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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Nov 1890
Date of death: 1 Jan 1891
Disease (transcribed): Perforating gastric ulcer. Splenic and subdiaphragmatic abscesses
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Abscess (Spleen, abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'Family history good. The girl was a servant who had never before been laid up. For some time she had suffered from pallor, constipation, and scanty and irregular menstruation. For about 15 months she had suffered from epigastric pain and vomiting after food. These symptoms had been lately severe'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Store keeper
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1908
Date of death: 26 Mar 1909
Disease (transcribed): Chronic parenchymatous nephritis. Peritonitis with ascites
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was an in patient in August 1908 for nephritis. The patient was not well for a week before readmission and developed swelling of the face and legs and abdominal pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Roadman
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1913
Date of death: 29 Apr 1913
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of body of pancreas. Metastases in liver and at umbilicus. Aspiration pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Pancreas); Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Umbilicus); Pneumonia, aspiration (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He had epigastric pain about half an hour after food for four months, with occasional vomiting which relieved the pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1898
Date of death: 26 Mar 1898
Disease (transcribed): Perimetritis. Suppuration. Laparotomy
Disease (standardised): Perimetritis (Uterus); Suppuration (Uterus); Laparotomy (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dakin, William Radford
Medical examination performed by: Powell, Llewellyn
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: This patient had good health up to August 1897 when she was seized with severe pain in the hypogastrium.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, bladder, ureters, kidneys, suprarenals, pancreas, liver, spleen, lungs, bronchial glands, pericardium and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Clerk
Age: 2
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1913
Date of death: 29 Apr 1913
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous peritonitis. Tuberculous ulceration of small intestine with perforation. Acute general peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines); Perforation (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He had abdominal pain and distension with vomiting and loss of appetite but no diarrhoea for six weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Feb 1891
Date of death: 30 Mar 1891
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Ascites. Tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Liver cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Peritoneum); Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'No family history of disease beyond that one sister was thought to be consumptive. The man had been a waiter for 22 years during the whole of which time he had drunk beer and spirits freely. He had never vomited blood nor been jaundiced, and his health was said to have been quite good till May 1890 when he was lid up for 3 weeks with some affection of the chest. After this he did not regain his former health, but suffered from cough, some night-sweating and considerable loss of flesh'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, skull

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Engine driver
Gender: Male
Age: 66
Date of admission: 6 Apr 1906
Date of death: 16 Apr 1906
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs – Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Bronchopneumonia (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Post mortem examination performed by: Douglas, James Sholto Cameron
Medical notes: 'Patient was riding a bicycle. In trying to avoid a bus he ran into a trolley and fell off striking his Rt [Right] side. Says he has never suffered from Bronchitis'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: House keeper
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1892
Date of death: 20 Mar 1892
Disease (transcribed): Herniotomy
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Herniotomy (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: This woman had been ruptured for nine months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, uterus, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, larynx, thyroid gland, pericardium and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Mar 1905
Date of death: 21 Apr 1905
Disease (transcribed): Abdominal aneurism, sacculated of aorta and fusiform of superior mesenteric artery
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Blood vessels)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Symes-Thompson, Henry Edmund
Post mortem examination performed by: Davis Taylor, E.J.
Medical notes: 'Admitted complaining of pain in the stomach and back, increased in exertion. For the last 4 weeks he has been troubled with constipation. During the last few weeks he has been troubled with occasional vomiting, chiefly after drinking’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Motor washer
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Apr 1914
Date of death: 8 Apr 1914
Disease (transcribed): Spleno medullary leukaemia. Peptic ulcers of duodenum eroding a blood vessel. Death from haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Leukaemia (Bone marrow, Blood); Ulcer (Duodenum); Erosion (Blood vessels); Haemorrhage (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: Turton, James Richard Henry
Medical notes: According to his relations he had ‘gastric ulcers’ before Christmas 1913, with haematemesis
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, tonsils, thymus, larynx, thyroid, trachea, pericardium, heart, coronary arteries, oesophagus, peritoneum, spleen, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, kidneys, ureters, bladder, stomach and duodenum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Apr 1911
Date of death: 25 Apr 1911
Disease (transcribed): Portal cirrhosis of liver. Splenomegaly. Chronic gastritis. Ascites
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Splenomegaly (Spleen); Gastritis (Stomach); Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: The patient had pain and swelling in the abdomen which had been getting worse for three weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, infratracheal glands, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, coronary arteries, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, alimentary tract, oesophagus, stomach and urinary tract
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1903
Date of death: 16 Jan 1903
Disease (transcribed): Fibrous myocarditis. Atheroma of aorta with occlusion of coronary arteries. Aortic cardiac dilatation. Recent and old endocarditis of aortic valve. Acute mortem thrombi in heart cavities. Pulmonary and splenic infarction. Peritonitis. Hydrosalpinx
Disease (standardised): Myocarditis (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Disease (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Thrombosis (Heart); Infarction (Lung);Infarction (Spleen) ; Peritonitis (Abdomen) ; Hydrosalpinx (Fallopian tubes)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Ascherson, William Lawrence
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient had been well until two months before admission when she began to suffer from cardiac flutterings and grew progressively dyspneoic.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, adrenals, kidneys, bladder, uterus and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Mar 1891
Date of death: 2 Apr 1891
Disease (transcribed): Caries of bone. Lardaceous disease. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Caries (Bone); Amyloidosis (Tissues); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Medical notes: 'Had always been very delicate. Fourteen days prior to admission she had had great pain on the left side of the anus and a swelling appeared. It burst and discharged a quantity of offensive pus'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Back, abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Jan 1892
Date of death: 29 Mar 1892
Disease (transcribed): Ulcerative colitis. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Colitis, ulcerative (Colon); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: For six months or more before her admission she had been out of sorts and losing colour. For three weeks before January 14th 1892 she suffered from obstinate constipation and took purgatives.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, trachea, larynx, thyroid, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart, abdomen, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys and liver
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Apr 1913
Date of death: 6 May 1913
Disease (transcribed): Empyema. Operation. Puncture of liver. Paracentesis. Hepatic abscess (secondary)
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura); Operation (Pleura); Puncture (Liver); Paracentesis (Abdomen); Abscess (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: On April 10th this man had a rigor followed by a dry cough. He stayed in bed and was treated for influenza. On April 21st there was pleuritic pain in the right chest and he was sent to the hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, adrenals, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Handy man
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1893
Date of death: 7 Apr 1893
Disease (transcribed): Fractured pelvis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis)

Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The man jumped out of a window and fell on some area railings. He had been in an asylum some months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, spine, pelvis, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, testes, lungs, larynx, thyroid gland, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart and coronary arteries
Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: Watch maker
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Mar 1901
Date of death: 4 Apr 1901
Disease (transcribed): Chronic brights disease (large white kidney). Hypostatic congestion and oedema and commencing inflammation of lungs. Plastic adhesive peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Glomerulonephritis (Kidney); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: In January 1901 the patient caught cold. The feet began to swell and the oedema had been gradually tracking upwards. She took to bed at once and had remained there since, getting worse with difficulty in drawing breath, pains in the joints and back, occasional vomiting and aching in the eyes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal and genital organs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1901
Date of death: 5 Apr 1901
Disease (transcribed): Malignant growth in anterior mediastinum involving the right bronchus, right lung, superior vena cava and pericardium. Pleural and pericardial effusions
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Mediastinum); Cancer (Lung); Cancer (Veins); Cancer (Heart); Effusion (Pleura); Effusion (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: In October 1900 she had a cold and cough, and from that time began to get short of breath. Four to six weeks ago the hands and face began to swell and they had increased in size especially during the last fortnight.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, trachea, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal and genital organs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Caretaker
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Dec 1914
Date of death: 22 Jan 1915
Disease (transcribed): Chronic mediastino-pleuro pericarditis and peritonitis. Morbus cordis. Aortic reflux. Hypertrophied and dilated heart.
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Heart)
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: This man had an attack of rheumatic fever seven years ago, since when he had been liable to attacks of shortness of breath on exertion and the legs swelled at times.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Apr 1905
Date of death: 1 May 1905
Disease (transcribed): Gastric carcinoma. Perforation. Gastric enterostomy. Local peritonitis. Acute bronchitis. Septic bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Stomach); Entorostomy (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Bronchitis (Lungs); Bronchopneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy and English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Jones, Lawrence
Medical notes: 'Admitted into the medical wards with a history of pain after food, flatulence and vomiting, for 5 months’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Apr 1902
Date of death: 20 Apr 1902
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of the liver. (hob nailed). (? Haemochromatosis). Ascites. Oedema of lower extremities and lungs. Hydrothorax
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Haemochromatosis (Systemic); Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (Leg); Oedema (Lung); Hydrothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient came from a hard drinking family; his mother and two brothers had died from drink. He himself was a heavy drinker.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, trachea, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Caretaker
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1902
Date of death: 22 Apr 1902
Disease (transcribed): Miliary tuberculosis. Chronic phthisis. Old tuberculous peritonitis. Gastric ulcer
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ulcer (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of pains in the stomach, difficulty and frequency of micturition and loss of flesh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Son of] Mortor finisher
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Feb 1915
Date of death: 3 May 1915
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular peritonitis. Tuberculosis of mesenteric glands and of intestine. Generalised tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Mesenteric glands); Tuberculosis (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Systemic)
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: Since February 13th the child had complained of pain in the right hypochondrium and right lumbar region, and there had been diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal and mesenteric glands
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Carman
Age: 1 year 9 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Apr 1912
Date of death: 29 Apr 1912
Disease (transcribed): Retroperitoneal sarcoma
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Cohen, Bertie Isaac
Medical notes: The child had swelling of the abdomen for three weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, alimentary tract, stomach, duodenum, liver, gall bladder, peritoneum, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, spleen and glands
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1890
Date of death: 23 Mar 1890
Disease (transcribed): Fractured spine and pelvis. Suppression of urine
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Fracture (Pelvis); Suppression of urine (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: He fell off a house some fifty feet, but remembered nothing of the accident.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals, ureters, bladder, spine, sternum, lungs and heart
Type of incident: Trauma/accident