Occupation or role: Married Age: 54 Gender: Female Date of admission: 26 Jun 1872 Date of death: 10 Jul 1872 Disease (transcribed): Cancer of ovaries. Secondary of peritoneum and liver. Rupture of cyst of ovary. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Cancer (Ovary); Cancer (Abdomen); Cancer (Liver); Rupture (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Clarke, John Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: The history this patient gives is that she married and had one child twenty eight years ago. The catamenia had been regular up to the present time. Two years ago she was laid up with pain in the left side. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Feb 1873 Date of death: 16 Mar 1873 Disease (transcribed): Compound comminuted fracture of left leg. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: The patient fell while jumping from a Phaeton and broke his leg. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Mar 1873 Date of death: 31 Mar 1873 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of finger. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Amputation (Finger); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This man’s finger was amputated for stiffness of the joints due to an old injury. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, joints, brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: School boy Age: 11 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Mar 1873 Date of death: 2 Apr 1873 Disease (transcribed): Contusion, and subsequent sloughing, of intestine. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Contusion (Intestines); Sloughing (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This boy was kicked on the abdomen by a horse three days before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 76 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Mar 1873 Date of death: 3 Apr 1873 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated inguinal hernia. Operation. Peritonitis. Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: He had a rupture for the last eighteen years, for which he had never worn a truss. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Mar 1873 Date of death: 9 Apr 1873 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of right leg. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: The patient fell out of a loft about six feet from the ground on to a drain pipe, which caused a fracture of the right leg and a small wound. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, joints, right eye, brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Child Age: 5 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Apr 1873 Date of death: 26 Apr 1873 Disease (transcribed): Caries of metatarsal bone. Suppurating inguinal glands. Tubercular meningitis Disease (standardised): Caries (Foot); Suppuration (Lymph nodes); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: No history could be obtained of this child. On admission he was suffering from necrosis of the metatarsal bones of the left foot. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bones and glands Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Mar 1873 Date of death: 2 May 1873 Disease (transcribed): Caries of hip-joint. Abscess Disease (standardised): Caries (Hip); Abscess (Hip) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This patient was admitted into the hospital on account of old contraction and disease of the right hip joint. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bones and joints Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Housemaid Age: 48 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 Apr 1873 Date of death: 19 May 1873 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of breast. Erysipelas. Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Amputation (Breast); Erysipelas (Skin); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This woman had a cystic tumour of the breast removed by Mr Tatum about five years ago. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Butler Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 May 1873 Date of death: 24 May 1873 Disease (transcribed): Acute tuberculosis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This man had been attending this hospital as an out patient for enlarged glands of the neck. He was admitted into the hospital for retention of urine. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and urethra Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: School boy Age: 14 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Apr 1863 Date of death: 26 May 1873 Disease (transcribed): Periostitis of femur. Erysipelas. Softening clots in the heart. Pulmonary embolism Disease (standardised): Periostitis (Leg); Erysipelas (Skin); Disease (Heart); Embolism (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This boy stated that he received a blow on the left thigh from a stick but it did not lay him up. This happened about two weeks before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bones and joints Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Groom Age: 26 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Jun 1873 Date of death: 27 Jun 1873 Disease (transcribed): Abscess of thigh. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Abscess (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: He had been riding a horse which was buck jumping when he got his leg jammed against a handle of a cab causing a wound of the right leg. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs and heart Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Gardener Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Aug 1873 Date of death: 5 Aug 1873 Disease (transcribed): Ulceration and obstruction of intestines. Peritonitis. Abscess of lungs Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Obstruction (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Abscess (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This man was admitted with symptoms of intestinal obstruction from which he had been suffering some days. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestines, hernia, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Schoolmaster Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Jul 1873 Date of death: 8 Aug 1873 Disease (transcribed): Syphilis? Chronic periostitis. Caries of left femur and hip joint. Purpura Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Systemic); Periostitis (Bones); Caries (Leg); Caries (Hip); Purpura (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: About ten years ago an abscess formed on the outer side of the left thigh which broke and continued to discharge pus. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 14 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Aug 1873 Date of death: 8 Aug 1873 Disease (transcribed): Contusion of thumb. Phlebitis. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Contusion (Thumb); Phlebitis (Veins); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: It was stated that this boy poisoned his right thumb having previously bruised it. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Veins, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Blindmaker Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Aug 1873 Date of death: 1 Sep 1873 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: He had been suffering from inguinal rupture of the left side for the last thirty years, originally caused by jumping. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and bones Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Widow Age: 46 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Jul 1873 Date of death: 2 Sep 1873 Disease (transcribed): Cellulitis of arm. Sloughing. Amputation at shoulder joint. Exhaustion Disease (standardised): Cellulitis (Arm); Sloughing (Arm); Amputation (Arm); Exhaustion (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy. Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: The patient fell down and truck her left arm against a bed stead causing a slight wound. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Shoemaker Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Sep 1873 Date of death: 1 Oct 1873 Disease (transcribed): Tumour of arm. Removal. Cellulitis. Pleurisy. Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Tumour (Arm); Removal (Arm); Cellulitis (Arm); Pleurisy (Pleura); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: Eight months ago this man noticed a small swelling on the front of the arm about the size of a walnut. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: House keeper Age: 70 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 Oct 1873 Date of death: 20 Oct 1873 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated umbilical hernia. Operation. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This woman had suffered from an umbilical rupture for the last ten years. For the last six months it increased in size. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Hernia, pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Oct 1873 Date of death: 4 Nov 1873 Disease (transcribed): Urethral stricture. (Internal urethrotomy). Atrophied kidney. Cystitis. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Urethrotomy (Urethra); Atrophy (Kidney); Cystitis (Bladder); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: The patient fell off a scaffold about two years ago and struck himself between his legs. Shortly after this a perineal abscess formed. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and bladder Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Laundress Age: 42 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Sep 1873 Date of death: 10 Nov 1873 Disease (transcribed): Syphilis. Broncho-pneumonia Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Systemic); Bronchopneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This patient stated that about six weeks ago she scratched her second finger and it became poisoned. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 44 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Sep 1873 Date of death: 23 Nov 1873 Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Diffuse cellulitis of the left lower limb. Suppuration of left knee joint Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Cellulitis (Leg); Suppuration (Knee) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: He first noticed that his left leg commenced to swell about three years ago and had in bandaged. About a year ago the calf of the leg inflamed and an abscess formed leaving an ulceration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and joints Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Waiter Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Sep 1873 Date of death: 23 Dec 1873 Disease (transcribed): Stricture of urethra. Abscess between rectum and bladder. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Abscess (Rectum); Abscess (Bladder); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This man had gonorrhoea about eight years ago and since that time he had suffered from obstruction of the urethra. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Peritoneum, bladder and urethra Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Carrier Age: 58 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Nov 1873 Date of death: 27 Dec 1873 Disease (transcribed): Prolapsus ani. Erysipelas. Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Prolapse (Anal canal); Erysipelas (Skin); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This man stated that he was in a healthy condition until he was operated on for fistula about two years ago, and after this he suffered from prolapse of the bowel. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and rectum Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Foreman Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Dec 1873 Date of death: 28 Dec 1873 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Erysipelas. Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Erysipelas (Skin); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This patient fell off some steps of the Albert Memorial caused by giddiness of the head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: Trauma/accident
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