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John Polding, 37, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1890
Date of death: 18 Apr 1890
Disease (transcribed): Malignant stricture of descending colon
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: He came to St George’s first in December 1889. He then said that for seven months he had a pricking sensation in the left loin when he exerted himself. Nine weeks before admission he had diarrhoea and passed slime and blood, he said.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, caecum, small intestines, bile duct, liver, stomach, kidneys, bladder, spleen, pleural cavities, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Fox, 58, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Apr 1890
Date of death: 18 Apr 1890
Disease (transcribed): Volvulus. Obstruction. Commencing peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Volvulus (Intestines); Obstruction (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: For a week before his admission the man had abdominal pain. The pain came on suddenly. It was situated below the umbilicus.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, caecum, colon, rectum, duodenum, pancreas, stomach, bile duct, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder, prostate, testes, lungs, larynx, epiglottis, thyroid, pericardium, heart and aorta
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Playle, 15, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Apr 1890
Date of death: 20 Apr 1890
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Compression of brain. Front rupture of middle meningeal. Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Compression (Brain); Rupture (Meninges); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: He was thrown out of a cart and was brought up here in an unconscious condition immediately after the accident.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, skull, brain, pleural cavities, lungs, pericardium, aorta, heart, peritoneum, pancreas, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, testes, vermiform appendix and spinal cord
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Alfred Francis, 2 years 6 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2 years 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1890
Date of death: 21 Apr 1890
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria. Old empyema
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx); Empyema (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient was brought up at night and no history was given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, pericardium, heart, oesophagus, peritoneum, mesenteric glands, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, stomach and vermiform appendix
Type of incident: n/a

Frederic Gill, 38, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Apr 1890
Date of death: 21 Apr 1890
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base. Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: He fell of Battersea Bridge into the river.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, intestines, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder, head and knees
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Mary A Leonard, 2, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Apr 1890
Date of death: 21 Apr 1890
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis. Tubercular meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: For four months she had been very weak and for a fortnight she had been disinclined to play. On the night of the 16th she had convulsions and the arms and legs were equally affected.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, duodenum, stomach, intestines, vermiform appendix, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, uterus, ovary and brain
Type of incident: n/a

John Taylor, 65, Cabinet maker

Occupation or role: Cabinet maker
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Apr 1890
Date of death: 22 Apr 1890
Disease (transcribed): Pernicious anaemia
Disease (standardised): Anaemia, Pernicious (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: He said that he had no illness until one a half years before admission when he began to be so weak that he could not work.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, oesophagus, stomach, intestines, diaphragm and big toe joints
Type of incident: n/a

William Haworth, 21, Butcher

Occupation or role: Butcher
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1890
Date of death: 23 Apr 1890
Disease (transcribed): Left lower lobe pneumonia. Mitral stenosis
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: For two and a half years before his admission he suffered from palpitation and from shortness of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, trachea, larynx, pericardium, heart, intestines, peritoneum, omentum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder, intestines, vermiform appendix and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth French, 55, Nurse

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Apr 1890
Date of death: 26 Apr 1890
Disease (transcribed): Lobar pneumonia (r). Old gastric ulcer
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Ulcer (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: For some years she had had epigastric pain after food. In 1890 she had an attack of haematemesis and came into the hosputal. On the 20th she had pain in the right side of the chest and the following day she began to be troubled with cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, stomach, intestines, liver, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder, uterus and ovaries
Type of incident: n/a

William Laity, 21, Printer

Occupation or role: Printer
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Apr 1890
Date of death: 26 Apr 1890
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration and perforation of the vermiform appendix. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Appendix); Perforation (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: On the 20th April he was at a chapel in the afternoon. Whilst there he was seized with sudden abdominal pain and during the night he vomited.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, vermiform appendix, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, testes, mesenteric glands, pleural cavities, lungs, heart, larynx, thyroid, spinal cord, brain and sinuses
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Gardiner, 38, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Apr 1890
Date of death: 28 Apr 1890
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of 4th and 5th cervical vertebrae
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: Not seen by Surgical Registrar
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, neck, spine, pleural cavities, lungs, pericardium, heart, larynx, thyroid gland, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, intestines, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder and testes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Charles Durrant, 50, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1890
Date of death: 28 Apr 1890
Disease (transcribed): Mitral obstruction
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Heart); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: He suffered much from bronchitis for which he was treated at St George’s Hospital. For four years before his admission he had been unable to work. He had much dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder, vesiculae seminales and testes
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Goodfellow, 51, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1890
Date of death: 30 Apr 1890
Disease (transcribed): Arteritis deformans (coronary arteries)
Disease (standardised): Arteritis (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient was found near the Achilles Statue and was brought into the Hospital by a policeman.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pericardium, heart, aorta, pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenal capsules, bladder, stomach, intestines, head and brain
Type of incident: n/a

William Turner, 20, Pot man

Occupation or role: Pot man
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 May 1890
Date of death: 5 May 1890
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Pyaemic abscesses in lungs
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Sepsis (Lung); Abscess (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: On the 26th he got wet through. On the 27th he shivered, felt ill and took to his bed. His chief symptoms were thirst, dyspnoea and weakness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, neck, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, testes, liver, stomach, duodenum, intestines and vermiform appendix
Type of incident: n/a

Charlotte Cooke, 52, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 May 1890
Date of death: 6 May 1890
Disease (transcribed): Chronic interstitial nephritis
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: Little information could be obtained about this patient who was comatose. She had swelling of the legs after her day of work.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, intestines, stomach, duodenum, vermiform appendix, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder, uterus, ovaries, skull and brain
Type of incident: n/a

John Conway, 42, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 May 1890
Date of death: 6 May 1890
Disease (transcribed): Haemorrhage into the pons. Parenchymatous nephritis. Encysted peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Nephritis (Kidney); Cysts (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient had a fit whilst on a bus.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, peritoneum, colon, stomach, bile ducts, intestines, spleen, pancreas, liver, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder, testes, pericardium, heart, aorta, lungs, larynx, head and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Lambert, 46, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Feb 1890
Date of death: 8 May 1890
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: In January 1890 he had influenza of which the chief symptoms were shivering, headache, abdominal pain and pains in the joints.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, trachea, larynx, thyroid, heart, peritoneum, oesophagus, bile duct, rectum, pancreas, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder and testes
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Arnold, 28, Gardener

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Apr 1890
Date of death: 10 May 1890
Disease (transcribed): Ulcerative endocarditis (aortic and mitral)
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: He had suffered from gonorrhoea. He had one attack of rheumatism which occurred eight years before his admission. He complained of abdominal pain and of pains in the lower part of the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Edith Bilbow, 12, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 12
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Apr 1890
Date of death: 11 May 1890
Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis. Tricuspid stenosis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: In March 1889 she had Scarlatina. In November 1889 she was treated as an in patient in Great Ormond Street for morbus cordis, and in December 1889 and January 1890 at Victoria Hospital for Children.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, pancreas, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

William MacCormack, 7 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 7 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Apr 1890
Date of death: 12 May 1890
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Meningitis of brain and cord
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Meningitis (Brain); Meningitis (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: On April 21st he began to suffer from vomiting and from cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, larynx, thyroid, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, omentum, stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder and testes
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Chaperlin, 3, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 May 1890
Date of death: 15 May 1890
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria. Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: She lived in Pimlico and there were bad smells in the house. The child’s mother had recently suffered from sore throat. The patient began to suffer from sore throat on May 10th and had spasms of dyspnoea on the 11th and 12th.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cervical glands, tonsils, larynx, trachea, lungs, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder, uterus, ovaries, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

William Fisher, 63, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 May 1890
Date of death: 19 May 1890
Disease (transcribed): Chronic interstitial nephritis. Lobar pneumonia. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Pneumonia (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: He had suffered from colic and from many attacks of gout. The patient groaned when spoken to.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, prostate, testes, stomach, duodenum, intestines and appendix
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Dale, 69, Livery stable worker

Occupation or role: Livery stable worker
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 May 1890
Date of death: 19 May 1890
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonic consolidation of lower lobe of right lung
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Consolidation (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: About January 10th 1890 he was seized with influenza and had a severe attacks. He suffered from cough and he lost much flesh, about two stone in four months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, suprarenals, pancreas, bladder, prostate, testes, liver, spleen, kidneys and skull
Type of incident: n/a

William Newman, 63, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 May 1890
Date of death: 21 May 1890
Disease (transcribed): Fracture – separation of spine (5th and 6th cervical vertebrae)
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: Not seen by Surgical Registrar
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, oesophagus, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, bladder, intestines, kidneys, brain and spinal column
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Lawler, 67, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 67
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 May 1890
Date of death: 22 May 1890
Disease (transcribed): Fatty degeneration of liver
Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: For some years she said she had drunk great quantities of beer and of brandy. For seven months she had morning retching and in December 1889 she began to have swelling of the feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, suprarenals, pancreas, uterus, ovaries, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta and brain
Type of incident: n/a

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