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Occupation or role: Packer
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1905
Date of death: 22 Feb 1905
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Spleno-megaly. Suppurative cholangitis. Haemorrhage into stomach & intestines
Disease (standardised): Liver cirrhosis (Liver); Splenomegaly (Spleen); Cholangitis (Bile duct); Haemorrhage (Stomach, intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: 'The patient was not seen by the medical registrar. OP [out-patient] notes. The patient was treated for jaundice Mar-April 1904, & entirely recovered from it. He came up for tratment again Dec 30 1904 […] On Feb 21st he vomited blood, & became an IP [in-patient]’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 12
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Nov 1879
Date of death: 30 Nov 1879
Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not reported here, as no PM was made
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Waiter
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1903
Date of death: 5 Mar 1903
Disease (transcribed): ? Diabetic coma and gangrene. Hypostatic congestion of lungs. Bronchitis. ? Aspirated food. Amputation through right thigh
Disease (standardised): Diabetic coma (Systemic); Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas); Congestion (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Aspiration (Lung); Amputation (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: A corn on the third toe of the right foot had caused trouble for six months and had been frequently cut with razors.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, alimentary tract and bladder
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Railway labourer
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Date of admission: 23 Aug 1904
Date of death: 23 Aug 1904
Disease (transcribed): Fractures of the skull and ribs. Traumatic amputation of the left arm. Haemothorax. Slight bruising and lacerations of the lungs
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull, ribs); Amputation, traumatic (Arm); Haemothorax (Lung); Contusions (Lung); Lacerations (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: 'History. Knocked down by a train: found unconscious on the line'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Excavator
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Mar 1879
Date of death: 2 Mar 1879
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia (acute). Old chronic pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: A slight cough was present all the winter. Otherwise the patient was well until February 17th, when he woke with headache, pain in the back and limbs, sharp pain in the right flank on coughing, cough, dyspnoea and anorexia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clockmaker
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Mar 1907
Date of death: 28 Mar 1907
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
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: 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: Groom
Gender: Male
Age: [No age stated]
Date of admission: 12 Jul 1878
Date of death: 12 Jul 1878
Disease (transcribed): Brought in dead
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitting doctor: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: n/a
PM performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Not reported here'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined'
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Nov 1894
Date of death: 22 Nov 1894
Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of aorta - Bursting into the pericardium
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: 'The friends stated that two weeks ago the patient had jaundice. At 5pm on the 21st he was seized with violent pain in the belly when driving and was doubled up on the box. He was taken to the hospital where on admission he was found to be collapsed with no pulse'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, joints
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Distillery man
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jun 1903
Date of death: 14 Jun 1903
Disease (transcribed): Cut throat. Aortic aneurysm
Disease (standardised): Wound (Throat); Aneurysm (Aorta)
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: The patient was under treatment for cough and pain in the chest. The doctor informed him that he was suffering from consumption of the throat. The patient thereupon picked up a razor and cut his throat.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thyroid, larynx, trachea, infratracheal glands, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, testes, alimentary tract and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: Blacksmith
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jan 1908
Date of death: 6 Feb 1908
Disease (transcribed): Fibrosis of the lungs. Heart failure
Disease (standardised): Fibrosis (Lung); Failure (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: The patient was admitted for shortness of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, epiglottis, trachea, peritracheal glands, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aortic valves, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, oesophagus, stomach and appendix
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Dec 1887
Date of death: 13 Feb 1888
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs)
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: 'Not examined’
Illustrations or photographs: Yes (relating to case PM/1888/76)
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Mar 1905
Date of death: 21 Apr 1905
Disease (transcribed): Abdominal aneurism, sacculated of aorta and fusiform of superior mesenteric artery
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Blood vessels)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Symes-Thompson, Henry Edmund
Post mortem examination performed by: Davis Taylor, E.J.
Medical notes: 'Admitted complaining of pain in the stomach and back, increased in exertion. For the last 4 weeks he has been troubled with constipation. During the last few weeks he has been troubled with occasional vomiting, chiefly after drinking’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Mar 1902
Date of death: 19 Mar 1902
Disease (transcribed): Fractured spine and ribs. Oedema of lungs
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Fracture (Ribs); Oedema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Keyser, Charles Ralph
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was run over across the chest by a bus.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal, brain and spinal column
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Bus driver
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Jun 1876
Date of death: 1 Jul 1876
Disease (transcribed): General tuberculosis of the lungs
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: The only history that could be got for this man was that he had had cough and cold for nine months, getting gradually worse.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1907
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull-cap, base, 5th dorsal vertebrae, and 11 ribs. Tear in descending aorta. Haematobronchus
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Spine); Fracture (Ribs); Laceration (Aorta); Haematobronchus (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: Brought in dead
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull-cap, brain, pia mater, pleurae, lungs, trachea, peritracheal glands, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, suprarenals, oesophagus, stomach, intestines and sternum
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Apr 1880
Date of death: 4 Apr 1880
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Stirling, Edward 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: Not examined
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Porter
Age: 4 weeks
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Jan 1908
Date of death: 31 Jan 1908
Disease (transcribed): Congenital hypertrophic stensosis of pylorus. Hypertrophy and dilatation of lower end of oesophagus. Pyloroplasty. Inanition
Disease (standardised): Congenital constriction, pathologic (Stomach); Hypertrophy (Oesophagus); Dilatation (Oesophagus); Pyloroplasty (Stomach); Exhaustion (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was brought up for wasting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, oesophagus, alimentary canal and liver
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Plasterer
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Feb 1881
Date of death: 10 Feb 1881
Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia (Littre's). Operation. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Thigh); Operation (Thigh); Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'Father and mother both died of phthisis. Lately had taken to drinking and been subject to morning sickness. Was attacked with vomiting on Feb 2nd at midday after his dinner, and next morning he noticed a lump in his left groin, painful when touched'
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: Draper’s assistant
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Nov 1907
Date of death: 7 Dec 1907
Disease (transcribed): Chronic bronchitis. Interstitial fibrosis of lung with pigmentation. Dilatation of heart. Tricuspid reflux. Chronic empyema of gall bladder. Gall stones
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Fibrosis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Empyema (Gall bladder); Gall stones (Gall bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: For the whole of the past year the patient had suffered from increasing oedema of the ankles and swelling of the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 1 month
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Nov 1894
Date of death: 21 Nov 1894
Disease (transcribed): Marasmus
Disease (standardised): Protein-energy malnutrition (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: 'A wretchedly ill nourished infant about the size of a well grown rat. It refused food - Its tongue was coated - There were crepitations all over both lungs. The umbilicus was red and raw and had apparently sloughed away leaving only a stump from which there was much discharge. The temperature was extremely low'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Gender: Male
Age: 64
Date of admission: 6 Aug 1904
Date of death: 11 Aug 1904
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull. Superficial haemorrhage. Bruising of the brain by contre-coup. Fractures of L. [Left] clavicle and ribs – Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull, clavicle, ribs); Haemorrhage (Head); Contusions (Brain); Bronchopneumonia (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: 'Admitted unconscious. The wife states that whilst going up stairs on the night of admission, patient fell down on the top of his head and at once became unconscious. He was brought to hospital by the police and never regained consciousness'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Date of admission: 2 Jan 1878
Date of death: 2 Jan 1878
Disease (transcribed): Fibrinous pneumonia etc. Tubercle
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung);
Admitting doctor: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: n/a
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'Not examined by Registrar'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Boot maker
Age: 88
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Feb 1907
Date of death: 15 Mar 1907
Disease (transcribed): Incomplete fracture of neck of left femur. General advanced atheroma. Atheroma of coronary arteries. Thrombosis in left iliac artery. Hypostatic pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Thrombosis (Arteries); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Evans, John Howell
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: While alighting from a bus, he slipped and tumbled down, falling on to his left thigh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, trachea, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, alimentary canal, pancreas, suprarenals, liver, gall bladder, bile ducts, spleen, kidneys, genito-urinary tract, cranium and limbs
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Aug 1889
Date of death: 22 Aug 1889
Disease (transcribed): Injury to head
Disease (standardised): Injury (Head)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Sortain, Bertram V.
Medical notes: Not seen by Registrar
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, spleen, kidneys, brain and liver
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident