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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 12
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Dec 1918
Date of death: 5 Jan 1919
Disease (transcribed): Liver abscess. General peritonitis. Pin in appendix
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Foreign bodies (Appendix)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, George Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Bostock, Marian Noel
Post mortem examination performed by: Claremont, Hetty Ethelberta
Medical notes: She had ‘influenza’ and ‘congestion’ a month ago. She recovered and was well until the day before admission when she complained of pain in the right side of the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, thymus, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal, urinary tract and genital organs
Type of incident: n/a

• Occupation or role: Dressmaker
  Age: 26
  Gender: Female
  Date of admission: 14 Jun 1909
  Date of death: 1 Jul 1909
  Disease (transcribed): Anaemia. Chronic gastric ulcer. Gastro-jejunostomy
  Disease (standardised): Anaemia (Blood); Ulcer (Stomach); Gastric bypass (Stomach)
  Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
• Jaffrey, Francis
  Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
  Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
  Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of epigastric pain and vomiting after meals.
  Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, uterus and adnexa, and alimentary canal
  Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Porter
Age: 4
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Sep 1909
Date of death: 30 Sep 1909
Disease (transcribed): Gangrenous appendicitis. Diffuse peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Appendix); Appendicitis (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: His mother said the had been ailing for a week. Two days before admission he was attacked with sudden abdominal pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Intestines, liver, gall bladder, kidneys, spleen, pancreas and suprarenals
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Seaman
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Jul 1915
Date of death: 14 Aug 1915
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of rectum. Excision. Breaking down of wound. Cystitis. Pyelitis. Consecutive nephritis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines); Excision (Intestines); Cystitis (Bladder); Pyelitis (Kidney); Nephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: Oakden, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Six months ago the patient fell into a dry dock and fractured his pelvis. While in bed a month later he had an attack of diarrhoea which persisted ever since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Mail driver
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jan 1908
Date of death: 18 Jan 1908
Disease (transcribed): Disseminated malignant disease. (Growth removed 3 ½ years ago from tongue reported on as simple papilloma. Recurrence. Half tongue removed in July last. Report inflamed simple papilloma]
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Tongue); Operation (Tongue)
Admitted under the care of: Jaffrey, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient had a growth removed from his tongue in August 1907. He felt quite well until Christmas 1907 when he noticed a lump in the right side of the neck which seemed to come up suddenly.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

• Occupation or role: Porter
  Age: 24
  Gender: Male
  Date of admission: 18 Sep 1908
  Date of death: 29 Sep 1908
  Disease (transcribed): Gangrenous appendicitis. General peritonitis. Subdiaphragmatic abscess. Portal pyaemia
  Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Appendix); Appendicitis (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Abscess (Diaphragm); Sepsis (Systemic)
  Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
• Jones, Lawrence
  Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
  Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
  Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of abdominal pain and diarrhoea.
  Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, gall bladder, vena porta, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals and spleen
  Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Canvasser
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 May 1908
Date of death: 15 May 1908
Disease (transcribed): Gangrene of appendix. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Three days before he had been seized with violent abdominal pain referred to the umbilicus and had vomited.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen only examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Plumbers mate
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1908
Date of death: 4 Apr 1908
Disease (transcribed): Gangrenous appendicitis. General peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Appendix); Appendicitis (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: The patient had been ill for a fortnight with abdominal pain chiefly on the right side and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen only examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Draughts man
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Aug 1909
Date of death: 8 Aug 1909
Disease (transcribed): Intestinal obstruction. Caecostomy. Colostomy
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Intestines); Caecostomy (Intestines); Colostomy (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
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: Servant
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 May 1909
Date of death: 3 May 1909
Disease (transcribed): Acute appendicitis. Sloughing of appendix. Generalised peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Appendicitis (Appendix); Sloughing (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Jaffrey, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: There was sudden onset of abdominal pain mainly in the right iliac five days before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen only examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Nov 1909
Date of death: 25 Nov 1909
Disease (transcribed): Acute intestinal obstruction by band
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Three days before admission she had been taken suddenly ill with abdominal pain and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen only examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Manager
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Nov 1909
Date of death: 25 Dec 1909
Disease (transcribed): Gallstones. Choleclochostomy. Subphrenic abscess. Three gastric ulcers. Aspiration pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Gall stones (Gall bladder); Choleclochostomy (Gall bladder); Abscess (Abdomen); Ulcer (Stomach); Pneumonia, aspiration (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of yellow jaundice with great itching and paroxysmal pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 54
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1909
Date of death: 13 May 1909
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma recti. Left inguinal colotomy
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Rectum); Colotomy (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Jaffrey, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: For two years she had noticed a white discharge from the anus and a gradually increasing irregularity of the bowels.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, uterus, tubes, ovaries, small intestine, mesentery, mesenteric glands, appendix and large intestine
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 72
Date of admission: 7 May 1920
Date of death: 10 May 1920
Disease (transcribed): Broncho Pneumonia, Septicaemia - Colycystitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Sepsis (Systemic); Cholecystitis (Gallbladder);
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Neighbour, Philip Morgan
Medical notes: '7.8.20. Pt [Patient] gave an history of gall stones trouble for many years. The present illness has lasted three days - pain in the right side of abdomen with vomiting. B. [Bowel] open. No jaundice'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, pericardium, heart, valves, vessels, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen, adrenals, kidneys, stomach, intestines, uterus, bladder

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Nov 1915
Date of death: 15 Nov 1915
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma recti. Perforation. General peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines); Perforation (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: Oakden, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: She had recent indefinite history of intestinal obstruction.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdominal examination only made
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Sep 1915
Date of death: 27 Sep 1915
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma ventriculi. Laparotomy
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Laparotomy (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: For notes of this case see Surgical Register 1818/1915
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Jul 1908
Date of death: 17 Jul 1908
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Meningeal haemorrhage. Syphilitic necrosis of skull. Cirrhosis of liver. Hypostatic pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Haemorrhage (Brain); Syphilis (Systemic); Necrosis (Skull); Cirrhosis (Liver); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: The patient was found at the bottom of a flight of stairs on Bond Street, down which he had fallen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, lungs, heart, peritoneum, stomach, intestines, pancreas, liver, kidneys, spleen and bladder
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Child of] Draper
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 May 1909
Date of death: 20 May 1909
Disease (transcribed): Gangrenous appendicitis. Early general peritonitis. Paralysis of gut
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Appendix); Appendicitis (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Paralysis (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: There was sudden onset of periumbilical pain three days before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, liver, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, spleen, bladder, stomach, intestines and abdominal glands
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 3 days
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1909
Date of death: 7 Mar 1909
Disease (transcribed): Imperforate anus. Hypospadias. Rupture of rectum intra peritoneally
Disease (standardised): Imperforate (Anal canal); Hypospadias (Urethra); Rupture (Rectum)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: The patient was brought up to the hospital because he had passed neither urine nor faeces.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, intestines, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a