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George James, 50, Fisherman

Occupation or role: Fisherman
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jul 1880
Date of death: 1 Nov 1880
Disease (transcribed): Aneurism (sacculated) of the aorta
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: Three weeks before admission he had difficulty swallowing and vague aching pains about the shoulder. He later noticed some swelling to the right side of the sternum.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, aorta, aneurism, liver, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Summers, 57, Needlewoman

Occupation or role: Needlewoman
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Aug 1880
Date of death: 4 Sep 1880
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of vertebrae
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Evans, Arthur Owen
Medical notes: Whilst cleaning a window she lost her balance and fell a height of some 20-25 feet into an asphalted court below. She was picked up conscious but unable to stand.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Back. Thorax was not examined owing to the state of decomposition
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Henry Atkins, 39, Gas fitter

Occupation or role: Gas fitter
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Oct 1880
Date of death: 11 Oct 1880
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull and of the 3rd vertebrae
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: Whilst engaged in building an upper storey to a house he was standing on a flight of stairs to which there were no bannisters and he slipped, falling some forty feet, breaking his fall several times by hitting the balustrade of the stairs below.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skeleton, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

John Davey, 61, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Oct 1880
Date of death: 14 Oct 1880
Disease (transcribed): Axillary aneurism (operation). Hernia. Granular Kidneys
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Arteries); Operation (Thorax); Hernia (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: He was accustomed to drink ‘as much as his wages allowed him’. At the end of January he fell off a stool about a foot high and hit ‘his ribs low down on the right side’. A week afterwards he experienced pain down the right arm and noticed a lump behind the right clavicle.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, arteries, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys and hernia
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

George Fone, 8 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 8 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Oct 1880
Date of death: 25 Oct 1800
Disease (transcribed): Impaction of a foreign body in the oesophagus. Laryngotomy. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Foreign body (Oesophagus); Laryngotomy (Larynx); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: Eight hours previous to admission whilst eating apples and beans, the child suddenly became black in the face and had urgent dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Air passages, oesophagus, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

John Morris, 28, Quarryman

Occupation or role: Quarryman
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Oct 1880
Date of death: 2 Dec 1880
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of a sacculated bladder
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Bladder); Sacculated (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This man was a welshman and the notes were taken by means of an interpreter. For seven years before his admission he had suffered from symptoms of stone.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum and bladder
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Ely, 56, Potman

Occupation or role: Potman
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Oct 1880
Date of death: 5 Nov 1880
Disease (transcribed): Serous apoplexy, after fracture of the tibia and fibula
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: As he was going up stairs he slipped and fell, striking the right leg against a large hammer and twisting it under him.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right leg, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and bladder
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Elizabeth Biggs, 39, Charwoman

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Nov 1880
Date of death: 2 Dec 1880
Disease (transcribed): Volvulus (fibroid stricture of the rectum. Chronic Phthisis)
Disease (standardised): Volvulus (Intestines); Constriction (Rectum); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: This woman was operated on for piles fourteen years before admission and for more than eight years had been the subject of stricture of the rectum.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Harriet Copas, 70, Furniture dealer

Occupation or role: Furniture dealer
Age: 70
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Nov 1880
Date of death: 27 Nov 1880
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the base of the skull. Contusion of the brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Contusion (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: This woman had just got out of an omnibus when she was knocked down by a cab and rendered insensible.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull and encephalon
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Nehemiah Sharp, 28, Policeman

Occupation or role: Policeman
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Jan 1881
Date of death: 5 Jan 1881
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the base of the skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'As he was cleaning a window, he fell on to his face, a distance of 24 feet into a stone area beneath. Picked up insensible bleeding from the nose, mouth and right ear'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, bladder, urethra
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Emma Castledine, 53, Laundress

Occupation or role: Laundress
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Feb 1881
Date of death: 8 Feb 1881
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the colon. Obstruction (colotomy). Carcinoma of the liver and peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Scirrhus (Colon); Colotomy (Colon); Carcinoma (Liver, peritoneum)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'No history of family disease. She had always enjoyed good health and had had little if any trouble with the bowels until a month before her admission. Since Jan 2nd she had passed no motion'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines, peritoneum
Illustrations: Yes (see PM/1881/34)
Type of incident: n/a

William Gibson, 31, Plasterer

Occupation or role: Plasterer
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Feb 1881
Date of death: 10 Feb 1881
Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia (Littre's). Operation. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Thigh); Operation (Thigh); Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'Father and mother both died of phthisis. Lately had taken to drinking and been subject to morning sickness. Was attacked with vomiting on Feb 2nd at midday after his dinner, and next morning he noticed a lump in his left groin, painful when touched'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines, peritoneum
Illustrations: Yes (see PM/1881/34)
Type of incident: n/a

James Spedding, 72, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 72
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Mar 1881
Date of death: 9 Mar 1881
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull (base). Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'This patient was knocked down and run over by a hansom cab. He remembered little or nothing about the accident. On admission he was sweating profusely and collapsed'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, skull, brain, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Henry Coombs, 45, Carman

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 May 1881
Date of death: 18 May 1881
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of the bladder, previously fasciculated from stricture
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Bladder); Constriction (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington and Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'For many years had had symptoms of stricture of the urethra and cystitis. On the day of his admission he was pulled off the seat of a coal waggon, fell over the horses, and then both wheels passed over his abdomen, somewhere near the umbilicus'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, urethra
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Thomas Bennett, 56, Stableman

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jun 1881
Date of death: 23 Jun 1881
Disease (transcribed): Ununited fracture of the skull (Trephining)
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Trephining (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'A married man. No history of syphilis. Nearly 40 years ago was thrown from a runaway horse, hitting and cutting his head against the curbstone. He was taken to St Bartholomew's Hospital, where he remained quite insensible for 3 days. No operation was performed. There was no paralysis. He remained in the hospital for 18 months, with occasional pain in the head, otherwise feeling well. He resumed his work as a groom. 2 years afterwards he had a fit, becoming quite insensible'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Scalp, skull, brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Richard Haines, 60, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1881
Date of death: 14 Jun 1881
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington and Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'Was knocked by a donkey engine on the side and fell into a barge on his head. No insensibility at time of accident. On admission quite sensible'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, head
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Robert Steptoe, 29, Groom

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Oct 1881
Date of death: 16 Oct 1881
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Laceration of brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'This man was thrown from his horse, picked up insensible and brought to St George's'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Benjamin Flood, 44, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jun 1882
Date of death: 23 Jun 1882
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of base of skull. Laceration of left-frontal lobe of brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This man was stated to have fallen some sixteen feet from some scaffolding on to his head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and skull
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Frederick Wilkinson, 55, Bricklayer

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jun 1882
Date of death: 23 Jun 1882
Disease (transcribed): Comminuted fracture of pelvis. Laceration of urethra
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Laceration (Urethra)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: As he was helping to remove a large boiler, it slipped and he was crushed between it and a pile of stones.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, abdomen and pelvic bones
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Adsell, 24, Policeman

Occupation or role: Policeman
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1888
Date of death: 5 Jan 1888
Disease (transcribed): Perforation of the vermiform appendix. Abscess behind the caecum. General peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Perforation (Appendix); Abscess (Cecum); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship and Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: 'Some fifteen months before coming here the man had had an attack of constipation lasting 5 days. At that time he vomited much. With that exception he had always been quite well up to Dec 30 when he partook of liver & pastry for dinner. On that evening he began to feel some dragging pain about the umbilicus. Had porridge for supper’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, stomach, colon, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder
Illustrations or photographs: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Ascott, 34, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Nov 1893
Date of death: 6 Nov 1893
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of hydatid cyst into peritoneal cavity. Laparotomy
Disease (standardised): Echinococcosis (Liver); Rupture (Abdomen); Laparotomy (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William. Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: Two years ago she began to get somewhat pale, but had no wasting or pain or disturbance of the bowels. About thirteen years ago she first noticed a swelling in the upper abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax and head
Type of incident: n/a

Rebecca Garner, 65, [Wife of] Painter

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Painter
Age: 65
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Nov 1899
Date of death: 1 Jan 1900
Disease (transcribed): Thigh amputation for compound fracture
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Amputation (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Post mortem examination performed by: Roderick, Henry Buckley
Medical notes: This patient had a compound fracture of the Tibia and Fibular. Mr Turner amputated through the lower third of the thigh.

Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleura, lungs, pericardium, heart, mitral valves, aortic valves, aorta, coronary arteries, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal, cranium, brain and amputation stump.
Type of incident: n/a

Frederick Hawkins, 51, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Gender: Male
Age: 51
Date of admission: 7 Dec 1903
Date of death: 3 Jan 1904
Disease (transcribed): Septic lesion of L. [Left] hand. Prostatic and ischiorectal abscess. Cystitis. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Lesion (Hand); Abscess (Prostate, anus); Cystitis (Bladder); Sepsis (Systemic);
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'History. On Oct [October] 26, a flap of skin was torn off the back of the L. [Left] hand by an iron bolt on a cart wheel, and the 4th metacarpal was also fractured. The patient was treated in the surgery: the wound being scrubbed with carbolic under ether and the flap loosely sewn into place. Suppuration and sloughing followed. He was treated in the O.P.D. [Out-patient Department] for 6 weeks, but no improvement occurred'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Arthur Townsend, 44, Platelayer

Occupation or role: Platelayer
Gender: Male
Age: 44
Date of admission: 20 Jun 1904
Date of death: 20 Jun 1904
Disease (transcribed): Multiple injuries. Hypertrophy of oesophagus
Disease (standardised): Injury (Systemic); Hypertrophy (Oesophagus);
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'History. Found in a railway-tunnel, having been run over by a train. On admission. Deeply comatose: mucus rattling in throat: P [Pulse]= 136, feeble and irregular'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident? Suicide?

John Mower, 19, Footman

Occupation or role: Footman
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Date of admission: 6 Jul 1904
Date of death: 7 Jul 1904
Disease (transcribed): Gangrenous appendicitis. Perforation. (Stercolith removed at operation)
Disease (standardised): Appendicitis (Appendix); Gangrene (Appendix); Perforation (Appendix); Fecal impaction (Intestines); Operation (Intestines);
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'History. On June 30th patient was sick several times, and had gradually increasing pain in the R. [Right] iliac fossa: no cause known. Symptoms continued: patient went to bed on July 1st: abdomen gradually became distended, and pain diffused. Constipation since June 29th. 1st attack of appendicitis. Previously healthy'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

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