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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

[Name redacted], 61, Artificial flower maker

Occupation or role: Artificial flower maker
Gender: Male
Age: 61
Date of admission: 19 Dec 1933
Date of death: 14 Jan 1934
Disease (transcribed): Chronic bronchitis and heart failure (emphysema)
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Emphysema (Lungs);
Admitted under the care of: Gainsborough, Hugh
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by: Riddell, Victor Horsley
Medical notes: 'Complains of shortness of breath for 3 weeks following a cough. He has no cough now. One month ago had a severe chill with bad headaches. This was diagnosed by his Dr as acute bronchitis with emphysema and albuminuria. He has influenza every year, and bronchitis for the last few’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys (‘specimen lungs and kidneys for microscopy’
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[Name redacted], 68, Yard foreman

Occupation or role: Yard foreman
Gender: Male
Age: 68
Date of admission: 23 May 1934
Date of death: 5 Jun 1934
Disease (transcribed): Gastric ulcer with stenosis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Constriction (Digestive system);
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by:
Medical notes: 'Complains of pains in the back and epigastrium. He has had the pain for 4 weeks and it keeps him awake at night. It has no relation to food except that drinking tea makes him worse. Vomited once a week ago and brought up a little blood, this gave him great relief. Has been constipated for the last three days. X-ray showed bismuth in the stomach after 24 hours’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, aorta, abdomen, stomach, liver, kidneys
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[Name redacted], 54, Fishmonger

Occupation or role: Fishmonger
Gender: Male
Age: 54
Date of admission: 1 Jul 1934
Date of death: 4 Jul 1934
Disease (transcribed): Renal calculi. Pyelonephritis. Anaemia
Disease (standardised): Calculi (Kidneys); Pyelonephritis (Kidneys); Anaemia (Systemic);
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by: Taylor, John
Medical notes: 'IP [in-patient] 1930with acute appendicitis. Appendix removed. Had a B.Coli pyelitis during convalescence […] IP June 1934 c.o. abdominal pain, haematuria, nausea and vomiting. X-ray showed stone in the right kidney. Left kidney also showed a stone’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, trachea, thyroid, heart, valves, vessels, abdomen, spleen, kidneys, bladder
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[Name redacted], 75, Gatekeeper

Occupation or role: Gatekeeper
Gender: Male
Age: 75
Date of admission: 21 May 1934
Date of death: 15 Jul 1934
Disease (transcribed): Myocardial hypertrophy & degeneration
Disease (standardised): Hypertrophy (Heart);
Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by: Taylor, John
Medical notes: 'IP [in-patient] 1930 with complete heart block, coronary sclerosis and pulsus alternans. Has been able to lead a life of restricted activity since, until 3 weeks ago, when there was a considerable increase in breathlessness on exertion and precordial pain became prominent’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys, vessels
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[Name redacted], 34, Electrician

Occupation or role: Electrician
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Date of admission: 18 Dec 1933
Date of death: 19 Jan 1934
Disease (transcribed): Septic bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lungs); X-rays (
Admitted under the care of: Nelson, Thomas Sidney
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by: Riddell, Victor Horsley
Medical notes: 'Right otorrhoea for many years. X-ray showed aural polyp blocking the right meatus and he was admitted for right radical mastoid’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, spleen, brain
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[Name redacted], 52, Bootbinder & cutter

Occupation or role: Bootbinder & cutter
Gender: Male
Age: 52
Date of admission: 17 Nov 1933
Date of death: 19 Jan 1934
Disease (transcribed): Neoplasm of lung. Probably a new growth of bronchus obstructing & collapsing upper lobe
Disease (standardised): Neoplasm (Lungs);
Admitted under the care of: Nelson, Thomas Sidney
Medical examination performed by: Colquhoun, Gideon Robert Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: 0
Medical notes: 'Complains of pain in the left side of the chest for 1-2 months. She [sic] has had a cough for 10 weeks. She [sic] has lost a stone in weight in the last 4 months. There was a haemoptysis in Sept 1933, and on ten occasions since. An X-ray of the chest at the Heart Hospital showed new growth of the lung and she was sent to the Brompton Hospital […] He was referred to Mr Colquhoun as to the suitability of treatment with Radon’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No autopsy’
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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

[Name redacted], 52, Chauffeur

Occupation or role: Chauffeur
Gender: Male
Age: 52
Date of admission: 4 Jan 1934
Date of death: 24 Jan 1934
Disease (transcribed): Bronchiectasis & scarring of left main bronchus
Disease (standardised): Bronchiectasis (Lungs);
Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by:
Medical notes: 'IP [in-patient] here in March 1932. He had then had a cough for 8 months which had followed an attack of acute bronchitis. He had lost 22lbs in the month before admission. X-ray showed a large area of mottling on the left middle zone. WR + IP here agin in May 1933’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleura, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdominal organs, brain
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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

[Name redacted], 32, Newsagent

Occupation or role: Newsagent
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Date of admission: 15 Jan 1934
Date of death: 1 Feb 1934
Disease (transcribed): Chronic nephritis
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidneys);
Admitted under the care of: Gainsborough, Hugh
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by:
Medical notes: 'Four weeks ago noticed a swelling of the face and ankles. This was first noticed on awakening one morning. He was admitted to Staines Hospital, where he was found to have albumen and blood in the urine
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys
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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

[Name redacted], 46, Chauffeur

Occupation or role: Chauffeur
Gender: Male
Age: 46
Date of admission: 11 Jan 1934
Date of death: 3 Feb 1934
Disease (transcribed): Neoplasm of lung
Disease (standardised): Neoplasm (Lungs);
Admitted under the care of: Gainsborough, Hugh
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by:
Medical notes: 'IP [in-patient] here until 3/11/33. He was then found to have a neoplasm of the left lung. The base of the left lung was clear. Lipiodol showed that there was no evidence of bronchial growth. At that time he gave a history of cough for years and pain in the chest for 12 days. He was discharged for OP [out-patient] treatment with deep X-rays. Now complains of a burning pain in the left shoulder since the last X-ray treatment. There is usually some pain after treatment but never anything of this type’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain
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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

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

[Name redacted], 52, Unemployed

Occupation or role: Unemployed
Gender: Male
Age: 52
Date of admission: 12 Feb 1934
Date of death: 13 Feb 1934
Disease (transcribed): Lobar pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs);
Admitted under the care of: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by:
Medical notes: 'Was an IP [in-patient] here in Aug 1933. He then had pain in the chest and abdomen. There was persistent vomiting after meals with loss of weight. X-ray showed no abnormality of the stomach & duodenum, there was fibrosis of the right upper lobe. The sputum was negative to TB [tuberculosis]’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, coronary arteries, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder
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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

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

[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

[Name redacted], 64, Gas fitter

Occupation or role: Gas fitter
Gender: Male
Age: 64
Date of admission: 20 Nov 1933
Date of death: 7 Jan 1934
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma: colon
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Colon);
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by: Riddell, Victor Horsley
Medical notes: 'Admitted with a 6 weeks’ history of stabbing abdominal pain’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, colon (‘section of liver and colon for microscopy’)
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[Name redacted], 66, [Wife of] Retired

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Retired
Gender: Female
Age: 66
Date of admission: 27 Feb 1934
Date of death: 23 Mar 1934
Disease (transcribed): [Not entered]
Disease (standardised):
Admitted under the care of: Gainsborough, Hugh
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by:
Medical notes: 'Complains of pain in the left side of the abdomen. Fainted last Jan and fell hurting the left side. Pain followed this fall. There has been vomiting of small amounts lately. She has been increasingly constipated […] X-ray was suggestive of a non-obstructive growth of the colon’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, trachea, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, vessels, abdomen, uterus, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal, oesophagus, gut, colon, brain, axillary glands, breasts
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[Name redacted], 54, Nil

Occupation or role: Nil
Gender: Male
Age: 54
Date of admission: 2 Nov 1933
Date of death: 8 Jan 1934
Disease (transcribed): Spontaneous pneumothorax
Disease (standardised): Pneumothorax (Lungs);
Admitted under the care of: Gainsborough, Hugh
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by:
Medical notes: '5 weeks ago while at work, was seized with severe pain in right side of chest. He became very breathless and went to bed for 4 weeks. He has been treated by his own Doctor. […] X-ray shows right pneumothorax, adhesion in right axilla, otherwise complete collapse […] Sputum was found to contain no T.B.s the predominant organism was B.Influenzae, there were no streps’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, spleen, liver, brain
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Maud Nairn, 47, [Wife of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 47
Date of admission: 6 Jan 1920
Date of death: 11 Mar 1920
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis. Aortic regurgitation (Syphilitic and Wasserman)
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Aortic valve insufficiency (Aorta); Syphilis (Systemic); Syphilis serodiagnosis (Systemic);
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Bull, Henry Cecil Herbert
Post mortem examination performed by: Neighbour, Philip Morgan
Medical notes: 'Present illness. 3 months history of cough, breathlessness and pain in the abdomen'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, valves, aorta, vessels, coronaries, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, uterus, stomach, oesophagus

Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 44, Switchboard attendant

Occupation or role: Switchboard attendant
Gender: Female
Age: 44
Date of admission: 1 Jan 1934
Date of death: 12 Jan 1934
Disease (transcribed): Pernicious anaemia
Disease (standardised): Anaemia, pernicious (Systemic);
Admitted under the care of: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by: Riddell, Victor Horsley
Medical notes: 'Complains of pain in the legs and difficulty in walking for the last two months. The legs have been swollen. She was treated for anaemia by her own doctor 4 years ago. 3 years ago she was in the London Hospital for 6 weeks […] She was given Hepatex intramuscularly. A blood transfusion of 450 cc. Was given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach, bone marrow (‘slide taken from bone marrow. Two pieces of stomach for microscopy’)
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