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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

Sans titre

Alfred Sewry, 37, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1881
Date of death: 25 Mar 1881
Disease (transcribed): Continued fever. Fatty heart
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'Nothing could be gathered from his friends & relations beyond that he had been severely ill for 7 or 8 days & delirious for the last 48 hours'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

Mary Evans, 72, Charwoman

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 72
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1880
Date of death: 27 Mar 1880
Disease (transcribed): Hernia. Sloughing of intestinal wall. Operation
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Sloughing (Intestines); Operation (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: This patient had been suffering from cough for some time. 72 hours before admission, during a violent fit of coughing a hard lump formed suddenly in the right groin.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Frank Kennedy, 37, Mason

Occupation or role: Mason
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Dec 1896
Date of death: 8 Apr 1897
Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of the thoracic eroding spine
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

William Howe, 46, Stableman

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jan 1879
Date of death: 16 Mar 1879
Disease (transcribed): Hepatic cirrhosis. Tubercle. Pleuropneumonia. Vesicular measles
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleuropneumonia (Lung); Measles (Immune system)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient was admitted in a very weak condition, emaciated, pale and sickly, with a severe cough and pains about the chest on coughing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

William Price, 58, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1903
Date of death: 7 Apr 1903
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophied heart. Pericarditis. Haemopericardium from puncture of heart wall. Hydrothorax. Pleurisy with effusion. Croupous pneumonia. Collapsed lung. Ascites
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart); Haemopericardium (Heart); Puncture (Heart); Hydrothorax (Lung);Pleurisy (Pleura) ; Croup (Lung) ; Pneumonia (Lung) ; Atelectasis (Lung) ; Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was admitted for shortness of breath and swelling of the feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, infratracheal glands, pericardium, heart, gall bladder, portal vein, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and alimentary tract
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Dixon, 61, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 61
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1898
Date of death: 24 Mar 1898
Disease (transcribed): Thrombosis of iliac veins. Haemorrhage starting from base of right broad ligament
Disease (standardised): Thrombosis (Veins); Haemorrhage (Broad ligament)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical notes: Not seen by Medical Registrar
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, stomach, lungs and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Hills, 42, Watchman

Occupation or role: Watchman
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Mar 1877
Date of death: 16 Mar 1877
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Pneumonia. Bronchitis. Cardiac hypertrophy and dilatation.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pneumonia (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient dated the swelling of the legs from a month before admission, and the cough and dyspnoea from a fortnight previously. He was accustomed to taking about three pints of beer and a glass of spirits daily.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, bronchi, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Samuel James, 33, Fisherman

Occupation or role: Fisherman
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Mar 1879
Date of death: 15 Mar 1879
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: On March 6th he began to suffer from slight nasal catarrh and oppression of breathing. The next day he began to cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Wellman, 36, Lath-render

Occupation or role: Lath-render
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Mar 1881
Date of death: 24 Mar 1881
Disease (transcribed): Dysentery. Abscess of the liver. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Dysentery (Intestines); Abscess (Liver); Pleurisy (Lungs)

Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'On Feb 14, 1881 he was attacked with sudden & severe diarrhoea which had not left him at the time of his admission. Previous to this attack he had been in fairly good health, though he had lost 2 stone in weight in the last 4 years, & had had slight winter cough. He had never been out of England, & had had no previous attack of diarrhoea. He attributed the present attack to eating some muscles [mussels] on Feb 14'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

Louisa M. Gardner, 18, Servant

Occupation or role: Servant
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Date of admission: 16 Mar 1878
Date of death: 3 Apr 1878
Disease (transcribed): Acute spinal myelitis affecting the anterior corner in the cervical region. Catarrhal pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Myelitis (Spine); Pneumonia (Lung);
Admitting doctor: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. No heritable disease in the family. No previous illness. Subject to headaches, coughs, sore throats, epistaxis, slight rheumatics, and vomiting. Bowels rather costive: previous health otherwise good. A little out of breath and 'nervous' for 12 mo [months], since her mother's death. Otherwise quite well till 4.45 p.m. on the 13th, when she found to be powerless. The loss of power gradually extended up the arms and down the legs, and she fell to the ground. By 5.15 the limbs were completely paralysed. She vomited that evening after taking some medicine provided by a chemist. The bowels were confined till admission: the urine had to be drawn off by the catheter. On the 15th she shivered a good deal: the catam. [catamenia] appeared in the evening'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, uterus, bladder, brain, spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Rose Bickerton, 15, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Mar 1880
Date of death: 27 Mar 1880
Disease (transcribed): Glioma, and cyst, of the cerebellum. Serous apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Glioma (Brain); Cysts (Brain); Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: The symptoms for which she was admitted commenced in January with sickness which occurred almost every morning and persistent headache.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Arthur Williams, 32, Commissionaire

Occupation or role: Commissionaire
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Mar 1903
Date of death: 6 Apr 1903
Disease (transcribed): Ulcerative endocarditis. Aortic regurgitation. Hypertrophied and dilated heart. Infarction of spleen and left kidney. Cerebral softening and haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Ulcer (Heart); Disease (Heart); Infarction (Spleen); Infarction (Kidney); Softening (Brain);Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: The patient was admitted for shortness of breath, giddiness and fainting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, alimentary canal, genito-urinary tract, testes and brain
Type of incident: n/a

James Pidding, 40, Attendant asylum

Occupation or role: Attendant asylum
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Date of admission: 11 Mar 1878
Date of death: 3 Apr 1878
Disease (transcribed): Aortic and mitral stenosis etc.
Disease (standardised): Aortic valve stenosis (Heart); Mitral valve stenosis (Heart);
Admitting doctor: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. One sister died of consumption. Scarlatina at 9: 'maltese fever' in 1856: Venereal sore in 1858: no bubo or constl. [constitutional] symptom. A healthy man, without constitutional peculiarity: accustomed to take 2-3 pints of beer daily: spirits on occasions. Subject to coughs for 5 or 6 yrs [years]: Breathing shorter than usual for two. Five weeks before admn [admission], - attacked with cough and pain from the epigastrium to the back, with malaise. After a week, during which he had profuse night sweats, the cough was relieved by treatment. (? diaphoretics) and the pain disappeared, not to return again till admission to St Geo [St George's Hospital]. Urine high coloured and turbid since the cough lessened. Increased cough, dyspnoea, swelling of legs and abdomen, sense of distension after food, and palpitation for a fortnight. Epigastric and interscapular pain returned on admission'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Richard Stubbles, 42, Railway porter

Occupation or role: Railway porter
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1881
Date of death: 23 Mar 1881
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the heart valves
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'He has never had rheumatism or any serious illness: no alcoholism, no syphilis. He first noticed palpitation, & shortness of breath 2 or 3 years ago & was put by the railway company which he served on light duty. No polyuria. Transitory oedema of the feet first noticed in July 1880'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

Frederick Tisner, 20, Packer

Occupation or role: Packer
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Feb 1880
Date of death: 25 Mar 1880
Disease (transcribed): Large white kidneys, with atrophy of cortex. Hypertrophy of heart. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: About the beginning of January he noticed that the sight of the right eye was dim, everything appeared as though enveloped in a fog. For the last three to four months he had passed much water.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Coles, 35, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Feb 1877
Date of death: 15 Mar 1877
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Pleurisy. Pneumonia. Bronchitis.
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient stated that in December he felt chilly and began to cough. The cough increased with dyspnoea and expectoration then diminished. During the first week only he had shivering and night sweats.

Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Jonathan Pearce, 60, Carman

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1901
Date of death: 23 Mar 1901
Disease (transcribed): Chronic peritonitis. Intestinal obstruction. Acute peritonitis. Perforation of gut
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Obstruction (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Perforation (Gastrointestinal tract)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: On March 19th he had a large meal which he ate very quickly and soon after was suddenly attacked by a sharp pain in the left side of the abdomen which recurred in paroxysms until admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen only opened
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Brown, 23, Platelayer

Occupation or role: Platelayer
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Mar 1881
Date of death: 20 Mar 1881
Disease (transcribed): General smash. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Injury (Systemic); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'He was admitted in a state of collapse, having been knocked down by an engine, the wheel of which had torn off the right forearm about the centre, the bones projecting from a mass of bruised, lacerated tissue covered with dirt. The right femur was fractured just above the centre. There were 3 scalp wounds and a fracture of the left clavicle'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Constance Clinton, 1, [Child of] Postman

Occupation or role: [Child of] Postman
Gender: Female
Age: 1
Date of admission: 11 Mar 1904
Date of death: 19 Mar 1904
Disease (transcribed): Generalised tuberculosis with terminal broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Bronchopneumonia (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'See medical notes no. 404.04 [1904]'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No Necropsy'
Type of incident: n/a

Anne O'Connor, 45, Dressmaker

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1881
Date of death: 19 Mar 1881
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Hypertrophy and fatty degeneration of the heart. Cirrhosis (atrophic)
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Cirrhosis

Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'She had whooping cough badly when a child. In 1850 she was in St Bartholomew's Hospital for 3 months where she had typhus fever from which she made a very quick recovery, followed by abscesses about the hip & thigh, to which she attributed her subsequent lameness'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

Bridget Duff, 44, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Feb 1877
Date of death: 13 Mar 1877
Disease (transcribed): Purulent arthritis. Pneumonia. Cerebral congestion and oedema. Cerebral softening.
Disease (standardised): Arthritis (Joints); Pneumonia (Lung); Oedema (Brain); Softening (Brain); Suppuration (Joints)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: A month before admission she began to have pain in the right arm which later spread to other limbs. Her appetite failed and the pain became so severe that she retched much. She also began to shiver and cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, intestine, uterus and brain
Type of incident: n/a

William Wilson, 28, Carman

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Jan 1879
Date of death: 13 Mar 1879
Disease (transcribed): Oedema of the glottis. Bronchitis. Emphysema
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Glottis); Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: Tracheotomy was performed but he died on March 13th, having coughed out the tracheotomy tube.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Mitchell, 25, Costermonger

Occupation or role: Costermonger
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Jan 1877
Date of death: 11 Mar 1877
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease (aortic valves). Pleurisy. Pneumonia.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: This patient, in whose family history gout and epilepsy played a small part, had never been robust or able to digest fat. He had been subject to frontal headaches, to coughs and to vomiting. He had taken two or three pints of beer daily, no spirits. He had suffered from scarlet fever and small pox in infancy, from typhus and from bronchitis after measles.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Jane Carter, 23, Kitchenmaid

Occupation or role: Kitchenmaid
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Feb 1881
Date of death: 18 Mar 1881
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of the lungs, kidneys, intestines & peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs, kidneys, intestines, peritoneum)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'Her mother died of 'consumption' at 46. No further history of pulmonary disease. She has had very good health up to Dec 1880 when her appetite fell off, and she had occasional vomiting & much headache. Menstruation continued regular. In Jan 1881 she had severe vomiting for 3 days; not apparently immediately excited by food; vomit consisted mostly of undigested food; no blood; no cough'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

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