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Occupation or role: [Wife of] Police officer
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1917
Date of death: 2 Apr 1917
Disease (transcribed): Empyema. Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Lungs); Bronchopneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: O’Flynn, Elizabeth
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: 'Measles 3 weeks ago. Pain in the chest & cough ever since. The pain is worse on breathing & coughing’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Fisherman
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Mar 1879
Date of death: 15 Mar 1879
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: On March 6th he began to suffer from slight nasal catarrh and oppression of breathing. The next day he began to cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: House keeper
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1893
Date of death: 26 Mar 1893
Disease (transcribed): Double pleurisy and pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: This man had been a soldier and served in India, where he had dysentery and ague. On March 22nd he had an attack of shivering followed by sweating, a fit of ague as he thought.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, brain, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, bladder, vesicula seminales, prostate, testes and liver
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Packer
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Feb 1880
Date of death: 25 Mar 1880
Disease (transcribed): Large white kidneys, with atrophy of cortex. Hypertrophy of heart. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: About the beginning of January he noticed that the sight of the right eye was dim, everything appeared as though enveloped in a fog. For the last three to four months he had passed much water.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

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

Occupation or role: [No occupation listed]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1903
Date of death: 1 Apr 1903
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull, spine, ribs and pelvis. Ruptured lung. Double haemo-thorax. Haemo-peritoneum. Ruptured lung
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Pelvis); Rupture (Lung); Haemothorax (Lung); Haemoperitoneum (Abdomen);Rupture (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient threw herself out of the window, with the idea of committing suicide, falling about fifty feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, gall bladder, portal vein, kidneys, adrenals, alimentary canal, intestines, vermiform appendix, bladder, uterus, skull and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Age: 64
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Feb 1901
Date of death: 13 Mar 1901
Disease (transcribed): Cystic growth (mixed celled sarcoma) of the liver. Secondary growths in the lumbar glands and left lung. Thrombosis of both external iliac veins. Bronchitis and oedema of lungs
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Lung); Thrombosis (Veins); Bronchitis (Lung); Oedema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Keyser, Charles Ralph
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Since October 1900 the patient had noticed a lump in her right side, which gradually increased in size and caused her a good deal of pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, pericardium, heart, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, alimentary canal and genital organs
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Excavator
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Mar 1879
Date of death: 2 Mar 1879
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia (acute). Old chronic pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: A slight cough was present all the winter. Otherwise the patient was well until February 17th, when he woke with headache, pain in the back and limbs, sharp pain in the right flank on coughing, cough, dyspnoea and anorexia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Potman
Age: 5 days
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Jan 1912
Date of death: 8 Jan 1912
Disease (transcribed): Numerous congenital malformations. Ectopic vesicae. Deficient abdominal wall. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Congenital malformations (Systemic); Exstrophy (Bladder); Deficient (Abdomen); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This child was born with an imperforate anus, ectopic vesicae, deficient abdominal wall, and died four days later.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and aorta
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Boot maker
Age: 88
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Feb 1907
Date of death: 15 Mar 1907
Disease (transcribed): Incomplete fracture of neck of left femur. General advanced atheroma. Atheroma of coronary arteries. Thrombosis in left iliac artery. Hypostatic pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Thrombosis (Arteries); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Evans, John Howell
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: While alighting from a bus, he slipped and tumbled down, falling on to his left thigh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, trachea, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, alimentary canal, pancreas, suprarenals, liver, gall bladder, bile ducts, spleen, kidneys, genito-urinary tract, cranium and limbs
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Dec 1879
Date of death: 27 Feb 1880
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of brain. Inflammation of mastoid cells. Cirrhosis. Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain); Inflammation (Skull); Cirrhosis (Liver); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: Three years before admission a scaly eruption appeared all over the body. Under treatment it disappeared, but was followed by loss of hair, headache and pains in the limbs. Two years later he had ulcerated legs and severe sore throat.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Mastoid region, dura mater, brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, urinary apparatus
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Waiter
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Feb 1909
Date of death: 4 Mar 1909
Disease (transcribed): Diabetes. Hypostatic pneumonia. Infarct in left kidney. Pancreas fatty and fibrous. Suppurating wound in right groin
Disease (standardised): Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas); Pneumonia (Lung); Infarction (Kidney); Disease (Pancreas); Suppuration (Groin); Wound (Groin)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: The patient had had a right inguinal hernia for some years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, aorta, peritoneum, oesophagus, stomach, duodenum, small intestine, appendix, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, suprarenals and testes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Feb 1880
Date of death: 25 Feb 1880
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of liver. Encephaloid of kidneys. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Kidney); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: It was only about the beginning of the year that he noticed anything wrong with himself. Jaundice and gradual enlargement of the abdomen were the symptoms that attracted attention.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Waiter
Age: 4
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Mar 1907
Date of death: 10 Mar 1907
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria. Tracheotomy. Double pneumothorax
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx); Tracheotomy (Trachea); Pneumothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: There was sudden onset of crouping cough and shortness of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, tonsils, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder, alimentary tract, mesentery and retroperitoneal glands
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Mar 1905
Date of death: 13 Mar 1905
Disease (transcribed): Multiple injuries. Ruptured lung. Double pneumothorax. Very extreme surgical emphysema
Disease (standardised): Injury; Rupture (Lungs); Pneumothorax (Lungs); Emphysema (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Jones, Lawrence
Medical notes: 'The police brought this man into the hospital, stating that he had been knocked down by a cart while rather the worse for drunk. He was then pale, sweaty and collapsed’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Illustrations: Yes [relating to case?]
Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Dec 1887
Date of death: 13 Feb 1888
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’
Illustrations or photographs: Yes (relating to case PM/1888/76)
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Caretaker
Age: 68
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Mar 1908
Date of death: 5 Mar 1908
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Septic pneumonia. Visceroptosis. Gastrectasia
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Sepsis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Visceral prolapse (Viscera); Gastrectasia (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was admitted for cough and dyspnoea
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, stomach, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Feb 1893
Date of death: 23 Feb 1893
Disease (transcribed): Chronic pulmonary tuberculosis. Acute bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: He was admitted first on December 12th 1892 suffering from severe bronchitis and purulent expectoration which began two months before.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, brain, pleurae, lungs, bronchi, larynx, thyroid gland, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder and testes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1868
Date of death: 19 Mar 1868
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pleuro-pneumonia. Granular degeneration of right kidney. Congenital deficiency of right renal artery.
Disease (standardised): Bronchopleuropneumonia (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Congenital deficiency (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man had been long accustomed to a winter cough, and was seized on the 26th of February with headache, rigors and pain in the right side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Waiter
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1903
Date of death: 5 Mar 1903
Disease (transcribed): ? Diabetic coma and gangrene. Hypostatic congestion of lungs. Bronchitis. ? Aspirated food. Amputation through right thigh
Disease (standardised): Diabetic coma (Systemic); Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas); Congestion (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Aspiration (Lung); Amputation (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: A corn on the third toe of the right foot had caused trouble for six months and had been frequently cut with razors.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, alimentary tract and bladder
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Foreman
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Feb 1886
Date of death: 16 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Dilated right side of heart
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See Notes No 205
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 7
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Dec 1896
Date of death: 4 Jan 1897
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Abscesses in lungs: pyopneumothorax. Vegetative endocarditis
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Abscess (Lung); Hydropneumothorax (Pleural cavity); Endocarditis (Heart) ()
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: 'She had had a discharge from the Right ear for some months previous to admission and had been an O.P. [Out-patient] here and at the Victoria Hospital. On Nov [November] 20 she complained of great pain in the Right ear. Since that date there had been swelling around the mastoid, pyrexia, loss of appetite and general illness'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, larynx, heart, heart, liver, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, uterus, ovaries
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow. Ironer
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Dec 1906
Date of death: 7 Feb 1907
Disease (transcribed): Chronic interstitial nephritis. Atheroma of aorta. Fatty heart. Left cerebral haemorrhage. Inhalation broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta); Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Brain); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: On the day of admission the patient suddenly became unconscious while sitting in a chair.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, pericardium, larynx, thyroid, trachea, peritoneum, gastro-intestinal tract, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, urino-genital tract, abdominal aorta and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Artist
Age: 74
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Dec 1899
Date of death: 28 Dec 1899
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia of right lung (both lobes). Fracture of right thigh
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Roderick, Henry Buckley
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and right thigh
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1901
Date of death: 17 Dec 1901
Disease (transcribed): Morbus renum (large white kidney). Lobar pneumonia and hypostatic congestion and oedema of lungs. Adherent pericardium. Old endocarditis (mitral stenosis). Recent endocarditis. Ascites
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pneumonia (Lung); Oedema (Lung); Disease (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Stokes, Whitley Bland
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was admitted for anasarca, rheumatic pains and dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal, bladder, uterus and appendages
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a