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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 10 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1884
Date of death: 11 Jan 1884
Disease (transcribed): Syphilis. Congestion of the lungs
Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Systemic); Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: No history was obtainable. The child had been ‘shamefully neglected.’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and ribs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Apr 1861
Date of death: 20 Apr 1861
Disease (transcribed): Operation for umbilical hernia. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient was admitted into the Hospital in a state of collapse having a large umbilical hernia of some days standing
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1888
Date of death: 26 Mar 1888
Disease (transcribed): Right strangulated femoral hernia. Ineffectual taxis. Exploratory abdominal incision. Gangrene of gut. Removal. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Thigh); Taxis; Incision (Abdomen); Gangrene (Gut); Removal; Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'A clear history could not be got. Is said to have had a hernia on right side for many years. She was standing up trying to reach something from a shelft when she suddenly was seized with intense pain in the hernia’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, liver, kidneys, bladder, uterus, intestines, lungs, larynx, trachea, heart, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1860
Date of death: 21 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the acetabulum. Abscess in hip joint. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Abscess (Hip); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This patient was said to have fallen between 8 & 9 feet from a scaffold, but how his leg was placed in the fall no one knew’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, left hip

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Potman
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Mar 1879
Date of death: 27 Mar 1879
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of duodenum and of right kidney
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Duodenum); Rupture (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient fell from a height of twelve feet and alighted with the abdomen across an iron rail.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1860
Date of death: 23 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of the vaccination. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Abscess; Vaccination; Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'One month before admission, this patient was vaccinated. The vaccine took well, but when the pustule had scabbed over, she gave her arm a violent blow, this was followed by inflammation of the arm’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 67
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Aug 1880
Date of death: 11 Apr 1881
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of rectum
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Rectum)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Not reported here'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined'

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1880
Date of death: 4 Apr 1880
Disease (transcribed): Local peritonitis (perityphlitis)
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Appendicitis (Appendix)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: The patient had had a chancre and gonorrhoea many years previously and the inguinal glands had remained rather enlarged. Owing to some hard riding they became inflamed a few weeks before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, spleen, liver, kidneys, heart and lungs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Waterman
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Mar 1888
Date of death: 2 Apr 1888
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of left thigh. Simple fracture of left leg. Hypostatic pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Thigh, leg); Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
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: 'Not examined’

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Brewhouse labourer
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Feb 1860
Date of death: 23 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Softening of the brain. Gangrene. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain); Gangrene; Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship and Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'A brewhouse labourer. In the habit of drinking freely, according to his own admission 5 pints a day. He was said to have had epileptic fits latterly, but it was not learned how long he had been so affected. He attributed his illness to a lump of coal falling upon the lower part of his back 7 weeks ago’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Feb 1879
Date of death: 29 Mar 1879
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of cervical vertebrae. Cervical glandular tumour. Oedema of lungs. Old trichinosis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Spine); Oedema (Lung); Trichinellosis (Digestive system)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: This patient was transferred to the care of Mr Rouse from the medical wards. No intimation was given to the Registrar of the transfer of the patient, and the case was therefore unobserved by him.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and cervical tumour
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 2
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Feb 1885
Date of death: 21 Apr 1885
Disease (transcribed): Cancrum oris. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Noma (Face); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: The mother stated that the child’s lip had been swollen for fifteen weeks along with the gums and tongue. Five weeks before admission a sore appeared on the lip which slowly spread.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, lungs and pharynx
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Apr 1894
Date of death: 12 Apr 1894
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of base of skull and of spine
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Not seen by registrar'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Type of incident: Homicide/murder?

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Apr 1894
Date of death: 14 Apr 1894
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base. Compression
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Compression (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'See surgical notes'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined post mortem'
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1881
Date of death: 13 Apr 1881
Disease (transcribed): Fractured spine(?)
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Not reported here'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined'

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Actor
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1886
Date of death: 1 Apr 1886
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not reported here
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1886
Date of death: 2 Apr 1886
Disease (transcribed): Fractured spine
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not reported here
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2 years 6 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1892
Date of death: 9 Jan 1893
Disease (transcribed): Bronchopneumonia. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Post mortem examination performed by: Jaffrey, Francis
Medical notes: Soon after birth the mother stated that the child had had prolapses of the rectum. About three days before admission the child appeared very ill and had a bad cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, intestines, liver, spleen, pancreas, genitals and rectum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 54
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Apr 1876
Date of death: 21 Apr 1876
Disease (transcribed): Hernia of right side
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Morgan, John Hammond
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: The patient was a feeble old woman. She had had a rupture for five years but had never worn a truss.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and gut
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shopman
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Apr 1880
Date of death: 8 Apr 1880
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the rectum. Colotomy. Peritonitis. Cirrhosis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Rectum); Colotomy (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: For some years he had suffered from piles, and slight bleeding after actions of the bowels.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, heart and lungs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Aug 1889
Date of death: 20 Mar 1890
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of rectum. Inguinal colotomy (old)
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines); Colotomy (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
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 post mortem examination
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3 years 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Jul 1850
Date of death: 13 Jul 1850
Disease (transcribed): Cherry stone in trachea
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Trachea)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man was admitted with symptoms of a foreign body in the trachea. The history being that the child had been playing with cherry stones and a boy threw one into his mouth.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx and trachea
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 67
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1882
Date of death: 20 Apr 1882
Disease (transcribed): Senility. Abdominal aneurism (?)
Disease (standardised): Dementia; Aneurysm (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not reported here
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Mar 1894
Date of death: 20 Apr 1894
Disease (transcribed): Chronic ulcers of thigh. Haematuria. Nephritis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Thigh); Hematuria (Bladder); Nephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
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: 'Not examined post mortem'
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1890
Date of death: 20 Mar 1890
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of rectum
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Newton, Reginald Frederick Henry
Medical notes: For the past four years she had suffered from diarrhoea which had become rather worse.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, liver and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a