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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: Car proprietor
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Nov 1887
Date of death: 5 Nov 1887
Disease (transcribed): Inflammation of the rectum. Purulent peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Rectum); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The man had been under Mr Rouse's case for many months. In the spring of '87 he was an IP [in-patient] with a cancerous tumour of the rectum'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Newspaperboy
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Dec 1887
Date of death: 15 Dec 1887
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Pericarditis. Pyaemic patches in lungs
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pericarditis (Heart); Sepsis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Scarlet fever in 1884. There was no history of any injury. He was a newspaper boy & frequently got wel[?]. On Dec 4 he woke up & felt sick: he went out & sold a few papers & then came home & went to bed'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines
Illustrations: NoChart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1888
Date of death: 6 Jan 1888
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of neck. Pleuropneumonia
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Neck); Pleuropneumonia (Lungs)
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: Cook
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1888
Date of death: 26 Mar 1888
Disease (transcribed): Right strangulated femoral hernia. Ineffectual taxis. Exploratory abdominal incision. Gangrene of gut. Removal. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Thigh); Taxis; Incision (Abdomen); Gangrene (Gut); Removal; Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'A clear history could not be got. Is said to have had a hernia on right side for many years. She was standing up trying to reach something from a shelft when she suddenly was seized with intense pain in the hernia’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, liver, kidneys, bladder, uterus, intestines, lungs, larynx, trachea, heart, brain

Type of incident: n/a

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: 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: [Wife of] Foreman
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Jun 1888
Date of death: 26 Jul 1888
Disease (transcribed): Gall stone impacted in common bile duct. Biliary obstruction and hepatic abscesses
Disease (standardised): Gallstone (Gallbladder); Abscess (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Le Cronier, Maxwell
Medical notes: 'Had never left Britain. In early life lived amongst the Cambrian Mountains. No history of ague. For 11[?] years had had attacks, the symptoms of which point to the passage of gall stones, altogether she had 4 or 5 such attacks’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, liver, lungs, heart, spleen, kidneys, stomach, bladder
Illustrations or photographs: Yes
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: Blacksmith
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Aug 1888
Date of death: 19 Aug 1888
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia. Gangrene of gut. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia Gangrene (Gut); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'A right inguinal hernia since at 3. No truss worn during the last 11 years. The hernia came down on 12th at 10am. He was immediately seized with pain & commenced to vomit. Nothing more is known as he was found late at night lying in the park & was brought to the hospital by a policeman’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, peritoneum

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Carpenter
Age: 65
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Aug 1888
Date of death: 16 Aug 1888
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Davidson, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'A married woman who had borne 3 children. For about 6 years he has had a hernia on the right side. Has worn a truss for the last 12 months’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, pancreas, heart, lungs

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Aug 1888
Date of death: 16 Aug 1888
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia. Gangrene of gut. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia Gangrene (Gut); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Davidson, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'Hernia for many years during which a truss has been worn at times. The hernia came down on 13th & he at once began to vomit. He continued to vomit all day, during which time, tasis was tried with considerable violence on several occasions’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, heart, lungs

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Aug 1888
Date of death: 15 Aug 1888
Disease (transcribed): Suppurative arthritis. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Arthritis (Joints); Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Davidson, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'No history of importance till Dec ‘87 when an abscess formed in the left arm which was opened & drained. On 28th July he jumped over a gale & strained his right hip. He continued to limp about till Aug 2 when the pain obliged him to lay up’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, pancreas, duodenum

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Oct 1888
Date of death: 5 Nov 1888
Disease (transcribed): Empyema in right pleural cavity. Collapse of right lung with small patches of consolidation and small abscesses
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Lungs); Collapse (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'None obtainable excepting that he had left his home for many months & had been living a hand to mouth life. He got his hand out in a chaff milling machine’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, thorax, heart, lungs, spleen, kidneys, bladder, testes, liver, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Policeman
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Dec 1888
Date of death: 9 Dec 1888
Disease (transcribed): Intestinal obstruction. Abdominal section. Division of band, at apex of a large Meckel’s Diverticulum was found a divided band. On ileum near extremity marks of compression. Slight peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Intestines); Section (Abdomen); Meckel’s diverticulum (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
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: 'A policeman, whose general health has always been good. Six years previously he became ruptured on the right side & has since worn a truss. The rupture has not come down for 6 years. On evening of Dec 2nd he had a desire to defecate after dinner & [?] a small, hard motion was passed & since then there has been total constipation. He began to vomit at night & has ejected everything he has taken’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, oesophagus, lungs, heart

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Nov 1889
Date of death: 22 Feb 1890
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Epithelioma of oesophagus
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Cancer (Oesophagus)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: The patient had very good health up to four months back when he began to lose flesh very rapidly and suffered a good deal from cough and pain in the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1890
Date of death: 2 Mar 1890
Disease (transcribed): Potts disease
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, spinal (Spine)
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
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1890
Date of death: 26 Nov 1890
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Newton, Reginald Frederick Henry
Medical notes: The patient was blind. Three weeks before admission he noticed pain in the cervical region. He continued going about for a week, but as the pain increased he was obliged to rest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, pancreas, brain, spinal cord and vertebrae
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Dec 1890
Date of death: 18 Jan 1891
Disease (transcribed): Abscess over lumbar spine. Sclerosis of posterior columns of the cord
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Spine); Sclerosis (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Medical notes: 'Had always had good health until about Oct 1890 when he began to feel pains shooting about the limbs. The pains sometimes being very severe. Never had had syphilis'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen

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: [No occupation stated]
Age: 6
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Jan 1891
Date of death: 28 Jan 1891
Disease (transcribed): Acute necrosis of right humerus. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Arm); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Medical notes: 'Mother & father alive. Two sisters died of tubercular meningitis. The child had been ailing for some weeks, lost flesh, headache and morning vomiting. Three days before admission it began to have pain in the right arm'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Joints, thorax, abdomen, head, spinal cord

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 66
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Jan 1891
Date of death: 15 Feb 1891
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture. Tetanus
Disease (standardised): Fracture Tetanus (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 on Mary Reid'

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Jan 1891
Date of death: 14 Feb 1891
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of faecal concretion out of vermiform appendix. Faecal abscess
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Appendix); Abscess (Caecum)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This woman had borne 2 children. In her youth she had one attack of rheumatic fever. About the year 1851 she contracted ague in Philadelphia, and dysentery about the same time. A year or two later she returned to England, and subsequently she suffered no more from dysentery, but experienced many slight attacks of ague up to the early part of middle age'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, head

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Feb 1891
Date of death: 24 Feb 1891
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Abscess in temporo-sphenoidal lobe
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Abscess (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Medical notes: 'Up to 17 days previous to admission into hospital the patient had been perfectly well. About that time she began to have pain in the left ear. The pain was very severe so that she could not sleep for 14 days'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1891
Date of death: 25 Mar 1891
Disease (transcribed): Multiple embolism of lungs. Congestion of brain. (?Septicaemia)
Disease (standardised): Embolism (Lungs); Congestion (Brain); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Hale, Geoffrey Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Medical notes: 'The patient when admitted was too ill to be able to give a reliable history. From the friends, the disease was caused from a fall on his head about a week previous to his admission here. After the accident was said to have been insensible for an hour, and had been very delirious ever since'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, neck, abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: Trauma / accident?