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Occupation or role: Army pensioner
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1886
Date of death: 20 Apr 1886
Disease (transcribed): Compression of the brain by blood extravasation between the dura mater and the bone
Disease (standardised): Compression (Brain); Extravasation (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: No history of this man’s previous health could be obtained, as his identity was not established until after death. On April 16th he was getting over from the side of an omnibus on to the box seat, lost his balance and fell into the road striking his head on the ground.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach, intestines, head, membranes, brain and bones
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1903
Date of death: 13 May 1903
Disease (transcribed): Otorrhoea. Suppurative glands in neck. Sapraemia
Disease (standardised): Otorrhoea (Ear); Suppuration (Lymph nodes); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See surgical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bandmaster
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1887
Date of death: 12 May 1887
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of rectum. Stricture. Colotomy. Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Rectum); Constriction (Rectum); Colostomy (Colon); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The man was of temperate habits & enjoyed good health till he went to India. He was a band-master in the 2nd Oxford Light Infantry. In 1886 he had dysentery in India. After this he had constipation which was followed by another attack of diarrhoea'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shopkeeper
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1909
Date of death: 25 Apr 1909
Disease (transcribed): Purulent otitis media. Diffuse purulent meningitis (pneumococcal). Mitral stenosis
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Ear); Otitis media (Ear); Suppuration (Brain); Meningitis (Brain); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Three days previous to admission the patient had complained of acute pain in the left ear and was found unconscious.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, skull and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Apr 1886
Date of death: 23 Apr 1886
Disease (transcribed): Oedema and congestion of lungs. Cellulitis. Marasmus
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Lung); Congestion (Lung); Cellulitis (Skin); Protein-energy malnutrition (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Apart from an attack of congestion of lungs six years ago, he had good health. He had been out of work for eleven months. On April 13th he got a sore on the middle finger on the right hand.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, vessels, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Scripture reader
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 May 1911
Date of death: 20 Jun 1911
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Cerebral abscess
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Abscess (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William 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: No necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 May 1887
Date of death: 19 May 1887
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: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'Not seen by the surgical registrar. The man had been drinking & fell down a flight of 12 steps. He was picked up insensible'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Mangler
Age: 68
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Apr 1886
Date of death: 1 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Gangrene of foot. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Foot); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington. Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Davis, Weston Peel. Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: For many years she had an ulcer on the lower third of the right leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, pericardium, valves, vessels, femur and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 May 1887
Date of death: 22 May 1887
Disease (transcribed): Mastoid abscess. Pneumonia. Caries of temporal bone. Otorrhoea
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Ear); Pneumonia (Lung); Caries (Ear); Otorrhoea (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee and Bull, William Charles
Medical notes: 'Since Oct 3 weeks the boy had discharge from the right ear. This on several occasions had stopped & then the child complained of headache which was relieved as soon as the discharge was re-established'

Illustrations: NoChart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Cab driver
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Apr 1886
Date of death: 1 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated umbilical hernia. Fatty heart
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Davis, Weston Peel. Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: This woman had been ruptured for twenty six years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Peritoneal cavity, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, pleurae and lungs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Potman
Age: 8
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Apr 1910
Date of death: 9 May 1910
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Suppuration. Septicaemia. Pyaemia. Empyema
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Suppuration (Ear); Sepsis (Systemic); Empyema (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: She had had bilateral otorrhoea for seven years. Seven days ago she was operated on for adenoids. Since then she had been very feverish.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, stomach, intestines, liver, gall apparatus, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, bladder, suprarenals and veins
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Jan 1886
Date of death: 4 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy with effusion. Yellow atrophy of liver
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Effusion (Pleura); Atrophy (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Davis, Weston Peel. Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: This woman was admitted many years ago with cystic disease of the thyroid gland. Subsequently the right being cured, she was admitted in 1885 with diarrhoea. She got better with treatment and was again admitted in 1886 complaining of diarrhoea and emaciation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys and thyroid
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1885
Date of death: 18 Jan 1886
Disease (transcribed): Fatty and dilated heart. Fractured patellae
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient fractured the left patella about ten years ago and again broke it a few years after. While walking, he slipped and felt something snap in his right knee. He fell down and could not get up again.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, cranium and patellae
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Drapers assistant
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Apr 1886
Date of death: 7 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Septicaemia following removal of clavicle for sarcoma
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Removal (Clavicle); Cancer (Clavicle)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Davis, Weston Peel. Sisley, Richard. Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: Six weeks before admission he straining his left shoulder and in a few days, noticed a growth the size of a marble on the left clavicle. This increased rapidly for four weeks and afterwards remained stationary.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, pericardium, heart, kidneys, brain and local wound
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 54
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 May 1887
Date of death: 4 Jun 1887
Disease (transcribed): Uterine fibroid
Disease (standardised): Leiomyoma (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Medical notes: 'An unmarried woman who had one child. For many years she had a very large abdomen. She states that the size of her abdomen did not diminish much after her confinement 20 years ago. About 1879 she had a severe attack of flooding which passed off in a few days. Catamenia ceased in 1885'
'No examination was made of any organ but the uterus'
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bailiff
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Nov 1886
Date of death: 20 Jan 1887
Disease (transcribed): Empyema
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Was a healthy abstemious man till 1883: in this year he had an attack of pleurisy & in the summer of 1884 an abscess burst near the left nipple. This has never healed & he was IP [in-patient] in '86 for 1 month at the London Hospital'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, skin
Illustrations: NoChart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 12
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jun 1887
Date of death: 7 Jun 1887
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of both kidneys, the liver & spleen
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Kidneys, liver, spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Medical notes: 'Not seen by the surgical registrar. This child was knocked down in the street, the wheel of an omnibus passing over the abdomen'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1908
Date of death: 11 Jun 1908
Disease (transcribed): Purulent otitis media. Purulent pachymeningitis. Purulent lepto-meningitis. Caries of temporal bone
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Ear); Otitis media (Ear); Suppuration (Brain); Meningitis (Brain); Caries (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The history obtained from the doctor was that the patient had had left otorrhoea for some time, which ceased suddenly four days before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, alimentary canal, stomach, intestines, skull and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 May 1886
Date of death: 13 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of brain
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Four years ago he contracted a chancre which was followed by syphilis and sore throat, for which he was under treatment at the Lock Hospital. In November 1885 he struck his head and soon afterwards a lump formed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, vessels, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, stomach, intestines, dura mater and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Plate layer
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jun 1887
Date of death: 10 Jun 1887
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of arm. Fractured spine. Scalp wounds
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Arm, spine); Wound (Scalp)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'The man was a platelayer on the railway & was knocked down & run over by an engine'
'Not examined'
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Hawker
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 May 1887
Date of death: 11 Jun 1887
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of oesophagus. Gastrostomy
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Oesophagus); Gastrostomy
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Medical notes: 'He had a chancre 15 years previous to admission which was followed by a rash & suppurating bubo. He was a street hawker & drank 6 pints of beer daily'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 35 or 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1886
Date of death: 15 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of the stomach and rectum
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Cancer (Rectum)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient was admitted into the Hospital in November 1885. At that time he was much emaciated and vomited after food. Dr Dickinson diagnosed malignant disease of the stomach.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach and rectum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 May 1887
Date of death: 12 Jun 1887
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of rectum. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Rectum); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Medical notes: 'Had cough for about 3 years, & has frequently spat blood. Two years ago, a small lump formed near the anus'
'No organ but rectum examined'
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Taylor
Age: 1 year 6 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 May 1907
Date of death: 14 Jun 1907
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media purulenta (Bilateralis)
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Suppuration (Ear)
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William 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: No necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Commissionaire
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1888
Date of death: 13 Jan 1888
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated right inguinal hernia. Operation for radical cure. Relapse of hernia
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Groin); Operation
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'A commissionaire who had been improved for many years. He had never worn a truss, & for years the bowel had been partly irreducible’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, lungs, heart

Type of incident: n/a