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Occupation or role: Nurse
Gender: Female
Age: 53
Date of admission: 4 Oct 1904
Date of death: 23 Dec 1904
Disease (transcribed): Chronic bronchitis. Emphysema. Cardiac dilatation
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Cardiomyopathy, dilated (Heart);
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Davis Taylor, Edward James
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'In-patient in July 1904. No 973. 'Suffers from Dyspnoea'. Complains of 'Pain in Left side'. The patient has had pain for 14 days which has been much worse since Sept [September] 29. No cough. No sickness. Pain worse on inspiration. Lt [Left?] shortness of breath and swelling of legs. Patient is very ill. She is cyanosed and suffering from [?] difficulty in inspiration. The intercostal muscles being drawn in and also the cervical muscles'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Kitchenmaid
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Nov 1886
Date of death: 17 Dec 1886
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Encysted empyema. Pericarditis. Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Empyema (Pleura); Cysts (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart); Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient was well up to the night of the 26th November when she had a rigor and cough came on with pain in the left side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, uterus and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 15 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Jan 1883
Date of death: 5 Apr 1883
Disease (transcribed): Catarrhal pneumonia. Congenital syphilis. Rachitis?
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Syphilis (Systemic); Rickets (Bones)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: The child was transferred here from the Belgrave Hospital where she had been treated with Mercury for a syphilitic cutaneous eruption.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and bones
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shop girl
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Apr 1885
Date of death: 7 Jun 1885
Disease (transcribed): Empyema. Tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: She had a cough for three winters, swelling of the legs for three weeks and then sudden dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Mar 1876
Date of death: 25 Apr 1876
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous gland of mesentery. Acute tuberculosis of lungs
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Mesentery); 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 girl said that she had had pain in the left side with cough and spitting, wasting and diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and mesentery
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Cab attendant
Gender: Female
Age: 53
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1904
Date of death: 1 Feb 1904
Disease (transcribed): Chronic bronchitis. Congestion and oedema of lungs. Chronic passive congestion of viscera
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Congestion (Lung, viscera); Oedema (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'This patient gave the usual history of chronic bronchitis. There was no definite history obtainable pointing to any family predisposition or per normal exciting cause for such a condition. For a month previously to adm. [admission] her cough had been severe: for 3 weeks she had had swelling of the legs and abdomen'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Porter
Age: 6
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Aug 1914
Date of death: 21 Aug 1914
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy and peritonitis (pneumococcal)
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Three days before admission, the child seemed drowsy. She would not take her food and complained of abdominal pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Oct 1889
Date of death: 18 Oct 1889
Disease (transcribed): Chronic pericarditis and myocarditis. Fatty degeneration of the heart. Chronic pleurisy and pulmonary apoplexy. (Rheumatism?)
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Myocarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Haemorrhage (Lung); Rheumatic diseases (Tissues)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: She lived at 20 Ranelagh Road, Pimlico Road. On October 11th she had pains in her knees and felt very weak.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, stomach, duodenum, ileum, caecum, transverse colon, brain and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Jun 1841
Date of death: 22 Jun 1841
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pleuritis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Age: 66
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Jun 1900
Date of death: 8 Jul 1900
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Recurrent scirrhus mamma
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Cancer (Breast)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
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: N/a
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Waterman
Age: 1 year 3 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Jan 1889
Date of death: 23 Jan 1889
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria. Tracheotomy
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx); Tracheotomy (Trachea)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: The patient came from 2 Robert Street, Commerical Road, Pimlico. It was said that there were no bad smells in the house. A month before admission a member of the family had some sore throat.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, spleen, kidneys, liver, brain and membranes, middle ear, stomach and peyers patches
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 77
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Sep 1882
Date of death: 27 Sep 1882
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of clavicle. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Clavicle); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: No reported here
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Postman
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jan 1888
Date of death: 26 Jan 1888
Disease (transcribed): Chronic Bright’s disease. Acute serous effusion into the tongue and larynx
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidneys); Effusion (Tongue, larynx)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: 'She was in this hospital last year suffering from albuminuria, the result of scarlet fever (Notes are being bound). After leaving the hospital her headaches continued with much nausea & vomiting’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, eyes, neck, tongue, larynx, lungs, heart, spleen, kidneys, liver, stomach

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Maid
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 May 1912
Date of death: 6 Jun 1912
Disease (transcribed): Frontal sinusitis with suppuration in antra and ethmoid cells. Suppurative meningitis. Pyocephalus. Acute encephalitis
Disease (standardised): Sinusitis (Paranasal sinuses); Suppuration (Paranasal sinuses); Suppuration (Brain); Meningitis (Brain); Pyocephalus (Brain); Encephalitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Barwell, Harold Shuttleworth
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: In April she had an operation for bilateral empyema.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, skull and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Nov 1879
Date of death: 24 Nov 1879
Disease (transcribed): Puerperal metritis and salpingitis. Limited peritoneal abscess. Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Puerperal disorders (Urogenital system); Metritis (Uterus); Salpingitis (Fallopian tubes); Abscess (Abdomen); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
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 was married twelve months before admission. First child in 42 weeks. The parturition was straightforward and east. She had much niggling pain for twelve days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, uterus and fallopian tubes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Oct 1867
Date of death: 16 Nov 1867
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Spinal cord); Cancer (Lung); Cancer (Pleura); Cancer (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: 'This case was one of the most intense and and horrible suffering that it had been my lot to see.’ Three weeks before admission she was pushed against a wall and hit in the lowers ribs of the left side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Jan 1895
Date of death: 26 Feb 1895
Disease (transcribed): Leucocythaemia. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Leukaemia (Blood); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: For the last three months she had noticed a lump growing in her left side and during that period she had been getting whiter and had lost flesh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, trachea, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, pancreas, stomach, intestines, bladder, glands and bones
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Gender: Female
Age: 29
Date of admission: 27 Aug 1904
Date of death: 17 Sep 1904
Disease (transcribed): Puerperal septicaemia. Suppurating clot in R. [Right] ovarian External and Internal Iliac veins. Pulmonary Embolism. Cystitis. Tubal nephritis
Disease (standardised): Puerperal disorders (Urogenital system); Sepsis (Systemic); Suppuration (Ovary); Thrombosis (Ovary); Pulmonary embolism (Lung); Cystitis (Bladder); Nephritis (Kidney);
Admitted under the care of: Stabb, Arthur Francis
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Sep 1884
Date of death: 4 Oct 1884
Disease (transcribed): Tubercle in lungs
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: She had been in very poor circumstances since Christmas 1883 and had gradually acquired a cough and lost much flesh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, kidneys, liver and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Builder
Age: 7
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Apr 1918
Date of death: 30 Apr 1918
Disease (transcribed): Bronchopneumonia. Toxic encephalitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lungs); Encephalitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: 'Patient was quite well until 5 days ago, when she complained of pain in the head and chest. She has been in bed since then. On the day before admission she vomited several times and occasionally the vomit regurgitated through the nose’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Mar 1876
Date of death: 2 Apr 1876
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of cervical glands, palate, lungs
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Mouth); Cancer (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: This woman said that she had been subject to cough and spitting for some time and had spat some blood a few weeks ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, palate, heart, liver and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 5 days
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Oct 1897
Date of death: 18 Oct 1897
Disease (transcribed): Imperforate anus: colotomy: peritonitis and early bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Anorectal malformations (Anus); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Bronchopneumonia (Lung) ()
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Jaffrey, Francis
Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical notes: 'On admission. A puny looking infant and is suffering from imperforate anus. Abdomen distended. Chloroform was administered, Mr Dent examined the position of the anus, there being a depression, an incision was made over it and the parts in the lower part of the pelvis examined'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Feb 1864
Date of death: 15 Mar 1864
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: 'This patient, a stout, light-haired man with coloured cheeks of rather venous tinge and a well-formed chest, had been plagued for a month by frequent cough’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gas-fitter
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Date of admission: 10 Jun 1904
Date of death: 18 Jun 1904
Disease (transcribed): Resolving lobar pneumonia. Thrombosis of the branches of the pulmonary artery
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Thrombosis (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Davis Taylor, Edward James
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: 'Complains of 'hard breathing and soreness of chest'. Cold in head June 6. Shivering and vomiting June 7. Admitted June 10 suffering with blood stained sputum and cough. Four years ago Low Fever. Delicate looking man. Bordering on delirium'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4 years 7 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Sep 1896
Date of death: 22 Sep 1896
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
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 post mortem examination
Type of incident: n/a