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Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1902
Date of death: 12 Jan 1902
Disease (transcribed): Gastric ulcer opening up coronary artery. Red granular kidneys. Cardiac hypertrophy. Gouty deposit
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Rupture (Arteries); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Gout (Joints)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of attack of vomiting or bright red blood on the morning of admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Jan 1902
Date of death: 25 Jan 1902
Disease (transcribed): Early pneumonia. Carbuncle. Fatty degeneration of heart
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Carbuncle (Neck); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient’s history was that he had had a carbuncle on the neck for a week and pain in the lower right thorax.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, genital organs, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Caretaker
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Jan 1902
Date of death: 30 Jan 1902
Disease (transcribed): Hepatic cirrhosis
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of dropsy and stoppage of the bowels.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Dec 1901
Date of death: 2 Feb 1902
Disease (transcribed): Tricuspid and mitral stenosis. Endocarditis. Pleurisy. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: This patient’s chief complaint was great shortness of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Feb 1902
Date of death: 12 Feb 1902
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis (mitral stenosis). Pulmonary infarction. Nutmeg liver
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Infarction (Lung); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient gave a history of having suffered from sudden dyspnoea and spitting of blood at the end of last year.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract, alimentary canal and genital organs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Dec 1901
Date of death: 2 Mar 1902
Disease (transcribed): Generalised malignant disease (columnar celled carcinoma). No definite starting point found
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Indeterminate)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: The patient had a history of having had a cough for three months, and lately pain in the side on coughing and some dyspnoea on exertion.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract, alimentary canal and pelvic organs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Caretaker
Age: 75
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Feb 1902
Date of death: 6 Mar 1902
Disease (transcribed): Primary columnar celled carcinoma (undergoing mucoid (? colloid) change) of the tail or the pancreas. Obstruction to bile duct with cholangiectasis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Pancreas); Obstruction (Bile ducts); Cholangiectasis (Bile ducts)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of abdominal pain and loss of flesh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen only examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Chaser
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Feb 1902
Date of death: 10 Mar 1902
Disease (transcribed): Diabetes mellitus. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This patient had a history of symptoms of diabetes extending over the previous eighteen months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, brain and cord
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 2
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Mar 1902
Date of death: 13 Mar 1902
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia. Capillary bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Four days previous to admission the patient caught a cold. For one day before admission there was dyspnoea, cough and some blueness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Carman
Age: 2
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Mar 1902
Date of death: 20 Mar 1902
Disease (transcribed): General tuberculosis. Tuberculous meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: The patient had measles one month ago, and since then wasting and some cough with drowsiness and occasional vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1902
Date of death: 17 Mar 1902
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous meningitis. General miliary tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: The patient was a clerk who went to a business house in Leeds in October 1901, where he had to work very heard and late, and where he was unable to get regular meals. He dated the onset on his illness from then.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jan 1902
Date of death: 20 Mar 1902
Disease (transcribed): Cardiac dilatation. Pericarditis. Arteriosclerosis. Gangrene of leg
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart); Arteriosclerosis (Arteries); Gangrene (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was first admitted in January 1901. At that time he complained of dropsy and bronchitis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach and toe joints
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1902
Date of death: 24 Mar 1902
Disease (transcribed): Double pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: This patient was taken suddenly ill with pain in the side and a rigor occurred at onset.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Mar 1902
Date of death: 1 Apr 1902
Disease (transcribed): Lobar pneumonia. Granular kidneys. Cardiac hypertrophy
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: This patient was an in patient in the hospital on two separate occasions for dyspnoea and bronchitis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Waterman
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1902
Date of death: 7 Apr 1902
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidney (plus acute tubal change)
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of having vomited blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lung, heart, coronary arteries, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal, urinary tract and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Omnibus driver
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Mar 1902
Date of death: 11 Apr 1902
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Ascites. Chronic peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The abdomen had been increasing rapidly in size for four months. There had been some vomiting, constipation, difficulty in micturition and some dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, trachea, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, uterus and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Mar 1902
Date of death: 10 Apr 1902
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Atheroma of pulmonary artery. Morbus cordis (pulmonary and tricuspid incompetence). Four pulmonary valves. Hypertrophy and dilatation of right heart)
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This patient was first admitted to the hospital in February 1900. He was then diagnosed as suffering from emphysema and bronchitis and dilated heart.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Mar 1902
Date of death: 15 Apr 1902
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma about bronchus
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of pain in the stomach. He had had this pain together with some nausea since Christmas.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract, alimentary canal, testes and suprarenals
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Feb 1902
Date of death: 18 Apr 1902
Disease (transcribed): Aortic aneurism. ? Syncope from overloaded stomach. Aortic incompetence
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Syncope (Brain); Overloaded (Stomach); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: This patient’s first symptoms occurred early in the year 1898 when he first started having attacks of severe pain at the back of the neck and running down both arms.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Apr 1902
Date of death: 20 Apr 1902
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of the liver. (hob nailed). (? Haemochromatosis). Ascites. Oedema of lower extremities and lungs. Hydrothorax
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Haemochromatosis (Systemic); Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (Leg); Oedema (Lung); Hydrothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient came from a hard drinking family; his mother and two brothers had died from drink. He himself was a heavy drinker.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, trachea, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Apr 1902
Date of death: 21 Apr 1902
Disease (transcribed): Tropical abscess (single) of liver. Rupture of abscesses into inferior vena cava. Thrombosis of branches of pulmonary artery. Pneumonia. Laparotomy. General peritonitis. Ascites
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Liver); Rupture (Veins); Thrombosis (Arteries); Pneumonia (Lung); Laparotomy (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen);Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This patient was first admitted to the hospital in October 1901. He was then complaining of pain in the right side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal and portal vein
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Caretaker
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1902
Date of death: 22 Apr 1902
Disease (transcribed): Miliary tuberculosis. Chronic phthisis. Old tuberculous peritonitis. Gastric ulcer
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ulcer (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of pains in the stomach, difficulty and frequency of micturition and loss of flesh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1902
Date of death: 22 Apr 1902
Disease (transcribed): Cardiac hypertrophy. Intraventricular haemorrhage. Arterio-sclerosis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Brain); Arteriosclerosis (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: The patient was standing by his horse and suddenly fell down insensible.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract, alimentary canal and pelvic organs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Gardener
Age: 1 year 5 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Mar 1902
Date of death: 25 Apr 1902
Disease (transcribed): Empyema. Pulmonary collapse. Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura); Atelectasis (Lung); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: The interesting points of this case are not narrated by the post mortem examination, owing to its enforced incompleteness, due to the fact that permission for a full examination was not obtainable.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, bronchial glands, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal and elbow joint
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1902
Date of death: 1 May 1902
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis with effusion. Pleurisy. Pneumonia (acute and ? chronic)
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Effusion (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: This patient was admitted complaining of shortness of breath, giddiness and choking fits.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a