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Emily Corbyn, 29, [Wife of] Policeman

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Policeman
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Jul 1922
Date of death: 13 Sep 1922
Disease (transcribed): Exophthalmic goitre
Disease (standardised): Graves disease (Thyroid gland)
Admitted under the care of: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical examination performed by: Tross, W.L.[?]
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Since February 1922 she had complained of palpitation, nervousness, a sensation as of something was pressing on her throat, bad headaches, morning vomiting and proptosis. She had had recent rheumatism.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy
Type of incident: n/a

Ethel Wooltorton, 25, [Wife of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1915
Date of death: 10 Feb 1915
Disease (transcribed): Exophthalmic goitre. Septic pneumonia. Lymphatism
Disease (standardised): Graves disease (Thyroid gland); Pneumonia (Lung); Lymphatic diseases (Lymph nodes)
Admitted under the care of: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Medical examination performed by: Oakden, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: She had a goitre for five years, which had been getting larger for the last six months and her eyes were becoming more prominent.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thymus, pericardium, liver, spleen, pancreas, adrenals, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Fanny Coombes, 74, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 74
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Jan 1902
Date of death: 4 Feb 1902
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Cataract
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Cataract (Eye)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This case was transferred from the ophthalmic wards unknown to the medical registrar and not seen by him.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy
Type of incident: n/a

Florence Carlton, 28, Servant

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Sep 1905
Date of death: 30 Sep 1905
Disease (transcribed): Grave anaemia, ?pernicious. Exophthalmos
Disease (standardised): Anaemia (Systemic); Exophthalmos (Eye)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted complaining of sickness, loss of blood & weakness. After having the usual diseases of infancy, the patient was ill with diphtheria at the age of 8, & from 8 to 18 had frequent quinsies & sore throat. Her family history shewed nothing of importance’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Giuseppe Franceschini, 37, Tailor

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Apr 1909
Date of death: 2 May 1909
Disease (transcribed): Acute on chronic interstitial nephritis. Albuminuric retinitis. Hypertrophied heart. Uraemic coma
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Retinitis (Eye); Disease (Heart); Uraemia (Kidney); Coma (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was admitted into the ophthalmic ward. He was then in a semi-comatose condition, due to uraemia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, adrenals, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, brain and eyes
Type of incident: n/a

Harry Gilby, 43, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Aug 1907
Date of death: 17 Aug 1907
Disease (transcribed): Internal haemorrhoids. ‘Grave’ anaemia (? Pernicious; ? Secondary to haemorrhage)
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhoids (Intestines); Graves disease (Immune system); Anaemia (Immune system)
Admitted under the care of: Jaffray, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Evans, John Howell
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: For many weeks prior to admission the patient had lost very large quantities of blood per rectum from haemorrhoids of long duration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, vessels, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder and ducts, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, alimentary tract, genito-urinary organs, cranium, middle ears, bones and rectum
Type of incident: n/a

Holmes, T.: A System of Surgery (Second edition), Vols. I-II, IV-V

Ex libris of the Library of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons Glasgow pasted inside the front cover, inscribed ‘7th Oct 1869’ (Vol I); ‘8th Jan 1870’ (Vol II); ‘9th Jan 1871’ (Vol IV); ‘27/5/71’ (Vol V)

Second edition. Five volumes (Vol III missing): I (General Pathology); II (Local Injuries. Diseases of the Eye); III (Operative Surgery; Diseases of the Organs of Special Sense, Respiration, Circulation, Locomotion, and Innervation); IV (Diseases of the Organs of Digestion, of the Genito-Urinary System, of the Breast, Thyroid Gland, and Skin; Appendix of Miscellaneous Subjects); V (Diseases of the Genital Organs, of the Breast, Thyroid Glad, and Skin; Operative Surgery)

Holmes, T.: A System of Surgery, Theoretical and Practical, in Treatises by Various Authors, Vols. I-IV

Inscription on title page (Vol I): ‘London Hospital Medical Library 1904’

Four volumes: I (General Pathology); II (Local Injuries. Diseases of the Eye); III (Operative Surgery; Diseases of the Organs of Special Sense, Respiration, Circulation, Locomotion, and Innervation); IV (Diseases of the Organs of Digestion, of the Genito-Urinary System, of the Breast, Thyroid Gland, and Skin; Appendix of Miscellaneous Subjects)

James Cannon, 21, Barman

Occupation or role: Barman
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1909
Date of death: 9 Apr 1909
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral tumour. Optic neuritis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Brain); Optic neuritis (Optic nerve)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See Medical Register Notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

Jeannie Robertson, 38, Nurse

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 May 1909
Date of death: 19 Jun 1909
Disease (transcribed): Exophthalmic goitre. Death under anaesthetic
Disease (standardised): Graves disease (Thyroid gland); Anaesthetic death (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Necropsy done elsewhere
Type of incident: n/a

Jessie Bevan, 17, Barmaid

Occupation or role: Barmaid
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Apr 1888
Date of death: 22 May 1888
Disease (transcribed): Chronic Bright’s disease from granular contracted kidneys. Hypertrophy of left ventricle. Albuminuric retinitis. Intestinal ulceration
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidneys); Disease (Heart); Retinitis (Eye); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'There was no history of scarlatina. The patient believed that she had some disease of the kidneys when she was about 4 years of age, but no definite information could be obtained. She was believed to have had ‘hooping cough inflammation of the kidneys and congestion of the lungs’. She was always anaemic. Three years before her admission she became a barmaid and drank port and beer, but according to her own account she did not drink very much’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, eyes, abdomen, thorax, heart, tongue, lungs, stomach, intestines, kidneys, spleen, liver

Type of incident: n/a

John Ball, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: [No age stated]
Date of admission: 22 Nov 1854
Date of death: 26 Dec 1854
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular eruption & iritis. Glandular abscess of neck. Secondary deposits
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Iritis (Eye); Abscess (Neck); Deposit
Admitting doctor: Johnson, Henry Charles
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: n/a
Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, the case is not reported’
Post mortem notes: 'The body was removed unexamined’

Type of injury: n/a

Joseph Fitzgerald, 13 months , [Child of] Cleaner

Occupation or role: [Child of] Cleaner
Age: 13 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Mar 1913
Date of death: 21 May 1913
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia. Orbital cellulitis. Panophthalmitis. Otitis media (right)
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Orbital cellulitis (Eye); Panophthalmitis (Eye); Otitis media (Ear)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Turton, James Richard Henry
Medical notes: This baby was admitted with broncho pneumonia of four days duration and there was considerable consolidation in the right upper lobe.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thymus, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, trachea, larynx, pancreas, tonsils, aorta, oesophagus, peritoneum, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, ureter, bladder, stomach, intestines, appendix, aorta, vena cava, skull and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Kate Bolges, 41, Dress maker

Occupation or role: Dress maker
Age: 41
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Jan 1910
Date of death: 11 Feb 1910
Disease (transcribed): Graves disease. Acute bronchitis. Bronchopneumonia. Fatty liver
Disease (standardised): Graves disease (Thyroid gland); Bronchitis (Lung); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: There was history of palpitation, breathlessness and enlargement of the neck for two months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thyroid, thymus, heart, liver, spleen, adrenals, kidneys, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Lily Bailey, 30, Kitchen maid

Occupation or role: Kitchen maid
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Jul 1913
Date of death: 20 Jul 1913
Disease (transcribed): White granular kidneys. Aspiration pneumonia. Albuminuric retinitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pneumonia, aspiration (Lung); Albuminuria (Kidney); Retinitis (Retina)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This patient was in a few months since with white granular kidney. Since discharge the symptoms have increased, especially headache and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal, brain and eyes
Type of incident: n/a

Lily Jones, 23, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Aug 1889
Date of death: 19 Aug 1889
Disease (transcribed): Exophthalmic goitre
Disease (standardised): Graves disease (Immune system)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See medical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No post mortem examination
Type of incident: n/a

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