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Occupation or role: Parlourmaid
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Dec 1907
Date of death: 14 Jan 1908
Disease (transcribed): Compound comminuted fracture of pelvis. Transposition of upper abdominal viscera
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Transposition (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was knocked down by a horse omnibus in Grosvenor Gardens.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdominal organs, bladder, alimentary tract, skull and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jun 1907
Date of death: 22 Jun 1907
Disease (transcribed): Urethral stricture. Extravasation of urine. Gangrene of lower abdominal wall, coverings of penis and scrotum. Chronic cystitis. Adherent pericardium. Mitral stenosis and aortic disease. Osteo arthritis. Gall stones. Dilated stomach
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Extravasation (Urethra); Gangrene (Abdomen); Gangrene (Penis); Gangrene (Scrotum); Cystitis (Bladder);Disease (Heart) ; Osteoarthritis (Joints) ; Gall stones (Gall bladder) ; Dilated (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Evans, John Howell
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This patient, who had for many years been a lunatic at the Paddington Infirmary, recently went home and attended the Western Dispensary for disorders of micturition.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, intestines and big toe joints
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Hotel proprietor
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jul 1907
Date of death: 24 Jul 1907
Disease (transcribed): Large subcapsular haematoma of spleen. Rupture of splenic capsule and haemorrhage into abdominal cavity
Disease (standardised): Haematoma (Spleen); Rupture (Spleen); Haemorrhage (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Evans, John Howell
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: The patient had fallen at his house and found to be in intense abdominal pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: General peritoneal cavity, spleen, intestines, liver, kidneys, bladder and abdominal aorta
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

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

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

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

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

Occupation or role: Police sergeant
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Mar 1903
Date of death: 5 Mar 1903
Disease (transcribed): Ruptured intestine. Rupture of abdominal wall and retroperitoneal tissues. Intestinal anastomosis by murphy’s button. Shock
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Intestines); Rupture (Abdomen); Operation (Intestines); Shock (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: Whilst bicycling the patient was knocked down by a runaway brewer’s dray.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, trachea, pericardium, heart, coronary arteries, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, genito-urinary tract, alimentary canal and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Child of] Potman
Age: 5 days
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Jan 1912
Date of death: 8 Jan 1912
Disease (transcribed): Numerous congenital malformations. Ectopic vesicae. Deficient abdominal wall. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Congenital malformations (Systemic); Exstrophy (Bladder); Deficient (Abdomen); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This child was born with an imperforate anus, ectopic vesicae, deficient abdominal wall, and died four days later.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and aorta
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation listed]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1903
Date of death: 1 Apr 1903
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull, spine, ribs and pelvis. Ruptured lung. Double haemo-thorax. Haemo-peritoneum. Ruptured lung
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Pelvis); Rupture (Lung); Haemothorax (Lung); Haemoperitoneum (Abdomen);Rupture (Lung)
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: The patient threw herself out of the window, with the idea of committing suicide, falling about fifty feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, gall bladder, portal vein, kidneys, adrenals, alimentary canal, intestines, vermiform appendix, bladder, uterus, skull and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Mar 1903
Date of death: 5 Apr 1903
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs and pelvis. Rupture of liver and spleen. Pleural effusion. Bronchitis and oedema of lungs.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Pelvis); Rupture (Liver); Rupture (Spleen); Effusion (Pleura); Bronchitis (Lung);Oedema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: The patient fell a distance of about ten feet, injuring his chest and abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, alimentary canal, genito-urinary tract and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident