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James Keilly, 43, Commissionaire

Occupation or role: Commissionaire
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1889
Date of death: 10 May 1889
Disease (transcribed): Incompetence of mitral valve. Double pleurisy. Pulmonary collapse and apoplexies. Old embolism of right middle cerebral artery with softening of right hemisphere.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Atelectasis (Lung); Haemorrhage (Lung); Embolism (Arteries); Softening (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: The patient was a sailor for eight years. When he was twenty five he had an attack of rheumatic fever and was laid up for five or six weeks. Shortly before admission he had several sudden and severe attacks of dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, spleen, liver, kidneys, and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Jones, 3, [Child of] Motor driver

Occupation or role: [Child of] Motor driver
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jun 1914
Date of death: 8 Jun 1914
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of base of skull. Bruised brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Bruising (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Jaffrey, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Ewart, George Arthur
Post mortem examination performed by: Turton, James Richard Henry
Medical notes: This child was knocked down by a cart. On admission he was conscious but irritable.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, pleurae, thymus, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, oesophagus, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, ureter and bladder
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Margaret Rogers, 52, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 52
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1895
Date of death: 19 Apr 1895
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: Three weeks before admission she suffered much from vomiting after food and was short of breath. On waking one morning she was found to be speechless and to have lost power in the right leg and arm.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, brain, spine, lungs, thyroid, pericardium, heart, oesophagus, peritoneum, stomach, intestines, spleen, pancreas, liver, kidneys, ureters, bladder, uterus, ovaries and tubes
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Hannah White, 44, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Jun 1862
Date of death: 11 Jun 1862
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Laceration of brain. Trephining
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Trephining (Skull)
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 brought in in a state of insensibility, having been knocked down and run over by a cab.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

David Ellis, 12, [Unmarried child of] Telephonist

Occupation or role: [Unmarried child of] Telephonist
Age: 12
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Jul 1918
Date of death: 1 Aug 1918
Disease (transcribed): Cerebro-spinal meningitis
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain, spine)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: O’Flynn, Elizabeth
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: 'Present illness began 2 days ago with headache, sore throat & vomiting. The symptoms increased & delirium supervened at night’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 34, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Jul 1926
Date of death: 3 Jul 1926
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of base of skull. Bruising and haemorrhage of brain. Rupture of stomach
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Bruising (Brain); Haemorrhage (Brain); Rupture (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Utley, Basil Temple
Medical notes: The patient was run over by a car.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, alimentary canal, diaphragm, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, lungs, vessels, liver, spleen, kidneys and spinal cord
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

James Tuggey, 18, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jun 1857
Date of death: 4 Jul 1857
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Strumous disease of the hip. Arachinitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Hip); Arachnoiditis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W.
Post mortem examination performed by: Hastings, Cecil William
Medical notes: This youth was admitted under the physicians and transferred for disease of the hip joint.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium and hip joint
Type of incident: n/a

Patrick Scandling, 48, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 May 1882
Date of death: 26 May 1882
Disease (transcribed): Meningitis following scalp wound
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Wound (Scalp)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: Three days before his admission he fell down stairs and cut the back of his head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, cranium and dura mater
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 50, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Gender: Female
Age: 50
Date of admission: 12 Aug 1934
Date of death: 13 Aug 1934
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage (Hyperpiesis)
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Hypertension (Arteries);
Admitted under the care of: Gainsborough, Hugh
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by: Taylor, John
Medical notes: 'IP [in-patient] 1934, MR [Medical Register] 567. Hyperpiesis. Admitted unconscious: this had commenced 3 hours previously’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Heart, aorta, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, uterus, stomach, intestines, brain
Illustrations:
Type of incident:

Ellen Morris, 37, Nurse

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Jun 1875
Date of death: 9 Jun 1875
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in knee. Suppurative arachinitis. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Knee); Suppuration (Brain); Arachnoiditis (Brain); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Morgan, John Hammond
Medical notes: This woman was said to have been out of health for several weeks after nursing a sick man who died of enteric fever.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, brain and generative organs
Type of incident: n/a

John H Gibbs, 25, Joiner

Occupation or role: Joiner
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 May 1872
Date of death: 6 Jul 1872
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis. Phthisis. Disease of the middle ear
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Ear)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man was admitted into the surgical wards with a discharge from both his ears, and deafness of the right one.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, bones, pleurae, lungs, heart and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Ann Smart, 2, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Jun 1867
Date of death: 8 Jun 1867
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular encephalitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain); Encephalitis (Brain)
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 child had suffered from cough and running at the ear for some time.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John Tuffen, 8, School boy

Occupation or role: School boy
Age: 8
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jun 1873
Date of death: 26 Jun 1873
Disease (transcribed): Acute tuberculosis. Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This boy had been under the surgeons care for disease of the hip joint. Two days ago he complained of pain in the head with general feeling of malaise.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum and glands
Type of incident: n/a

Jane Pollard, 44, Potman

Occupation or role: Potman
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 May 1888
Date of death: 3 May 1888
Disease (transcribed): Lobar pneumonia (early stage) of right lung. Effusion of lymph into the meninges of the brain
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Effusion (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The woman came in late on the night of May 2nd. She was in a state of unconsciousness and was said by her daughter to have suffered from prolonged constipation’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, thorax, lungs, heart, spleen, liver, kidneys, stomach, tonsils

Type of incident: n/a

Jane Grant, 35, [Wife of] Carman

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Carman
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Jun 1913
Date of death: 10 Jun 1913
Disease (transcribed): Fractured vertex. Lacerated brain. Compression
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Compression (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Oram, Evelyn Henry Bardens
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: She was brought in unconscious and could not be roused.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, uterus and adnexa, alimentary canal, skull and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 49, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Jul 1935
Date of death: 6 Aug 1935
Disease (transcribed): Septic meningitis
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Brain); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Colledge, Lionel
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Williams, Garthowen
Medical notes: She was an Inpatient in June 1935 with a fish bone in the throat which was dislodged in the surgery. The bone was not seen during an oesophagoscopy and was thought to have passed into the stomach. She was readmitted 1st July when the bone was removed. She was readmitted on 15th July with pain in the back of the neck on movement. The glands in the neck were less tender and smaller.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, spine and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Frederic Gill, 38, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Apr 1890
Date of death: 21 Apr 1890
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base. Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: He fell of Battersea Bridge into the river.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, intestines, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder, head and knees
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 50, Private nurse

Occupation or role: Private nurse
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Jun 1928
Date of death: 14 Jun 1928
Disease (transcribed): Right cerebellar haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Marnham, Ralph
Medical notes: She fell down unconscious on the morning of admission. When seen in the surgery she was unconscious, cyanosed and frothing at the mouth.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, thymus, oesophagus, pericardium, heart, valves, vessels, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, uterus and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Hailesbury, 17, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jun 1846
Date of death: 13 Jul 1846
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound with extensive effusion of blood under the scalp. Extensive fracture of the skull and separation of the saggital suture, with depression of one parietal. Suppuration between bone and dura mater in the cavity of the arachnoid.
Disease (standardised): Wound (Head); Fracture (Skull); Suppuration (Skull); Suppuration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This boy, having fallen about fourteen feet in Hyde Park, was admitted insensible and cold with a scalp wound.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Francis Drake, 36, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Jul 1851
Date of death: 25 Jul 1851
Disease (transcribed): Death by coma, in connection with scrofulous inflammation of the membranes of the brain. Tubercular deposit in the right lobe of the cerebellum. Softening of the central white parts of the brain. Tubercular deposits in the lungs & kidneys. Acephalo-cyst hydatids in the liver
Disease (standardised): Coma (Systemic); Inflammation (Brain); Tuberculosis (Brain, lungs, kidneys); Softening (Brain); Echinococcosis (Liver)
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 was said to have been ailing about 6 weeks, but had not been seriously ill, until about a week ago, when he was brought home from his work in a state of insensibility. He had been more or less excited and delirious, but quite unconscious ever since’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Sophie Ride, 2, [Child of] Soldier

Occupation or role: [Child of] Soldier
Age: 2
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Jun 1917
Date of death: 8 Jun 1917
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of vertex of base of skull. Laceration of brain. Trephining
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Trephining
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Shepherd, Alan
Medical notes: 'The child was admitted on the 7th June 1917 having fallen from a window on the 1st floor to the ground. She was very collapsed when admitted’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, abdomen

Type of incident: Accident

[Name redacted], 47, Iron-moulder

Occupation or role: Iron-moulder
Gender: Male
Age: 47
Date of admission: 27 Jun 1923
Date of death: 11 Jul 1923
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of right lung [with] cavity formation – Acute gastric ulcer (anter near cardiac end) [with] erosion of large vessel – Septic transfusion-wound right arm: Septic broncho pneumonia – Syncope
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Stomach); Sepsis (Systemic); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Syncope (Brain);
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by: Tross, W.L.[?]
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: 'Illness began four days ago with epigastric pain and vomiting with haematemesis after breakfast. He also coughed up some bright blood. On admission. 27.6.23. T.P.R. [Temperature, pulse, respiration rate] 99, 110, 30. Lungs were emphysematous. Heart normal. B.P. [Blood pressure] 100/60. Tenderness and rigidity in the rt [right] epigastrium'
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, bile ducts, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate, testicles, epididymes, oesophagus, stomach, intestines, appendix
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 8 months, [Child of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 8 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jun 1924
Date of death: 5 Jun 1924
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous mediastinal glands. Generalised miliary tuberculosis. Tuberculous ulcer in intestine. Tuberculous basal meningitis. Hydrocephalus
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes); Tuberculosis (Systemic); Tuberculosis (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Hydrocephalus (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: For two days the child had appeared dazed and refused the breast. He had been chesty since a fortnight old. He had bronchitis aged four months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain and membranes, tongue, thymus, thyroid, larynx and trachea, pleurae, lungs, pulmonary artery, mediastinal and lymphatic glands, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, kidneys, ureters, bladder, spleen, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, appendix and mesenteric glands
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 42, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Date of admission: 29 Jul 1927
Date of death: 29 Jul 1927
Disease (transcribed): Syphilitic aortitis. Incompetence of aortic valve. Dilatation of Left Ventricle. Syncope
Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Systemic); Aortitis (Aorta); Aortic valve insufficiency (Heart); Cardiomyopathy, dilated (Heart); Syncope (Brain);
Admitted under the care of: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hagenbach, C.
Medical notes: 'B.I.D. [Brought in dead]'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, membranes, pleurae, lungs, mediastinal glands, pericardium, heart, coronary arteries, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall-bladder, bile ducts, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate, stomach, alimentary tract, appendix, mesenteric glands
Type of incident: n/a

William Rowlinson, 29, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 May 1855
Date of death: 17 May 1855
Disease (transcribed): Fractured Cranium. Lacerated Brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man had been flung from a horse in the park a few minutes before admission, and was thought to have fallen with his head against a stone post.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

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