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Jane Abel, 60, [Wife of] Omnibus driver

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Omnibus driver
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Mar 1905
Date of death: 16 Apr 1905
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhages. Atheroma of cerebral vessels. Granular kidneys. Enlarged heart
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Brain); Disease (Kidneys); 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: 'For three months before she was brought to the hospital the patient had been exposed to much worry; for the last 2 months she had given evidence of loss of memory, general weakness, & loss of control over her bladder. She had been stupid & drowsy for 3 or 4 weeks preceding admission, with a good deal of headache [..] Her past medical history shewed that the patient had possibly been infected with syphilis; she had had 2 or 3 pints of ale per diem for years, & had always been a stout woman’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Adèle de Gournier, 62, Dressmaker

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1905
Date of death: 16 Apr 1905
Disease (transcribed): Morbus renum. Granular kidneys. Enlarged heart. Suprarenal tumour. Depression of cerebral cortex by tumour of skull
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Disease (Heart); Tumour (Kidneys); Tumour (Skull)
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: 'The patient was admitted to the hospital complaining of kidney disease. Her previous history was devoid of important incidents, medically speaking; she had worked hard as a dressmaker in London for the last 25 years of her life’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, brain, spinal cord, joints

Type of incident: n/a

Cecil Horsford, 5, [Child of] Fireman

Occupation or role: [Child of] Fireman
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Jul 1905
Date of death: 2 Jul 1905
Disease (transcribed): Purulent meningitis. Purulent otitis media
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Otitis media (Ear)
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: 'Not seen by medical registrar’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Charles Rolland, 14, [Child of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Jun 1905
Date of death: 6 Jul 1905
Disease (transcribed): Cervical gland tuberculosis. Tuberculous pleurisy & meningitis. Generalized tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Neck); Pleurisy (Lungs); Meningitis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Lucy Skuder, 7 months, [Child of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 7 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Aug 1905
Date of death: 11 Sep 1905
Disease (transcribed): Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain)
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

Walter Clarke, 18 months, [Child of] Horsekeeper

Occupation or role: [Child of] Horsekeeper
Age: 18 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Oct 1905
Date of death: 15 Dec 1905
Disease (transcribed): Rachitis. Bronchitis. Constipation. Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Rickets (Bones); Bronchitis (Lungs); Constipation (Bowel); Meningitis (Brain)
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

Edward Rangecroft, 24, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jan 1891
Date of death: 7 Jan 1891
Disease (transcribed): Bullet wounds (i) of brain (ii) of face bones
Disease (standardised): Wound (Brain, face)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy and Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Brought in dead. Not seen by registrar'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: Trauma / accident / suicide

Alfred Parsons, 3 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Oct 1890
Date of death: 21 Jan 1891
Disease (transcribed): Hydrocephalus. Spina bifida
Disease (standardised): Hydrocephalus (Brain); Spinal dysraphism (Spinal cord)
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: 'The child was 4 days old, had a large spina bifida in the lumbar region […] There was also talipes equinovarus of both feet'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, spine

Type of incident: n/a

George Lambert, n/a, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: n/a
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Feb 1891
Date of death: 14 Feb 1891
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain)
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 was described at the inquest which was held as of no occupation. No further information was obtained. His age may have been about 40. He was found in an urinal in a state of insensibility, and was soon afterwards brought to the hospital'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Robert Goldsmith, 34, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Feb 1891
Date of death: 17 Feb 1891
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Tubercular meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Meningitis (Brain)
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 tubercular or other disease. This man was a brass-moulder. In 1883 he had pneumonia (probably double), but was thought to make a perfect recovery. He had no lead-poisoning. There was very little history of phthisical symptoms, except that he had lost flesh of late years'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Agnes Thoms, 30, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Feb 1891
Date of death: 24 Feb 1891
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Abscess in temporo-sphenoidal lobe
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Abscess (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Medical notes: 'Up to 17 days previous to admission into hospital the patient had been perfectly well. About that time she began to have pain in the left ear. The pain was very severe so that she could not sleep for 14 days'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Hetty Archer, 2, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1891
Date of death: 2 Apr 1891
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of lungs, spleen, meninges
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs, spleen, brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'Parents healthy. The mother had borne three previous children, the first two of which were healthy but the third was ricketty. This child was at first thought to be strong. It was suckled for 12 months. For the last 6 months of its life it had been ‘out to nurse'. Until 3 weeks before death it had been under the charge of a person who was said to have neglected it grossly. It was then transferred to better care, being in a very emaciated and lousy state. For a fortnight it improved, but then began to lose flesh again'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen, ribs

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

Sarah Welsh, 57, Children's nurse

Occupation or role: Children's nurse
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Apr 1891
Date of death: 8 Apr 1891
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage. Granular kidney. Mitral stenosis
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Disease (Kidneys, heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This woman was unmarried. She had formerly been a children's nurse, but for some years had lived in retirement on account of ill-health. In 1869 she had rheumatic fever, severely, and afterwards two milder attacks. Four years before her death she was pronounced by a medical man to have dropsy and heart-disease, and was cautioned against any sudden excitement or exertion. About a week before admission she received a shock from the intelligence of the death of a friend. This was thought to have upset her considerably'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen, big toes

Type of incident: n/a

Florence Jones, 23, Servant

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1891
Date of death: 9 Apr 1891
Disease (transcribed): Endocarditis, vegetative. Cerebral embolism and softening
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Embolism (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This girl was a servant. She considered herself to be righthanded. She had scarlatina in childhood, never chorea; and her only attack of rheumatism (with the exception of slight rheumatic pains a few days before admission) occurred in November 1890 and confined her to bed for 6 weeks. She appeared to have recovered fair health and returned to work. On March 2nd at 1pm while eating her dinner she suddenly became paralysed on the right side. There was no pain in the head, no loss of consciousness and no loss of speech'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, head
Illustrations: Yes (see case PM/1891/118)
Type of incident: n/a n/a

William Sirett, 2 ½, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2 ½
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Apr 1891
Date of death: 19 Apr 1891
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: 'The patient, a pale, ill-nourished child, was admitted on the evening of the 17th. The mother stated that from birth it had always been weakly & ailing. It had suffered on two previous occasions from otorrhea. The present illness began with otorrhea of a weeks' duration'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, head, spinal cord

Type of incident: n/a

Edith Taylor, 22, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Apr 1891
Date of death: 20 Apr 1891
Disease (transcribed): Endocarditis. Chorea. Pregnancy
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Chorea (Central nervous system); Pregnancy

Admitted under the care of: Dakin, William Radford
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Lancaster, Ernest Le Cronier
Medical notes: 'Very little history was obtainable. The patient had had one previous attack of chorea when she was about 17, supposed to be due to a strain from lifting a heavy weight. On the 13th inst she did not feel well, and complained of severe headache, but went out shopping. On the morning of the 14th she began to have choreic movements. These increased up to the time of her admission. She as about 4 ½ months gone in her 1st pregnancy'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Henry Braybrook, 50, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Apr 1891
Date of death: 24 Apr 1891
Disease (transcribed): Meningeal haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This man was and had been for more than 20 years a painter. He never suffered from wrist-drops, colic or other known manifestation of plumbism. His health was usually very good. About 12 years before his death he had some sort of fit in which he fell down so as to bruise himself and los consciousness for a quarter of an hour'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, head

Type of incident: n/a

Montague Moses Salaman, 19, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1891
Date of death: 30 Apr 1891
Disease (transcribed): Bullet wound of skull penetrating brain
Disease (standardised): Wound (Skull, brain)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Not seen by the registrar. Died a very short time after admission'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The head only was allowed to be examined'

Type of incident: Trauma / accident / suicide

Robert Whitehead, 31, Guardsman

Occupation or role: Guardsman
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 May 1891
Date of death: 22 May 1891
Disease (transcribed): Bullet wound of skull and brain
Disease (standardised): Wound (Skull, brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Brought in dead. Not seen by registrar'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident / suicide

William Pierce, 24, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 May 1891
Date of death: 26 May 1891
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis. Tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lungs)
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 man was a native of Machynlleth in North Wales. There was no family history of phthisis or other disease. He had lived in London for two years and worked as a plasterer. In January 1891 he had an attack of influenza, and did not recover his health afterwards but always suffered from cough. On May 16th he was at work and fairly well. On May 17th he went to church, but was rather sleepy and had some pain at the back of the head. He was perfectly intelligent, and so far as was known, his eyesight was good. The sleepiness deepened into unconsciousness by May 19th'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Edward Camp, 9 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 9 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jun 1891
Date of death: 22 Jun 1891
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of lungs, meninges, pericardium
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs, brain, heart)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy and Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'The mother of this child was reported to be insane so that she was quite unable to take proper care of it. She had, however, been suckling it continuously; and it had been fed also extensively by neighbours with farinaceous food. It had been wasting for about three weeks. Nothing further was known'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, spinal cord, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

John Love, 15, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Jun 1891
Date of death: 23 Jun 1891
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull. Meningeal haemorrhage. Compression
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Haemorrhage (Brain); Compression (Brain)
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: 'When up a ladder became giddy and fell onto his head & back. Was insensible when picked up'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, spinal cord, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Charles Goodchild, 58, Messenger

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 May 1891
Date of death: 3 Jul 1891
Disease (transcribed): Old cerebral haemorrhage. Fatty heart
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy and Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This man was a messenger, who was said to be rheumatic but not gouty. On the whole his health had been good, and he had experienced no previous paralytic attack. On May 3rd 1891 he suddenly lost consciousness for a short time, and was found afterwards to be speechless and paralysed on the right side'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, head

Type of incident: n/a

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

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