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Occupation or role: Correspondent
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Dec 1896
Date of death: 17 Dec 1896
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of bladder. Surgical kidneys
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Bladder); Nephritis (Kidney)

Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: The patient was suffering from attacks of profuse haematuria for seven years. He was an In Patient at St Peter’s Hospital thirteen months ago and had a growth removed from the bladder.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, pancreas, stomach, kidneys, bladder, testis and toe joints
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Aug 1896
Date of death: 26 Aug 1896
Disease (transcribed): Burns
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Graham-Little, Ernest Gordon
Medical notes: While at work a large paraffin lamp exploded, burning him extensively.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, bile ducts, gall bladder, duodenum, stomach, spleen, pancreas, bladder, kidneys and testis
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Dec 1896
Date of death: 28 Jan 1897
Disease (transcribed): Abscess around bones of the pelvis. 'Suppurating haematoma'
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Pelvis); Haematoma (Indeterminate); Suppuration (Indeterminate) ()
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: 'Seven weeks before admission while at work his Right foot slipped off a spade and he wrenched the Right hip. One week later he had pain about the hip. This continued very severe until admission and he was compelled to lie up. Soon after the injury he noticed a swelling near the hip which increased up to the time of admission'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, joints

Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Bootmaker
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Oct 1896
Date of death: 25 Oct 1896
Disease (transcribed): Epithelioma of oesophagus. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Oesophagus); Disease (Kidney)

Admitted under the care of: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: The patient had two to three months of increasing difficulty in swallowing. He was able to take solid food at first, but then only liquids.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, testis, oesophagus, lungs, larynx, heart and joints
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Railway porter
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Nov 1896
Date of death: 8 Nov 1896
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of spine. Crushed spinal cord. Ulceration of colon
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Crushed (Spinal cord); Ulcer (Intestines)

Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: He fell about twenty five feet through a window on to a gravel yard.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Intestines, liver, spleen, stomach, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, joints, spine, lungs and heart
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Nov 1896
Date of death: 23 Nov 1896
Disease (transcribed): Epithelioma of bladder. Surgical kidney. Atrophied kidney
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Bladder); Nephritis (Kidney); Atrophy (Kidney)

Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: He had suffered from frequent micturition for two or three years. There had been pain on passing water and haematuria.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, testis and joints
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Kitchen maid
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Apr 1895
Date of death: 4 Aug 1895
Disease (transcribed): Post peritoneal parametric abscess
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: Ten days previous to admission during the menstrual period she developed diarrhoea with abdominal pain. Two days before admission she had headache, vomiting and increase in diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, abdomen, intestines, bladder, stomach, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, spleen, liver, uterus and toe joint
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Sep 1896
Date of death: 27 Sep 1896
Disease (transcribed): Cut throat. Acute mania
Disease (standardised): Wound (Throat); Mania (Brain)

Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Graham-Little, Ernest Gordon
Medical notes: This woman cut her throat with a kitchen knife. No reason was known for the act.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, tubes, larynx, heart, thyroid, liver, bile ducts, stomach, spleen, kidneys, bladder, cranium and toe joints
Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 64
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Dec 1896
Date of death: 28 Jan 1897
Disease (transcribed): Bedsores. Asthenia
Disease (standardised): Pressure ulcer (Skin); Asthenia (Systemic) ()
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: 'Six weeks before admission she cut her right thumb. Subsequently thumb and hand swelled up. She was very ill with temperature of 101-103 and all the symptoms of sapraemia. The hand was incised before admission but was still discharging on admission'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: House maid
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Jul 1895
Date of death: 27 Jul 1895
Disease (transcribed): Gastric ulcer. Perforation. Peritonitis (Laparotomy)
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Perforation (Stomach); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Laparotomy (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard. Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: The patient had pain after food for three to four months previous to admission. He was then seized with sudden abdominal pain with collapse.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, stomach, liver, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, uterus thorax, lungs and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 66
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Aug 1895
Date of death: 5 Sep 1895
Disease (transcribed): Malignant growth of left ovary. Numerous secondary growths. Laparotomy
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Ovary); Cancer (Systemic); Laparotomy (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Wells, Sydney Russell
Medical notes: This woman was suffering from bloodstained vaginal discharge and a swelling in the left side of the lower abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, mesenteric glands, ovaries and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Oct 1896
Date of death: 28 Oct 1896
Disease (transcribed): Chronic gastric ulcer. Perforation. General peritonitis. Endocarditis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Perforation (Stomach); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Endocarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: There was a history of long cough and dyspepsia. On October 25th she had an attack of acute abdominal pain which began with uneasiness and increased intensively.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Uterus, bladder, rectum, stomach, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, liver, lungs, larynx and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Railway carriage cleaner
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Aug 1896
Date of death: 15 Aug 1896
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of legs. Amputation. Fracture of clavicle and cranium
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Amputation (Leg); Fracture (Clavicle); Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Allingham, Herbert William
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: He was run over by a railway train.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, adrenals and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Errand boy
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Feb 1897
Date of death: 13 Feb 1897
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Abscess in temporosphenoidal lobe. Basal meningitis. Early thrombosis of lateral sinus
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Abscess (Brain); Meningitis (Brain); Thrombosis (Head) ()
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: 'Admitted under Dr Cavafy. He had been quite well until a fortnight before admission when he complained of pain in face and ear; this continued until admission being worse for the last 3 days before admission. One week before while sitting he had sudden pain in the head, became white, his hands twitched and his face was drawn over to the the left side'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium, ears

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 80
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jun 1896
Date of death: 12 Aug 1896
Disease (transcribed): Embolism of left middle cerebral artery. White and red softening of brain
Disease (standardised): Embolism (Arteries); Softening (Brain)

Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: He was knocked down and run over by a cab. For a few months before he had suffered from attacks of giddiness but was otherwise healthy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, stomach, bladder, intestines, kidneys, adrenals, brain and toe joint
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Feb 1895
Date of death: 29 Jul 1895
Disease (transcribed): Psoas abscess. Pneumonia (Old nephrotomy)
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Psoas muscle); Pneumonia (Lung); Nephrotomy (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: The patient was admitted in November 1894 suffering from severe pain in the left loin and had a nephrotomy performed with negative result. He was readmitted in 1895 with the pain still present.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, larynx, trachea, abdomen, intestines, kidneys, adrenals, stomach, bladder, spleen and testes, liver, bones and veins
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Accountant
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Oct 1896
Date of death: 9 Oct 1896
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Meningitis (Brain)

Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: While walking along the pavement he was knocked down by a dog.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, testes and liver
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Aug 1896
Date of death: 19 Aug 1896
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull and of ribs and clavicle
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Clavicle)

Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: The patient rolled or fell of Chelsea Bridge
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, heart, larynx, stomach, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, testis and toe joint
Type of incident: Suicide? Trauma/accident?

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Aug 1896
Date of death: 20 Aug 1896
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Laceration of brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)

Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: He was found by the police unconscious, partly from drink and partly on account of the head injury.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, larynx, liver, spleen, stomach, bladder, kidneys, adrenals, testes and toe joints
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Jan 1897
Date of death: 9 Feb 1897
Disease (transcribed): ? Tubercular disease of kidneys and bladder. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Bladder); Peritonitis (Abdomen) ()
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: 'He was admitted first on Nov [November] 15th 1896. Previous to admission he had been suffering from incontinence or urine by night and day for 8-10 months. He was unable to retain his water longer than for one hour. There had been occasional haematuria more frequently just before admission. He complained of burning pain in the urethra just before micturition not increased by exercise'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Packer
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Aug 1895
Date of death: 18 Aug 1895
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of intestines. Old peritonitis. Obstruction of large intestine by a band
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Obstruction (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Wells, Sydney Russell
Medical notes: Since January 1895 this man had pain after food, with flatulence and vomiting both before and after meals.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, intestines, liver, spleen, pancreas and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 7
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Dec 1896
Date of death: 4 Jan 1897
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Abscesses in lungs: pyopneumothorax. Vegetative endocarditis
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Abscess (Lung); Hydropneumothorax (Pleural cavity); Endocarditis (Heart) ()
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: 'She had had a discharge from the Right ear for some months previous to admission and had been an O.P. [Out-patient] here and at the Victoria Hospital. On Nov [November] 20 she complained of great pain in the Right ear. Since that date there had been swelling around the mastoid, pyrexia, loss of appetite and general illness'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, larynx, heart, heart, liver, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, uterus, ovaries
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Scaffoldman
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Oct 1896
Date of death: 21 Oct 1896
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of spinal column and of ribs. Haemothorax. Perforation of colon. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Fracture (Ribs); Haemothorax (Lung); Perforation (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)

Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: He fell from a scaffold fifteen to sixteen feet, striking his back.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, intestines, spleen, liver, kidneys, adrenals, stomach, testis, bladder, bones and joints
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Nov 1896
Date of death: 14 Nov 1896
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull, ribs, clavicle, femur. Laceration of brain. Pleural effusion
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Clavicle); Fracture (Leg); Laceration (Brain); Effusion (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: In trying to mount the box of his cab he missed the handles and fell backwards against the pavement.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, lungs, larynx, heart, liver, stomach, kidneys, adrenals and joints
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Missionary
Age: 71
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Aug 1895
Date of death: 26 Aug 1895
Disease (transcribed): Enlarged prostate. Cystitis. Surgical kidneys
Disease (standardised): Enlarged (Prostate); Cystitis (Bladder); Surgical (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Wells, Sydney Russell
Medical notes: For four years he had increasing difficulty in micturition. He was unable to pass his water the day before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, trachea, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, intestines, liver, gall bladder, bile ducts, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, prostate and urethra
Type of incident: n/a