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Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Dec 1904
Date of death: 1 Jan 1905
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Morbus cordis. Lobar pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Pericardium); Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Davis Taylor, E.J.
Medical notes: 'Complains of pains in chest and back. Shortness of breath. Three weeks ago patient was taken ill with headache & sickness & had to give up his work […] similar attack 12 months ago, [?] 3 months. Total abstainer’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Dec 1892
Date of death: 1 Jan 1893
Disease (transcribed): Aneurysmal dilatation of first part of aortic arch. Dilatation of the left ventricle. Mitral reflux. Pulmonary apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung)
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: His health was good until about the end of 1891 when he began to suffer from cough and pain at the front of the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, testes and prostate
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 71
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Jan 1909
Date of death: 21 Jan 1909
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage. Arteriosclerosis
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Arteriosclerosis (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: The patient was quite well until she was found lying unconscious.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, ureters, bladder, uterus and appendages, oesophagus, stomach, intestines, appendix and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Chair maker
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Nov 1891
Date of death: 14 Mar 1892
Disease (transcribed): Adherent pericardium. Mitral reflux. Aortic reflux and obstruction
Disease (standardised): Adherent (Pericardium); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: In the spring of 1890, soon after recovering from his last attack of rheumatic fever, he caught influenza. He began to suffer from palpitation and breathlessness, and he had occasional slight oedema of the legs at the end of a day.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, stomach, pancreas, suprarenals, liver, bile ducts, spleen, kidneys, bladder and testes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Secretary
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1911
Date of death: 19 Apr 1911
Disease (transcribed): Infective endocarditis (pneumococcal). Meningitis. Infarction of kidneys and spleen (pneumococcal pyaemia)
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Meningitis (Brain); Infarction (Kidney); Infarction (Spleen); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: He had sudden onset of pain in the side with rigor, cough and dyspnoea five days before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, mitral valve, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, alimentary tract, meninges and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1895
Date of death: 6 Mar 1895
Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, oesophagus, liver, pancreas, suprarenals, spleen, kidneys, bladder, ovaries, uterus, pleurae, lungs, pericardium and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Boot maker
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jan 1901
Date of death: 26 Mar 1901
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Cardiac dilatation
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Stokes, Whitley Bland
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of cough and much dyspnoea. He also suffered from hallucinations.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Feb 1907
Date of death: 3 Apr 1907
Disease (transcribed): Aortic reflux. Dilated aorta. Multiple embolisms
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Dilated (Aorta); Embolisms (Blood vessels)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: The patient was in good health until two weeks ago when the legs began to swell and he had some diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart and aorta, auricles, valves, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, mesenteric glands and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Needlewoman
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1905
Date of death: 18 Apr 1905
Disease (transcribed): Dilated right heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Symes-Thompson, Henry Edmund
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: 'This patient, a thin delicate needlewoman, was admitted twenty five times to the hospital. As a child she suffered with bronchitis, and had been liable to attacks of bronchitic asthma ever since. She gave no other history of illness, & there was nothing pointing to tuberculosis in her family history’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Apr 1914
Date of death: 7 Apr 1914
Disease (transcribed): Angina pectoris. Aortic valve sclerosis
Disease (standardised): Angina pectoris (Heart); Sclerosis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Warehouseman
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Feb 1903
Date of death: 16 Apr 1903
Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis. Cardiac failure
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Failure (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See medical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 15 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1891
Date of death: 1 Apr 1891
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia. Dilated heart
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'The brother of this child died recently of diphtheria in this hospital. The child itself was said to have had measles when 12 months old, and to have recovered well. About 2 months before admission it began to suffer from cough, and became rapidly worse in the last week'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, head, spinal cord

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Roadman
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Mar 1901
Date of death: 28 Mar 1901
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage (Haemorrhagic cyst). Yellow softening. Granular kidneys. Hypertrophied heart
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Cysts (Brain); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Stokes, Whitley Bland
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: The patient was said to be suffering from cerebral congestion. He was unconscious and roused with difficulty. He could not answer any questions.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract, alimentary canal and cranial cavity
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Confectioner
Age: 9
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1914
Date of death: 8 Apr 1914
Disease (transcribed): Aortic and mitral reflux. Acute endocarditis. Pericarditis with adherent pericardium
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart)
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: The patient was admitted with previous symptoms of dyspnoea and cough, with attacks of praecordial pain
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, larynx, thyroid, trachea, pericardium, heart, aorta, oesophagus, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, ureters, bladder and stomach
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: Widow
Age: 71
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1915
Date of death: 21 Apr 1915
Disease (transcribed): Ruptured aneurysm of left cerebral artery. Cerebral compression
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Brain); Compression (Brain)
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: Shortly before admission the patient, whilst out for a walk, fell down and became unconscious and was brought in by the police.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, mitral and aortic valves, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, brain and spine
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Potman
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1903
Date of death: 17 Apr 1903
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage. Gout. Atheroma. Fatty and fibroid heart. Early pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Gout (Joints); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: With the exception of occasional attacks of gout this patient was in good health up to the morning of admission when he was stricken by apoplexy with left sided hemiplegia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, genito-urinary tract, alimentary canal, joints and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 13
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1898
Date of death: 2 Apr 1898
Disease (transcribed): Adherent pericardium. Dilated heart
Disease (standardised): Adherent (Heart); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: Not seen by Medical Registrar
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 11
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1897
Date of death: 17 Apr 1897
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis [Mitral]. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung) ()
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 6
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1900
Date of death: 27 Mar 1900
Disease (transcribed): Acute Endocarditis (? infective) Effusion into serous cavity. Embolism of cerebral arteries, cerebral softening
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Embolism (Arteries); Softening (Brain)
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: This child was ‘frightened by rats’ seven weeks ago, and a week later, choreic movements came on beginning in the left side, with regurgitation of food. A month ago she had a ‘fit’ and lost flesh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, stomach and cervical cavity
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Gender: Male
Age: 47
Date of admission: 27 Dec 1903
Date of death: 7 Jan 1904
Disease (transcribed): Dilatation and hypertrophy of heart (? alcoholic). Ante mortum thrombosis in left ventricle. Passive congestion of viscera
Disease (standardised): Cardiomyopathy, dilated (Heart); Hypertrophy (Heart); Thrombosis (Heart); Congestion (Viscera);
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: 'History – Alcoholic drinks – a good deal at one time, latterly moderate. Σ [Syphilis] denied. About Apr 02 [April 1902] he first had symptoms of heart trouble. With the exception of 'a cold in the bowels' giving rise to troublesome diarrhoea, occurring a year previously. Since when he had not felt quite so strong, he had enjoyed good health. In the early part of '02 [1902] he had an attack of dropsy and dyspnoea, which left him with a tendency to attacks of nocturnal dyspnoea and to shortness of breath on getting flurried. He was admitted into St. George's Hosp. [Hospital] Apr [April] 21st 03 [1903] (No. 631.03) for weakness and shortness of breath which had gradually been getting severe for 3 weeks'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
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: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Feb 1895
Date of death: 8 Mar 1895
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of both thighs for gangrene, probably embolic origin
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Gangrene (Leg); Embolism (Blood vessels)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Ward, Arthur Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: Four weeks before admission he had had influenza and bronchitis. A fortnight before admission his left foot became ‘dead and cold’ and was very painful.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, brain, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, testes, bladder, prostate, spleen, suprarenals, pancreas and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jan 1900
Date of death: 28 Mar 1900
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Clotting in right iliac vein. Enteroenterostomy of old standing
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Thrombosis (Veins); Enterostomy (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard. Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: The patient had been under Mr Bennett in 1899 (See Surgical Notes 1005), when a papillomatous growth was removed from the stomach. He had pain in the stomach ever since discharge.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary and alimentary tracts
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1901
Date of death: 1 Apr 1901
Disease (transcribed): Double aortic disease
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See medical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy
Type of incident: n/a