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Georgiana Bicknell, 17, Servant

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Apr 1902
Date of death: 11 Apr 1902
Disease (transcribed): Perforated gastric ulcer. General septic peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Sepsis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Brought in dead
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, peritoneum, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, intestines and uterus
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Lewis Cox, [No age stated], Gas fitter

Occupation or role: Gas fitter
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1881
Date of death: 8 Apr 1881
Disease (transcribed): Dilated heart. Granular kidneys. Jaundice (cardiac aneurism)
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidneys); Jaundice (Skin); Aneurysm (Aorta)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'He can give no account of any previous severe diseases, but for the last 7 or 8 years he has felt himself very short of breath, with palpitations and slight pain over the left side of the chest. These symptoms grew sufficient about 3 years ago to prevent his doing any further work; since then he has been living very poorly'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

William Fricken, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Apr 1880
Date of death: 4 Apr 1880
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Stirling, Edward Charles
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Samuel Lockyer, [No age stated], Lampman

Occupation or role: Lampman
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Apr 1903
Date of death: 20 Apr 1903
Disease (transcribed): Multiple injuries
Disease (standardised): Injury (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Whilst getting out of the way of a railway engine, he was knocked over by another.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lower jaw, ribs, sternum, skull, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Edward C Tyler, 14, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1875
Date of death: 7 Apr 1875
Disease (transcribed): Ulcerative endocarditis. Destruction of base of mitral. Rupture into pericardium
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Rupture (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This patient had had an attack of rheumatism at the age of thirteen, since when he had lost flesh and had dyspnoea on exertion.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, liver, kidney, spleen, brain and heart
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

John Woods, 6 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Mar 1895
Date of death: 11 Mar 1895
Disease (transcribed): Intussusception (Laparotomy)
Disease (standardised): Intussusception (Intestines); Laparotomy (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Ward, Arthur Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: This child was admitted in a very collapsed state having had constipation for five days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, testicles and intestines
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

James Patrick, 27, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1903
Date of death: 23 Apr 1903
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Cerebral compression from sub cranial haemorrhage. Fracture of the left femur into knee joint. Fractured patella.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Compression (Brain); Haemorrhage (Brain); Fracture (Leg); Fracture (Patella)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient fell twenty five feet from a scaffold onto his feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, liver, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, alimentary canal and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Alice Whetstone, 35, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Gender: Female
Age: 35
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1906
Date of death: 25 Apr 1906
Disease (transcribed): Hypernephroma
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma, renal cell (Kidney);
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: 'Patient was seized with a sudden pain in the Rt [Right] side in Mar [March] 1905 which did not go away for days. She was treated for Rheumatism but the pain got worse. About a week before admission the pain got worse and she vomited. Had never been jaundiced'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, aorta, tonsils, diaphragm, abdomen, liver, portal vein, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, stomach, pylorus, uterus
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Leach, 58, Attendant

Occupation or role: Attendant
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1911
Date of death: 5 May 1911
Disease (transcribed): Acromegaly. Cyst of pituitary body. Cysts in liver. Dilated heart
Disease (standardised): Acromegaly (Pituitary gland); Cysts (Pituitary gland); Cysts (Liver); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: She had pain across the chest and increasing dyspnoea for three weeks, with swelling of the legs for three days and diminished urine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, uterus, alimentary canal, adrenals, cranium and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Mansfield, 9, [Child of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Mar 1907
Date of death: 17 Apr 1907
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous pyonephrosis. Lardaceous disease
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Kidney); Nephrosis (Kidney); Amyloidosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Evans, John Howell
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: In September 1906 this boy was readmitted from Atkinson Morley Convalescent Hospital and a few days later was transferred to a Surgical War. On October 4th a swelling in the left loin was incised by Mr Pendlebury.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, peritoneum, kidneys, bladder, prostate, mesenteric glands, retroperitoneal glands, spleen, alimentary tract, pancreas, brain and gall bladder and ducts
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Jesse Underwood, 47, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1880
Date of death: 4 Apr 1880
Disease (transcribed): Ulcerative endocarditis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: About January 1879 while walking quietly in the street, he suddenly lost the power of speech. About the same time as the aphasia he noticed shortness of breath with attacks of fainting and giddiness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and meninges
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Kiff, 25, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Apr 1900
Date of death: 4 Apr 1900
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Depression of fragments, rupture of Dura Mater
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Rupture (Meninges)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: Not seen by Surgical Registrar.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx and trachea, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary and alimentary tracts, and cranium
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

John Mannooch, 69, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 May 1911
Date of death: 9 May 1911
Disease (transcribed): Intestinal obstruction. Recurrent carcinoma in rectum. Old excision of sigmoid. Colotomy. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Intestines); Cancer (Rectum); Excision (Intestines); Colotomy (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He was quite well and at work with a well acting colotomy until four days before admission when the colotomy ceased to act and he had griping epigastric pains.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen only examined
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Reginald Webb, 25, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Jan 1880
Date of death: 6 Apr 1880
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: This patient was an in patient in 1876 for an attack of ‘chronic gout’. He was admitted again in 1879 complaining of general articular pains.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, chest, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Langton, 38, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1891
Date of death: 5 Apr 1891
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of liver
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
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 post mortem examination'
Illustrations: Yes (relating to case PM/1891/124)
Type of incident: n/a n/a

Mary Parfett, 68, Housekeeper

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Gender: Female
Age: 68
Date of admission: 28 Dec 1898
Date of death: 7 Apr 1899
Disease (transcribed): Colloid carcinoma of stomach with secondary growths in abdomen
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Stomach); Growth (Abdomen);
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Collard, Frederic Stuartson
Post mortem examination performed by: Lazarus-Barlow, Walter Sydney
Medical notes: 'Admitted under care of physician. Prev. Hist. [Previous History]: Good. Fam. [History]: 'Cancer' in family. Pt. [Patient] had had swelling 'of stomach' for 3 wks [weeks] with frequent vomiting after meals. No haematemesis, no history of biliary colic or jaundice. Oedema of legs 14 days. Some indefinite pain about abden [abdomen] complained of bowels constipated'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

John Baple, 76, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 76
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1895
Date of death: 18 Mar 1895
Disease (transcribed): Aconite poisoning (lin: aconiti)
Disease (standardised): Poisoning (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: Not seen by Medical Registrar.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, oesophagus, stomach, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, prostate, brain, joints and intestines
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Suicide?

Herbert Ramm, 9 months , [Child of] Caretaker

Occupation or role: [Child of] Caretaker
Age: 9 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1903
Date of death: 26 Apr 1903
Disease (transcribed): Laparotomy wound for intussusception. Congestion of lower end of the ileum and caecum. Local recent peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Laparotomy (Abdomen); Intussusception (Intestines); Congestion (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: The baby was suddenly seized with severe pain in the abdomen, being doubled up, and was writhing about and screaming. Vomiting followed immediately.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, trachea, bronchi, larynx, thyroid, thymus, pericardium, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, genito-urinary tract and alimentary canal
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Rudolph Duerre, 78, Watchmaker

Occupation or role: Watchmaker
Age: 78
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Apr 1907
Date of death: 20 Apr 1907
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull and ribs. Hypostatic pneumonia. Sarcoma of bronchus
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Ribs); Pneumonia (Lung); Cancer (Bronchi)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Evans, John Howell
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This patient was brought into the hospital by a constable with the indefinite history of having been knocked down by a horse as he was crossing the road.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal, skull and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Edmund Heath, 13, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 13
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1880
Date of death: 6 Apr 1880
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of brain and orbit
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain); Abscess (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: Four months before admission the patient struck his right eye against a lamp post. He was insensible for a few minutes and then recovered, but a swelling formed over the orbit.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, lungs, kidneys, liver, spleen and heart
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Janey Hislop, 33, Parlourmaid

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

Kate Whitehead, 23, [Wife of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Dec 1886
Date of death: 9 Jan 1887
Disease (transcribed): Endocarditis. Cerebral softening. Embolism of spleen
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Softening (Brain); Embolism (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient had acute rheumatism in '82, none since. She had had frontal headache for 4

Herbert Murrel, 29, Milkman

Occupation or role: Milkman
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1880
Date of death: 10 Apr 1880
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the stomach and neighbourhood. Perforation. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Perforation (Stomach); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: In January 1879 he began to fail in strength and found that ‘he could not lift things as he used to’. He was later attacked with pain in the left loin, profuse perspiration and difficulty in ‘keeping food down’.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, heart, lungs, prostate and testes
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

James Cormack, 45, Tailor

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1895
Date of death: 18 Mar 1895
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Lobar pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: The patient was non compos when admitted. Hen seen he was found to be jaundiced and suffering from delirium.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, stomach, pancreas, intestines, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, testes and joints
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

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