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Albert Knight, 24, Greengrocer

Occupation or role: Greengrocer
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1896
Date of death: 25 Mar 1896
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated inguinal hernia
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: Seven days before admission the patient slipped and he thought he ruptured himself then.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, stomach, kidneys, adrenals and toe joint
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Albert Lock, 50, Plate layer

Occupation or role: Plate layer
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jul 1915
Date of death: 19 Jul 1915
Disease (transcribed): Perforated pyloric ulcer. General peritonitis. Appendicectomy
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Appendicectomy (Appendix)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Oakden, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient had intermittent abdominal pain for a week and acute pain in the epigastrium for thirty hours.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Local examination only made
Type of incident: n/a

Albert Palmer, 45, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1906
Date of death: 16 Apr 1906
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs);
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Post mortem examination performed by: Douglas, James Sholto Cameron
Medical notes: 'Not seen by S.R. [Surgical Registrar]. Patient fell from a ladder into an area about 25 feet. On admission – He was pale, collapsed and dyspnoeic. Numerous ribs were fractured on the Right side'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, head
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Albert Parris, 65?, Foreman counterman

Occupation or role: Foreman counterman
Age: 65?
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jun 1922
Date of death: 21 Jul 1922
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of pancreas with secondary growths in liver and abdomen, lymph glands. Obstruction of common and hepatic ducts. Jaundice. Ascites. Coronary degeneration
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Pancreas); Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Abdomen); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Obstruction (Bile ducts); Jaundice (Skin);Ascites (Abdomen) ; Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Medical examination performed by: Pidcock, Bertram Henzell
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: He was admitted with history of jaundice of one month duration. At first there was continuous severe abdominal pain lasting fourteen days. For the preceding ten days pain had disappeared, but jaundice had increased.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Tongue, tonsils, thymus, thyroid, larynx, trachea, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, pulmonary artery, pericardium, heart, coronary arteries, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, glands, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate, pancreas, stomach, duodenum, small and large intestines and appendix
Type of incident: n/a

Albert Payne, 32, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jun 1883
Date of death: 16 Jul 1883
Disease (transcribed): Fistulous opening from groin to sigmoid flexure. Pleuritis. Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Fistula (Groin); Pleurisy (Pleura); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This patient was sent here from a cottage hospital at Wimbledon, suffering from faecal fistula. For two years he had suffered with very short intermissions from what he called ‘English dysentery’.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Albert Pittingale, 18, Milk carrier

Occupation or role: Milk carrier
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jun 1894
Date of death: 30 Jun 1894
Disease (transcribed): Sloughing appendix caeci. General peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Sloughing (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard and Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: 'On Sunday June 24th he was seized with sharp pain at the umbilicus he sweated - On the 25th and 26th he was better and did his work - On the 27th the pain returned with redoubled vigour and there was some swelling in the belly - On the 25th he vomited green material - As the pain still persisted he came to the hospital on the 29th'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Albert Russ, 18, Teacher

Occupation or role: Teacher
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1863
Date of death: 11 Apr 1863
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular peritonitis. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: Since Christmas this patient had noticed an enlargement of the abdomen, and for the last month had been under medical treatment without much treatment.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Albert Shipton, 66, Engine driver

Occupation or role: Engine driver
Gender: Male
Age: 66
Date of admission: 6 Apr 1906
Date of death: 16 Apr 1906
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs – Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Bronchopneumonia (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Post mortem examination performed by: Douglas, James Sholto Cameron
Medical notes: 'Patient was riding a bicycle. In trying to avoid a bus he ran into a trolley and fell off striking his Rt [Right] side. Says he has never suffered from Bronchitis'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Albert Taylor, 42, Beer house keeper

Occupation or role: Beer house keeper
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Oct 1897
Date of death: 18 Nov 1897
Disease (transcribed): Right inguinal hernia. Radical cure
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'See surgical notes'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No examination after death'

Type of incident: n/a

Albert Thurlow, 28, Meat porter

Occupation or role: Meat porter
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jan 1891
Date of death: 26 Mar 1891
Disease (transcribed): Abdominal aneurysm, opening into duodenum
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Hale, Geoffrey Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This man was a meat-porter, an occupation which he had followed for 6 years, and in the pursuit of which he was in the habit of carrying loads of 3-4 cwt [hundredweight]. Since the age of adolescence he had suffered from many attacks of rheumatism, some 15 or 16 in all. In 1883 he contracted a chancre which was followed by a rash on the body, but he underwent no medicinal treatment'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Albert William, 4 days , [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4 days
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Feb 1874
Date of death: 26 Feb 1874
Disease (transcribed): Imperforate rectum. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Imperforate (Rectum); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: n/a
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This child was born at Queen Charlotte’s Hospital and since its birth had not passed any motion and vomited almost continually.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Alec Fry, 36, Stall keeper

Occupation or role: Stall keeper
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jan 1909
Date of death: 9 Mar 1909
Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Dilated heart and cirrhosis of liver
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Disease (Heart); Cirrhosis (Liver)
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: No necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

Alex Ford, 17, Picture frame maker

Occupation or role: Picture frame maker
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1884
Date of death: 4 Apr 1884
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: A fortnight before admission he had several rigors and felt weak and feverish at night.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Alexander Bird, 25, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Jan 1864
Date of death: 30 Apr 1864
Disease (transcribed): Hepatic ascites. Tapping. Fatal Haemorrhage from puncture
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Peritoneum); Bleeding ; Haemorrhage
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: 'This man was in the hospital three months during which he twice underwent paracentesis for extreme ascites, dying shortly after the second operation. He was a labouring man of youthful appearance and pale, pasty face, addicted to free drinking especially of spirits’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Alexander Doull, 67, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Aug 1852
Date of death: 4 Sep 1852
Disease (transcribed): Bloody fluid in the peritoneal, pleural and pericardial cavities. Cysted and fatty kidneys. Dilated and enlarged heart. Enlarged auricular ventricular opening on right side of heart. Extensive atheromatous deposit in the arteries. Fluid blood
Disease (standardised): Extravasation (Abdomen); Extravasation (Pleura); Extravasation (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Cysts (Kidney); Disease (Heart);Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries) ; Fluid (Blood)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man stated that he had been subject to occasional swelling of the legs for years. Two or three weeks ago he suffered from pain across the abdomen and a sense of constriction across the epigastrium.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Alexander Hume, 9, [Child of] Carpenter

Occupation or role: [Child of] Carpenter
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Dec 1902
Date of death: 21 Dec 1902
Disease (transcribed): Intraperitoneal haemorrhage. Bruising of liver. Rupture of mucosa of stomach
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Abdomen); Bruising (Liver); Rupture (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Keyser, Charles Ralph
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: The patient was run over at mid-day by an omnibus which passed the right arm and abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract, alimentary canal and intestines
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Alexander Middlemiss, 45, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Dec 1874
Date of death: 21 Dec 1874
Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain )
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
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

Alexander Thomas, 18, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Nov 1849
Date of death: 6 Dec 1849
Disease (transcribed): Hydrocephalus. Phthisis. Tubercles & vomicae in both lungs, & beneath the peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Hydrocephalus (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs, peritoneum)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This lad had been an in-patient of the hospital with pain of the head, which it was alleged had existed only a fortnight previously’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Alexander Wilson, 53, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 May 1845
Date of death: 2 Jun 1845
Disease (transcribed): Tubercles & vomicae in both lungs, with old & universal adhesions. Peritonitis & tubercular ulceration of intestine. Tubercular deposits in the cortical structure of the kidney
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ulcer (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Kidneys)

Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted complaining of cough & dyspnoea. He stated that he had suffered more or less from cough during the last six months, and had frequently brought up blood by coughing’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Alexandrine Dennin, 26, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1913
Date of death: 5 Jul 1913
Disease (transcribed): Pyosalpinx. Pelvic abscess. General peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Pyosalpinx (Fallopian tubes); Abscess (Pelvis); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Smith, George Frederick Darwall
Medical examination performed by: Roy, Donald Whatley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of vomiting and diarrhoea without abdominal pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Aitken, 26, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Oct 1881
Date of death: 30 Nov 1881
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of bowel. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Bowel); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'He gives a history of much disease of the lungs in the family. He has been himself always 'delicate' & pale: liable to slight colds which did not confine him to bed. No haemoptysis; diaphoresis in excess. Laid up hen a child with smallpox, scarlet fever, measles & whooping cough. On Jan 21, 1881 after exposure in the snow, he had pleurisy. The left side was twice tapped'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, abdomen, alimentary canal, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Arthur, 48, Taxi driver

Occupation or role: Taxi driver
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1817
Date of death: 5 Apr 1917
Disease (transcribed): Syphilis. Cirrhosis. Ascites. Fibroid heart. Oesophageal varix. Splenomegaly
Disease (standardised): Syphilis; Liver cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Peritoneum); Disease (Heart); Varicose veins (Oesophagus); Splenomegaly (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical examination performed by: O’Flynn, Elizabeth
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: 'First symptom 1 year ago when he had slight haematemesis. He has been inable to work 6 months owing to bronchitis. On March 13th, he went to work but felt ill & on his return vomited a quart of blood’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Back, 27, Stenographer

Occupation or role: Stenographer
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Dec 1901
Date of death: 17 Dec 1901
Disease (transcribed): Acute appendicitis. General peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Appendicitis (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See surgical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Bagley, 34, Chimney sweep

Occupation or role: Chimney sweep
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Sep 1869
Date of death: 30 Sep 1869
Disease (transcribed): Hernia. Peritonitis. Operation
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man had been ruptured ten years and had never worn a truss.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Banfield, 32, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Sep 1907
Date of death: 27 Oct 1907
Disease (transcribed): Malignant lympho-sarcoma disease of stomach. Chronic peritonitis and right sided pleurisy with effusion
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura); Effusion (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient had increasing weakness for three months with progressive enlargement of the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, pancreas, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

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