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Occupation or role: Infant
Age: 5 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Nov 1865
Date of death: 17 Nov 1865
Disease (transcribed): Umbilical hernia. Operation. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This child at birth was noticed by the Medical Man to have a protrusion at the umbilicus.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and chest
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Oct 1845
Date of death: 31 Jan 1846
Disease (transcribed): Bronchial glands scrofulous. One crude tubercle in right lung. Large quantities of scrofulous matter in the pelvic cellular tissue in the neighbourhood of the uterus itself and in the fallopian tubes. Lungs congested and in parts condensed. Old adhesions.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Pelvis); Tuberculosis (Uterus, Fallopian tubes); Disease (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with an abscess on the foot of nine months standing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Dec 1862
Date of death: 15 Dec 1862
Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with all the symptoms of strangulated hernia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and chest
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Dec 1873
Date of death: 23 Dec 1873
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
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: [No occupation stated]
Age: 8
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Sep 1876
Date of death: 10 Oct 1876
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of pelvis. Laceration of rectum and inflammation
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Laceration (Rectum); Inflammation (Rectum)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Stirling, Edward Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This little girl was run over by a two wheeled cart, the wheel passing between the legs over the perineum and pubes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, rectum, vagina and pelvis
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Dec 1873
Date of death: 22 Dec 1873
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated inguinal hernia. Operation. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man had been ruptured on both sides for the last fifteen years for which he had always worn a truss.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Brushmaker
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Nov 1867
Date of death: 2 Dec 1867
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia. Operation. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This patient had been ruptured ten years and had always worn a truss.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 69
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Nov 1860
Date of death: 22 Nov 1860
Disease (transcribed): Operation for femoral hernia
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Thigh); Operation
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, 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: 'The body was not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Oct 1870
Date of death: 2 Nov 1870
Disease (transcribed): Ovariotomy. Peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Ovariectomy (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient had observed a tumour on the right side of the abdomen a year before admission. She had lost flesh, was weak and frequently sick.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation and muscles
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 80
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Dec 1863
Date of death: 9 Dec 1863
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, 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: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Nov 1872
Date of death: 11 Dec 1872
Disease (transcribed): Colloid cancer of the right ovary. Paracentesis abdominis. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Ovary); Paracentesis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This woman had noticed enlargement of the abdomen during a year and in steadily increased without much pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 72
Date of admission: 10 Oct 1878
Date of death: 19 Oct 1878
Disease (transcribed): Fract. [Fractured] clavicle – Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Clavicle); Bronchitis (Lung);
Admitting doctor: Pollock, George
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'
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Printer
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Nov 1875
Date of death: 18 Nov 1875
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated inguinal hernia
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Morgan, John Hammond
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Nov 1864
Date of death: 4 Nov 1864
Disease (transcribed): Extensive wound of groin & compound fracture of pelvis
Disease (standardised): Wound (Groin); Fracture (Pelvis)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: 'Case not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Milkman
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Oct 1865
Date of death: 23 Oct 1865
Disease (transcribed): Operation for femoral hernia. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man was admitted with a strangulated femoral hernia in the left groin. He had suffered from rupture for fifteen years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Belly and chest
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Milliner
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Dec 1847
Date of death: 18 Feb 1848
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia with great heptisation. Pericarditis and extensive endocarditis. Ascites. Deposits in spleen and kidneys.
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Ascites (Abdomen); Deposits (Spleen);Deposits (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This girl reported that she had enjoyed excellent health up to twelve months ago, when she began to work at a Milliners and consequently became much confined to the house. Her health from this time gradually began to fail.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Jan 1868
Date of death: 26 Jan 1868
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia. Peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: He had been ruptured about seven years and had been able to put it back until four months ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Jan 1867
Date of death: 31 Jan 1867
Disease (transcribed): Hernia. Ulceration of gut
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Ulcer (Gastrointestinal tract)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Ring, Edmund Cuthbert
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This woman was admitted having suffered from symptoms of strangulated intestine for 106 hours.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Schoolgirl
Age: 12
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Aug 1870
Date of death: 19 Oct 1870
Disease (transcribed): Caries of hip and pelvis.
Disease (standardised): Caries (Hip); Caries (Pelvis)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: As the body was not examined, the case if not herein reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Aug 1876
Date of death: 3 Sep 1876
Disease (transcribed): Perforation of bladder from fracture of pelvis. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Perforation (Bladder); Fracture (Pelvis); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Stirling, Edward Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: The man fell through the floor of a loft on to some granite pavement a distance of about seven feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Nov 1863
Date of death: 27 Nov 1863
Disease (transcribed): Carbuncle
Disease (standardised): Carbuncle (Back)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: On the 31st of October he noticed what he thought was a small boil in the dorsal region.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Dec 1859
Date of death: 20 Dec 1859
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated inguinal hernia
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: Eleven years ago he ruptured himself on the right side whilst lifting a waggon.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 68
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Oct 1875
Date of death: 3 Nov 1875
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis after hernia operation
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
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: Only the abdominal cavity was examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Dec 1856
Date of death: 10 Dec 1856
Disease (transcribed): Cyst of the Thyroid. Operation. Superficial gangrene of chest.
Disease (standardised): Cysts (Thyroid Gland); Operation (Thyroid Gland); Gangrene (Thorax)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman had been under treatment as an outpatient for a cyst supposed to be connected with the thyroid body.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Child
Age: 9 years 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Oct 1872
Date of death: 8 Nov 1872
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated inguinal hernia. Operation
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: As the body was not examined, the case is not herein reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a