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Joseph Galletley, 29, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1873
Date of death: 13 Jun 1873
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not reported
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

William Tims, 54, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Gender: Male
Age: 54
Date of admission: 22 May 1878
Date of death: 25 May 1878
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary tubercular phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung);
Admitting doctor: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: n/a
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'Patient admitted moribund, in a state which preceded examination'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain
Type of incident: n/a

John Head, 15, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jan 1876
Date of death: 11 May 1876
Disease (transcribed): Necrosis of pelvis. Hip disease. Amyloid liver
Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Pelvis); Disease (Hip); Amyloidosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Morgan, John Hammond
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This boy had been healthy and able to do hard work up to the March previous to his admission when he fell off a ladder, catching his left foot in one of the runs. An abscess followed in the foot.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Legs, lungs, heart, peritoneum, kidneys and small intestine
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Fielder Mercer, 49, Servant

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 May 1875
Date of death: 23 May 1875
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Bronchitis. Dilatation of valve
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Brennan, 29, Bandmaster

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

John Campbell, 72, Tailor

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 72
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1882
Date of death: 13 May 1882
Disease (transcribed): Sublingual epithelioma
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Tongue)
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

Edward Samworth, 33, Barman

Occupation or role: Barman
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Apr 1880
Date of death: 26 Apr 1880
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis. Tuberculosis of the peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Tuberculosis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: For six weeks his appetite began to fail, and for three weeks the abdomen began to well rapidly with swelling of the legs and later redness of the skin. He said that he was only in the habit of drinking three to four glasses of beer.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Temperance Bryan, 68, Courier

Occupation or role: Courier
Age: 68
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Apr 1883
Date of death: 22 Apr 1883
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: She had nine children, of whom six were dead. There was no history of alcoholism or syphilis. In 1878 she first noticed oedema of the legs which she attributed to mental causes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Phillips, 72, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 72
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 May 1881
Date of death: 4 May 1881
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia. Perforation. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia; Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'Had been ruptured for 12 years. Had never worn a truss. When the hernia came down, she used to reduce it herself. The rupture descended 11 days ago. She was seen by a surgeon who attempted taxis without success'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

John Evans, 45, Hotel manager

Occupation or role: Hotel manager
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Date of admission: 27 May 1906
Date of death: 28 May 1906
Disease (transcribed): Gluteal abscess. Former abscess on ulnar border of left hand. Septicaemia. Fatty heart. Alcoholism. Pericardial adhesions
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Buttocks); Abscess (Hand); Sepsis (Systemic); Disease (Heart); Alcoholism (Systemic);
Admitted under the care of: Jaffrey, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'Three weeks ago patient noticed a swelling of the hand. A fortnight ago this was incised and pus evacuated, and 3 days later pain was first noticed in the L. [Left] hip. Two days after this oedema at the back of the hip was seen, but according to the doctor's reports – no definite swelling appeared in the region of the hip till the morning of admission when a large red fluctuating area appeared'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium, limbs, hernia
Type of incident: n/a

Arthur Powell, 28, Private

Occupation or role: Private
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 May 1915
Date of death: 4 Jun 1915
Disease (transcribed): Bullet wound of spine. Flaccid paraplegia
Disease (standardised): Wound (Spine); Paraplegia (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See Surgical Register 1098/1915
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Sharp, 66, Carman

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Mar 1910
Date of death: 26 Apr 1910
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis and emphysema. (? lobar pneumonia terminal)
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Spriggs, Edmund Ivens
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 necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

John Keating, 18, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 May 1914
Date of death: 26 May 1914
Disease (transcribed): Generalized tuberculosis. Tuberculous peritonitis. Tubercles on meninges. Simple endocarditis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Brain); Endocarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: In September 1913 he had an illness characterised by pains in joints, sweating and pain in right chest. There are now occasional fleeting pains in the right shoulder, hands and right chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, adrenals, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Bridget Tobin, 32, Parlourmaid

Occupation or role: Parlourmaid
Age: 32
Date of admission: 19 May 1920
Date of death: 10 Jun 1920
Disease (transcribed): Duodenal and gastro ulcer - Haematemisis - Purulent general peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Ulcer (Stomach); Haematemesis (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Suppuration (Abdomen);
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by: L.C.H.
Post mortem examination performed by: Pleele
Medical notes: 'Pt [Patient] given a long history of gastric symptoms, she had an ulcer in June 1919 and was in bed 3 months. She has never been well since. On Wed. [Wednesday] she had an acute attack of pain and was sent up to the hospital'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, spleen, adrenals, liver, kidneys, abdomen, stomach, duodenum, uterus

Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 39, Wood machinist

Occupation or role: Wood machinist
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jun 1926
Date of death: 16 Jun 1926
Disease (transcribed): Double pneumonia. Pericardial effusion
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Effusion (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, Henry Cecil Herbert
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with high fever and extreme respiratory distress. There was consolidation of both lower lobes of the lungs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters and brain
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 54, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 May 1924
Date of death: 20 May 1924
Disease (transcribed): Fractures of radius and ulna. Severance of leg. Fractured skull and rib
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Arm); Severance (Leg); Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Ribs)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Schuster, Norah Henriette
Medical notes: He threw himself in front of a train. He died shortly after admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, tongue, fauces, larynx, trachea, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, stomach, intestines, liver, kidneys, bladder, prostate, spleen, pancreas and suprarenals
Type of incident: Suicide

[Name redacted], 67, Retired

Occupation or role: Retired
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Oct 1939
Date of death: 20 Oct 1939
Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: Carbuncle. Staphylococcal infection
Disease (standardised): Carbuncle (Tissues); Staphylococcal infections (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Marnham, Ralph
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: No autopsy
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 34, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Nov 1944
Date of death: 15 Nov 1944
Disease (transcribed): Shock consistent with electric shock
Disease (standardised): Electrocution (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Riddell, Victor Horsley Hume
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Brought in dead
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

John Wright, 29, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Aug 1841
Date of death: 26 Aug 1841
Disease (transcribed): Miliary tubercles. Circumscribed hepatization of the lung
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Hepatization (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'This patient had, some 3 weeks back, suffered from a very severe attack of haemoptysis; it was reckoned that he lost during the attack about 6 pints of blood’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Charlotte Archer, 24, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Jul 1852
Date of death: 19 Jul 1852
Disease (transcribed): Fall out of a window. Extensive fracture of the cranium with bruising of the brain at both its upper and lower surface
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Bruising (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: An hour before admission this child fell out of a window.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and thorax
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

George Cowdery, 35, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1844
Date of death: 14 Jun 1845
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of leg. Amputation. Recent pleurisy, pericarditis & peritonitis. Atheroma in aorta
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Amputation (Leg); Pleurisy (Lungs); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'A wheel of a cart passed over the leg of this patient and upon admission it was found that the tibia was exposed and fractured, but that the portions of bone were not at all displaced’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, stump

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Mary Penson, 43, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Jun 1847
Date of death: 03 Jul 1847
Disease (transcribed): Colloid cancer of stomach. Malignant tubercles in sub-peritoneal cellular tissue. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Cancer (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a state of great suffering and depression, unwilling or unable to enter into a detailed account of her illness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Samuel Elmer, 20, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 May 1857
Date of death: 20 Jun 1857
Disease (transcribed): Diabetes
Disease (standardised): Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

James Strong, 34, Policeman

Occupation or role: Policeman
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 May 1876
Date of death: 15 May 1876
Disease (transcribed): General tuberculosis of lungs
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man was admitted in a dying condition with a history of gradually increasing paraplegia for two months and delirium for two days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

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