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Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 10
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1894
Date of death: 5 Jan 1894
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'Patient was brought in dead. Not seen by registrar'.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Face, neck, arms, legs, ears, skull, base of the skull, brain, thoracic organs, abdominal organs
Type of incident: Homicide/murder?

Occupation or role: Waiter
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1893
Date of death: 10 Jan 1894
Disease (transcribed): Septicaemia
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'On admission. There is a fluctuating swelling in the abdominal wall above the left pubic spine. […] The man became very ill with symptoms of rapid blood poisoning and so died'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Nov 1893
Date of death: 14 Jan 1894
Disease (transcribed): Colloid columnar epithelioma of rectum, liver and lungs
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Intestines); Carcinoma (Liver); Carcinoma (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'Patient had had symptoms of rectal disease 3 months. Had lost flesh and appetite. No history of syphilis. On admission he looked in fair condition. A hard irregular mass of growth was felt in the bowel 2 1/2 inches from anus. Nov 24 Mr Bennett performed lumbar colotomy'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jan 1894
Date of death: 22 Jan 1894
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of spine
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'The patient fell with a sack of coals down 14 iron steps. Did not lose consciousness'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 May 1893
Date of death: 23 Jan 1894
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma in neck. Gastrostomy. Tracheotomy
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Neck); Gastrostomy (Stomach); Tracheotomy (Trachea)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'The registrar much regrets that the notes of this case are missing. The patient came in at a time when radical changes were in progress and very possibly no notes were taken'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Trachea, oesophagus, liver, spleen, kidneys, lungs, heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Storekeeper
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jan 1894
Date of death: 23 Jan 1894
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia. Herniotomy
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Intestines); Herniotomy (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur, H.
Medical notes: 'Patient had been ruptured 40 years. Had worn trusses and bandages. 3 weeks ago he had had influenza followed by bronchitis and congestion of the lungs. During convalescence he had been sitting about and had worn no truss'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Age: 65
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Jan 1894
Date of death: 2 Feb 1894
Disease (transcribed): Burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'Patient was airing clothes at the fire. They caught alight, and in attempting to put them out she was severely burnt. H. S. [House surgeon] reported. Severe burns 2nd and 3rd degree of hands, arms, breast and face'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, peritoneum, stomach. Liver, kidneys, bladder, genital organs
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Butcher
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Feb 1894
Date of death: 12 Feb 1894
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Haemorrhage from lateral sinus
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'Patient was fighting and was knocked down. H. S. [House surgeon] saw him the same night and found a slight contusion of the back of the head. [..] The hospital was very full so the man was given [?] Sennae and sent home in charge of the police. His wife states that he became unconscious before he reached home, but that this was attributed to the draught he had had. Patient remained unconscious till the third day when she brought him back to the hospital'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, lungs, heart, liver
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Lodging house keeper
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Feb 1894
Date of death: 21 Feb 1894
Disease (transcribed): Strangulation of intestine by a band. Laparotomy. Suture of intestine
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Intestines); Laparotomy (Abdomen); Suture techniques (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer and Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'For surgical part of this case see the preceeding page'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Feb 1894
Date of death: 19 Feb 1894
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of lungs
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted as a case of curolid aneurysm: no aneurysm however could be found but the man was in a late stage of pulmonary disease. He was splitting up large quantities of pus and was very dyspnoeic'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thyroid gland, lymphatic gland, plurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, brocnhial gland, tracheal gland, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Ironer
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Feb 1894
Date of death: 27 Feb 1894
Disease (transcribed): Epithelioma of tongue etc.
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Tongue)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'Patient was operated upon for malignant disease of the tongue in September 1893. On admission. The growth is rapidly recurring. Patient is losing flesh fast. […] The left half of the tongue, the floor of the mouth and the soft palate are infiltrated with malignant growth. [...] The patient died rather suddenly with out apparent cause'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Intestines, tongue, neck, lungs, heart, kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

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

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 5
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1894
Date of death: 18 Mar 1894
Disease (transcribed): Burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'Child's nightgown caught fire. On admission she was collapsed. Temp: next day 103. Child was badly burned about left arm, shoulder, neck and face. She was delirious and frequently sick'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Boot maker
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 October 1893
Date of death: 17 Mar 1894
Disease (transcribed): Epithelioma of the tongue
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Tongue)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'There was extensive infiltration of the left cervical glands and lymphatics. The cication in the tongue was not involved in the recurrence. He suffered much pain and was kept under the influence of morphine. The skin gave way and the growth ulcerated'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, neck, thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 22/26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1894
Date of death: 27 Mar 1894
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of base of skull. Laceration of brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'Patient was run over by an omnibus. […] Patient was concussed and collapsed. There was a compound fracture of the right leg and a laceration of the left knee. There was also a haematoma over the frontal region'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Mar 1894
Date of death: 29 Mar 1894
Disease (transcribed): Acute congestion of lungs
Disease (standardised): Disease (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'Patient had been ruptured for 20 years. Had always worn a truss. 4 days ago the rupture came down beneath truss and could not be returned. There was much pain and tenderness but he was not sick. Mar 27th H.S. [House surgeon] reported an irreducible left ing [inguinal]: hernia rather tense and tender. Slight impulse on coughing'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1894
Date of death: 10 Apr 1894
Disease (transcribed): Pleural effusion. Radical cure of femoral hernia
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lung); Hernia surgery (Thigh); Operation (Thigh)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas and Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'Patient admitted with a strangulated femoral hernia of 4 days standing. There was no impulse. Vomit was faecal. Mr Dent cut down and opened the sac which contained congested omentum and gut, and bloodstained fluid. The constriction was divided and the gut returned'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, heart, lungs, plurae
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Horsekeeper
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1894
Date of death: 12 Apr 1894
Disease (transcribed): Subastragaloid dislocation. D. [Delirium] tremens
Disease (standardised): Joint dislocation (Foot); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'Patient slipped and twisted his foot under him. Had good health as a rule. On admission - H.S. [House surgeon] reports - was drunk. There was a dislocation of the foot on the left side. He was tremulous and incontinent'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium, testicles
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Apr 1894
Date of death: 14 Apr 1894
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis - from perforation. Malignant disease of rectum
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Perforation (Abdomen); Disease (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'Patient was I.P. [In-patient] and colotomy was done 3 years ago. She has since worn a belt. The last 12 mos [months]: There has been a tendency to prolapse of the colotomy. Yesterday she had much pain an abdomen with shivers and some sickness. Patient has a discharge from the rectum and also passes blood'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Drummer
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Apr 1894
Date of death: 22 Apr 1894
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated inguinal hernia
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Groin)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'Patient was not seen by registrar. H. S. [House surgeon] reports. Vomiting for 3 or 4 days. A large tense R [Right] ing [inguinal]: hernia. […] Gas and ether. Mr Turner cut down on the sac and exposed its contents. Which comprised some small intestine, much omentum and the caecum and vermiform appendix'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Mar 1894
Date of death: 26 Apr 1894
Disease (transcribed): ? Sarcoma. Phthisis (Old)
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'Five months before admission patient fell down and bruised his right hip. There was some stiffness for a few days and he then got well. 10 weeks ago the hip became stiff and painful and there was pain in the knee. […] On admission. The R [Right] hip abducted and rotated out wards. Great rigidity'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Legs, thorax, abdomen, cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Apr 1894
Date of death: 7 May 1894
Disease (transcribed): Stricture near anus. Acute peritonitis from rupture of intestine
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Rupture (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'Was I.P. [In-patient] two years ago with ulcers on the body and stricture of the rectum. […] She has had varicose veins for years and has worn elastic stockings. Four months ago a varicose ulcer formed on the left leg. It has slowly increased in size. 3 days ago a sudden haemorrhage occurred from the centre of the ulcer. [...] On admission. Looked in fair health. Many varicose veins present'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 May 1894
Date of death: 9 May 1894
Disease (transcribed): Burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'Patient was said to have upset a lamp over herself. She was burned from head to foot. On admission H.S. [House surgeon] reports. Was much collapsed. Semiconscious. The surface of the body was charred. She died in five hours. Not seen by Reg [Registrar]'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 May 1894
Date of death: 22 May 1894
Disease (transcribed): Bruised intestine. Ruptured mesentery - Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Contusion (Intestine); Rupture (Peritoneum); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'Patient was kicked by a horse on the abdomen 46 hours before operation. He was knocked down but managed to walk to the hospital. […] On admission. H. S. [House surgeon] reports. Was not collapsed complained of groping pain with tenderness near the umbilicus - Was sick once [...] 21. Sick again in the night twice. The abdomen has become distended'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 May 1894
Date of death: 25 May 1894
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of spine and of ribs. Rupture of spleen - liver - kidney
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Fracture (Ribs); Rupture (Spleen); Rupture (Liver); Rupture (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'Patient was not seen by Reg [Registrar]. H. S. [House surgeon] reported. Patient was crushed between a cart and a wall. Was collapsed on admission. There was fractured ribs on both sides. He became cyanosed and was bled to [4 oz] then leeches were applied. The respiratory embarrassment increased and he died in about 4 hours'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium, spine, ribs
Type of incident: Trauma/accident