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Henry Sear, 62, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1886
Date of death: 16 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of the brain
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: On February 20th he did not feel well, with some weakness of the left arm and giddiness. Sitting by the fire, he had an ‘aura’ in the left arm, with twitching, and then he became unconscious.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, stomach, intestines, dura mater and spine
Type of incident: n/a

Beatrice Haile, 42, [Wife of] Messenger

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Messenger
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1886
Date of death: 12 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of the peritoneal coat of the bowel. Peritonitis. Enteritis. Following hernia (which had been relieved by operation)
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Enteritis (Intestines); Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William. Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient had been ruptured for five or six years. Four days ago the patient was carrying a heavy load and felt the rupture come down.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, kidneys, bladder, pancreas and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas March, 38, Policeman

Occupation or role: Policeman
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Oct 1885
Date of death: 6 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophic cirrhosis of the liver
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: He had syphilis in 1875. He was a temperate man who had caught severe cold in the early part of 1881 when he had congestion of the liver. A sallow tint of skin gradually came on and his abdomen swelled.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach, intestines, pancreas and glands
Type of incident: n/a

William Beaumont, 51, Bricklayer

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Jan 1888
Date of death: 29 Feb 1888
Disease (transcribed): Jaundice from cancer of the pancreas blocking common bile duct. Dilatation of common bile & cystic ducts and of hepatic duct
Disease (standardised): Jaundice (Skin); Cancer (Pancreas); Disease (Bile, cystic and hepatic ducts)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient, who was a bricklayer, had been accustomed to drink beer and porter freely. He said that his abdomen had been large for up to 5 years. About Easter 1887 he became deeply jaundiced’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, intestines, duodenum, pancreas, liver, stomach, kidneys, bladder, thorax, lungs, heart, brain
Illustrations or photographs: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

James Farr, 62 or 59, Smith

Occupation or role: Smith
Age: 62 or 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1890
Date of death: 23 Feb 1890
Disease (transcribed): Volvulus
Disease (standardised): Volvulus (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: On February 21st the man was well, with the exception of a slight cough from which he had been subject since Christmas. About midday he had sudden abdominal pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, kidneys and spleen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

William Campbell, 51, Carman

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Mar 1889
Date of death: 12 Mar 1889
Disease (transcribed): Ingravescent apoplexy. Chronic Brights disease
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Glomerulonephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: He had been a soldier and had fought in the Crimea. On the morning of his admission he was carrying a piano when he fell down. Soon afterwards he found he had lost power in his left arm and left leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, eyes, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, thorax and heart
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Bowen, 75, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 75
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Feb 1886
Date of death: 5 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Oedema and congestion of the lungs. Fracture of bones of leg
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Lung); Congestion (Lung); Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William. Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: This woman had always had good health. She fell down three or four stairs, her right and left leg striking violently against the last stair.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, peritoneum, intestines and bones
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Rose or Kesiah Rose Sisman, 56, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Dec 1888
Date of death: 6 Jan 1889
Disease (transcribed): Idiopathic anaemia. Leucodermia
Disease (standardised): Anaemia (Systemic); Leucodermia (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: During 1888 she suffered much from dyspnoea and weakness. She was very anaemic and complained of pain in the back and in her abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, eyes, thorax, heart, abdomen, stomach, suprarenal bodies, kidneys, liver and spleen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Baker, 61, [Wife of] Waiter

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Waiter
Age: 61
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Jan 1889
Date of death: 16 Feb 1889
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of head of pancreas involving the duodenum and blocking the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Pancreas); Cancer (Duodenum); Obstruction (Bile ducts); Obstruction (Pancreatic ducts)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: The patient was in good health until June 1888. She then had pains all over her body. On June 26th she first noticed that she had jaundice.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, liver, lungs and heart
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Hearn, 44, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Feb 1886
Date of death: 18 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull (right side). Laceration of the left tempero-sphenoidal cerebral convolution. Lymph deposit at the base of the brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Lymph (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William. Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Two days previous to admission the patient came home drunk and fell down stairs. His wife said she found him at the bottom of the stairs quite insensible.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, stomach, intestines, cerebral membranes and bone
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Peter Cootes, 45, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Feb 1886
Date of death: 16 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull and spinal column. Laceration of the brain. Haemorrhage into subarachnoid spaces of brain and spinal cord. Fracture of ribs
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Spine); Laceration (Brain); Haemorrhage (Brain); Haemorrhage (Spinal cord); Fracture (Ribs)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William. Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient was at work on a scaffold and fell from a height of about twenty feet onto the pavement below.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, alimentary tract, pancreas, meninges of brain and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Adsell, 24, Policeman

Occupation or role: Policeman
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1888
Date of death: 5 Jan 1888
Disease (transcribed): Perforation of the vermiform appendix. Abscess behind the caecum. General peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Perforation (Appendix); Abscess (Cecum); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship and Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: 'Some fifteen months before coming here the man had had an attack of constipation lasting 5 days. At that time he vomited much. With that exception he had always been quite well up to Dec 30 when he partook of liver & pastry for dinner. On that evening he began to feel some dragging pain about the umbilicus. Had porridge for supper’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, stomach, colon, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder
Illustrations or photographs: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Sykes, 55, Charwoman

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Feb 1886
Date of death: 12 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Umbilical hernia. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient was first admitted into the hospital on January 7th 1886, complaining of pain around and old irreducible hernia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

May Fraser, 21, Lady’s maid

Occupation or role: Lady’s maid
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Feb 1886
Date of death: 12 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever (early stage inflammation of bowels and a few enlarged solitary glands. No ulceration)
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Inflammation (Intestines); Enlarged (Lymph nodes)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient was a Scotch girl who had lived in Scotland up to the end of 1884 when she came down to town. She had constipation as a rule. Up to one week before admission she had been well. She then had some cold felt languid and had slight headache.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Intestines, brain and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

William Brown, 60, Gardener

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Nov 1885
Date of death: 10 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of the colon. Colo-umbilical fistula
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines); Fistula (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William. Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient was under the care of Dr Cavafy with thickening believed to be inflammatory, around the umbilicus. Some time after leaving the hospital the mass burst and had since discharged pus.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and bones
Type of incident: n/a

Robert Grimley, 50, Waterman

Occupation or role: Waterman
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Oct 1888
Date of death: 5 Dec 1888
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of pyloric end of stomach
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient was a waterman. He had been a healthy man. He had scarlatina when a child and small pox when he was 19: he had no other illness. He came to St George’s in august 1888. He complained of constipation, abdominal pain and flatulence. He was under the care of Dr Whipham [Thomas Tillyer Whipham]. His abdomen was rather distended, but was not tender. His recti muscles contracted when he was examined, and no abdominal tumour was found’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, tongue, oesophagus, liver, spleen, kidneys, pancreas, thorax, heart
Illustrations or photographs: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Robert Bennett, 26, Plateman

Occupation or role: Plateman
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1885
Date of death: 7 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Gumma of the brain. Cerebral softening
Disease (standardised): Granuloma (Brain); Softening (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient was a plate cleaner at a restaurant and had had well marked syphilis with secondary symptoms about ten years prior to his first admission in May 1885. When admitted he presented the symptoms of melancholia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, brain and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Bromley Randall, 32, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Dec 1885
Date of death: 20 Dec 1885
Disease (transcribed): Cause of death not found
Disease (standardised):
Admitted under the care of: n/a
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Not seen by the Registrar
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, alimentary tract, duodenum, jejunum, colon, rectum and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

William Preston, 18, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Feb 1886
Date of death: 4 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull. Laceration of the brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: This man was brought into the hospital totally unconscious and breathing stertorously. Haemorrhage from the nose, mouth and left ear.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, valves, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, pancreas, bones and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Thomas Rounding, 35, Plumber

Occupation or role: Plumber
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Dec 1889
Date of death: 19 Dec 1889
Disease (transcribed): Old endocarditis and recent endocarditis (aortic and mitral (Secondary lesions)
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: He suffered from dyspnoea, his lips were blue and his face was dusky.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pericardium, heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and eyes
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Broad, 45, Coach builder

Occupation or role: Coach builder
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Jan 1889
Date of death: 18 Jan 1890
Disease (transcribed): Intestinal obstruction. Epithelioma of sigmoid flexure. Operation for relief of obstruction
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Intestines); Cancer (Intestines); Operation (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: He was well until January 9th when he had pain of griping character across the upper part of his abdomen. He said he felt as if his bowels would act, but they did not.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Arthur Dyer, 24, Poulterer

Occupation or role: Poulterer
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Dec 1889
Date of death: 14 Dec 1889
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia (lobar) of right lung. Indurated kidneys. Syphilis
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Indurated (Kidney); Syphilis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: He complained of cough and of dyspnoea. His appetite was bad, his tongue coated and moist.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, vessels, liver, spleen, kidneys and inguinal glands
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

John Dunn, 40, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: n/a
Date of death: 11 Dec 1889
Disease (transcribed): Acute pneumonia. Circumscribed purulent pleurisy. Old catarrhal pneumonic patches at both apices. Tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Suppuration (Pleura); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: He lived Queen’s Gate Place Mews where it was said that there were no bad smells. In December the man had acute pain in the left side of his chest. He then had cough and dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Cooper, [No age stated], Soldier

Occupation or role: Soldier
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Dec 1885
Date of death: 3 Dec 1885
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull. Laceration of the brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Not seen by the Registrar. Died immediately after admission
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, pancreas, brain and bones
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Olive Kelly, 3 years 6 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3 years 6 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Oct 1889
Date of death: 18 Nov 1889
Disease (transcribed): Paralysis of the diaphragm. Partial collapse of the lungs
Disease (standardised): Paralysis (Diaphragm); Atelectasis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: The patient lived in Hanover Street. She was ill for three weeks before her admission and had been suffering from sore throat.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Diaphragm, pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

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