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George Hoby , 49, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Apr 1861
Date of death: 15 Apr 1861
Disease (transcribed): Gout. Diseased kidneys. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Gout (Joints); Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient had been subject to gout for ten years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Cant, 39, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Apr 1860
Date of death: 12 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia. Operation. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia Operation Peritonitis (Peritoneum)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This patient had been troubled with a femoral hernia for 6 years, which came on after lifting a heavy weight. She had always worn a truss’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Anderson, 4 weeks, [Child of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 4 weeks
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1889
Date of death: 3 Apr 1889
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in connection with the umbilicus and left hypogastric artery
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Umbilicus); Abscess (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: The ligature around the umbilical end came away on the 6th day after birth and since then he had had a swelling all around the navel which lately became much larger and of a red colour.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, heart, lungs, liver, spleen, stomach, intestines, kidneys, mesenteric and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Lack, 53, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Jan 1860
Date of death: 16 Jan 1860
Disease (transcribed): Operation for strangulated inguinal hernia
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Groin); Operation
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man was admitted with the following history. Five years before he was knocked down by a blow in the abdomen, & an oblique inguinal hernia appeared on the right side’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

John Watson , 62, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Apr 1861
Date of death: 20 Apr 1861
Disease (transcribed): Operation for umbilical hernia. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient was admitted into the Hospital in a state of collapse having a large umbilical hernia of some days standing
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Fairweather, 58, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1888
Date of death: 26 Mar 1888
Disease (transcribed): Right strangulated femoral hernia. Ineffectual taxis. Exploratory abdominal incision. Gangrene of gut. Removal. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Thigh); Taxis; Incision (Abdomen); Gangrene (Gut); Removal; Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'A clear history could not be got. Is said to have had a hernia on right side for many years. She was standing up trying to reach something from a shelft when she suddenly was seized with intense pain in the hernia’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, liver, kidneys, bladder, uterus, intestines, lungs, larynx, trachea, heart, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Henry Johnson, 31, Groom

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1880
Date of death: 4 Apr 1880
Disease (transcribed): Local peritonitis (perityphlitis)
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Appendicitis (Appendix)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: The patient had had a chancre and gonorrhoea many years previously and the inguinal glands had remained rather enlarged. Owing to some hard riding they became inflamed a few weeks before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, spleen, liver, kidneys, heart and lungs
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Ely, 34, Brewhouse labourer

Occupation or role: Brewhouse labourer
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Feb 1860
Date of death: 23 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Softening of the brain. Gangrene. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain); Gangrene; Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship and Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'A brewhouse labourer. In the habit of drinking freely, according to his own admission 5 pints a day. He was said to have had epileptic fits latterly, but it was not learned how long he had been so affected. He attributed his illness to a lump of coal falling upon the lower part of his back 7 weeks ago’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Annie Wilkinson, 2 years 6 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2 years 6 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1892
Date of death: 9 Jan 1893
Disease (transcribed): Bronchopneumonia. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Post mortem examination performed by: Jaffrey, Francis
Medical notes: Soon after birth the mother stated that the child had had prolapses of the rectum. About three days before admission the child appeared very ill and had a bad cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, intestines, liver, spleen, pancreas, genitals and rectum
Type of incident: n/a

Martha Morley, 54, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 54
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Apr 1876
Date of death: 21 Apr 1876
Disease (transcribed): Hernia of right side
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Morgan, John Hammond
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: The patient was a feeble old woman. She had had a rupture for five years but had never worn a truss.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and gut
Type of incident: n/a

George Goodman, 62, Shopman

Occupation or role: Shopman
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Apr 1880
Date of death: 8 Apr 1880
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the rectum. Colotomy. Peritonitis. Cirrhosis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Rectum); Colotomy (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: For some years he had suffered from piles, and slight bleeding after actions of the bowels.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, heart and lungs
Type of incident: n/a

Eliza Oppenhagen, 68, Nurse

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 68
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 May 1874
Date of death: 4 May 1874
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of rectum (colotomy). Rupture of bowel. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines); Colotomy (Intestines); Rupture (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: For the last ten years she had complained of loss of blood from the rectum, and some growth which used to protrude from the anus.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, spleen, mesenteric glands, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Edward West, 34, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1890
Date of death: 23 Mar 1890
Disease (transcribed): Fractured spine and pelvis. Suppression of urine
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Fracture (Pelvis); Suppression of urine (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: He fell off a house some fifty feet, but remembered nothing of the accident.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals, ureters, bladder, spine, sternum, lungs and heart
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Elizabeth Smith, 53, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Apr 1876
Date of death: 29 Apr 1876
Disease (transcribed): Hernia. Right inguinal. Gangrene of bowel
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Gangrene (Intestine)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Morgan, John Hammond
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: The hernia had existed for some two years but she had never worn a truss. Five days before admission it had come down and could not be returned.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, liver, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Henry West, 55, Stud Groom

Occupation or role: Stud Groom
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Mar 1877
Date of death: 20 Apr 1877
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of Rectum. Colotomy. Peritonitis. Catarrhal pneumonia. Secondary cancerous deposits.
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines); Operation (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bennet, William Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: In August last, the patient first noticed difficulty in passing motions and pain. He had been losing flesh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum, rectum, colon and urethra.
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Peck, 49, Tailoress

Occupation or role: Tailoress
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1892
Date of death: 16 Apr 1892
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of chest wall. Asthenia
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Chest); Asthenia (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See surgical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No post mortem examination
Type of incident: n/a

George Manton, 34, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Apr 1861
Date of death: 16 May 1861
Disease (transcribed): Diseased hip and pelvis. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Hip); Disease (Pelvis); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: About ten months before admission, the patient noticed a swelling in the right groin, which was accompanied by pain in the back and loins.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right side of the pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Rose Taylor, 45, Married

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

George Hazelhurst, 44, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1883
Date of death: 20 Apr 1883
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid cancer in caecum. Abscess in abdominal wall
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines); Abscess (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: He had for two years been able to do no work owing to ‘weakness of the heart’ and occasional oedema of his feet, brought on he believed to exposure to cold in a snow storm.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

John Head, 15, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jan 1876
Date of death: 11 May 1876
Disease (transcribed): Necrosis of pelvis. Hip disease. Amyloid liver
Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Pelvis); Disease (Hip); Amyloidosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Morgan, John Hammond
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This boy had been healthy and able to do hard work up to the March previous to his admission when he fell off a ladder, catching his left foot in one of the runs. An abscess followed in the foot.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Legs, lungs, heart, peritoneum, kidneys and small intestine
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Sarah Smith, 48, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1875
Date of death: 2 Jun 1875
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid cancer of the mesenteric glands involving the abdominal vessels
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Mesentery); Cancer (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: She was admitted with dry gangrene of the right great toe.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, bladder and glands
Type of incident: n/a

Harry Pickett, 5 weeks , [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5 weeks
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Apr 1883
Date of death: 30 Apr 1883
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Cellulitis of leg and foot
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cellulitis (Leg); Cellulitis (Foot)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: About three weeks after its birth, the child was attacked with swelling and redness of the scrotum. A week before admission the right foot and leg began to swell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Sophia Osbourne, 30, Nurse

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 May 1884
Date of death: 4 May 1884
Disease (transcribed): Injury to abdomen by a falling tree
Disease (standardised): Injury (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not reported here
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Emma Peach, 56, [Wife of] Cab driver

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Cab driver
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Apr 1886
Date of death: 1 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated umbilical hernia. Fatty heart
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Davis, Weston Peel. Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: This woman had been ruptured for twenty six years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Peritoneal cavity, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, pleurae and lungs
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Elborough, 22, Laundress

Occupation or role: Laundress
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Sep 1887
Date of death: 29 Apr 1888
Disease (transcribed): Necrosis of ilium. Lardaceous degeneration of viscera
Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Hip); Degeneration (Internal organs)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

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