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Alexander Albert, 22, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jul 1891
Date of death: 14 Jul 1891
Disease (transcribed): Bullet wound of skull and brain
Disease (standardised): Wound (Skull, brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Died a few minutes after admission. Not seen by surgical registrar'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma / accident / suicide

Alfred Goad, 28, Stoker

Occupation or role: Stoker
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1893
Date of death: 24 Jun 1893
Disease (transcribed): Degeneration of the posterior columns of spinal cord. Traumatic
Disease (standardised): Degeneration (Spinal cord)

Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient fell off his engine on to his back.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine, brain, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, larynx, thyroid body, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder and testes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Alfred King, 66, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jul 1900
Date of death: 27 Jul 1900
Disease (transcribed): Biliary obstruction. Carcinoma of ampulla of vater
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Bile ducts); Cancer (Bile ducts)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: Ten weeks before admission the patient had pain in the abdomen after dinner. A week later he became jaundiced and the urine was a dark colour.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas and duodenum, urinary tract, alimentary canal and kidneys. The post mortem contains a report by humphry davy rolleston ‘primary carcinoma of the ampulla of vater with report of a case presenting some features of interest’
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Smith, 57, Estate agent

Occupation or role: Estate agent
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Apr 1890
Date of death: 19 Jun 1890
Disease (transcribed): Lymphadenoma
Disease (standardised): Adenoma (Lymph nodes)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: He had not had scarlatina nor rheumatism and gave no history of ague. For four months he had been getting very weak.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spleen, liver, intestines, pancreas, supra-renals, semilunar ganglia, kidneys, bladder, testes, pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, bronchial glands, pericardium and heart
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Alice Davis, 3 weeks, [Child of] Shunter

Occupation or role: [Child of] Shunter
Age: 3 weeks
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Aug 1907
Date of death: 10 Aug 1907
Disease (transcribed): Icterus
Disease (standardised): Jaundice (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: Jaundice came out five days ago and the child was not feeding well.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, thymus, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, bile ducts, gastro-intestinal tract, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals, pancreas, genito-urinary organs and bladder
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Amelia Burr, 60, Needlewoman

Occupation or role: Needlewoman
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Jun 1890
Date of death: 6 Jul 1890
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: On the morning of the day of admission, while eating her dinner, she suddenly lost the use of her left hand, and then fell under the table. There was no loss of consciousness, and no abnormal sensation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, brain, lungs, larynx, thyroid gland, pericardium, heart, abdomen, spleen, liver, suprarenals, bladder, uterus, ovaries, pancreas and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Archibald Pinching, 37, Engineer

Occupation or role: Engineer
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Dec 1892
Date of death: 4 Dec 1892
Disease (transcribed): Bullet wound of brain
Disease (standardised): Wound (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient died half an hour after admission and was not seen by the Surgical Registrar
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, testes and penis
Type of incident: Suicide

Arthur Sharp, 47, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Mar 1893
Date of death: 20 Mar 1893
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of the stomach
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach)

Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: This man had good health till September 1892, in which month he was attacked by diarrhoea of a dysenteric character, as he expressed it, and much blood was passed by the bowel.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and testes
Type of incident: n/a

Broughton Twanley, 28, Medical student

Occupation or role: Medical student
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1893
Date of death: 4 Mar 1893
Disease (transcribed): Burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)

Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: A lamp was upset setting fire to the patient’s night shirt.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Caroline Charrington, 49, Caretaker

Occupation or role: Caretaker
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jun 1912
Date of death: 27 Jun 1912
Disease (transcribed): Multilobular cirrhosis of the liver. Tuberculous pleurisy. Tubercles in pericardium and peritoneum. Chronic pancreatitis with calculus in duct of wirsung
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Tuberculosis (Pleura); Pleurisy (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Heart); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Pancreatitis (Pancreas);Calculi (Pancreatic ducts)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This woman had cough with some dyspnoea for five months, with expectoration and much nausea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals and alimentary canal
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Bright, 6, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jun 1892
Date of death: 16 Jun 1982
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient was admitted late at night on the 15th June and died early on June 16th.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, spinal cord, pleurae, thymus gland, lungs thyroid gland, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart, intestines, pancreas, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Charles Carter, 56, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jun 1903
Date of death: 22 Jun 1903
Disease (transcribed): Retroperitoneal sarcoma. Secondary nodules on omentum and peritoneum. Peritonitis. Jejunotomy
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Jejunotomy (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Five months ago the patient strained his left side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, testes, alimentary canal and intestines
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Steadman, 10 days, [Child of] Porter

Occupation or role: [Child of] Porter
Age: 10 days
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Aug 1907
Date of death: 8 Aug 1907
Disease (transcribed): Congenital heart disease
Disease (standardised): Congenital disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: The patient was a full time child born during a normal labour.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, thyroid, thymus, bronchial glands, larynx, trachea, heart, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder and bile ducts, alimentary canal, suprarenals, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, genito-urinary organs, bladder, testes, venous system, meninges and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Constance Smith, 15 months, [Child of] Bus Conductor

Occupation or role: [Child of] Bus Conductor
Age: 15 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Oct 1907
Date of death: 7 Dec 1907
Disease (transcribed): Chronic tuberculous peritonitis. [Laparotomy]
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Laparotomy (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Evans, John Howell
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: About the end of August last this child had whooping cough. During convalescence from this malady the child’s abdomen was observed to be swelled.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, gall bladder, spleen and suprarenals
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Edmund Norton, 65, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Aug 1915
Date of death: 13 Aug 1915
Disease (transcribed): Vegetative endocarditis. Infarct of heart wall. Perforation of interventricular septum. Arterio-sclerosis
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Infarction (Heart); Perforation (Heart); Arteriosclerosis (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: During the last six months he had been getting weaker and thinner, and appetite had been bad. On August 1st he complained rather suddenly of epigastric pain, accompanied by dyspnoea and slight cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Wolffe, 60, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 May 1890
Date of death: 6 Jul 1890
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of the peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The man had had rheumatic fever four or five times. He had been losing flesh for a year and the bowels had been rather confined for six months. The legs had been swelling for two months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid gland, pericardium, heart, abdomen, stomach, pancreas, liver, suprarenals, bladder, prostate, testes, spleen, kidneys and glands
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Eleanor Groves, 49, [Wife of] Waiter

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Waiter
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Dec 1899
Date of death: 11 Feb 1900
Disease (transcribed): Hepatic Cirrhosis
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: The patient had been short of breath for two or three years, with a slight cough and occasional spitting of clots of blood. She had recently been subject to epistaxis, swollen abdomen, retching and vomiting, piles and passing blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract, alimentary canal and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Eliza Francis, 31, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1891
Date of death: 5 Apr 1891
Disease (transcribed): Vegetative endocarditis. Cerebral embolism and softening. Carcinoma of pylorus
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Embolism (Brain); Carcinoma (Pylorus)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'No family history of disease: mother living and hale. The woman was a cook, unmarried, and 11 months before her death she bore a healthy child. During her pregnancy she tried to conceal her condition by tight lacing and suffered from much vomiting. After her confinement she worked hard and had ill-health. The catamenia [menstruation] did not reappear, and she was much troubled with dyspeptic symptoms. Nothing more definite was ascertainable'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, spinal cord, thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a n/a

Eliza Hare, 32, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Jun 1892
Date of death: 17 Jun 1892
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull and spine
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient died soon after admission and was not seen by the Surgical Registrar.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, spine, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, thyroid gland, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder and uterus
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Elizabeth Gayner, 50, Lady’s maid

Occupation or role: Lady’s maid
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Dec 1896
Date of death: 2 Dec 1896
Disease (transcribed): Meningeal haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient died before being seen by the Medical Registrar.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, pancreas, suprarenals, spleen, kidneys, bladder, ovaries, tubes and uterus
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Stark, 26, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Sep 1890
Date of death: 25 Oct 1890
Disease (transcribed): Leucocythaemia
Disease (standardised): Leukaemia (Blood, bone marrow)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The woman had rheumatism in 1884, but had no other serious illness. She was married nine months before her first admission, but was never pregnant, and the catamenia were regular till six weeks before she came to the hospital, when they ceased. She seems to have been ailing somewhat for about two years, when at Christmas 1889 she first noticed swelling of the left side of the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, bladder, ovaries, intestines, vermiform appendix, kidneys, brain and ears
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Wise, [No age stated], Housekeeper

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Sep 1907
Date of death: 15 Sep 1907
Disease (transcribed): Malignant tumour at root of right lung (sarcoma). Pressure on right vagus nerve
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Lung); Pressure (Nerves)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, right bronchus, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, alimentary tract, spleen, liver, gall bladder and ducts, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, genito-urinary tract and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Ellen Jones, 22, Parlourmaid

Occupation or role: Parlourmaid
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1894
Date of death: 18 Mar 1894
Disease (transcribed): Perforating gastric ulcer. Sub-phrenic pneumo-thorax. Laparotomy
Disease (standardised): Perforation (Stomach); Ulcer (Stomach); Pneumonia (Abdomen); Laparotomy (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer and Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in the evening of March 14th in so collapsed a condition, almost pulseless, that Mr Dent, in consultation, decided not to perform any laparotomy. She was markedly anaemic, and had been so for several years […]. On March 13th, after tea at 6.30 p.m. she was seized with sudden sharp pain in the upper part of the abdomen, she then vomited; the pain continued in paroxysms all night'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Emily Lane, 25, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Oct 1891
Date of death: 10 Oct 1891
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in right frontal lobe
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Medical notes: 'Was in this hospital in 1890 under Mr Bennett [William Henry Bennett] and was operated upon for hydronephrosos. For a detailed account see Surgical Register 1890'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a n/a

Emily Mills, 27, [Wife of] Carman

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Carman
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Nov 1903
Date of death: 4 Dec 1903
Disease (transcribed): Infective endocarditis. Pericarditis. Infarcts in lungs, spleen and kidneys. Thrombosis in right middle cerebral artery
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart); Infarction (Lung); Infarction (Spleen); Infarction (Kidney); Thrombosis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Ascherson, William Lawrence
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with pain in the chest and shortness of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal, genito-urinary tract and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

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