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Leopold Lasky, 61, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 May 1888
Date of death: 18 May 1888
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of rectum & peritoneum. Vegetations on mitral valve. Cerebral embolism & softening. Old tubercular deposits in lungs
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Rectum, peritoneum); Vegetation (Heart); Embolism (Blood vessels); Softening (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Davidson, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'For 6 months he has been troubled with pain on defoecations & inability to pass motions. Formerly he had diarrhoea. He passes blood in considerable quantity’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, rectum, kidneys, spleen, liver

Type of incident: n/a

Ann Searle, 56, Widow

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

Barbara Purchase, 35, [Wife of] Gas labourer

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Gas labourer
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Feb 1887
Date of death: 12 Jun 1888
Disease (transcribed): Recurrent scirrhus of right mamma. 2ndary deposits in skin, right humerus, scapula, most ribs, bodies of dorsal vertebrae and kidney
Disease (standardised): Scirrhus (Breast); Deposit (Skin, arm, shoulder, ribs, spine, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'A married woman with 2 children. Six years ago she began to have pain in the right mamma & a tumor formed which was removed at the Cancer Hospital in summer of ‘86. A few weeks ago, her right hand became swollen. A Pole. Cannot speak English well’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Right upper limb, sternum, ribs, pleurae, lungs, spleen, kidneys, liver, uterus

Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Carr, 9, [Child of] Butler

Occupation or role: [Child of] Butler
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Jan 1888
Date of death: 15 Jun 1888
Disease (transcribed): Disease of hip. Necrosis of ilium. Lardaceous degeneration of viscera following excision of hip joint
Disease (standardised): Disease (Hip); Necrosis (Hip); Degeneration (Internal organs); Excision (Hip joint)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'See surgical notes’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

William Bell, 47, Printer

Occupation or role: Printer
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jun 1888
Date of death: 23 Jun 1888
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Wound of lungs. Laceration of kidney
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Wound (Lungs); Laceration (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Davidson, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'He was riding on an omnibus & fell when getting down. The wheel passed over his chest’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Pericardium, heart, pleurae, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

William Cahill, 29, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Aug 1888
Date of death: 15 Aug 1888
Disease (transcribed): Suppurative arthritis. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Arthritis (Joints); Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Davidson, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'No history of importance till Dec ‘87 when an abscess formed in the left arm which was opened & drained. On 28th July he jumped over a gale & strained his right hip. He continued to limp about till Aug 2 when the pain obliged him to lay up’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, pancreas, duodenum

Type of incident: n/a

James McDonough, 65, Engraver

Occupation or role: Engraver
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jun 1888
Date of death: 23 Jun 1888
Disease (transcribed): Episthelioma of oesophagus
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Oesophagus)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'This man was originally an OP [out-patient] with difficulty in swallowing. He was admitted early in ‘88 & it was then found possible to pass a fine bougie into the stomach. At a consultation it was not thought a desirable case for gastrostomy & he went out. He got steadily more emaciated & was readmitted on June 13th’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Pleurae, lungs, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys, oesophagus, stomach, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

Henrietta Welch, 12 weeks, [Unmarried child of] Charwoman

Occupation or role: [Unmarried child of] Charwoman
Age: 12 weeks
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Sep 1888
Date of death: 24 Sep 1888
Disease (transcribed): Atelectasis. Marasmus
Disease (standardised): Atelectasis (Lungs); Protein-energy malnutrition
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'Not seen by the surgical registrar. Was a 7-month child & had always been very feeble. Was moribund on admission & died in an hour’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, lungs, spleen, abdomen, heart

Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Seymour, 24, Schoolmaster

Occupation or role: Schoolmaster
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Oct 1888
Date of death: 20 Oct 1888
Disease (transcribed): Dislocation of 4th cervical vertebra. Haemorrhage into spinal canal. Bruising of cord
Disease (standardised): Dislocation (Vertebrae); Haemorrhage (Spine); Bruise (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Davidson, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'This man had been very depressed owing to failing to get a ‘teacher’s certificate’. Had frequently threatened to commit suicide. He threw himself under a railway tram’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Heart, pleurae, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain, spine

Type of incident: Suicide

Henry Lawrence, 26, Stableman

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Oct 1888
Date of death: 5 Nov 1888
Disease (transcribed): Empyema in right pleural cavity. Collapse of right lung with small patches of consolidation and small abscesses
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Lungs); Collapse (Lungs); Abscess (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: 'None obtainable excepting that he had left his home for many months & had been living a hand to mouth life. He got his hand out in a chaff milling machine’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, thorax, heart, lungs, spleen, kidneys, bladder, testes, liver, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Charles Goldsmith, 30, Railway foreman

Occupation or role: Railway foreman
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Nov 1888
Date of death: 7 Nov 1888
Disease (transcribed): Hemorrhage over the right hemisphere and about the base of the brain
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: '[No history] of importance. He was a foreman on the Metropolitan Railway. He fell down on the tender & struck his head. Was unconscious for half an hour’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, head, thorax, heart, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Richard Brown, [No age stated], Policeman

Occupation or role: Policeman
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Nov 1888
Date of death: 16 Nov 1888
Disease (transcribed): Bullet wound of cranium
Disease (standardised): Wound (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'Not seen by registrar. The man was a policeman & fired a revolver into his mouth. Was comatose on admission & died in 3 hours’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Inquest case. No post mortem examination’

Type of incident: Suicide

William Brush, 69, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Dec 1888
Date of death: 15 Dec 1888
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of upper and lower extremities of the oesophagus following hydrochloric acid poisoning. Gastrostomy
Disease (standardised): Stricture (Oesophagus); Poisoning; Gastrostomy (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'Good [history] as a rule. 14 days ago, he swallowed a urine glassfull of ‘spirits of salts’. He soon began to have difficulty in swallowing & was admitted under care of Dr Dickinson [William Howship Dickinson]. He was subsequently transferred to the surgeon’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, tongue, pharynx, bladder, thorax

Type of incident: Trauma / accident / suicide?

Annie Victory, 35, Charwoman

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 May 1885
Date of death: 19 Jun 1885
Disease (transcribed): Lardaceous kidneys. Vomiting. Tubercular pyelitis
Disease (standardised): Amyloidosis (Kidney); Vomiting (Stomach); Pyelitis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William Charles. Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: Three weeks before admission she had pains in the back and abdomen, and nausea with occasional vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Alexander Clephane, 62, Baker

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Dec 1885
Date of death: 1 Jan 1886
Disease (transcribed): Ruptured lung. Fractured ribs
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Lung); Fracture (Ribs)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient was said to have been knocked down by a furniture van, one wheel of which passed over his thorax.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, bladder, alimentary tract and bones
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Thomas Lace, 13, [Child of] Labourer

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

Charles Harwood, 34, Carman

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jan 1886
Date of death: 31 Jan 1886
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of the spleen. Fracture of ribs. Left pleural effusion. Compression of the left lung
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Spleen); Fracture (Ribs); Effusion (Pleura); Compression (Lung)
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 patient was driving a furniture van and remembered nothing more until he found himself in the hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, vessels, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, brain, generative organs and bones
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Preston, 18, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Feb 1886
Date of death: 4 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull. Laceration of the brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: This man was brought into the hospital totally unconscious and breathing stertorously. Haemorrhage from the nose, mouth and left ear.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, valves, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, pancreas, bones and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Ellen Dalton, 19, [Wife of] Shoemaker

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Shoemaker
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Feb 1886
Date of death: 18 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Extensive burn of the skin of legs, arms, back. Sub-pericardial ecchymosis
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Ecchymosis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William. Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient was standing by the fire and her dress caught alight.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, stomach, intestines, brain and uterus
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Henry Neal, 12, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 12
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jun 1887
Date of death: 7 Jun 1887
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of both kidneys, the liver & spleen
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Kidneys, liver, spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Medical notes: 'Not seen by the surgical registrar. This child was knocked down in the street, the wheel of an omnibus passing over the abdomen'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Johnson, 38, Hawker

Occupation or role: Hawker
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 May 1887
Date of death: 11 Jun 1887
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of oesophagus. Gastrostomy
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Oesophagus); Gastrostomy
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Medical notes: 'He had a chancre 15 years previous to admission which was followed by a rash & suppurating bubo. He was a street hawker & drank 6 pints of beer daily'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Richards, 3, [Child of] Stableman

Occupation or role: [Child of] Stableman
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jun 1887
Date of death: 17 Jun 1887
Disease (transcribed): Cellulitis of neck. Pleuropneumonia
Disease (standardised): Cellulitis (Neck); Pleuropneumonia (Lung, Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Medical notes: 'Within the 10 days preceding admission, the child is said to have had measles. About a fortnight ago, the child threw up a piece of wood, which came down on his head & inflicted a small graze'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Toff, 64, Charwoman

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 64
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Jun 1887
Date of death: 18 Jul 1887
Disease (transcribed): Senile gangrene of toes. Albuminuria. Amputation of leg. Gangrene of flaps
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Toe); Albuminuria (Kidneys); Amputation (Leg); Gangrene
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Vernon, Arthur Heygate
Medical notes: 'A widow, always abstemious. No history of any serious illness'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Eliza Elphick, 47, Laundress

Occupation or role: Laundress
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Sep 1887
Date of death: 8 Oct 1887
Disease (transcribed): Hydatid tumours of the liver
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Was a widow who had 8 children. Had never been strong but was able to work as a laundress till a fortnight before admission'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Dennis Young, 56, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Oct 1887
Date of death: 14 Nov 1887
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of spine. Softening of dorsal spinal cord
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Softening (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Had dysentery in India & 'disease of liver'. He fell off a ladder from a height of 12 feet. Came down on to some old pipes which struck him on the back. Was unable to move. Was not unconscious'
'Permission to examine the body was obtained only on condition that the back only should be examined'
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

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