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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 74
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 May 1890
Date of death: 9 Sep 1890
Disease (transcribed): Senile gangrene
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Foot)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Le Cronier, Maxwell
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: Six months before admission whilst cutting her big toe nail. she cut the toe. The wound did not heal and caused her great pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, omentum, bladder, ovaries, uterus, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, liver and spleen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Jun 1890
Date of death: 17 Jul 1890
Disease (transcribed): Gangrene of left foot
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Foot)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: Five weeks back whilst having his corns cut by a chiropodist, he cut the 4th left toe near the nail.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, laryngeal cartilages, thyroid gland, pericardium, heart, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, bladder, suprarenals, kidneys, prostate, testes and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Book maker
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Jul 1890
Date of death: 4 Sep 1890
Disease (transcribed): Diabetes mellitus. Gangrene of left foot
Disease (standardised): Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas); Gangrene (Foot)
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 was a book maker of Irish extraction, who was for the first time admitted to this hospital with diabetes in August 1888. There was then a history of polyuria and increased appetite for two years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, brain, eyes, intestines, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, prostate, testes, larynx, trachea, bronchial and thyroid glands, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, coronary arteries and aorta
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Nov 1890
Date of death: 14 Nov 1890
Disease (transcribed): Caries of tarsus
Disease (standardised): Caries (Ankle)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: Seven weeks before admission his foot became rubbed over the metastasis phalangal part of the great toe and a blister formed. Then erysipelas set in.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left foot, pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid gland, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, intestines, vermiform appendix, liver, spleen, kidneys, testes and prostate
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 68
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Feb 1891
Date of death: 26 Feb 1891
Disease (transcribed): Double femoral epiplocele. Operation for relief of strangulated hernia
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Thigh); Operation (Thigh)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Medical notes: 'Patient had been ruptured for 40 years & had always worn a truss. Fourteen days previously the rupture on the left side came down & would not be reduced'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Mar 1891
Date of death: 2 Apr 1891
Disease (transcribed): Chronic ulcer of leg. Amputation through knee joint. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg); Amputation (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
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: 'For many years patient had had an ulcer of the left leg […] No history of syphilis. Great pain in it'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, limbs

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 May 1891
Date of death: 2 Jun 1891
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in right ovary. Left parametritis. Phlebitis of pelvic veins. Thrombosis of inferior vena cava
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Ovaries); Parametritis (Uterus); Phlebitis (Blood vessels); Thrombosis (Blood vessels)
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: 'This woman had borne five children. On March 5th 1891 a miscarriage occurred which was followed by haemorrhage continuing for six weeks at the end of which something was removed from the uterus by a medical man. For nine weeks before admission she had suffered from rheumatic pains and had remained entirely in bed. On May 25th & 26th some shivering occurred'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Fireman
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1891
Date of death: 11 Jun 1891
Disease (transcribed): Separation of the left sacro-iliac joint. Rupture of the diaphragm
Disease (standardised): Separation (Pelvis); Rupture (Diaphragm)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Not seen by surgical registrar. Died a few hours after admission. See surgical notes'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, head

Type of incident: Trauma / accident?

Occupation or role: Tailoress
Age: 70
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Jul 1891
Date of death: 16 Jul 1891
Disease (transcribed): Broken femur. Abscess in lung
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Thigh); Abscess (Lungs)
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: 'The day previous to admission the patient fell down striking the right leg very sharply against some stairs'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, right leg

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Harness cleaner
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Jul 1891
Date of death: 23 Sep 1891
Disease (transcribed): Caries of the lumbar spine. Double psoas abscess. Left empyema
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Abscess (Hip); Empyema (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: 'This man, who was a policeman in his youth, had fairly good health till about six weeks before admission, when he had an attack of the then prevalent influenza which shewed itself chiefly by muscular pains and prostration. He became convalescent, but a fortnight later ‘caught a fresh cold' and was delirious for several days. A medical man diagnosed inflammation of the left lung'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Slater
Age: n/a
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Nov 1891
Date of death: 21 Nov 1891
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull, ribs, pelvis. Rupture of heart and liver
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull, ribs, pelvis); Rupture (Heart, liver)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Brought in dead. Not seen by the surgical registrar'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, limbs, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Pianoforte maker
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Dec 1891
Date of death: 4 Dec 1891
Disease (transcribed): Acute necrosis of femur. Epiphysitis. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Thigh); Epiphysitis (Bones); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Medical notes: 'Had always had good health. About a week before admission he felt pain in the left thigh, so left off work and came home. He returned to work the next day but in an hour's time was obliged to give up on account of the pain in the thigh'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left thigh, abdomen, thorax, head

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1891
Date of death: 14 Jan 1892
Disease (transcribed): Cellulitis of the foot
Disease (standardised): Cellulitis (Foot)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The child’s left foot had been swollen and three days previous to admission the swelling had become red and very painful.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pupils, pleurae, lungs, bronchi, bronchial glands, larynx, thyroid gland, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder and testes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Feb 1892
Date of death: 6 Mar 1892
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the femur
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The accident was caused by a lift giving way, and he came down from the loft to the bottom of a high building.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Limbs, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate, intestines, vermiform appendix, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, larynx, thyroid gland, pericardium, heart and aorta
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Chimney sweep
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1892
Date of death: 25 Sep 1892
Disease (transcribed): Ununited fracture of leg. Cirrhosis of liver
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The man slipped of the pavement, falling with is leg bent under him.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left leg, head, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Aug 1892
Date of death: 31 Aug 1892
Disease (transcribed): Bronchpneumonia. Compound fracture of thigh
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: This man fell from a window a distance of about fifty feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, left thigh, pleurae, lung, pericardium, heart, liver, bile ducts, pancreas, suprarenals, bladder, prostate, testes, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Oct 1892
Date of death: 5 Mar 1893
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular hip disease. Columnar celled epithelioma of sigmoid flexure
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Hip); Cancer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: In 1890 she began to have pain in the left hip.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Hip, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pleurae, lungs, pericardium and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Compositor
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Nov 1892
Date of death: 24 Dec 1892
Disease (transcribed): Double hip disease
Disease (standardised): Disease (Hip)
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: During the last two years the patient was in the hospital many times under various surgeons. The left hip was at first diseased and many sinuses formed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Hip joints, abdomen, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, prostate, vesicula seminalis, testes, liver, pleurae, lungs, thyroid body, larynx, pericardium and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 8
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1893
Date of death: 18 Jan 1893
Disease (transcribed): Acute necrosis of tibia. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
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: About a week before admission the child fell down some stairs and struck the right leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right leg, head, brain, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder and genitals
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 8
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Jan 1893
Date of death: 15 Jan 1893
Disease (transcribed): Necrosis of fibula. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: On Boxing Day the child knocked the leg and soon after began to complain of pain in the leg. In a few days the leg became swollen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Legs, hip joint, head, brain, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas and liver
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Waterman
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 May 1893
Date of death: 12 May 1893
Disease (transcribed): Fractured leg. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The man caught his right foot in a hole and fell forwards, fracturing the leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right leg, head, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, prostate, vesicula seminales and testes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Jun 1893
Date of death: 23 Jun 1893
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of thigh
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg)

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 a wagon on the way to Covent Garden.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, brain, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder and testes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Feb1894
Date of death: 15 Feb 1894
Disease (transcribed): Femoral herniotomy
Disease (standardised): Herniotomy (Thigh)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'Patient was admitted late at night. Had been suffering from strangulated hernia some 4 days. […] H. S. [House surgeon] reported. A strangulated left femoral hernia'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Oct 1894
Date of death: 21 Oct 1894
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the leg
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'Patient was a fairly healthy woman. She feel into an area into her left leg. On admission H.S. [House surgeon] reports. There was great swelling about the left knee with much tenderness. No certain diagnosis could be made. The next morning the knee joint was acutely distended'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left leg, head, thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 71
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Oct 1894
Date of death: 28 Oct 1894
Disease (transcribed): Pericolitis sinistra. Bronchitis. S. [Strangulated] Fem [Femoral]: Hernia. Herniotomy
Disease (standardised): Pericolitis sinistra (Abdomen); Bronchitis (Lung); Hernia (Thigh); Herniotomy (Thigh)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'Patient had had a femoral hernia for many years. A month before admission she had diarrhoea. All last week abdominal pains. The hernia increased in size and became very painful. She was a little sick. The bowels acted yesterday'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Type of incident: n/a