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Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jan 1884
Date of death: 18 Mar 1884
Disease (transcribed): New growth in oesophagus. Ulceration into subclavian artery. Haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Oesophagus); Ulcer (Arteries); Haemorrhage (Indeterminate)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: About a year before admission he began to lose flesh and strength. He had a short, dry cough and began to have difficulty in swallowing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Feb 1884
Date of death: 15 Mar 1884
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of fauces. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Mouth); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: One brother of the patient is said to suffer from the same symptoms as she does. Since 1880 she noticed swollen glands in the neck which gradually grew worse and led to haemorrhage from the mouth and throat.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Mouth, pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jan 1884
Date of death: 11 Mar 1884
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of stomach
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: She had herself felt in very good health until about six months before admission when she began to feel nauseas, weak and lost flesh. There was frequent vomiting and pain in swallowing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Dec 1883
Date of death: 10 Mar 1884
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of omentum and liver
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen); Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: In the autumn of 1883 she began to feel rather weak and menstruation stopped. There was rapid abdominal swelling with acute pain down the right flank.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, vessels, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Feb 1884
Date of death: 28 Feb 1884
Disease (transcribed): Death by arrest of the movements of respiration during the inhalation of ether. Fibroma uteri
Disease (standardised): Apnoea (Lung); Fibroma (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This woman was admitted into the hospital suffering from what was believed to be a uterine cancer.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gunmaker
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jan 1884
Date of death: 23 Feb 1884
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of neck and mediastinum
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Neck); Cancer (Thorax)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This man was originally admitted in May 1883 with an ulcer in his throat. A microscopic examination declared its nature to be epitheliomatous.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 65
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Jan 1884
Date of death: 24 Jan 1884
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of great omentum
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: A month before admission she noticed an abdominal tumour which was not painful except after food and gave rise to slight nausea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, uterus and ovaries
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cab driver
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Jul 1884
Date of death: 20 Jul 1884
Disease (transcribed): Cysts in cerebrum
Disease (standardised): Cysts (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: For about four months before admission he had had frontal headache and pain in the back of the neck. He later developed constant bilious vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Oct 1883
Date of death: 20 Jan 1884
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of pyloric end of stomach
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: In 1881 she began to be much distressed by vomiting, which came on as a rule three of four hours after meals, with much pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach and pancreas
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jun 1884
Date of death: 5 Jul 1884
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of ribs
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Ribs)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: He attributed his ailment to a cold contracted about three months before admission. He had pain in the left side of the chest and loss of flesh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Ribs, pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 May 1884
Date of death: 27 Jun 1884
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of liver
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: She had vomiting, abdominal discomfort, jaundice, abdominal swelling and swollen legs and feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 May 1884
Date of death: 24 Jun 1884
Disease (transcribed): Suppurating cystic pelvis. Amyloid disease
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Pelvis); Cysts (Pelvis); Amyloidosis (Liver); Amyloidosis (Spleen); Amyloidosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Barnes, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This patient gave a history of interpelvic abscess discharging per rectum.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, pelvis, uterus and ovaries
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1884
Date of death: 20 Jun 1884
Disease (transcribed): New growth in peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: In 1883 she first began to notice some swelling of the abdomen and she felt rather tired at times.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, generative organs and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Dec 1883
Date of death: 17 Jan 1884
Disease (transcribed): Malignant growth in rectum. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Rectum); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This woman had been healthy until three months before admission when her husband had dropped down dead in the street, which upset her greatly and was the beginning of an invalided life.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 May 1884
Date of death: 28 May 1884
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of larynx. Excision
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Larynx); Excision (Larynx )
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: In February last he began to experience a gradually increasing difficulty in swallowing and speaking with severe pain. He had also wasted rapidly.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1884
Date of death: 26 Apr 1884
Disease (transcribed): Cyst in cerebellum
Disease (standardised): Cysts (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: She had had much vertigo and fell down once, retaining complete consciousness. The day before admission she had severe occipital pain with vertigo and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1884
Date of death: 26 Apr 1884
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of left kidney
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: In 1881 she had ‘an attack of swelling of the left side of the stomach’ for which she stayed in bed for a month. The swelling was said to have gradually disappeared and no further morbid symptoms were noticed until the day before admission when an abdominal tumour became evident.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: House keeper
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1884
Date of death: 16 Apr 1884
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of rectum and liver
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Rectum); Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: A year before admission she began to suffer from constipation, pain in the lower part of the abdomen and bloody discharge.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Dec 1882
Date of death: 11 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Cancer of peritoneum, mesenteric glands, left axilla
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Cancer (Abdomen); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Axilla)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Dr Barnes performed an ovariotomy in October last. She was readmitted complaining of a very tender swelling situated on the thoracic wall of the left axilla.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 54
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Dec 1882
Date of death: 10 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Ulcer of pyloric end of stomach. Malignant disease of rectum.
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach ); Malignancy (Rectum)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: She came into the hospital complaining of piles. She also had pain in the abdomen which she took to be due to indigestion.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal and rectum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Mason
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Feb 1883
Date of death: 8 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of kidney and lung. Nephrectomy. Shock
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Kidney); Cancer (Lung); Nephrectomy (Kidney); Shock (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Six months ago while carrying a weight he felt a sudden pain in the left lumbar region. This pain never left him and with it appeared blood in the urine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coach builder
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1883
Date of death: 22 Feb 1883
Disease (transcribed): Constriction of ileum by band from one cyst to a second. Peritonitis. Cystic tumours of great omentum
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cysts (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: On February 18th constipation and severe vomiting set in and these symptoms continued until admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Needlewoman
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Nov 1882
Date of death: 12 Feb 1883
Disease (transcribed): Suppurative peritonitis. Fibroids of uterus
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Leiomyoma (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Barnes, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry Roxburgh
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: She complained of discharge and weakness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and uterus
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1883
Date of death: 11 Feb 1883
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of pylorus, peritoneum and liver
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach ); Cancer (Abdomen); Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: For the last few years her health had been failing, with symptoms of dyspepsia. Since October 1882 she felt much abdominal aching and in the shoulder, with frequent vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Greengrocer
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Feb 1883
Date of death: 7 Feb 1883
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of splenic flexure of colon and liver. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines); Cancer (Liver); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Nine weeks before admission he began to suffer from severe and sudden abdominal pains and vomiting after food.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, vessels, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a