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Emily Smith, 40, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1880
Date of death: 23 Mar 1880
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the peritoneum. Encephaloid of the spleen. Cystic disease of the ovaries. Abdominal section. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen); Cancer (Spleen); Cysts (Ovary); Section (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Barnes, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: Three months ago she noticed that her dresses were getting too small. The increase in size was at first gradual and then rapid.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs,liver, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum and generative organs
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Ellen Elliott, 43, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Apr 1880
Date of death: 7 May 1880
Disease (transcribed): Head wound. (Tetanus). Swelling of the left parotid gland
Disease (standardised): Wound (Head); Tetanus (Systemic); Inflammation (Parotid gland)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: The patient had for a long time led an exceedingly intemperate life. On the day of admission she fell down stairs while drunk, and struck her head against the edge of a step.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, lungs, heart ,liver, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Alfred Smith, 57, Estate agent

Occupation or role: Estate agent
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Apr 1890
Date of death: 19 Jun 1890
Disease (transcribed): Lymphadenoma
Disease (standardised): Adenoma (Lymph nodes)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: He had not had scarlatina nor rheumatism and gave no history of ague. For four months he had been getting very weak.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spleen, liver, intestines, pancreas, supra-renals, semilunar ganglia, kidneys, bladder, testes, pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, bronchial glands, pericardium and heart
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Arthur Hampton, 43, Policeman

Occupation or role: Policeman
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Feb 1886
Date of death: 22 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Caseation of the lower lobe of the right lung. Pneumonia of the lower lobe of the left. Enlarged spleen containing gummata. Syphilis. Gumma of spleen
Disease (standardised): Caseation (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Enlarged (Spleen); Granuloma (Spleen); Syphilis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William. Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard. Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: In 1861 he had a chancre followed by bubo in the left groin which was opened. In the year 1871 he had an attack of paralysis of the left arm and leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, brain, bones, lungs and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Hillman, 19, Footman

Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Mar 1916
Date of death: 25 Aug 1916
Disease (transcribed): Malignant endocarditis. Mitral and aortic reflux. Infarcts of spleen and kidneys. Anasarca
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Infarction (Spleen); Infarction (Kidney); Oedema (Leg); Oedema (Arm)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: Sparrow, Hugh Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The illness started five weeks ago with pains in the legs and malaise. A fortnight later both knee-joints and the right shoulder became painful and swollen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder, alimentary canal, stomach and intestines
Illustrations of photographs: Yes Type of incident: n/a

Joseph Walker, 64, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1918
Date of death: 11 Dec 1918
Disease (transcribed): Lacerated wound of back. Fracture of spine, pelvis & rib. Tubercle of liver & spleen
Disease (standardised): Wound (Back); Fracture (Spine, pelvis, rib); Tuberculosis (Liver, spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Post mortem examination performed by: Claremont, Hetty Ethelberta
Medical notes: A cylinder in connection with a vulcanizing machine burst, and he was hit in the back by a piece of metal'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Illustrations or photographs: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Alfred Whitlock, 5, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Nov 1894
Date of death: 20 Dec 1894
Disease (transcribed): Tubercle of lungs and kidneys and spleen
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: 'The history of this case was to the effect that for the last three months the patient had been losing flesh rapidly, had sweated much at night, and had suffered from constant diarrhoea - He had never brought up blood - He had had 'pleurisy' on the left side a year and a half ago - An operation had been done at great ormond st. and fluid let out - He had a tube in his side - This completely healed - On admission he was found to be an extremely emaciated boy complaining of pain in the stomach'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, vertebrae
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Eliza Balk, 33, [Wife of] Bricklayer

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Bricklayer
Gender: Female
Age: 33
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1904
Date of death: 4 Sep 1904
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of the pituitary body. Acromegaly. Tubercle of the peritoneum, pericardium, and lymphatic glands. Serous effusions
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Pituitary gland); Acromegaly (Pituitary gland); Tuberculosis (Peritoneum, pericardium, lymph nodes); Effusion (Brain);
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Ascherson, William Lawrence
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: 'Patient had been in the hospital seven years before her present admission for acromegaly and, since that time, had been attending regularly as an Out-patient. The hands fat and facial bones had been slowly increasing in size and there had been severe and continuous occipital headache. For some time she had been troubled with cough and had been becoming progressively weaker and thinner. On July 11th she was admitted on the surgical side of the hospital for glands in the neck'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

George Hall, 39, Attendant

Occupation or role: Attendant
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 May 1869
Date of death: 3 Jun 1869
Disease (transcribed): Old dysentery. Amyloid degeneration. Phthisis. Ulceration
Disease (standardised): Dysentery (Intestines); Amyloidosis (Spleen); Amyloidosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man had been in the army from 1852 to 1860 and had served in the Crimea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Illustrations of photographs: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Samuel Patridge, 29, Labourer, ex soldier

Occupation or role: Labourer, ex soldier
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 July 1877
Date of death: 19 July 1877
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Old hepatic abscesses. Amyloid disease
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Abscess (Liver); Amyloidosis (Liver, Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: During the Ashanti war in 1874 he had a fever, and he was invalided in 1875 for pain in the right side of the chest. Early in November he began to cough, shiver, vomit and to experience pain in the right shoulder. He spat green matter and sweated much.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestine and brain
Illustration or photograph: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Anne Trapwell, 60, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Jan 1880
Date of death: 30 Mar 1880
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma; scirrhous of uterus and pancreas. Encephaloid of subcutaneous and subserous glands, and of the brain. Melanotic of the brain
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus); Cancer (Pancreas); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Brain); Melanoma (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: This patient was admitted originally in June 1879 for a small mushroom shaped growth on the back.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Tumours and morbid growths, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, generative organs and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

George King, 26, Clicker

Occupation or role: Clicker
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Mar 1880
Date of death: 17 Jun 1880
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the rectum, neighbouring glands and peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Rectum); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: The patient’s health had been good up to July 1879 when he noticed some difficulty in defecation and looseness of the motions.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Rectum and surrounding structures, bladder, sigmoid flexure, artificial anus, peritoneum, intestines, glands, ureters, kidneys, pancreas and stomach, liver, spleen, heart and lungs
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Joseph Jeffries, 48, Deal porter

Occupation or role: Deal porter
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Sep 1880
Date of death: 21 Sep 1880
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid carcinoma of liver, pancreas, pylorus and mesenteric glands
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Pancreas); Cancer (Stomach); Cancer (Lymph nodes)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Evans, Arthur Owen
Medical notes: Three years ago he suffered from what he termed lumbago which was relieved by local application. But for these three years he had complained of pain in various parts of the body.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs liver, pylorus, pancreas, mesenteric glands, kidneys and spleen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Garrett, 55, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Oct 1875
Date of death: 20 Feb 1876
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of the lung and mesenteric glands
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This woman stated that for a year she had had some red spots on the legs, and for four months pains in the legs followed by pain across the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, liver, spleen, mesenteric glands and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas F. Parrott, 29, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Gender: Male
Age: 29
Date of admission: 28 Jun 1878
Date of death: 14 Jul 1878
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophic cirrhosis of liver. Splenic enlargement; exploratory puncture. Fatal haemorrhage into peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Hypertrophy (Liver); Liver cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Spleen); Haemorrhage (Abdomen);
Admitting doctor: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. Father gouty. Acute rheumatism at 14: Erysipelas of R. [Right] leg in summer of 1877. Never strong: had lived badly: meat 4 days a week: intolerant of fat or butter. Subject to epistaxis: Took 4 pts [pints] of beer daily with occasional excesses. Cough and expectoration ever since he remembered: coughed up ½ pt [pint] of blood in 1873: a few streaks in last 18 mo [months]. Was treated for some urinary affection in 1874: urine dark and hard to pass. Pain in upper part of abdomen, with occasional severe paroxysms, from Novr [November] 1877. Gradually increasing dyspnoea from about January. Tumour noticed in R. [Right] hypochondr [hypochondrium] in March: gradually increased, extending to the L. [Left]. Wasting from this period'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, spleen, liver, kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
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

Michael Divine, 58, Shoemaker

Occupation or role: Shoemaker
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 May 1885
Date of death: 27 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of tongue and glands of neck. Asthenia
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Tongue); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Asthenia (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not examined after death
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

John Mabbs, 68, Hotel proprietor

Occupation or role: Hotel proprietor
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jul 1907
Date of death: 24 Jul 1907
Disease (transcribed): Large subcapsular haematoma of spleen. Rupture of splenic capsule and haemorrhage into abdominal cavity
Disease (standardised): Haematoma (Spleen); Rupture (Spleen); Haemorrhage (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Evans, John Howell
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: The patient had fallen at his house and found to be in intense abdominal pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: General peritoneal cavity, spleen, intestines, liver, kidneys, bladder and abdominal aorta
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Joseph Sharp, 24, Machinist

Occupation or role: Machinist
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1877
Date of death: 26 Mar 1877
Disease (transcribed): Leukaemia. Cancer of spleen and of liver. Pulmonary and cerebral congestion, from the formation of white blood clots.
Disease (standardised): Leukaemia (Blood, Bone Marrow); Cancer (Spleen); Cancer (Liver); Congestion (Lung, Brain); Thrombosis (Lung, Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: From August 1876 the patient had noticed a lump in the lower part of the right side of the abdomen, increasing in size, and from September a lump in the left side also. He suffered from nausea and vomiting, frontal headaches, cough, palpitations, anorexia and slight haematemesis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, pulmonary vessels, heart, vascular system, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain, bones, lymphatic system, thyroid and tonsils
Illustration or photograph: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Roberts, 44, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Dec 1876
Date of death: 29 Dec 1876
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of mesenteric glands and liver
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Mesentery); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: The history of the present illness comprised severe pain in the back and sides of the chest during three months, with frequent vomiting, anorexia and obvious fullness of the upper part of the abdomen for three.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and mesenteric glands
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Tempero, 34, Gardener

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Nov 1874
Date of death: 17 Jan 1875
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of kidney, spine and lumbar glands. Pleuro pneumonia. Pelvic abscess. Ulceration of rectum
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Kidney); Cancer (Spine); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Abscess (Pelvis); Ulcer (Rectum)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man had pains across the loins for six months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, spine and cord
Illustrations: Yes
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

Kate Whitehead, 23, [Wife of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Dec 1886
Date of death: 9 Jan 1887
Disease (transcribed): Endocarditis. Cerebral softening. Embolism of spleen
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Softening (Brain); Embolism (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient had acute rheumatism in '82, none since. She had had frontal headache for 4

Richard Porter, 31, Blind maker

Occupation or role: Blind maker
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Feb 1880
Date of death: 14 Jun 1880
Disease (transcribed): Ulcerative endocarditis. Widely diffused petechiae. Infarction of the spleen
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Purpura (Skin); Infarction (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: Three months before Christmas 1879 he was seized with a feeling of faintness and illness. He applied for advice to a medical man and was told that he had ‘heart disease’.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Jennings, 45, Bottle dealer

Occupation or role: Bottle dealer
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Sep 1880
Date of death: 25 Sep 1880
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of stomach, liver, pancreas and a few glands
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Pancreas); Cancer (Lymph nodes)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Evans, Arthur Owen
Medical notes: The patient was addicted to great alcoholic excess for many years. The only symptoms he had was an inability to eat any breakfast. For several months he had been getting thinner but dated his symptoms to a fall from a pony cart twelve weeks before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, pancreas, stomach, mesentery, peritoneum, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

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