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Occupation or role: Waterman
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Oct 1888
Date of death: 5 Dec 1888
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of pyloric end of stomach
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient was a waterman. He had been a healthy man. He had scarlatina when a child and small pox when he was 19: he had no other illness. He came to St George’s in august 1888. He complained of constipation, abdominal pain and flatulence. He was under the care of Dr Whipham [Thomas Tillyer Whipham]. His abdomen was rather distended, but was not tender. His recti muscles contracted when he was examined, and no abdominal tumour was found’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, tongue, oesophagus, liver, spleen, kidneys, pancreas, thorax, heart
Illustrations or photographs: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 16 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Feb 1898
Date of death: 16 Feb 1898
Disease (transcribed): Leukaemia
Disease (standardised): Leukaemia (Blood)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Includes an article reprinted from The Lancet called ‘A case of Lymphadenoma involving the stomach in a child aged eighteen months complicated by rickets and closely stimulating leukaemia’ by H D Rolleston and A C Latham.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, liver, kidneys and bladder
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Sep 1893
Date of death: 19 Nov 1893
Disease (transcribed): Columnar epithelioma of stomach
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach)

Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: For three year he had grown weaker with failure of appetite, and for two years with gradually increasing epigastric pain, with aggravation on taking food for the last six weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
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: Lady’s maid
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Dec 1907
Date of death: 6 Feb 1908
Disease (transcribed): Old hemiplegia. Thrombosis of cortical branches of right middle cerebral artery, producing cerebral softening. Ovarian cyst. [Ovariotomy). Shock
Disease (standardised): Hemiplegia (Brain); Thrombosis (Arteries); Softening (Brain); Cysts (Ovary); Ovariotomy (Ovary); Shock (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy. Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: The patient was admitted for left hemiplegia. She was then found to have a large ovarian cyst.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Peritoneum, intestines, small gut, uterine appendages, liver, meninges and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Police constable
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1907
Date of death: 3 Jan 1907
Disease (transcribed): Acute general perforative peritonitis. Growth in rectum
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Tumour (Intestines)
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: The patient experienced violent abdominal pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Partial examination only
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bricklayer's labourer
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Sep 1891
Date of death: 27 Sep 1891
Disease (transcribed): Mediastinal sarcoma
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Mediastinum)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'The father of this man died of galloping consumption. The patient was a bricklayer's labourer who had been accustomed to robust health. At the age of 24 he contracted syphilis which was followed by secondary symptoms. At the age of 25 he had a sudden attack of hemiplegia on the ?left side without loss of consciousness: from this he recovered gradually in the course of 6 months. Five weeks before admission he noticed a fullness of the head and throat with blueness on stooping, and dyspnoea on exertion'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a n/a

Occupation or role: Engineer
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Oct 1889
Date of death: 18 Jan 1890
Disease (transcribed): Epithelioma of stomach
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: The patient was in the iron trade. He gave no history of having suffered from any form of lead poisoning. For eight weeks before he came to St George’s Hospital, he had much vomiting and he steadily lost flesh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skin, sternum, pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and alimentary canal
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Jeweller
Gender: Male
Age: 80
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1906
Date of death: 19 Dec 1906
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage and tumour
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Tumour (Brain);
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: 'Admitted to hospital in unconscious state. Found unconscious on bedroom floor. On admission – Old man. High coloured complexion. Unconscious[?] P.H. [Previous History] not obtained'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, heart valves, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, scrotum, testis, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestine, brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: House boy
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Sep 1895
Date of death: 2 Dec 1895
Disease (transcribed): Mediastinal growth
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Mediastinum)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, liver, spleen, pancreas, stomach, kidneys, adrenals, bladder and testes
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Dec 1876
Date of death: 29 Dec 1876
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of mesenteric glands and liver
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Mesentery); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: The history of the present illness comprised severe pain in the back and sides of the chest during three months, with frequent vomiting, anorexia and obvious fullness of the upper part of the abdomen for three.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and mesenteric glands
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Gender: Female
Age: 28
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1903
Date of death: 28 Jan 1904
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of left foot. Generalized secondary sarcoma
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Foot, 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: 'History. 3 years ago, a swelling the size of a walnut, said to be a growth, was removed from the L. [Left] Heel in Lincolnshire. For 2 months, there has been a swelling on the dorsum of the L. [Left] Foot, slightly painful: rapidly increasing. Squint of R. [Right] eye noticed 2 days before admission. Has been 'run down' for 6 weeks, losing flesh and suffering from insomnia: constant slight cough'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Nov 1880
Date of death: 16 Dec 1880
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of liver. Great emaciation. Jaundice. Pneumonia right lung. Congested base
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver); Emaciation (Systemic); Jaundice (Skin); Pneumonia (Lung); Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Robinson, G L
Medical notes: For five weeks before admission he had been losing flesh rapidly, his appetite had failed and he was prone to diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestinal canal and lymphatics
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Sep 1890
Date of death: 25 Oct 1890
Disease (transcribed): Leucocythaemia
Disease (standardised): Leukaemia (Blood, bone marrow)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The woman had rheumatism in 1884, but had no other serious illness. She was married nine months before her first admission, but was never pregnant, and the catamenia were regular till six weeks before she came to the hospital, when they ceased. She seems to have been ailing somewhat for about two years, when at Christmas 1889 she first noticed swelling of the left side of the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, bladder, ovaries, intestines, vermiform appendix, kidneys, brain and ears
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coach builder
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Jan 1889
Date of death: 18 Jan 1890
Disease (transcribed): Intestinal obstruction. Epithelioma of sigmoid flexure. Operation for relief of obstruction
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Intestines); Cancer (Intestines); Operation (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: He was well until January 9th when he had pain of griping character across the upper part of his abdomen. He said he felt as if his bowels would act, but they did not.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Date of admission: 4 Nov 1906
Date of death: 1 Dec 1906
Disease (transcribed): Malignant Disease of Fundus of Stomach, also invading Oesophagus, left lobe of Liver, and Neighbouring Glands. (Melaena) and Toxaemia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Stomach, Oesophagus, liver); Melaena (Gastrointestinal tract); Toxaemia (Blood);
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Newton, W.H.
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: 'Complains of passing blood by the bowel. Present Illness: Patient had been feeling ill and out of sorts for some time previously, he had vague pains in the abdomen and had been getting weaker and weaker[?]. He had never noticed anything abnormal about his motions till the day before admission when he passed about a pint of dark blood by the bowel. P.M.H. [Previous Medical History] No previous illness. Has never been abroad. No symptoms of chronic lead poisoning. F.H. [Family History] Mother alive. Father died of cancer'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1913
Date of death: 30 Jan 1914
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of stomach. Aspiration pneumonia. Aortic reflux. Specific aortitis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Pneumonia, aspiration (Lung); Disease (Heart); Aortitis (Aorta)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient had epigastric pain for five months, worse during the last six weeks and with some wasting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and alimentary canal
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Oct 1896
Date of death: 12 Nov 1896
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of stomach. Much growth in liver
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Wells, Sydney Russell
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: She was confined last February and never recovered strength since. A month before admission she had pains in the stomach, and about this time her belly was noticed to be swollen and very tender.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Intestines, liver, stomach, kidneys, adrenals, spleen, uterus, bladder, ovaries, rectum, lungs, heart and toe joint
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Pensioner
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Date of admission: 9 Oct 1878
Date of death: 28 Nov 1878
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of the pancreas and liver
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Pancreas); Carcinoma (Liver);
Admitting doctor: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. No heritable disease in the family. Nothing noticeable in previous history. About the middle of August, he was attacked quite suddenly with a sharp cutting pain in the loins, which persisted, though with intervals of relief. A fortnight or so later, it extended all over the hypogastrium, and gradually all over the abdomen. It now frequently alternated between there and the loins. The urine, hitherto natural, now grew darker and he began to lose flesh. On Sept [September] 27th the severity of the pain compelled him to take to bed. At the same time dull pain appeared in the epigastrium, the bowels became constipated, and he began to vomit. The last symptom continued violently for nine days'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, pancreas
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Commercial traveller
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Oct 1885
Date of death: 23 Nov 1885
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of recto-peritoneal tissue
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Intestines); Sarcoma (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: He first noticed an abdominal swelling in January 1883.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Plumber
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Date of admission: 15 Nov 1878
Date of death: 20 Nov 1878
Disease (transcribed): Diffuse peritoneal cancer. Cancerous stricture in the transverse colon. Gastrotomy
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abomden); Constriction (Intestines); Operation (Stomach);
Admitting doctor: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'One brother gouty: no other heritable disease in the family. Gonorrhoea and orchitis in 1870: disgust to fat: three or four pints of beer daily. Nothing else worthy of mark in the previous history. Malaise. From Xmas 1877, his appetite was deficient. Wasting. For about 6 mo [months] before admission he had been losing flesh. Pain and constipation. Otherwise he was quite well till 28 days before admission, where he woke with severe pain in the hypogastrium and abdomnen generally; the bowels being confined. […] About a fortnight before admission he suddenly began to vomit clear green'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, peritoneum, artificial anus, cancerous mass, stricture, liver, kidneys, spleen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Hawker
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Nov 1913
Date of death: 15 Dec 1913
Disease (transcribed): Malignant growth in caecum. Growth in portal fissure and neck of gall bladder. Secondary growth in liver. Eosinophelous cells in ascitic fluid
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines); Cancer (Gall bladder); Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: In the end of September 1913 jaundice was first noticed, and at the outset there was cramp-like pain in the abdomen and vomiting for two days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, diaphragm, liver, portal veins, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate, alimentary canal and caecum
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Oct 1879
Date of death: 1 Dec 1879
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhous disease of head of pancreas. Biliary obstruction. Gall stones. Bronchopneumonia. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Pancreas); Obstruction (Bile ducts); Gall stone (Gall bladder); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: She was quite well till sixty six days before admission, when she began to suffer from heaviness of the head and eyes. On the following day icterus appeared.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, duodenum, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum, ovaries, uterus, mamma, skin, suprarenals, portal glands and stomach
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Dec 1906
Date of death: 27 Jan 1907
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of liver (sarcoma)
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of enlargement of the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, vesiculae seminales, prostate, testes, epididymus, brain, thyroid and skin
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Gender: Female
Age: 65
Date of admission: 12 Oct 1906
Date of death: 24 Oct 1906
Disease (transcribed): Malignant growth of ampulla of vater. Jaundice
Disease (standardised): Growth (Intestines); Jaundice (Skin);
Admitted under the care of: Jaffrey, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: 'Patient had been getting progressively thinner for 9 months, during which time she had suffered from indefinite abdominal pains. She had suffered from constipation to a marked degree which latterly had been relieved by medicine to some extent. No vomiting. Jaundice only commenced to appear on day of admission'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, lymphatic glands, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum liver, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen, stomach, intestine, appendix, kidneys, suprarenals
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a