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Agnes Way, 40, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Dec 1865
Date of death: 12 Jan 1866
Disease (transcribed): Lumbar abscess. Cirrhosis of liver
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Lumbar); Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The history of this case was obscure. Except for an attack of bronchitis she appeared to have had no illness up to four months before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

A.J. Mercer, 5 days, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 5 days
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Oct 1897
Date of death: 18 Oct 1897
Disease (transcribed): Imperforate anus: colotomy: peritonitis and early bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Anorectal malformations (Anus); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Bronchopneumonia (Lung) ()
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Jaffrey, Francis
Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical notes: 'On admission. A puny looking infant and is suffering from imperforate anus. Abdomen distended. Chloroform was administered, Mr Dent examined the position of the anus, there being a depression, an incision was made over it and the parts in the lower part of the pelvis examined'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Albert Hardurg, 32, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Jul 1907
Date of death: 4 Jul 1907
Disease (transcribed): Appendicitis with abscess. Laparotomy. Drainage
Disease (standardised): Appendicitis (Appendix); Abscess (Appendix); Laparotomy (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Jaffray, Francis
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

Albert Knight, 24, Greengrocer

Occupation or role: Greengrocer
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1896
Date of death: 25 Mar 1896
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated inguinal hernia
Disease (standardised): Hernia (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: Seven days before admission the patient slipped and he thought he ruptured himself then.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, stomach, kidneys, adrenals and toe joint
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Alfred Goodwin, 35, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Nov 1878
Date of death: 19 Feb 1879
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular peritonitis and meningitis “of the convexity”
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: He was quite well until November 8th, when after working hard in the wet, he began towards evening to feel chilly and shiver. After going to bed he grew hot and sweated profusely.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum, intestines and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Amelia Messenger, 9, [Child of] Horse keeper

Occupation or role: [Child of] Horse keeper
Age: 9
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Nov 1903
Date of death: 1 Nov 1903
Disease (transcribed): Wound of right thigh leading into pelvis. Perforation of both walls of bladder. Puncture of peritoneum. Peritonitis. Laparotomy
Disease (standardised): Wound (Leg); Wound (Pelvis); Perforation (Bladder); Puncture (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Laparotomy (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The child fell out of bed injuring the right thigh and abdomen. About three hours later there was acute abdominal pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bladder, genital organs, liver, spleen, pancreas, stomach, intestines, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Ann Phillips, 40, Milliner

Occupation or role: Milliner
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1866
Date of death: 20 Mar 1866
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease. Encephaloid
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: She had been ill for eight months before admission. At this date she suffered from vaginal discharge followed in a very short time by pain and swelling in the left iliac fossa.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Illustrations: 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

Anne Rowbottom, 31, [Wife of] Painter

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Painter
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1907
Date of death: 6 May 1907
Disease (transcribed): ? Appendicitis. Right ovarian cyst. [Laparotomy. Appendicectomy]. Atrophied right kidney due to impaction of calculus in right ureter. Calculous pyonephrosis on left side. Calculous ‘anuria’. Old rheumatic endocarditis of mitral valve, without stenosis or obvious reflux
Disease (standardised): Appendicitis (Appendix); Cysts (Ovary); Laparotomy (Abdomen); Appendicectomy (Appendix); Atrophy (Kidney); Calculi (Ureter);Nephrosis (Kidney) ; Anuria (Urinary tract) ; Endocarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Jaffray, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Evans, John Howell
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: The patient had pain in the lower stomach on both sides, especially the left on an off since last August.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, trachea, pericardium, heart, larynx, thyroid, liver, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, ureters, bladder and genital organs
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Annie Smith, 33, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Gender: Female
Age: 33
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1878
Date of death: 26 Jul 1878
Disease (transcribed): Limited peritonitis with ulceration of the bowel into a limited peritoneal cavity
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ulcer (Intestines);
Admitting doctor: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. Erysipelas of L. [Left] leg at 15: frequent ulceration from that time: scarlatina in childhood: rheumatic fever at 17. Never robust: bad living till marriage: appetite always small: winter coughs for 8 or 9 years: catamenia scanty. Severe confinement on Dec. [December] 2nd 1876: very weak from that time: lactation scanty. In Novr [November] 1877 severe pain commenced gradually in the R. [Right] side of the abdomen; and increased steadily, being unaffected by period of day, by food or respiration. About the middle of Jan. [January] 1878 on severe paroxysms attacked him suddenly and lasted several hours until relieved by turpentine fomentations. The pain from the first was accompanied by constipation, and by vomiting, which was hardly ever absent for a whole day, and sometimes severe and constant for several. From Xmas she laid up'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, intestine
Illustrations: Yes
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

Bridget O'Neill, 36, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Gender: Female
Age: 36
Date of admission: 9 Jan 1904
Date of death: 14 Jan 1904
Disease (transcribed): Suppurative metritis and parametritis, salpingitis and oophoritis. Perimetritis. Laparotomy. Removal of R. [Right] fallopian tube: general peritonitis. Hysterectomy
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Uterus); Parametritis (Uterus); Salpingitis (Fallopian tubes); Laparotomy (Abdomen); Operation (Fallopian tubes); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Hysterectomy (Uterus);
Admitted under the care of: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'History. Dec [December] 26th, patient took a chill and had sever attack of shivering: during the following week, she felt ill and had 'pains all over'. On Jan [January] 1 a second attack of severe shivering occurred followed by acute pain in the back; vomiting occurred once: lower part of abdomen became very sore. Since then, has been in bed with abdominal pain and dysuria: no further vomiting. Tendency to constipation. No similar attacks before: menstruat. [menstruation] irregular, small quantity'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Bridget Shea, 60, Housekeeper

  • Occupation or role: Housekeeper
    Gender: Female
    Age: 60
    Date of admission: 17 Apr 1878
    Date of death: 8 Jun 1878
    Disease (transcribed): Calcifying tumour in the right iliac fossa, psoas abscess, perforation into caecum and into peritoneum
    Disease (standardised): Tumour (Hip); Psoas abscess (Psoas muscles); Perforation (Intestines); Perforation (Abdomen);
    Admitting doctor: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
    Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
    PM performed by: Ewart, William
  • Wilson, E.
    Medical notes: 'History. No hereditary history. Previous history of good health: meat three times a day, disgust to fat: dislike to butter: bowels open about once in three days. Loss of appetite about 21 months. Tumour found in R. [Right] inguinal region for about 18 mo [months]. Pain about the tumour, and loss of flesh from May 1877. Much costiveness of bowels: hardly any action without purgations: vomiting seldom: (Woman unintelligent: account by no means clear)'
    Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, tumour
    Illustrations: Yes
    Type of incident: n/a

Caroline Charrington, 49, Caretaker

Occupation or role: Caretaker
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jun 1912
Date of death: 27 Jun 1912
Disease (transcribed): Multilobular cirrhosis of the liver. Tuberculous pleurisy. Tubercles in pericardium and peritoneum. Chronic pancreatitis with calculus in duct of wirsung
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Tuberculosis (Pleura); Pleurisy (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Heart); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Pancreatitis (Pancreas);Calculi (Pancreatic ducts)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This woman had cough with some dyspnoea for five months, with expectoration and much nausea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals and alimentary canal
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Caroline Finch, 30, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Feb 1897
Date of death: 24 May 1897
Disease (transcribed): Large white kidneys: peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen) ()
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical notes: 'Patient was subject to oedema[?] as long as she could remember – Three months before admission she began to get short of breath, 8 weeks before she noticed swelling of the legs and belly, and passed bloody water since'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Caroline Robertson, 51, Housekeeper

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Aug 1907
Date of death: 17 Aug 1907
Disease (transcribed): Annular carcinoma of upper end of rectum. Chronic intestinal obstruction. (Perforation). [Left inguinal colostomy]. General peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines); Obstruction (Intestines); Perforation (Intestines); Colostomy (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen only examined
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Catherine Lower, 40, Wife

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 May 1882
Date of death: 1 Jul 1882
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of peritoneum, liver and ovaries. Ascites
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen); Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Ovary); Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Two months before admission she felt too weak to do her ordinary work, and three weeks later she noticed abdominal swelling.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and ovaries
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Carter, 56, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jun 1903
Date of death: 22 Jun 1903
Disease (transcribed): Retroperitoneal sarcoma. Secondary nodules on omentum and peritoneum. Peritonitis. Jejunotomy
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Jejunotomy (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Five months ago the patient strained his left side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, testes, alimentary canal and intestines
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Collins, 29, Machinist

Occupation or role: Machinist
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Mar 1894
Date of death: 6 Mar 1894
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of abdominal aneurysm
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'Last August patient suffered from 'nervous disease'. Was in the London hospital five weeks. Three months ago he thinks he strained himself over a slift machine. A month ago he noticed a painful swelling in the abdomen. No history of syphilis. On admission. There was a pulsating expansile swelling about the size of a cricket ball in the umbilical and hypogastric regions'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, spine, heart
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Cook , 61, Signalman

Occupation or role: Signalman
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Oct 1916
Date of death: 12 Oct 1916
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of rectum. Piece of bone in rectum causing ulceration and perforation. General peritonitis. Enlarged prostate. Cystitis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Rectum); Ulcer (Rectum); Perforation (Rectum); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Enlarged (Prostate); Cystitis (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by: Oakden, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient had not been well for three weeks. Two days ago he had acute pain in the epigastrium, vomiting and constipation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Illustrations or photographs: Yes Type of incident: n/a

Charles Goddard, 45, Commercial traveller

Occupation or role: Commercial traveller
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Oct 1885
Date of death: 23 Nov 1885
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of recto-peritoneal tissue
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Intestines); Sarcoma (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: He first noticed an abdominal swelling in January 1883.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Gough, 50, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Mar 1903
Date of death: 4 May 1903
Disease (transcribed): Generalized miliary tuberculosis. Tuberculous abscesses. Tubercles in lungs, viscera, pericardium, pleurae, peritoneum and cerebral meninges. Tuberculous abscesses in brain
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Systemic); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Heart); Tuberculosis (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Brain);Abscess (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This man had weakness starting rather suddenly in April 1902, then much night sweating and gradual loss of flesh with dyspnoea. There was some pain in the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, testes, alimentary canal and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Wells, 56, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Mar 1903
Date of death: 5 Apr 1903
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs and pelvis. Rupture of liver and spleen. Pleural effusion. Bronchitis and oedema of lungs.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Pelvis); Rupture (Liver); Rupture (Spleen); Effusion (Pleura); Bronchitis (Lung);Oedema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: The patient fell a distance of about ten feet, injuring his chest and abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, alimentary canal, genito-urinary tract and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Charlotte Thake, 40, Laundress

Occupation or role: Laundress
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Apr 1907
Date of death: 4 Apr 1907
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma recti. Secondary growths in wall of caecum (direct extension) and in lumbar and higher prevertebral glands and in liver and peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Rectum); Cancer (Intestines); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: For the past two months the patient had had pain in the lower part of the abdomen. For the past five weeks she had passed blood per rectum.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, trachea, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, alimentary canal, stomach, small intestine, rectum, pelvic glands, lumbar glands, liver, gall bladder and bile ducts, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder and uterus
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Clara Batchelor, 20, Nursemaid

Occupation or role: Nursemaid
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Apr 1892
Date of death: 18 Apr 1892
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of pelvis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Pelvis)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickson, T.W.
Medical notes: For four months the patient had had a little haemoptysis at times. About three months ago she began to notice the abdomen swell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, liver, spleen, lungs and heart
Type of incident: n/a

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