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• Occupation or role: Gas stoker
  Gender: Male
  Age: 22
  Date of admission: 16 Jan 1878
  Date of death: 6 Apr 1878
  Disease (transcribed): Amputation at hip joint (for cancer of femur). Pulmonary congestion
  Disease (standardised): Amputation (Hip); Cancer (Leg); Congestion (Lung);
  Admitting doctor: Holmes, Timothy
  Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
  PM performed by: Ewart, William
• Dent, Clinton Thomas
  Medical notes: 'History. Five months ago fell and injured right thigh. A little pain followed but soon subsided. Since then he has suffered from acute pain in right thigh, greatly aggravated by exercise and worse at night. Has always been healthy – Family healthy. No syphilis'
  Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen
  Type of incident: Trauma/accident

• Occupation or role: Labourer's wife
  Gender: Female
  Age: 55
  Date of admission: 26 Dec 1878
  Date of death: 6 Apr 1878
  Disease (transcribed): Caries of the spine. Pressure on the spinal cord . Tubercular disease of lungs, kidneys and bladder
  Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Spine); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Bladder);
  Admitting doctor: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
  Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
  PM performed by: Ewart, William
• Dent, Clinton Thomas
  Medical notes: 'History. Patient's previous history healthy: family history free from heritable disease. Twelve mo. [months] before admn [admission], she began to suffer from frequent desire of micturition; cutting pain in the act, and scantiness of urine; which was very dark at times. After 3 mo. [months] the pain left her: the other symptoms persisted. She lost flesh from the first: appetite failed after 6 mo. [months]. For 9 wks .[weeks] before admission she suffered from pains on movement about the hips and coccyx. For 6, she had felt her legs numb, and the ground appeared soft under her feet, giving way where they were panted, and rising up again as they were lifted. For five weeks she had been in bed, unable to walk at all'
  Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, bladder, spine
  Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Constable
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jan 1879
Date of death: 25 Jan 1879
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Haemothorax. Fatty heart
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Haemothorax (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry. Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient was run over by a carriage, and was slightly stunned by the fall.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Ribs, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Omnibus man
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Jan 1879
Date of death: 29 Jan 1879
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry. Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: He fell off an omnibus on to his head. He was a free drinker and insensible.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: In this case the head only was examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1879
Date of death: 30 Jan 1879
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of the rectum. Softening of the coats. Perforation by ‘bougie’. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Rectum); Softening (Rectum); Perforation (Rectum); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry. Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: For two years the patient had difficulty and sometimes pain in defaecation. The motions were generally small and sometimes streaked with blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, kidneys, spleen and intestinal canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Dec 1879
Date of death: 9 Jan 1880
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of lung. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: This man had averaged four pints of beer daily, spirits occasionally, excesses at times. He was quite well until August last, when he noticed his feet swelled, and this extended to the legs and dyspnoea continued to increase.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, arteries and pericardium, liver, kidneys, spleen and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Jan 1880
Date of death: 10 Jan 1880
Disease (transcribed): Cystic carcinoma of ovary. Ovariotomy
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Ovary); Ovariotomy (Ovary)
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: The patient’s health had been fairly good up to three months before admission when she experienced some shortness of breath. She began to feel ill and lose flesh, and experienced a sudden sharp pain in the left groin.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, generative organs, lungs, pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Oct 1879
Date of death: 27 Jan 1880
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of rectum and neighbouring glands. Pneumonia. Hypertrophy of bladder
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Rectum); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: This patient had been under treatment from July to August 1879 for malignant disease of the rectum attended with much pain and bleeding.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, abdomen, groin and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Jan 1880
Date of death: 30 Jan 1880
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: This patient fell off the edge of a gasometer twenty feet above the ground.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Jan 1880
Date of death: 2 Feb 1880
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema and bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: The patient was admitted for a burn of the first degree over the face and neck.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, aorta, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1880
Date of death: 5 Feb 1880
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: Three weeks before admission he complained of pain in the left knee and thigh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left lower extremity, right lower extremity, right upper extremity, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Feb 1880
Date of death: 10 Feb 1880
Disease (transcribed): Fractured pelvis. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: This patient was run over by a van, the wheel passing over the lower part of the spine as she was lying on her face in the road.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, kidneys, liver, spleen, heart and lungs
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Jan 1880
Date of death: 13 Feb 1880
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys; with hypertrophy of heart and fibrosis of spleen and liver. Pleurisy. Cavity in lung
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Fibrosis (Spleen); Fibrosis (Liver); Pleurisy (Pleura); Cavity (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: This man fell backwards owing to the giving way of a door, and struck his head against the edge of an iron table. He was rendered partly unconscious by the blow.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Feb 1880
Date of death: 17 Feb 1880
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Pleurisy and pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: On the day of admission a mass of bricks and mortar forming part of an arch fell on him. He managed to roll his body away but the left arm and leg were crushed under the weight.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, pleura, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, veins and blood
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Feb 1880
Date of death: 17 Feb 1880
Disease (transcribed): Necrosis. Lardaceous infiltration. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Hip); Amyloidosis (Spleen); Amyloidosis (Kidney); Pneumonia (Lung)
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 was death and her mind wandered, consequently no distinct history was obtainable.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, pleurae, bronchi, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Feb 1880
Date of death: 21 Feb 1880
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia. Operation
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: This man had been ruptured for twelve years and had worn a truss ‘on and off’ from the first.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Hernia, lungs, heart, aorta, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1880
Date of death: 21 Feb 1880
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia. Operation. Fatty heart. Emphysema
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Disease (Heart); Emphysema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: He had had a rupture for about twelve years which only came down at times and he was able usually to reduce it himself without difficulty.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Hernia, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jan 1880
Date of death: 21 Feb 1880
Disease (transcribed): Burns. Fatty degeneration of heart and liver
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The burn had resulted from her clothes catching fire.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Feb 1880
Date of death: 24 Feb 1880
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of rectum. Colotomy. Peritonitis. Omental hernia
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Rectum); Colotomy (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Hernia (Omentum)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: Three weeks before admission the bowels became constipated. He had no pain that he could localise at all but the abdomen became distended occasioning some distress.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and intestines, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Dec 1879
Date of death: 27 Feb 1880
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of brain. Inflammation of mastoid cells. Cirrhosis. Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain); Inflammation (Skull); Cirrhosis (Liver); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: Three years before admission a scaly eruption appeared all over the body. Under treatment it disappeared, but was followed by loss of hair, headache and pains in the limbs. Two years later he had ulcerated legs and severe sore throat.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Mastoid region, dura mater, brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, urinary apparatus
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bottler
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Feb 1880
Date of death: 13 Mar 1880
Disease (transcribed): Traumatic tetanus
Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: A bottle broke in his hands and inflicted a deep wound in the palm of the left hand.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Hand, brain, spinal cord, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Mar 1880
Date of death: 16 Mar 1880
Disease (transcribed): Stricture – hypertrophied bladder. Surgical kidney. Disease of heart valves. Hypertrophied heart. ‘Pulmonary apoplexy’
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Ureter); Disease (Bladder); Surgical (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: It appears that he had suffered from a non-traumatic stricture for four years and had been under medical treatment for some time.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Urethra, bladder, kidneys, heart, aorta, lungs, liver, spleen, pancreas and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Feb 1880
Date of death: 23 Mar 1880
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid of the bladder
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: The patient had had bladder trouble for sixteen years. He had had gonorrhoea, not followed by stricture as a young man.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Urinary tract, kidneys, spleen liver, heart and lungs
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

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

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1880
Date of death: Before admission
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of spine and of face. Fibroid phthisis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Fracture (Face); Tuberculosis (Lung); Fibrosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: Not entered here.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident?