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Occupation or role: [Wife of] Motor Cabman
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Dec 1913
Date of death: 1 Jan 1914
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media (right). Mastoiditis. Thrombosis in lateral sinus. Aspiration pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Mastoiditis (Skull); Thrombosis (Transverse sinuses); Pneumonia, aspiration (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by: Oram, Evelyn, Henry Bardens
Post mortem examination performed by: Turton, James Richard Henry
Medical notes: The patient had been suffering with right otorrhoea for six months, and for three weeks headache, vomiting, rigors and a dull aching pain at back of the head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, tonsils, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, oesophagus, peritoneum, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, bladder, alimentary canal, uterus, head, sinuses, brain and neck
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shepherd
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Sep 1887
Date of death: 15 Mar 1888
Disease (transcribed): Shock following amputation through right hip joint. Ankylosis of bones of both lower limbs. Anaemia
Disease (standardised): Shock; Amputation (Hip); Ankylosis (Legs); Anaemia (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'As a child good health. Eight weeks before admission he got ‘acute rheumatism’ & was an IP [in-patient] in Savernake Cottage Hospital. He came from there to St George’s’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Right lower limb, brain, liver, kidneys, lungs, heart

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 13
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jan 1886
Date of death: 12 Jan 1886
Disease (transcribed): Periostitis. Ostitis. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Peritostitis (Bone); Osteitis (Bone); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: On January 6th the boy slipped and fell, striking his left leg joint below the knee. The next day he had an attack of vomiting and loss of appetite.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines and tibia
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Publican
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Apr 1887
Date of death: 14 Apr 1887
Disease (transcribed): Bullet wound of brain; fracture of skull
Disease (standardised): Wound (Brain); Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: '[No history] could be obtained, excepting that he is said to have got into trouble over money matters & to have placed a pistol in his mouth & to have pulled the trigger'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: [Child of] Coachman
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Apr 1909
Date of death: 5 Apr 1909
Disease (transcribed): Mastoiditis. Radical operation. Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Mastoiditis (Skull); Operation (Skull); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Apr 1911
Date of death: 10 May 1911
Disease (transcribed): Acute mastoiditis. Sinus thrombosis. Pyaemia. Death
Disease (standardised): Mastoiditis (Skull); Thrombosis (Cranial sinuses); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1885
Date of death: 26 Apr 1885
Disease (transcribed): Oblique fracture of tibia into ankle-joint. Cerebral congestion and increase of subarachnoideum fluid
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Congestion (Brain ); Fluid (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Medical notes: This man was thrown down in some fracas with the police and his legs were broken
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and right leg
Type of incident: Homicide/murder?

Occupation or role: [Child of] Shunter
Age: 6
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1906
Date of death: 8 Jan 1907
Disease (transcribed): Mastoiditis. Abscess of temporo-sphenoidal lobe. Septic meningitis
Disease (standardised): Mastoiditis (Skull); Abscess (Brain); Sepsis (Brain); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by: Evans, John Howell
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: Six months ago the child had measles which left her with double otorrhoea. For the past fortnight she was said to have been acutely ill with pain in the left mastoid region and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain and meninges, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, larynx, trachea, thyroid, thymus, peritoneum, stomach, intestines, pancreas, spleen, liver, gall bladder, suprarenals, kidneys and genito-urinary organs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Watchmaker
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Dec 1885
Date of death: 14 Apr 1886
Disease (transcribed): Necrosis of vertebrae. Acetabulum hip. Double psoas abscess. Pyo-nephritis. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Spine); Necrosis (Hip); Abscess (Psoas muscle); Nephritis (Kidney); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship. Rouse, James. Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: This man was admitted into St George’s on July 13th and remained until August 5th. He was then suffering from rheumatic pains in the right thigh. He was sent to Wimbledon and discharged cured in a month. He was again admitted complaining of pains in the right leg and ankle.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, pancreas, muscles, bones, vertebrae, femur, joints and hip
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 May 1887
Date of death: 19 May 1887
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Laceration of brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'Not seen by the surgical registrar. The man had been drinking & fell down a flight of 12 steps. He was picked up insensible'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 May 1887
Date of death: 22 May 1887
Disease (transcribed): Mastoid abscess. Pneumonia. Caries of temporal bone. Otorrhoea
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Ear); Pneumonia (Lung); Caries (Ear); Otorrhoea (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee and Bull, William Charles
Medical notes: 'Since Oct 3 weeks the boy had discharge from the right ear. This on several occasions had stopped & then the child complained of headache which was relieved as soon as the discharge was re-established'

Illustrations: NoChart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1885
Date of death: 18 Jan 1886
Disease (transcribed): Fatty and dilated heart. Fractured patellae
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient fractured the left patella about ten years ago and again broke it a few years after. While walking, he slipped and felt something snap in his right knee. He fell down and could not get up again.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, cranium and patellae
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Drapers assistant
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Apr 1886
Date of death: 7 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Septicaemia following removal of clavicle for sarcoma
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Removal (Clavicle); Cancer (Clavicle)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Davis, Weston Peel. Sisley, Richard. Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: Six weeks before admission he straining his left shoulder and in a few days, noticed a growth the size of a marble on the left clavicle. This increased rapidly for four weeks and afterwards remained stationary.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, pericardium, heart, kidneys, brain and local wound
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1908
Date of death: 11 Jun 1908
Disease (transcribed): Purulent otitis media. Purulent pachymeningitis. Purulent lepto-meningitis. Caries of temporal bone
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Ear); Otitis media (Ear); Suppuration (Brain); Meningitis (Brain); Caries (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The history obtained from the doctor was that the patient had had left otorrhoea for some time, which ceased suddenly four days before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, alimentary canal, stomach, intestines, skull and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Plate layer
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jun 1887
Date of death: 10 Jun 1887
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of arm. Fractured spine. Scalp wounds
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Arm, spine); Wound (Scalp)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'The man was a platelayer on the railway & was knocked down & run over by an engine'
'Not examined'
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 May 1909
Date of death: 30 May 1909
Disease (transcribed): Acute mastoiditis. Infective thrombosis of lateral sinus and internal jugular. Right empyema. Pleurisy at left base. Multiple pulmonary abscesses
Disease (standardised): Mastoiditis (Skull); Thrombosis (Transverse sinuses); Thrombosis (Veins); Empyema (Pleura); Pleurisy (Pleura); Abscess (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: The patient had a yellow discharge from the right ear since diphtheria three years ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, heart, pericardium, stomach, intestines, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Unmarried child of] Lodginghousekeeper
Age: 11
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Oct 1886
Date of death: 15 Jun 1887
Disease (transcribed): Caries of spine. Psoas abscess. Lardaceous liver
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Abscess (Muscles); Amyloidosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Medical notes: 'Twelve months ago his back began to grow out & he had pains which shot down his legs. He was supplied with a machine to support his back'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jun 1907
Date of death: 21 Jun 1907
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media (chronic). Mastoiditis. Thrombosis of left lateral sinus. Subdural abscess in left cerebellar fossa. [Radical mastoid operation]
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Mastoiditis (Skull); Thrombosis (Transverse sinuses); Abscess (Brain); Operation (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by: Evans, John Howell
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of discharge from both ears, post-auricular pain, shivering and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, meninges, brain, pleurae, lungs, trachea, thyroid, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, alimentary tract, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys and genito-urinary organs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Basketmaker
Gender: Female
Age: 4
Date of admission: 4 Jun 1904
Date of death: 8 Jun 1904
Disease (transcribed): Acute mastoiditis: meningitis: operation
Disease (standardised): Mastoiditis (Ear); Meningitis (Brain); Operation (Indeterminate);
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'See surgical notes'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No Necropsy'
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Starch maker
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 May 1886
Date of death: 26 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Dislocation of 5th from 6th vertebrae. Pressure on spinal cord. Excess of fluid in lateral ventricle
Disease (standardised): Dislocation (Spine); Pressure (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: While at work in a starch factory his coat caught in some machinery and he was whirled round a shaft several times and then crashed to the ground.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, pancreas, brain and spinal cord
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Wood sawyer
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 May 1886
Date of death: 29 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Laceration of the brain. Fracture of the base of the skull
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Brain); Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The man was totally unconscious until death. It was stated that he was knocked down by a cab.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, brain and membranes and skull
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 May 1888
Date of death: 23 May 1888
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of ribs of each side. Laceration of both ribs. Haemothorax. Fracture of 8th dorsal vertebra. Laceration of spinal cord
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs, vertebrae); Laceration (Ribs, spinal cord); Haemothorax (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'Was knocked down by an engine, & brought to the hospital in an unconscious condition. Not seen by registrar’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Cranium, abdomen, ribs, thorax (‘Inquest case’)

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 10
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Dec 1886
Date of death: 22 Jun 1887
Disease (transcribed): Caries of femur. Pelvic abscess
Disease (standardised): Caries (Thigh); Abscess (Pelvis)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Medical notes: 'This child was originally admitted into the hospital with a haemaloma on the left thigh which suppurated. This was opened & he did well & was eventually sent to Wimbledon [Atkinson Morley Hospital]. While there symptoms of abdominal obstruction came on & he was sent back to St George's on Dec 12 1886'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coach builder
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jun 1887
Date of death: 21 Jun 1887
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Medical notes: 'Not seen by the surgical registrar. The man climbed up a post to see the jubilee processions & fell from a height of 16ft. He was picked up unconscious'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Carpenter
Age: 8 weeks
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 May 1886
Date of death: 4 Jun 1886
Disease (transcribed): Abscess and softening of the brain. Ulceration of squamous portion of right temporal bone. Absence of normal natural auditory meatus
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain); Softening (Brain); Ulcer (Skull); Absence of (Auditory meatus)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The child was admitted to see if any operation could be done to its ear.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, dura mater, pia arachnoid, brain, ear and bone
Type of incident: n/a