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Occupation or role: [Son of] Decorator
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Jun 1915
Date of death: 17 Jun 1915
Disease (transcribed): Generalised tuberculosis. Tuberculous meningitis. Tuberculoma of cerebellum. Otitis media
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Systemic); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Otitis media (Ear)
Admitted under the care of: Barwell, Harold Shuttleworth
Medical examination performed by: Oakden, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He had ear discharge for many months from both ears.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, adrenals, alimentary canal, cranium, brain and middle ears
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 May 1915
Date of death: 7 Jun 1915
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma coli. Abdomino perineal resection
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines); Resection (Abdomen, Perineum)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: Oakden, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The patient had been passing blood for the last two months and for some months the bowels had been troublesome.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Apprentice
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Jan 1915
Date of death: 20 Apr 1915
Disease (transcribed): Generalized tuberculosis. Blastomycosis. Ulceration and perforation of the intestines. General peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Blastomycosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines); Perforation (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: Oakden, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: A tumour of three or four years growth was removed from the outer side of the right leg twelve months before. Five weeks ago he noticed a swelling in the left forearm, and a week later one in the leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, gall bladder, portal vessels, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Barman
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Dec 1914
Date of death: 30 Dec 1914
Disease (transcribed): Perforated duodenal ulcer. General acute peritonitis (Death during anaesthesia)
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Duodenum); Perforation (Duodenum); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Anaesthetic death (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: Ewart, George Arthur
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: A day before admission the patient had a sudden severe pain in the upper abdomen, with vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, adrenals, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, brain and skull
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 8
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Mar 1914
Date of death: 4 Jun 1914
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous peritonitis. Tuberculosis of lung
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Ewart, George Arthur
Post mortem examination performed by: Turton, James Richard Henry
Medical notes: The patient had general abdominal pain, bouts of vomiting and obstinate constipation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, oesophagus, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, bladder, alimentary canal and mesentery
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 10 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1914
Date of death: 25 Mar 1914
Disease (transcribed): Tabes mesenterica. Tuberculosis of lungs with excavitation. Tuberculous ulcers of intestines. Two ulcer in the stomach
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines); Ulcer (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stanfield
Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: A breast fed child until two days previously when she was given citrated cow’s milk. The child was always weakly and wasting for one month.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, trachea, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Tram driver
Age: 4
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Dec 1913
Date of death: 15 Mar 1914
Disease (transcribed): Meningitis. Otitis media. Cerebral abscess. Thrombosis of right lateral sinus. Trephining. Drainage of abscess
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Otitis media (Ear); Abscess (Brain); Thrombosis (Transverse sinuses); Trephining (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by: Ewart, George Arthur
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient had discharge from the right ear for three weeks. For three days he had several rigors with much pain and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, cranium and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Upholsterer
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jan 1914
Date of death: 5 Feb 1914
Disease (transcribed): Pernicious anaemia (aplastic type)
Disease (standardised): Anaemia, pernicious (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient had progressive asthenia and pallor since August 1913. The illness was attributed to an attack of influenza.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, kidneys, testes and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Railway guard
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Dec 1913
Date of death: 18 Jan 1914
Disease (transcribed): Mediastinal (thymic) tumours. Pleural effusion. Lymphosarcoma
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Mediastinum); Effusion (Pleura); Lymphoma, non-hodgkin (Lymphoid tissues)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Oram, Evelyn, Henry Bardens
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient had had a swelling of the neck for five weeks and was short of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, adrenals, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Railway guard
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Aug 1913
Date of death: 31 Oct 1913
Disease (transcribed): Anaemia ? (aplastic clinically). Acute leukaemia
Disease (standardised): Anaemia (Systemic); Leukaemia (Bone marrow, Blood)
Admitted under the care of: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Medical examination performed by: Oram, Evelyn Henry Bardens
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He had pain in the back for a month. He fell out of a cart some months ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thymus, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, skull, eyes, bones and marrow
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jul 1913
Date of death: 8 Jul 1913
Disease (transcribed): Septicaemia. Purpura. Haematogenous jaundice. Pontine haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Purpura (Skin); Jaundice (Skin); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Turton, James Richard Henry
Medical notes: This man had been ill for one month with jaundice, melaena and haematuria. Three days before admission a profuse purpuric eruption appeared on the trunk and limbs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium ,heart, oesophagus, aorta, gums, palate, tonsils, larynx, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, ureters, bladder and brain
Type of incident: n/a

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

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 May 1913
Date of death: 29 May 1913
Disease (transcribed): Acromegaly. Rupture of anuerysm of left middle cerebral artery
Disease (standardised): Acromegaly (Pituitary gland); Aneurysm (Arteries); Rupture (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This woman was admitted unconscious with right sided hemiplegia. For ten years she had suffered from acromegaly, the only features that are lacking being normal were the visual fields and almost normal thumbs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thymus, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, uterus, alimentary canal, skull, brain and spine
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Jul 1912
Date of death: 16 Jul 1912
Disease (transcribed): Purulent otitis media. Basic purulent meningitis
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Ear); Otitis media (Ear); Suppuration (Brain); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient had severe pain in the back and legs for some weeks, with mental obscurity.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, alimentary canal, skull and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Carman
Age: 6 weeks
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jun 1912
Date of death: 26 Jun 1912
Disease (transcribed): Marasmus. ? Congenital syphilis
Disease (standardised): Protein-energy malnutrition (Systemic); Congenital syphilis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: The patient had been ill for seven days with retraction of the head, screaming, vomiting and a rash on the buttocks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, suprarenals, spleen, kidneys, genito-urinary organs, alimentary tract, meninges and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Hairdresser
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Jun 1912
Date of death: 18 Jun 1912
Disease (transcribed): Acute and chronic tubal nephritis. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The boy had abdominal pain for nine days which was attributed to a kick in the belly by another boy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 12
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Sep 1911
Date of death: 13 Apr 1912
Disease (transcribed): Infective endocarditis of pulmonary valve. Pulmonary artery aneurysms
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Aneurysm (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey

Medical notes: This child had cough, praecordial pain and dyspnoea for six days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and pancreas
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1912
Date of death: 3 Apr 1912
Disease (transcribed): Purulent general peritonitis. Perinephritis (right). Abscesses both kidneys. Cyst adenoma of gall bladder. Atrophic scirrhus of right breast
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Perinephritis (Kidney); Abscess (Kidney); Cysts (Gall bladder); Cancer (Breast)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Cohen, Bertie Isaac
Medical notes: She had pain in the right side of the abdomen, difficulty in holding her water for three months, and a tumour in the right breast for some time.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, larynx, thyroid, abdomen, liver, pancreas, spleen and pelvic organs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Baker’s assistant
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Nov 1911
Date of death: 19 Nov 1911
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia. Cellulitis of foot following abrasion
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Cellulitis (Skin); Abrasion (Foot)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Wearing new boots ten days before admission chafed the great toe. Sepsis ensued with rapidity.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, prostate, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] labourer
Age: 4
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Jul 1911
Date of death: 30 Jul 1911
Disease (transcribed): (Whooping cough) Broncho-pneumonia. Acute nephritis
Disease (standardised): Whooping cough (Lung); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Nephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: The child had cough and dyspnoea for four days, followed by diarrhoea and pain in the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, thyroid, thymus, larynx, trachea, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, alimentary tract, meninges and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 May 1911
Date of death: 27 May 1911
Disease (transcribed): Septicaemia (streptococcal). Suppurative arthritis of left knee. Septic infarct of spleen. Old mitral disease and recent vegetative endocarditis. Dilated fatty heart. Perichonditic ulceration of larynx
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Suppuration (Knee); Arthritis (Knee); Infarction (Spleen); Disease (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart);Ulcer (Larynx)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: He had cough and sore throat for fourteen days with joint swellings for two days. He had rheumatic fever as a boy which left his heart weak.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Joints, neck, pleurae, lungs, infratracheal glands, trachea, bronchi, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder and ducts, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary tract, stomach, genito urinary tract, brain, meninges and skull
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Train driver
Age: 6
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1911
Date of death: 4 May 1911
Disease (transcribed): Right otitis media and mastoiditis. Septic thrombosis of lateral and other sinuses. Pyaemia with septic infarcts in lungs. Collapse of left lower lobe of lung
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Mastoiditis (Skull); Sepsis (Systemic); Thrombosis (Transverse sinuses); Infarction (Lung); Atelectasis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barwell, Harold Shuttleworth
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: She had her tonsils and adenoids removed. Since that time she had had a bilateral otorrhoea and for for three days had had pain in the right ear with drowsiness and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, mediastinal glands, tonsils, larynx, trachea, thyroid, thymus, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, pancreas, alimentary tract, genito urinary tract, scalp, meninges, brain, venous sinuses, ears and mastoid
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Secretary
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1911
Date of death: 19 Apr 1911
Disease (transcribed): Infective endocarditis (pneumococcal). Meningitis. Infarction of kidneys and spleen (pneumococcal pyaemia)
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Meningitis (Brain); Infarction (Kidney); Infarction (Spleen); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: He had sudden onset of pain in the side with rigor, cough and dyspnoea five days before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, mitral valve, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, alimentary tract, meninges and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 4
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Nov 1910
Date of death: 7 Nov 1910
Disease (transcribed): Acute yellow atrophy of liver with red atrophy
Disease (standardised): Atrophy (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The child developed jaundice two weeks before admission which had persisted. On the day before admission the patient complained of abdominal pain and screamed much from then until he was admitted.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, adrenals, bladder, alimentary canal and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Jun 1910
Date of death: 2 Sep 1910
Disease (transcribed): Hydrochloric poisoning. Stricture of cardiac end of oesophagus and of antrum of pylorus. Anterior gastro-jejunostomy
Disease (standardised): Poisoning (Systemic); Constriction (Oesophagus); Constriction (Stomach); Gastric bypass (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: Oram, Evelyn Henry Bardens
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with history of having taken a quarter of a pint of spirits of salt.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, bladder, kidneys, adrenals, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: Suicide