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Post Mortem Examinations and Case Books

  • 406 PM
  • Collection
  • 1840-1946

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

Sarah Crouch, 58, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Feb 1866
Date of death: 4 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease. Encephaloid
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The patient was ill five weeks before admission, the chief symptom being pain referred to the lower part of the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Euphemia Anderson, 65, Housekeeper

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Age: 65
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1866
Date of death: 7 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Bronchitis. Congestion and oedema of the kidneys. Lardaceous disease
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Bronchitis (Lung); Congestion (Kidney); Oedema (Kidney); Amyloidosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: No history could be obtained of her symptoms or the duration of the disease.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Charles White, 30, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Mar 1866
Date of death: 9 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Rachel Hooper, 79, Charwoman

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 79
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1866
Date of death: 9 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This woman was subject to a cough which was much aggravated for three months before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Jesse Roberts, 52, Police constable

Occupation or role: Police constable
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1866
Date of death: 9 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: He had for four years before admission been subject to spasmodic dyspnoea, dollowed at some interval of time by pain on swallowing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Fulcher, 28, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Mar 1866
Date of death: 10 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia after injury to head
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Injury (Head)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The patient fell from a scaffold about thirty feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Harriet Duke, 46, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Nov 1865
Date of death: 12 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease (?) of cavity of uterus
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

James Pammant, 40, Milkman

Occupation or role: Milkman
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1866
Date of death: 15 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man had suffered from cough for one winter before admission. The present illness commenced to weeks before and was attributed to the result of getting wet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

James Price, 31, Tailor

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Dec 1865
Date of death: 15 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man was admitted with the history of four months of diarrhoea, accompanied by pain and swelling in the right iliac region.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Allen, 24, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1866
Date of death: 16 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Thrombosis post partum
Disease (standardised): Thrombosis (Veins); Parturition (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Kitchen, 7, Schoolboy

Occupation or role: Schoolboy
Age: 7
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1866
Date of death: 17 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Croup
Disease (standardised): Croup (Larynx)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This boy had been out of health with symptoms of cold and malaise since the beginning of the month.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Burdett, 46, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Apr 1866
Date of death: 19 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Epithelial cancer of larynx
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Larynx)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: There was the mark of an old chancre on the glans penis. The history that he gave was that he had been ill for ten weeks with spasmodic affection and pain about the larynx.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Brown, 52, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1866
Date of death: 20 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Laceration of brain. Fracture of skull
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Brain); Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This patient fell about twenty feet off a scaffold ladder on to his head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Richard Jones, 60, Gardener

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1866
Date of death: 20 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man had been ill for more than two years, first with erysipelas and then carbuncle.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Blatchley, 42, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1866
Date of death: 20 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: He had been ill for four months with anasarca of the legs, with pale, plentiful and albuminous urine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

George Mitchell, 19, Groom

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Feb 1866
Date of death: 25 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Ulceration of intestines
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: He had been ill one week before admission, the symptoms being those of dropsy affecting the penis and scrotum and preceded by enlarged glands in that region.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Francis Ford, 36, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Apr 1866
Date of death: 25 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Purulent bronchitis. Hypertrophy of heart
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The history was that he had been suffering from bronchitis since the July before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Daniel Standen, 42, Messenger

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Apr 1866
Date of death: 26 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man was admitted in a moribund condition and no history was obtained.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Priestley, 29, Discharged soldier

Occupation or role: Discharged soldier
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Apr 1866
Date of death: 27 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart. Pulmonary haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: He was in the Grenadiers for nearly twelve years and had been in Montreal for the greater part of the time. He was attacked with ague in 1855 and laid up with a feeling of great praecordial weight and had been ailing ever since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Cranham, 24, Bricklayer

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Apr 1866
Date of death: 28 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of 6th cervical vertebra. Bruising of spinal cord and brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Bruising (Spinal cord); Bruising (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This patient was admitted having fallen from a scaffold about forty feet in height.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine and head
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Thomas W Prescott, 60, Traveller

Occupation or role: Traveller
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Apr 1866
Date of death: 28 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart. Hypertrophy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man had been in good circumstances but being of very dissipated habits had squandered a good fortune. He had been in the Madras Cavalry for twenty five years before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Eliza Fenwick, 40, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1866
Date of death: 29 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man had suffered from cough for six winters. Two weeks before admission she had haemoptysis and for six months had been losing flesh very rapidly.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Eliza Kite, 28, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1866
Date of death: 1 May 1866
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This woman had suffered from symptoms of phthisis for nine months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Allen, 33, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Dec 1865
Date of death: 2 May 1866
Disease (transcribed): Fibro-plastic tumours in liver, lungs, lumbar vertebrae and left ileum
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Liver); Tumour (Lung); Tumour (Spine); Tumour (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This woman was first admitted in November 1864 with a large tumour at the back of the thigh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

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