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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 72
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Nov 1909
Date of death: 3 Jan 1910
Disease (transcribed): Intracapsular fracture of neck of femur. Fatty heart
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Four says ago she slipped and fell on to her right side and was unable to wakl afterwards.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, uterus, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Dress maker
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Dec 1909
Date of death: 6 Jan 1910
Disease (transcribed): Acute appendicitis. Generalised peritonitis. Pylephlebitis. Pyaemia. Abscesses in right lung
Disease (standardised): Appendicitis (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Phlebitis (Veins); Sepsis (Systemic); Abscess (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: Three days before admission the patient vomited early in the morning. Shortly afterwards she had an attack of abdominal pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, stomach, small intestine, caecum, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, pelvis, genitalia and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Window cleaner
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1910
Date of death: 11 Jan 1910
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of both femurs. Comminuted fracture of left patella. Fracture left olecranon. Scalp wound. Fibroid heart. Aspiration broncho pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Fracture (Patella); Fracture (Ulna); Wound (Scalp); Disease (Heart); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: The patient fell fourteen feet to the ground while cleaning a window.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, stomach, liver, gall bladder, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals and pancreas
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1910
Date of death: 10 Jan 1910
Disease (transcribed): Fatty heart and liver. Colic. Intussusception. Death during induction of chloroform anaesthesia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); Colic (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Jaffray, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: On the day before admission he had an attack of acute pain in the abdomen. This was generalised at first, but later became worse on the right side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, trachea, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, large gut and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Jan 1910
Date of death: 3 Feb 1910
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of aneurysm of branch of inferior bronchial artery within the lung into chest
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Arteries); Rupture (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: For two says he had had griping pains in the abdomen referred to the navel. Four hours ago the pains became worse and he had to give up work.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Jan 1910
Date of death: 31 Jan 1910
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Laceration of brain. Rupture of mid meningeal artery
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Rupture (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He fell twenty feet on to his head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, brain, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Bus conductor
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Mar 1910
Date of death: 9 Mar 1910
Disease (transcribed): Fractured vault. Fractured base. Rupture right mid meningeal artery. Bruising and laceration of brain. Mitral stenosis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Rupture (Arteries); Bruising (Brain); Laceration (Brain); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Jaffray, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: He was thrown from the steps of his motor bus and alighted on his head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, stomach, intestines, liver, gall bladder, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals and pancreas
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Caretaker
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Mar 1910
Date of death: 18 Mar 1910
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of base of skull. Bruising of brain with laceration of left temporal sphenoidal lobe. Aortic stenosis slight
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Bruising (Brain); Laceration (Brain); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He had fallen downstairs and the next morning he became unconscious and remained so ever since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, bronchi, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 74
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1910
Date of death: 5 Apr 1910
Disease (transcribed): Intracapsular fracture of femur. Pericarditis. Chronic bronchitis. Septic pneumonia. Plastic Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Pericarditis (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung); Sepsis (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lung); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: She caught her foot and fell downstairs, injuring her right hip.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, ears, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, vena cava, stomach, intestines, liver, gall bladder and bile ducts, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder, ureters and genitals
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Apr 1910
Date of death: 17 Apr 1910
Disease (transcribed): ? septicaemia. Pyaemia. Pericarditis. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Pericarditis (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: Five days before admission she came up to the hospital with a whitlow on the middle finger of the left hand. Two days ago she had pain in the left hip and had a feverish attack.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, gall apparatus, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals and joints
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Civil servant
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Apr 1910
Date of death: 12 Apr 1910
Disease (transcribed): Atherosclerosis. Fibroid heart. Pulmonary oedema
Disease (standardised): Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Fibrosis (Heart); Oedema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: He was in a cab near South Kensington Station when he felt faint, so he was brought to the hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, coronary arteries, stomach, intestines, liver, gall bladder, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals and pancreas
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Apr 1910
Date of death: 13 Apr 1910
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Rupture of left mid meningeal artery. ? Rupture of aneurysm in mid cerebral artery
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Rupture (Arteries); Aneurysm (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: While walking in the road she was struck by a taxicab and knocked down.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, stomach, intestines, liver, gall bladder, spleen, kidneys and suprarenals
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Motor driver
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1910
Date of death: 25 Apr 1910
Disease (transcribed): Septicaemia. Pericarditis. Multiple antemortem venous thromboses. Chronic nephritis. Abortion
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Pericarditis (Heart); Thrombosis (Veins); Nephritis (Kidney); Abortion, spontaneous (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: Her doctor reported that six weeks ago she had a miscarriage and two hours later she became deeply jaundiced and had profuse bilious vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, stomach, intestines, liver, gall bladder, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals, veins and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

• Occupation or role: Bank messenger
  Age: 65
  Gender: Male
  Date of admission: 7 May 1910
  Date of death: 8 May 1910
  Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Ruptured mid-meningeal artery. Haemorrhage into surface of brain
  Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Rupture (Arteries); Haemorrhage (Brain)
  Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
• Back, Ivor Gordon
  Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
  Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
  Medical notes: He was found lying unconscious in the street.
  Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal, cranium and brain
  Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Hawker
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 May 1910
Date of death: 10 May 1910
Disease (transcribed): Fractured vertex. Fractured base. Rupture right middle meningeal artery. Laceration of brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Rupture (Arteries); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: He was knocked down by a taxicab and was rendered unconscious.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, brain, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, stomach and intestines, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals and bladder
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Beer retailer
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Jun 1910
Date of death: 2 Jul 1910
Disease (transcribed): Herniotomy. Alcoholism. Fatty heart. Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Herniotomy (Abdomen); Alcoholism (Systemic); Disease (Heart); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Jaffray, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He had been ruptured for eight years on both sides. The right side had been irreducible for about six years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Jul 1910
Date of death: 31 Jul 1910
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Laceration of lateral sinus. Haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Transverse sinuses); Haemorrhage (Transverse sinuses)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was knocked down by a taxicab and in falling was said to have struck her head against the curb.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal, skull and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Cab driver
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Sep 1910
Date of death: 29 Sep 1910
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Cerebral arterio-scleriosis. Aneurysm of arch of aorta. Aspiration pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Arteriosclerosis (Arteries); Aneurysm (Aorta); Pneumonia, aspiration (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He was seen to sway in his seat, drop the reins and fall to the ground.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, adrenals, alimentary canal, bladder, skull and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coppersmith
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Oct 1910
Date of death: 18 Oct 1910
Disease (transcribed): Scalds of 2nd, 3rd and 4th degree. Toxaemia. Mitral disease. Pulmonary embolism. Thrombosis of left external iliac and femoral veins
Disease (standardised): Scald (Skin); Toxaemia (Blood); Disease (Heart); Embolism (Lung); Thrombosis (Veins)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Hot water from a steam condenser upset over both his legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Bailiff
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Nov 1910
Date of death: 11 Feb 1911
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the oesophagus and cardiac end of stomach. Necrotic pressure ulcers in oesophagus. Morbus cordis. Secondary growths in the liver.
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Oesophagus); Cancer (Stomach); Ulcer (Oesophagus); Disease (Heart); Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Jaffrey, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was admitted for dysphagia of four months standing which had steadily progressed so that on admission he could only take fluid.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a