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Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Apr 1874
Date of death: 7 Apr 1874
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Granular kidney. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Oedema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man was said to have vomited much blood, was very weak and had slight jaundice.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1873
Date of death: 17 Apr 1873
Disease (transcribed): Mitral and tricuspid contraction. Hypertrophy of right ventricle and left auricle. Cirrhosis of liver
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man stated that he had been in comparatively good health except occasional shortness of breath on any exertion up to about two weeks ago when much pain in the chest commenced. A short time after he spat up much blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Feb 1874
Date of death: 30 Mar 1874
Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart. Bronchitis. Cirrhosis of liver. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung); Cirrhosis (Liver); Oedema (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: She had an umbilical hernia for three years. Six weeks ago she felt heaviness in the abdomen and noticed that it was increasing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Messenger
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1886
Date of death: 12 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of the peritoneal coat of the bowel. Peritonitis. Enteritis. Following hernia (which had been relieved by operation)
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Enteritis (Intestines); Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William. Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient had been ruptured for five or six years. Four days ago the patient was carrying a heavy load and felt the rupture come down.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, kidneys, bladder, pancreas and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1882
Date of death: 25 Mar 1882
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Inflammation of scalp. Fatty liver
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Inflammation (Scalp); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: Six days before admission she was brought up by the police drunk and with two lacerated contused scalp wounds. She refused to stay and in going out the hospital she fell and cut her chin.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, heart, lungs, liver, spleen, uterus and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3 days
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Mar 1874
Date of death: 22 Mar 1874
Disease (transcribed): Imperforate rectum (lumbar colotomy). Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Imperforate (Rectum); Colotomy (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This infant was sent from Queen Charlotte’s Hospital with a history that since its birth it had passed nothing by the rectum.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, peritoneum, intestines and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Parlourmaid
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Feb 1900
Date of death: 6 Mar 1900
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous ulceration of the Intestine. Phthisis. Localised tuberculous peritonitis. Thrombosis of left common iliac vein
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Thrombosis (Veins); Tuberculosis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington. Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: See Medical Notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, valves and aorta, omentum, intestines, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenal glands and urinary tract
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1896
Date of death: 22 Mar 1896
Disease (transcribed): Gangrene of vermiform appendix. Peritonitis (Laparotomy)
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Laparotomy (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington. Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with vomiting and constipation with distension of the abdomen and pain in the region of the caecum.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Liver, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, stomach and toe joints
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 61
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1874
Date of death: 18 Mar 1874
Disease (transcribed): Mitral contraction. Granular kidneys. Cirrhosis of liver. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Cirrhosis (Liver); Oedema (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This woman was admitted almost in a dying state, with orthopnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1873
Date of death: 9 Apr 1873
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Ascites. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: Four years ago this man had had a kick from a horse in the belly. In about three hours time e vomited up about two pints of blood, and had ever since been subject to pain in the abdomen with occasional swelling of the leg and frequent diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 76
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1873
Date of death: 3 Apr 1873
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated inguinal hernia. Operation. Peritonitis. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: He had a rupture for the last eighteen years, for which he had never worn a truss.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: School boy
Age: 11
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1873
Date of death: 2 Apr 1873
Disease (transcribed): Contusion, and subsequent sloughing, of intestine. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Contusion (Intestines); Sloughing (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This boy was kicked on the abdomen by a horse three days before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Dec 1889
Date of death: 21 Feb 1890
Disease (transcribed): Faecal abscess. Peritonitis. Bronchitis and pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Bronchitis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: Some ten weeks back he noticed a painful lump in the left side of the anus. This lump steadily increased in size and became more painful.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, kidneys, spleen and liver
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Feb 1875
Date of death: 6 Mar 1875
Disease (transcribed): Syphilis. Chronic peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Systemic); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: Since Christmas 1874 he had had constant vomiting with some cough and spitting and had lost much flesh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestinal tract, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jan 1875
Date of death: 5 Mar 1875
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Pericarditis. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pericarditis (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man had suffered from pain in the head for six months and for the last ten weeks had been subject to vomiting in the morning.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Feb 1874
Date of death: 10 Mar 1874
Disease (transcribed): Suppurating ovarian cyst. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cysts (Ovary); Suppuration (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Clarke, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This woman was married with two children, the youngest eight weeks old. Since her confinement she complained of pain and swelling in the abdomen together with debility and loss of appetite.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Jan 1875
Date of death: 1 Mar 1875
Disease (transcribed): Suppurating ovarian cyst. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Ovary); Cyst (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Clarke, John
Medical examination performed by: Lacy, Charles De Lacy
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: Seven months before her admission pain suddenly began in the abdomen with shiverings. Soon after she first noticed swelling which slowly increased.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Feb 1873
Date of death: 12 Mar 1873
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary tuberculosis. Cirrhosis of liver
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man had suffered from a severe cough for about five months. Lately it had much increased in severity with shortness of breath and loss of flesh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Feb 1874
Date of death: 3 Mar 1874
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis. Meningitis. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Meningitis (Brain ); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: He was a healthy child until three months ago. A year ago he had ‘measles and scarlatina both together’.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, mesenteric glands, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Grocer
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1873
Date of death: 10 Mar 1873
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Granular kidneys. Hypertrophy of heart. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Oedema (Leg); Oedema (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man stated that he was in comparatively good health up to three months before admission when he first noticed swelling of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Laundryman
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Feb 1875
Date of death: 27 Feb 1875
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of the liver. Peritonitis. Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man had had a cough for two or three years and three months ago he began to feel discomfort and pressure in the abdomen followed by jaundice.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Feb 1873
Date of death: 8 Mar 1873
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of urethra. Abscess. Cystitis. Pyelitis. Peritonitis. Cirrhosis of liver
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Abscess (Urethra); Cystitis (Bladder); Pyelitis (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man who had had a cough for many years, always worse in the winter, was admitted under the surgeon for an abscess in the perineum.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, urethra and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4 days
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Feb 1874
Date of death: 26 Feb 1874
Disease (transcribed): Imperforate rectum. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Imperforate (Rectum); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: n/a
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This child was born at Queen Charlotte’s Hospital and since its birth had not passed any motion and vomited almost continually.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 67
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Dec 1874
Date of death: 23 Feb 1875
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Disease of heart. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Heart); Oedema (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This woman stated on admission that she had had dyspnoea for a year and nine months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a