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Sidney Griffin, 2 weeks, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2 weeks
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Apr 1893
Date of death: 4 May 1893
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Dakin, William Radford
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

[Name redacted], 50, Nurse

Occupation or role: Nurse
Gender: Female
Age: 50
Date of admission: 29 Jun 1923
Date of death: 7 Jul 1923
Disease (transcribed): No Necropsy
Disease (standardised):
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
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

Rose Scowell, 62, Charwoman

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Jun 1922
Date of death: 30 Jun 1922
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: n/a
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 50, [Wife of] Estate agent and auctioneer

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Estate agent and auctioneer
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Jun 1933
Date of death: 26 Aug 1933
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Feiling, Anthony
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], 42, Traveller

Occupation or role: Traveller
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Date of admission: 30 Jun 1927
Date of death: 25 Jul 1927
Disease (transcribed): Ulcerative colitis – Fatty degeneration of liver and fatty degeneration of myocardium – Dilatation of ventricles
Disease (standardised): Colitis (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines); Disease (Liver, heart); Cardiomyopathy, dilated (Heart);
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, George Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: 'Previous admission S.R. [Surgical Register] 2167/1926 ē [with] abdominal pain 1 yr [year] ago diagnosed as visceroptosis, supplied with a Curtis abdominal belt. Constipation and some mucus in stools for 1 month. S.R. [Surgical Register] 1587. Severe abdom. [abdominal] pain and increasing distension for the last 7 days. Diarrhoea, tenesmus and the passage of blood and mucus for 4 days. C.O.A. [Condition on Admission] tongue furred. Abdomen tender, distended and resistant. Operation on admission Mr Ewart. Caecostomy performed'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Abdomen only'. Pleurae, lungs, mediastinal glands, pericardium, heart, coronary arteries, aorta, peritoneum, stomach, appendix, intestines, liver, gall-bladder, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, prostate
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 67, Plumber

Occupation or role: Plumber
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jul 1930
Date of death: 9 Aug 1930
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
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], 57, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Dec 1939
Date of death: 13 Dec 1939
Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: Carcinoma of colon
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines)
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], 61, [Wife of] Police constable

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Police constable
Age: 61
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Sep 1942
Date of death: 14 Nov 1942
Disease (transcribed): Clinical findings: Carcinoma of left maxillary antrum. D.X.R.
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Maxillary sinus)
Admitted under the care of: Levitt, Walter Montague
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], 8 months, [Child of] Cook

Occupation or role: [Child of] Cook
Age: 8 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Aug 1935
Date of death: 5 Aug 1935
Disease (transcribed): Diarrhoea and vomiting following otitis media
Disease (standardised): Diarrhoea (Intestines); Vomiting (Stomach); Otitis media (Ear)
Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Williams, Garthowen
Medical notes: She had pertussis five weeks ago and diarrhoea and vomiting for six days. The motions were yellow, no blood. She was fed from birth by breast, then diluted cow’s milk without addition of vitamins. For the last five days she had taken boiled water only.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, trachea, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal, brain and ears
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 1 hour, [Child of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 1 hour
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Aug 1936
Date of death: 31 Aug 1936
Disease (transcribed): Congenital abscess of kidneys
Disease (standardised): Abscess, congenital (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Kirwan-Taylor, Harold George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bladder, heart, lungs, liver, spleen, stomach, intestines and adrenals
Type of incident: n/a

Samuel Howell, 56, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Jul 1846
Date of death: 11 Jul 1846
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of prostate, and bladder which was fasciculated. Phthisis. Old adhesions. Tubercles in kidneys.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Prostate); Disease (Bladder); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in an emaciated and sickly condition. He complained of aching pains extending from the loins downwards, frequent nausea, and difficulty in passing motions.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

[No name], [No age stated], Charwoman

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Gender: Female
Date of admission: n/a
Date of death: n/a
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in front of abdomen containing a foreign body
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman had been living poorly but had no apparent disease of the rectum. She applied for admission on account of an abscess in the abdominal parietes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Joseph George, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jul 1871
Date of death: 24 Jul 1871
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Extravasation of blood into & compression of brain. Pyaemia?
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Extravasation (Brain); Compression (Brain); Sepsis (Systemic)

Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'He fell head foremost down the height of 15 steps to the ground. On admission was quite insensible’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

James Kiddle, 74, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 74
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 May 1865
Date of death: 21 May 1865
Disease (transcribed): Enlarged prostate
Disease (standardised): Enlarged (Prostate)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Hull, 49, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1866
Date of death: 29 May 1866
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture. Amputation
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Indeterminate); Amputation (Indeterminate)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Henry Corbitt, 50, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Apr 1880
Date of death: 2 May 1880
Disease (transcribed): Stricture. Perineal abscess. Septicaemia?
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Indeterminate); Abscess (Perineum); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
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
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Rogers, 35, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Sep 1874
Date of death: 14 Oct 1874
Disease (transcribed): Caries of pelvis. Abscess. Cystitis. Phlebitis
Disease (standardised): Caries (Pelvis); Cystitis (Bladder); Phlebitis (Veins)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This woman stated that five months ago she had a fall on her left hip and complained of feeling languid ever since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, joints, veins, and organs of generation
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Susan Webb, 48, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Apr 1883
Date of death: 4 May 1883
Disease (transcribed): Strangulation of colon by internal band
Disease (standardised): Strangulation (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: She had habitual constipation for several years. She was seized with acute pain in the abdomen and since then had had frequent vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The friends of this patient objected to a post mortem, but allowed an opening to be made into the abdominal cavity provided the incision was not longer than eight inches.
Type of incident: n/a

Frederick Meanly, 21, Potman

Occupation or role: Potman
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 May 1909
Date of death: 5 May 1909
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Jaffrey, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The patient had a laparotomy and died on the second day.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

Rose McCarthy, 19, Shirtmaker

Occupation or role: Shirtmaker
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 May 1905
Date of death: 2 Jun 1905
Disease (transcribed): Perforated gastric ulcer. Laparotomy. Suture of ulcer. General purulent peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Laparotomy (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Jones, Lawrence
Medical notes: 'The history and symptoms in this case were, typically, those of perforated gastric ulcer. She had had indigestion and anaemia for 6 months, without any haematemesis; pain about ½ hour after food’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

George Smith, 36, Window cleaner

Occupation or role: Window cleaner
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 May 1908
Date of death: 30 May 1908
Disease (transcribed): Thrombosis of termination of right internal carotid artery. Softening of right cerebral hemisphere and pons
Disease (standardised): Thrombosis (Arteries); Softening (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was admitted to hospital with left hemiplegia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Annie Holland, 41, [Wife of] Painter

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Painter
Age: 41
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Mar 1903
Date of death: 1 Jun 1903
Disease (transcribed): General septic peritonitis and parametritis of old date. ? Thrush
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Parametritis (Broad ligament); Candida (Vagina)
Admitted under the care of: Dakin, William Radford
Medical examination performed by: Jones, Lawrence
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with a history of pain in the left side and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, gall bladder, portal veins, spleen, pancreas, adrenals, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, oesophagus and genital organs
Type of incident: n/a

James Langford, 2 May 1906, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Gender: Male
Age: 2 May 1906
Date of admission: 9 Jun 1906
Date of death: 9 Jun 1906
Disease (transcribed): (Syphilis) – Lardaceous Disease. Perihepatitis
Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Systemic); Amyloidosis (Kidney); Inflammation (Liver);
Admitted under the care of: Spriggs, Edmund Ivens
Medical examination performed by: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Post mortem examination performed by: Spriggs, Edmund Ivens
Medical notes: 'P.H. [Previous History] As soldier in India 3 attacks of congestion of liver – Also 'slow continued fever'! Malaria. Several similar attacks of fever since return to England. Syphilis some years ago. No history of jaundice. On admission – Murky yellow complexion'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: General, thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Sidney Matthews, 49, Taxi driver

Occupation or role: Taxi driver
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 May 1916
Date of death: 3 Jul 1916
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous caries of spine. Bilateral psoas abscess. Contraction of legs. (Arthrolysis under anaesthesia). Shock
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Spine); Caries (Spine); Abscess (Psoas muscle); Contraction (Leg); Arthrolysis (Leg); Shock (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: Oakden, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He had Pott's disease of four years standing. He had not walked for fifteen months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thymus, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, ureters, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Barker, 14 months, [Child of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 14 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 May 1910
Date of death: 9 May 1910
Disease (transcribed): Appendicitis. General peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Appendicitis (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Three days ago he fell down two steps and was said to have hit his head. The next day he vomited and had done so several time since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

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