardised): Graves disease (Immune system);
Admitted under the care of: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by:
Medical notes:
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No autopsy’
Illustrations:
Type of incident:

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Farm hand
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 May 1938
Date of death: 10 Jun 1938
Disease (transcribed): Graves disease
Disease (standardised): Graves disease (Thyroid gland)

Admitted under the care of: Marnham, Ralph
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Teare, Robert Donald
Medical notes: For the last five years she had noticed swelling of the neck, which had got smaller the last few months. She had also become more nervous and was losing some weight, although recently she said she had gained three and a half pounds.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Mediastinum, lungs, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, thymus and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: House keeper
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Aug 1932
Date of death: 26 Sep 1932
Disease (transcribed): Grave’s disease
Disease (standardised): Graves disease (Thyroid gland)
Admitted under the care of: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: She had had a goitre since the age of fourteen. She had Grave’s disease seven years ago and was in the London Temperance Hospital. There was recurrence of symptoms for the last three months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thyroid gland, respiratory system, heart, pericardium, kidneys, spleen, liver and generative system
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Mortarman
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 May 1938
Date of death: 25 Oct 1938
Disease (transcribed): Graves disease
Disease (standardised): Graves disease (Thyroid gland)

Admitted under the care of: Marnham, Ralph
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Teare, Robert Donald
Medical notes: She had nervousness, loss of self-confidence and great thirst. Five years ago she noticed increasing nervousness with palpitations. No breathlessness, but slight discomfort in the abdomen and some vertigo. Grave’s disease was first diagnosed in 1923, when he was treated with iodine and bromides on several occasions.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thyroid, pericardium, liver, kidneys and pancreas
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Domestic
Age: 41
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Jan 1933
Date of death: 29 Jan 1933
Disease (transcribed): Graves disease. Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Graves disease (Thyroid gland)
Admitted under the care of: Colquhoun, Gideon Robert Ernest
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Riddell, Victor Horsley Hume
Medical notes: For two and a half years she had had nervousness, flushing, headaches, loss of weight and tremor of hands. She had been treated in the medical Out Patient Department with improvement.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Marine engineer
Age: 41
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Aug 1930
Date of death: 9 Sep 1930
Disease (transcribed): Graves disease. (? Cerebral haemorrhage)
Disease (standardised): Graves disease (Thyroid gland); Haemorrhage (Brain)

Admitted under the care of: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Marnham, Ralph
Medical notes: For twelve months she had been feeling ‘run down’. Three months ago her legs started to swell on standing and she was short of breath on exertion. She had a rash on her legs for a week and her stomach had been swollen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, valves, vessels peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Jun 1924
Date of death: 2 Jul 1924
Disease (transcribed): Exophthalmic goitre
Disease (standardised): Graves disease (Thyroid gland)
Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: Sixteen years ago she was diagnosed with nephritis at St George’s Hospital, and since then had attacks of headache, dyspnoea, oedema, and recently vomiting and unconsciousness. She noted a swelling in the neck for the past four years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain and membranes, pituitary body, tongue, tonsils, thymus, thyroid, cervical lymph glands, larynx and trachea, pleurae, lungs, pulmonary artery, mediastinal glands, pericardium, heart, coronary arteries, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, bile ducts, pancreas, spleen, splenic artery, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, bladder, ovaries, tubes, uterus, oesophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, caecum and appendix
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Kitchenmaid
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Mar 1924
Date of death: 25 Mar 1924
Disease (transcribed): Horse shoe kidney. Exophthalmic goitre. Persistent thymus. Enlargement of lymphatic glands. Dilatation of heart. Congestion and oedema of lungs
Disease (standardised): Fused (Kidney); Graves disease (Thyroid gland); Persistent (Thymus gland); Enlarged (Lymph nodes); Disease (Heart); Congestion (Lung);Oedema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: Five years ago she had complete removal of the right breast by Mr Fedden. She was well up to ten months ago. She had a fright and dated tremors, palpitations and exophthalmos from that time.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain and membranes, pituitary, pineal, skull, orbital cavity, tongue, tonsils, thymus, thyroid, parathyroids, larynx, trachea, pleurae, lungs, bronchi, bronchial glands, pulmonary artery, pericardium, heart, coronary arteries, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder and ducts, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, bladder, uterus, tubes, ovaries, lymphatic glands, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, appendix and large intestine
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Jul 1926
Date of death: 25 Aug 1926
Disease (transcribed): Exophthalmic goitre. Cloudy swelling in heart, liver, kidneys
Disease (standardised): Graved disease (Thyroid gland); Inflammation (Heart); Inflammation (Liver); Inflammation (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, Henry Cecil Herbert
Medical notes: For two years the patient has a history of tremor and shortness of breath. Just before admission a small swelling was noticed in the neck.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, thyroid gland, thymus, pericardium, heart, abdomen, alimentary tract, liver, gall bladder, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, pelves, bladder, uterus and ovaries
Type of incident: n/a