Occupation or role: [Wife of] Taxi driver
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Nov 1922
Date of death: 19 Dec 1922
Disease (transcribed): Acute spleno-medullary leucocythaemia. Sloughing tonsil and fauces
Disease (standardised): Leukaemia (Bone marrow, Blood); Sloughing (Palatine tonsil); Sloughing (Fauces)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: Pidcock, Bertram Henzell
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with a swelling of the right lower jaw, thought to be connected with carious teeth.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Tongue, tonsils, thymus, thyroid, larynx, trachea, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, pulmonary artery, pericardium, heart, coronary arteries, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, bile ducts, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, bladder, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, appendix, internal genital organs and bone marrow
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Motor washer
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Oct 1922
Date of death: 19 Oct 1922
Disease (transcribed): Septic meningitis and bronchopneumonia. Cerebral abscess. Otitis media
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Brain); Meningitis (Brain); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Abscess (Brain); Otitis media (Ear)
Admitted under the care of: Colledge, Lionel
Medical examination performed by: Pidcock, Bertram Henzell
Post mortem examination performed by: Schuster, Norah Henriette
Medical notes: The patient was admitted practically comatose, with history of anal discharge for a long time.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain and membranes, tongue, fauces, larynx, trachea, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, suprarenals and pancreas
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Platelayer
Age: 1
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1922
Date of death: 10 Jan 1922
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous meningitis. Tuberculous otitis media. Miliary TB of lungs, with TB consolidation and cavity at Rt [Right] apex. Tuberculous adenitis of bronchial glands
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Otitis media (Ear); Tuberculosis, miliary (Lung); Consolidation (Lung); Lymphadenitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barwell, Harold Shuttleworth
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Pidcock, Bertram Henzell
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, thyroid, thorax, pericardium, great vessels, heart, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, peritoneum, stomach, intestines, spleen, liver, kidneys, skull, middle ear, lateral sinus, brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stock taker
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Nov 1921
Date of death: 9 Dec 1921
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Mastoid suppuration. Cerebellar abscess. Purulent meningitis
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Suppuration (Skull); Abscess (Brain); Suppuration (Brain); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: Colquhoun, Gideon Robert Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: The patient had had a left aural discharge for years, which suddenly ceased five days previous to admission. He had complained of frontal headache for some time, worse since discharge from the ear ceased.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, tongue, larynx, trachea, thymus, thyroid, parathyroid, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, pulmonary artery, pericardium, heart, myocardium, coronary vessels, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, ducts, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate, stomach, intestines and appendix
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1 year 2 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Aug 1921
Date of death: 27 Aug 1921
Disease (transcribed): Gastro-enteritis. Otorrhoea
Disease (standardised): Gastroenteritis (Stomach); Otorrhoea (Ear)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The child had had diarrhoea for a month, and during the preceding week had vomited all feeds. He was a pale and wizened child. Mouth open, and the whole palate covered with thrush.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Jun 1921
Date of death: 19 Jul 1921
Disease (transcribed): Septicaemia following injury to the throat, left thigh and face
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Injury (Pharynx); Injury (Leg); Injury (Face)
Admitted under the care of: English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: Colquhoun, Gideon Robert Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: Grelland, [?]
Medical notes: He attempted suicide by throwing himself under a train.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain and membranes, spine, ribs, tongue, larynx, trachea, bronchi, pleura, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate, oesophagus, stomach, intestines and appendix
Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1921
Date of death: 1 Apr 1921
Disease (transcribed): Gunshot wound of head. Fractured skull, laceration of brain
Disease (standardised): Wound (Head); Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: Colquhoun, Gideon Robert Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: The patient was admitted having shot himself through the head with a revolver. He was moribund on admission and died shortly afterwards.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Scalp, skull, brain and membranes, larynx, trachea, thymus, tongue, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, pulmonary vessels, pericardium, heart, coronary vessels, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, ducts, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate, testicles, urethra, stomach and appendix
Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: Taxi driver
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1921
Date of death: 29 Mar 1921
Disease (transcribed): Left middle ear disease (operated on). Caries of left temporal bone. Subdural cerebral abscesses and bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Ear); Operation (Ear); Caries (Skull); Abscess (Brain); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Colledge, Lionel
Medical examination performed by: Colquhoun, Gideon Robert Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: He had discharge from the ear for a long time, worse for the last six months. He was unconscious for forty eight hours before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain and membranes, skull, larynx, trachea, tongue, thymus, thyroid, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, pulmonary vessels, pericardium, heart, coronary vessels, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, ducts, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate, testicles, spleen, stomach, intestines and appendix
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shop assistant
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 May 1943
Date of death: 10 May 1943
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral abscess. Chronic suppurative otitis media
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain); Suppuration (Ear); Otitis media (Ear)
Admitted under the care of: Feiling, Anthony
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: She attended the Out Patient Department in 1938 for gumma of tibia. She had headache for a week and was found unconscious in bed. She was said to have had a discharging ear for a number of years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: n/a
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Optician
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Aug 1942
Date of death: 24 Aug 1942
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral embolism. Infective endocarditis. Carbuncle of face
Disease (standardised): Embolism (Brain); Endocarditis (Heart); Carbuncle (Face)
Admitted under the care of: Riddell, Victor Horsley
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: She was admitted for carbuncle of the upper lip. A week before she noticed a pimple on the cheek, squeezed it out and put on make up. Her face swelled and became painful, her face swelled up
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, heart, lungs, stomach, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Feb 1942
Date of death: 26 Apr 1942
Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: Chronic suppurative otitis media and mastoiditis. Cholesteatoma. Osteomyelitis of temporal and malas bone. Epithelioma of mastoid
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Ear); Otitis media (Ear); Mastoiditis (Skull); Cholesteatoma (Skull); Osteomyelitis (Bone); Epithelioma (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Pereira, Arthur Leonard
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: Clerk
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Date of admission: 28 Dec 1934
Date of death: 28 Dec 1934
Disease (transcribed): Acute otitis media. Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Meningitis (Brain);
Admitted under the care of: Gainsborough, Hugh
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by: Taylor, John
Medical notes: 'C.o. headache and malaise for 3 days and a discharging ear for some time. Gradually becoming more comatose’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, heart, lungs, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, stomach, intestines
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Occupation or role: Watchman
Gender: Male
Age: 70
Date of admission: 5 Dec 1934
Date of death: 6 Dec 1934
Disease (transcribed): Meningitis following depressed fracture of skull
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Fracture (Skull);
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by: Williams, Garthowen
Medical notes: 'Impaled on iron railings by a lorry. No memory of accident. Did not vomit. Conscious’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, peritoneum, liver, kidneys, skull, brain, spleen
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Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Chemist
Gender: Male
Age: 44
Date of admission: 3 Dec 1934
Date of death: 3 Dec 1934
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base of skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull);
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by: Williams, Garthowen
Medical notes: 'B.I.D. [Brought in dead]'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Legs, head, hips, lungs, trachea, bronchi, pericardium, heart, abdomen, stomach, liver, spleen, kidneys, oesophagus, brain, skull
Illustrations:
Type of incident: Trauma / accident / suicide / violence?

Occupation or role: Upholsterer
Gender: Male
Age: 61
Date of admission: 22 Nov 1934
Date of death: 4 Dec 1934
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral concussion
Disease (standardised): Concussion (Brain);
Admitted under the care of: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by: Taylor, John
Medical notes: 'Fell from a ladder and hit the back of his head on the ground’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Sternum, lungs, trachea, oesophagus, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain, skull
Illustrations:
Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Painter
Gender: Male
Age: 41
Date of admission: 23 Nov 1934
Date of death: 23 Nov 1934
Disease (transcribed): Multiple cerebral injuries
Disease (standardised): Injury (Brain);
Admitted under the care of: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by: Williams, Garthowen
Medical notes: 'B.I.D. [Brought in dead]'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Oesophagus, stomach, intestines, trachea, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain
Illustrations:
Type of incident: Trauma / accident / suicide / violence?

Occupation or role: [Child of] Shop fitter]
Gender: Female
Age: 1
Date of admission: 13 Nov 1934
Date of death: 20 Nov 1934
Disease (transcribed): Encephalitis
Disease (standardised): Encephalitis (Brain);
Admitted under the care of: Feiling, Anthony
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by: Williams, Garthowen
Medical notes: 'Occasional vomiting for 1 week and continuous vomiting for the last 24 hours. Occasional attacks of apnoea’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Oesophagus, stomach, intestines, kidneys, spleen, liver, pancreas, heart, vessels, trachea, lungs, brain
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Occupation or role: [Wife of] Tailor
Gender: Female
Age: 53
Date of admission: 20 Sep 1934
Date of death: 27 Oct 1934
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of lung. Secondaries in cervical lymph glands & skull
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Lungs, lymph nodes, skull);
Admitted under the care of: Gainsborough, Hugh
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by:
Medical notes: 'Clinical diagnosis carcinoma of lung, secondaries in cervical lymph glands & skull’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No autopsy’
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Occupation or role: Collector
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Date of admission: 18 Oct 1934
Date of death: 18 Oct 1934
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull);
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, George Arthur
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by: Williams, Garthowen
Medical notes: 'B.I.D. [Brought in dead]'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, pericardium, heart, abdomen, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, urinary tract, alimentary tract, brain, skull
Illustrations:
Type of incident: Trauma / accident / suicide / violence?

Occupation or role: Decorator
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Date of admission: 19 Sep 1934
Date of death: 22 Sep 1934
Disease (transcribed): Internal hydrocephalus
Disease (standardised): Hydrocephalus (Brain);
Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Williams, Garthowen
Medical notes: 'Occasional frontal headaches on and off for the last 2 years. Severe occupital headaches for 4 weeks, without vomiting, but with frequent diplopia’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, trachea, pericardium, heart, vessels, abdomen, spleen, kidneys, urinary tract, alimentary canal, brain
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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 57
Date of admission: 3 Aug 1934
Date of death: 3 Aug 1934
Disease (transcribed): Gunshot wound involving right lateral lobe of the cerebellum & causing haemorrhage into the right ventricle. Asphyxiation from inhaled blood & death from concussion
Disease (standardised): Wound (Brain); Haemorrhage (Brain); Asphyxia (Respiratory system); Concussion (Brain);
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by: Williams, Garthowen
Medical notes: 'BID [Brought in dead]’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, oesophagus, bronchi, lungs, intestines, stomach, liver, spleen, kidneys, heart, aorta
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Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: Teacher
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Date of admission: 9 Jul 1934
Date of death: 19 Jul 1934
Disease (transcribed): Multiple nasal polyp. Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Polyps (Nose); Meningitis (Brain);
Admitted under the care of: Jory, Philip John
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by:
Medical notes:
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No autopsy’
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Occupation or role: Clerk
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Date of admission: 25 May 1934
Date of death: 26 May 1934
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base of skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull);
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by: Riddell, Victor Horsley
Medical notes: 'Involved in a motor accident. Admitted unconscious. Died shortly after admission
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, skull, lungs
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Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Date of admission: 4 Apr 1934
Date of death: 5 Apr 1934
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base of skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull);
Admitted under the care of: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by: Riddell, Victor Horsley
Medical notes: 'Involved in a car smash. Brought in unconscious’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, scalp, brain, heart, spleen, intestines, lungs, pleurae, pericardial sac, kidneys
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Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Optician
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Date of admission: 26 Feb 1934
Date of death: 4 Mar 1934
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain);
Admitted under the care of: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by: Riddell, Victor Horsley
Medical notes: 'On the afternoon of the day of admission he was seized with a sudden and violent headache. He complained of feeling dizzy and collapsed. He is said to have had heart trouble lately;
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, abdominal aorta, heart, valves, vessels, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain
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