Sir Theo Crawford - Pathologist 4.10.89
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Sir Theo Crawford - Pathologist 4.10.89
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Duncan McGlashan - Laboratory Technician 14.1.89
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Occupation or role: Salesman
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Nov 1946
Date of death: 17 Dec 1946
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of the stomach invading the liver and pancreas. Haemorrhage from splenic artery
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Stomach); Carcinoma (Liver); Carcinoma (Pancreas); Haemorrhage (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Crawford, Theodore
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Respiratory system, cardiovascular system, Gastro-intestinal system, genito-urinary system, endocrines and head
Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Grocer
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1946
Date of death: 24 Dec 1946
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia (streptococcal). Empyema. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Empyema (Pleura); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Gainsborough, Hugh
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Crawford, Theodore
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Alimentary system, respiratory system, cardiovascular system, genito-urinary system, endocrines and head
Type of incident: n/a
[Name redacted], 17, [No occupation stated]
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Dec 1946
Date of death: 27 Dec 1946
Disease (transcribed): Bilateral hydronephrosis of congenital origin. Renal infantilism. Uraemia
Disease (standardised): Hydronephrosis, congenital (Kidney); Infantilism (Kidney); Uraemia (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Feiling, Anthony
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Crawford, Theodore
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cardiovascular system, respiratory system, alimentary system, genito-urinary system and endocrines
Type of incident: n/a
Noel Gowing - Pathologist 12.9.89
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[Name redacted], 52, Architect
Occupation or role: Architect
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Dec 1946
Date of death: 3 Dec 1946
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia (staphylococcal). Empyema. Toxaemia. Burn
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Empyema (Pleura); Toxaemia (Blood); Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Gainsborough, Hugh
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Crawford, Theodore
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Respiratory system, cardiovascular system, alimentary system, genito-urinary system, endocrines and head
Type of incident: Trauma/accident
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Stephen Gold - Dermatologist 17.10.89
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Terry Gould - Anaesthetist 4.10.89
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Norah Nichols alias Dr Schuster - Haematologist 13.9.89
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Post Mortem Examinations and Case Books
The post mortem records contain manuscript case notes, with medical notes both pre and post mortem. These include details on patients’ admission to the hospital, treatments and medication administered to patients and the medical history of patients; the medical histories were copied into the volumes from hospital registers, which are no longer extant. The post mortem cases include detailed pathological findings made during the detailed examination of the body after death. From the 1880s onwards the case books contain original anatomical drawings and photographs.
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The following information is recorded for each case. The information is transcribed from the case notes and/or the relevant index and, where relevant, additionally standardised using MeSH (Medical Subject Headings)
• Name of the patient. If a name is not entered in the volume, it is noted in the catalogue as ‘[No name stated]’
• Gender of the patient (female / male / unknown)
• Age of the patient. Usually in numbers, following the original, with the following exceptions: 4/12 = 4 months, 4/52 = 4 weeks, 4/365 = 4 days. If no age is entered, it is noted in the catalogue as ‘[No age stated]’
• Occupation of the patient. Where no occupation is entered, it is noted in the catalogue as ‘[No occupation stated]’. Children are often designated according to their father’s or mother’s occupation and women by their husband’s occupation (e.g. ‘F / Horsekeeper’, ‘M. Charwoman’, ‘Hd Grocer’); these have been rendered in the catalogue as ‘[Child of] Horsekeeper’, ‘[Wife of] Grocer’
• Date of admission and date of death
• The names of the doctors treating or examining the patient. ‘Admitted under the care of’ denotes the senior doctor in charge of the case (usually entered at the top of the page and in the index); ‘Post mortem performed by’ denotes the doctor responsible for the post mortem examination (usually signed at the bottom of the page) and ‘Medical examination performed by’ denotes the doctor responsible for the medical examination prior to death (usually signed at the bottom of the page). The earliest records usually contain only one name, and some of the later ones may contain multiple names in each category. An authority record (name access point) with basic biographical details has been created for each doctor mentioned in the records; these can be used to explore all the cases related to a particular individual
• Disease(s) or cause of death of the patient. Transcribed from the medical case and/or the index and standardised, e.g. ‘Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Fractured base. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (lungs). Fracture (skull)’
• Medical and post mortem notes. Brief summary description or transcription of the case notes relating to previous medical history (not a full transcription of the case notes)
• Note on whether the case includes illustrations or photographs; these can also be browsed via genre access points
• Note on whether the death was caused by trauma, accident or suicide
• Subject access points, using standardised terms from MeSH, with disease type (e.g. respiratory tract diseases, cardiovascular diseases) and anatomy type (e.g. cardiovascular system, musculoskeletal system), which can be used for browsing all relevant cases
Note on transcriptions and abbreviations
Names have been silently expanded, e.g. Jas = James, Wm = William
Some common abbreviations and acronyms
AMCH = Atkinson Morley Convalescent Hospital, Wimbledon
BID = Brought in dead
COA = Condition on admission
F = Father
H or Hd = Husband
HP = House physician
HS = House surgeon
IP = In-patient
L = Left
M = Mother
MR or Med reg or Med r = Medical register or Medical registrar
MS = Museum specimen
OP = Out-patient
OPD = Out-patient department
OR = Obstetric register
PMH = Previous medical history
PH = Previous history
Pt or Pat = Patient
PM = Post mortem
R = Right
RF = Rheumatic fever
Ry = Railway
SR or Surg reg = Surgical register or Surgical registrar
TB = Tuberculosis
VD = Venereal disease
St George's Hospital, London
Boyd, William: A Text-Book of Pathology: An Introduction to Medicine
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Ex libris of Prof Theo Crawford pasted flyleaf. Inscription on flylead: ‘T. Crawford 17.4.39’
Third edition
Boyd, William: The Pathology of Internal Diseases
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Ex libris of Prof Theo Crawford pasted flyleaf. Inscription on flylead: ‘T. Crawford’
Fifth edition
Occupation or role: Doctor
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Nov 1946
Date of death: 9 Dec 1946
Disease (transcribed): Gastric ulcer (operation). Localised peritonitis. Paralytic ileus
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Operation (Stomach); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Paralysis (Ileus)
Admitted under the care of: Siddons, Arthur Harold Makins
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Crawford, Theodore
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Respiratory system, cardiovascular system, Gastro-intestinal system, genito-urinary system, endocrines and head
Type of incident: n/a
[Name redacted], 44, Factory hand
Occupation or role: Factory hand
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Dec 1946
Date of death: 18 Dec 1946
Disease (transcribed): Bilateral pyonephrosis. Chronic pyelonephritis. Nephrosclerosis. Hypertrophy of the myocardium. Uraemia
Disease (standardised): Pyonephrosis (Kidney); Pyelonephritis (Kidney); Nephrosclerosis (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Uraemia (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Levick, Claude Blaxland
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Crawford, Theodore
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Respiratory system, cardiovascular system, Gastro-intestinal system, genito-urinary system, endocrines and head
Type of incident: n/a