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Susannah Howard, 17 months , [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 17 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 May 1898
Date of death: 26 May 1898
Disease (transcribed): General tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Collard, Frederic Stuartson
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: Two weeks before admission the patient suffered from epigastric pains and headache, and loin pains soon followed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, brain, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, intestines, stomach, mesenteric glands, pancreas, suprarenals, liver, kidneys, bladder, ovaries, tubes and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

William Thomas, 17, Decorator

Occupation or role: Decorator
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Jul 1922
Date of death: 31 Jul 1922
Disease (transcribed): Chronic parenchymatous and interstitial nephritis. Uraemia
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Uraemia (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Tross, W.L.[?]
Post mortem examination performed by: Schuster, Norah Henriette
Medical notes: He had an operation on the right kidney in 1919 at which a piece was removed and reported as being subacute parenchymatous nephritis. He had been dull lately and found his sight blurred for the past fortnight. On the afternoon of admission he had a succession of fits with bitten tongue and frothing at the mouth.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain and membranes, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, prostate, suprarenals and pancreas
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 25, Motor driver

Occupation or role: Motor driver
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Jul 1926
Date of death: 31 Jul 1926
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of base of skull. Multiple small haemorrhages into brain, medulla and cerebellum
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Franklin, John Lewis
Medical notes: The patient fell out of a window.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, coronary vessels, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, brain and skull
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 50, Lawn tennis coach

Occupation or role: Lawn tennis coach
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1931
Date of death: 21 Aug 1931
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Torrens, James Aubrey
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], 49, Fitter

Occupation or role: Fitter
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Sep 1932
Date of death: 29 Sep 1932
Disease (transcribed): Lymphatic leukaemia
Disease (standardised): Leukaemia, lymphoid (Lymphoid tissues)
Admitted under the care of: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Taylor, John
Medical notes: He had chronic lymphatic leukaemia, and was treated during a previous admission with rest, tonics and two blood transfusions. He was readmitted from Atkinson Morley Convalescent Hospital with severe anaemia and dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, tongue, trachea, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, lymph glands, blood and marrow
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 43, M.Q. Shipping

Occupation or role: M.Q. Shipping
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Apr 1941
Date of death: 17 Apr 1941
Disease (transcribed): Syncope. Myocardial degeneration and infarction due to coronary artery occlusion
Disease (standardised): Syncope (Brain); Disease (Heart); Infarction (Heart); Occlusion (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Taylor, John
Medical notes: Brought in dead
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 31, Milliner

Occupation or role: Milliner
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Oct 1936
Date of death: 7 Oct 1936
Disease (transcribed): Acute bacterial endocarditis
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis, bacterial (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Levick, Claude Blaxland
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: She was admitted following a chill ten days previously. She was found to have signs of mitral regurgitation and cardiac enlargement, and four days later signs of aortic reflux developed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, valves, aorta, vessels, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 53, Bus driver

Occupation or role: Bus driver
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Oct 1946
Date of death: 22 Oct 1946
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral thrombosis due to atheroma
Disease (standardised): Thrombosis (Brain); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Blood vessels)
Admitted under the care of: Gainsborough, Hugh
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skeletal system, central nervous system, circulatory system, respiratory system, intestinal system, genito-urinary and endocrines
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Bergan, 50, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Aug 1851
Date of death: 25 Aug 1851
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy on the right side with compression & contraction of the lung. Peritonitis. Conversion of both ovaries into cysts containing clear dark serum
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Lungs); Compression (Lungs); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cyst (Ovaries)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: 'This patient stated herself to have been ill only 6 or 7 weeks. She had been suffering from pain in the abdomen with some degree of swelling, and she supposed herself dropsical, as the urine had been scanty & high-coloured. During this time her chief complaint had been of loss of appetite, and feelings of dyspepsia’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Edward Westwood, 45, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Aug 1852
Date of death: 2 Sep 1852
Disease (transcribed): Injuries from a fall the result of a blow. Extensive fracture of the cranium with extravasation of blood and laceration of the brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Extravasation (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: It appeared that on the evening of admission this man, who was at the time very drunk, was quarrelling with a person who struck him a heavy blow on the left side of the mouth.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Homicide/murder

John Fletcher, 6, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Jul 1853
Date of death: 22 Aug 1853
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Wyndowe, Samuel Jardine
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: The body not being examined, the case is not entered.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was removed unexamined
Type of incident: n/a

John Maskell, [No age stated], Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jul 1861
Date of death: 22 Jul 1861
Disease (transcribed): Sanguineous Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The patient had complained of pains in the right side of his head. His speech later became indistinct and he fell down unconscious.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Rosa Blacker, 7, Clergyman’s daughter

Occupation or role: Clergyman’s daughter
Age: 7
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Jun 1858
Date of death: 26 Jun 1858
Disease (transcribed): Sloughing sore throat
Disease (standardised): Sloughing (Throat)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This little girl was the daughter of a clergyman in the neighbourhood whose family have all had sore throat affection which has proved fatal. On Thursday the 24th three of the children were buried; on the Friday the mother sank; and the subject of the present notice died on Saturday the 26th. She had been four days visiting at Sydenham. When she left home two of the family were already dead’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Jane Jared, 27, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 April 1855
Date of death: 16 Jun 1855
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: For a fortnight she had suffered from violent cough, pain in the left side and shortness of breath. She perspired much at night and had lost much flesh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx and trachea, and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Taylor, 40, Plasterer

Occupation or role: Plasterer
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Jul 1872
Date of death: 30 Jul 1872
Disease (transcribed): Brought in dead
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
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

Martha McNevin, 45, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 May 1864
Date of death: 18 Jun 1864
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of ovaries
Disease (standardised): Malignant disease (Ovary)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: 'This woman had for three months been conscious of a gradual distension of the abdomen. This had commenced as a well-defined lump situated somewhere between the umbilicus and the left groin, nearer to the latter’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Alice Hill, 4, [No occupation]

Occupation or role: [No occupation]
Age: 4
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1877
Date of death: 21 Jun 1877
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: A cough commenced three months before admission, expectoration being slight at first. She later lost flesh, complained of pain in the abdomen and head and the abdomen swelled.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain and peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah White, 43, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 May 1881
Date of death: 30 May 1881
Disease (transcribed): Heart disease
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Willis, Arthur Keith
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'She had whooping cough badly when 8 years old. Since she cam remember she has not been free from a slight cough winter and summer with very scanty colourless sputa. At 27 she had inflammation of left lung; at 38 'pleurisy of right side'. During the last 5 years she has had increased wheezing & cough, some palpitation and faintness. Five weeks ago she noticed that the abdomen increased much in size'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

William Tooth, 68, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Gender: Male
Age: 68
Date of admission: 21 Jun 1878
Date of death: 26 Jun 1878
Disease (transcribed): Hepatic cirrhosis
Disease (standardised): Liver cirrhosis (Liver);
Admitting doctor: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. Was in training as a jockey at 15: from that time his bowels acted 3-6 times a day or oftener: He ate meat three times a day, and drank on an average, 3 pints of beer. Was subject to rheumatism and winter coughs. About 1850 he fell over some stones and buried the R. [Right] side: he immediately passed some blood (a great quantity, of red colour) by the bowel, and continued to discharge more or less for a week. At the same time he was seized with severe pain in the abdomen, which laid him up for about a month: he was delirious part of the time: was treated with turpentine fomentations: there was no icterus. From that period he was subject to attacks of vomiting, sometimes bringing up a little blood ('a teaspoonful'). Eleven days before admn [admission], he was attacked with profuse diarrhoea, which continued, with a little vomiting at times'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Vezzell, 35, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 May 1888
Date of death: 15 May 1888
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
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

Ellen Moore, 43, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Jan 1889
Date of death: 4 Jun 1889
Disease (transcribed): Gastric ulcer
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sortain, Bertram V.
Medical notes: She suffered occasionally from rheumatic pains but she had no other severe illness until two years before she came to St George’s. She had haematemesis for which she was treated in King’s College Hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, spleen, liver and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

George Harris or Davis, 5, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 May 1890
Date of death: 10 May 1890
Disease (transcribed): Severe burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Case not reported here. See Surgical notes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No post mortem examination
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Maizey, 22, Groom

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jun 1882
Date of death: 8 Jun 1882
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the bones of the leg. Engorgement of the left middle cerebral vessels
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Engorgement (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: A horse he was riding fell backwards on to his left leg. He also struck the back of his head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain and its membranes, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William O’Connor, 55, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 May 1909
Date of death: 24 May 1909
Disease (transcribed): Perforated gastric ulcer. General peritonitis. Suture of the ulcer
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Perforation (Stomach); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Suture (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was seized with sudden severe pain in the epigastrium that morning which doubled him up.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen only examined
Type of incident: n/a

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