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Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Mar 1882
Date of death: 17 Jun 1882
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas. Gangrene of foot and leg. Phlebitis
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin ); Gangrene (Foot); Gangrene (Leg); Phlebitis (Veins)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Oct 1879
Date of death: 2 Jul 1879
Disease (transcribed): Caries of spine. Psoas abscess. Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Abscess (Psoas muscle); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
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: Laundress
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1879
Date of death: 2 Jun 1880
Disease (transcribed): Caries of ilium. Abscess
Disease (standardised): Caries (Pelvis); Abscess (Pelvis)
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
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 May 1860
Date of death: 15 Jul 1860
Disease (transcribed): Meningitis. Tubercle in lungs. Old disease of hip
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Hip)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This child was admitted under Mr Cutler [Edward Cutler] on the 16th of May with strumous disease of the hip. The mother stated that the child had walked slightly lame for 2 months & had occasionally complained of pain in the knee. About a week before admission the pain had been so severe in the knee & also in the hip that the child was obliged to remain in bed’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, right hip

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Jun 1887
Date of death: 24 Jun 1887
Disease (transcribed): Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Medical notes: 'On June 11th, the boy fell down & hurt his head: there was no wound. He remained well till June 17th when he again fell down & bruised his forehead. Since then he has complained of pain in the head not localized to any one spot & has cried a good deal'

Illustrations: NoChart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 May 1875
Date of death: 11 Aug 1875
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Suppuration in left knee joint. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Suppuration (Knee); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
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, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and knee
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Oct 1878
Date of death: 2 Jan 1879
Disease (transcribed): Large abscess in the lumbar region. Gangrene
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Back); Gangrene (Back)
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 transferred from the physician.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Letter sorter
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Aug 1888
Date of death: 1 Jan 1889
Disease (transcribed): Necrosis of ilium. Chronic suppuration
Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Pelvis); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
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 post mortem examination
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Pipe maker
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jul 1882
Date of death: 2 Jan 1883
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia. Amputation through left thigh
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Amputation (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: In addition to disease of the left knee joint, the patient when admitted had also old disease of the right hip of fourteen years standing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1890
Date of death: 18 Jan 1891
Disease (transcribed): Syphilis. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
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 post mortem examination'

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 76
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Jul 1860
Date of death: 19 Jul 1860
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Contusion of the brain. Fractured ribs. Enlarged prostate. Diseased bladder. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Contusion (Brain); Fracture (Ribs); Disease (Prostate, bladder); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted into the hospital with a small scalp wound on the back of the head & to the left side, the bone was exposed t othe extent of a sixpence. He was collapsed but perfectly sensible. He complained of severe pain in the left side of chest & difficulty in breathing. The house surgeon could not detect any fractured ribs. The man who was very deaf stated that he had been knocked down & run over by a gentleman’s carriage’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Lady’s companion
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Apr 1888
Date of death: 29 May 1888
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of right mamma. Amputation. Pyaemia. Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Scirrhus (Breast); Amputation (Breast); Sepsis (Systemic); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James and Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'Always good health. About 18 months ago, she first noticed a dimple on the right mamma, a swelling formed & this slowly got larger […] While at Wimbledon [Atkinson Morley Hospital in Wimbledon], was up & about & able to walk about the grounds. Got an attack of erysipelas in the wound & died of pyaemia’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Right shoulder, peritoneum, abdomen, thorax ('Died at Wimbledon’)

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jun 1881
Date of death: 24 Jun 1881
Disease (transcribed): Tetanus
Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: '12 days before his admission cut his right thumb with a circular saw. Attended as an OP [out-patient] at St George's. Never came again until his admission, 2 days previous to which his neck and shoulders felt stiff and he found he could not open his mouth as well as usual. He then was seized with crampy pain in the abdomen and rigidity of the spinal muscles'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, spinal cord

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 May 1888
Date of death: 4 Jun 1888
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral abscess in the right temporo-sphenoidal lobe following disease of the right petrous bone
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain); Disease (Temporal bone)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'Since at 2, she has had double diarrhoea. This never troubled her & she had good health up to May 8th, when she was seized with pain in the right ear. A few days afterwards she vomited & after being under the care of a doctor for a fortnight, she was sent to St George’s as a case of meningitis’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: ‘Only head opened’

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 May 1880
Date of death: 16 Jun 1880
Disease (transcribed): Abscesses of liver and lungs (cause undiscovered)
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Liver); Abscess (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: Fourteen weeks before admission without evident cause, he was attacked with vomiting followed by jaundice. Eight weeks later he had severe pain in the hepatic region accompanied by rigors.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Liver, diaphragm, lungs, heart, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shoemaker
Age: 72
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Aug 1875
Date of death: 18 Aug 1875
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia? Stricture of the urethra
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Constriction (Urethra)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This patient had been under treatment for some time and on examination the bladder was distended and the patient was unable to pass his urine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidney, ureters and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Date of admission: 10 Jul 1878
Date of death: 28 Jul 1878
Disease (transcribed): Urethral abscess; pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Urethra); Sepsis (Systemic);
Admitting doctor: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, spleen, kidneys, liver, bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Nov 1893
Date of death: 8 Jul 1894
Disease (transcribed): Pott's disease
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, spinal (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'See surgical notes'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Kidneys, liver, spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Railway porter
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jan 1880
Date of death: 21 Jun 1880
Disease (transcribed): Necrosis, caries, bed sores, abscesses, hydrothorax. Tuberculosis of lungs
Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Torso); Caries (Torso); Pressure ulcer (Skin); Abscess (Torso); Hydrothorax (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Sixteen months before admission he caught a severe cold and had several attacks of haemoptysis. Two months later swelling was first noticed in the right groin, preceded by aching pain in the back.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Dyer
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Aug 1875
Date of death: 21 Aug 1875
Disease (transcribed): Septicaemia. Uraemia
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Uraemia (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This patient had suffered from stricture of the urethra for many years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 9
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Aug 1875
Date of death: 25 Aug 1875
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia. Secondary deposits in heart and lungs
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Deposits (Heart); Deposits (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
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: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, intestines and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Dec 1891
Date of death: 14 Jan 1892
Disease (transcribed): Traumatic purulent meningitis
Disease (standardised): Wound (Brain); Suppuration (Brain); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The man was knocked on the face by a horse, the hoof striking above the right eye.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, larynx, thyroid gland, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder and testes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Jun 1881
Date of death: 15 Jul 1881
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia following removal of breast
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Removal (Breast)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
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: Drayman
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jun 1888
Date of death: 19 Jun 1888
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Right haemothorax. Surgical emphysema. Left pneumothorax. Recent infarctions of right kidney
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Haemothorax (Lungs); Emphysema (Lungs); Pneumothorax (Lungs); Infarction (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'He was IP [in-patient] about 12 years ago, suffering from epileptic fits. Was drinking all evening, & in crossing the road was knocked down by a bus, the wheel passed over his chest. He was a brewer’s drayman & had been a heavy beer drinker for many years’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Right leg, sternum, pleurae, lungs, heart, kidneys, spleen, liver, ribs, brain

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1891
Date of death: 14 Jan 1892
Disease (transcribed): Cellulitis of the foot
Disease (standardised): Cellulitis (Foot)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The child’s left foot had been swollen and three days previous to admission the swelling had become red and very painful.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pupils, pleurae, lungs, bronchi, bronchial glands, larynx, thyroid gland, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder and testes
Type of incident: n/a