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Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1907
Date of death: 1 Apr 1907
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia [Radical cure]. Mitral and tricuspid stenosis. Pulmonary infarction. Left pleural effusion
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Disease (Heart); Infarction (Lung); Effusion (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas. Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Evans, John Howell
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: For the past twelve months the patient had been conscious of a right femoral hernia which was easily reducible and had given rise to but very slight discomfort until three days ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, trachea, heart, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder and ducts, alimentary tract, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, urinary organs and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Secretary
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1911
Date of death: 19 Apr 1911
Disease (transcribed): Infective endocarditis (pneumococcal). Meningitis. Infarction of kidneys and spleen (pneumococcal pyaemia)
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Meningitis (Brain); Infarction (Kidney); Infarction (Spleen); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: He had sudden onset of pain in the side with rigor, cough and dyspnoea five days before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, mitral valve, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, alimentary tract, meninges and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Foreman
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1908
Date of death: 9 Apr 1908
Disease (transcribed): Arteriosclerosis. Coronary obstruction
Disease (standardised): Arteriosclerosis (Arteries); Obstruction (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: The man was brought in dead. He was seen by a policeman to stagger and fall down in the street.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, trachea, peritracheal glands, pericardium, heart, coronary arteries, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder, prostate, stomach and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1852
Date of death: 25 Apr 1852
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the heart and valves. Extravasated blood in the substance of the lungs. Fibrinous deposits in the spleen. Softening of the structure of the uterus with gangrenous state of its mucous membrane
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Extravasation (Lung); Fibrin (Spleen); Softening (Uterus); Gangrene (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: The patient stated that she had been occasionally dropsical in the legs for several years. Two months before her last confinement, which occurred five weeks before admission, her legs had again begun to swell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1844
Date of death: 2 May 1844
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of Thigh. Inflammation of Femoral Vein. Secondary abscesses.
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Inflammation (Femoral Vein); Abscess (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with symptoms of ulceration of the cartilages of the knee joint. He attributed the disease to a kick from a horse about two years previously.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, shoulder joints and stump of left thigh
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Apr 1860
Date of death: 10 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, this case is not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1864
Date of death: 11 Apr 1864
Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung)
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 a butler, whose health had been generally good till six weeks before admission, when he caught cold, as he supposed, from exposure to wet’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 10
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Mar 1880
Date of death: 28 Mar 1880
Disease (transcribed): Malformation of heart. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Malformation (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: All her life the patient was subject to cough and every winter it became worse and in foggy weather. She had always had palpitation on exertion and soon lost her breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

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

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Mar 1886
Date of death: 19 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Aortic incompetence. Dilatation and hypertrophy of the left ventricle. Pulmonary apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient was always well up to 1874 when she had her first child. In November 1885 she began to cough slightly, but the cough had grown gradually worse and she was confined to bed from March 1st.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, heart, spleen, kidneys, stomach, intestines, ovary and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1895
Date of death: 6 Mar 1895
Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, oesophagus, liver, pancreas, suprarenals, spleen, kidneys, bladder, ovaries, uterus, pleurae, lungs, pericardium and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 May 1853
Date of death: 8 May 1853
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous state of cervical glands. Deposits in the lungs and spleen. Adherent pericardium
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes); Deposits (Lung); Deposits (Spleen); Adherent (Heart)
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 patient presented himself for admission on account of a tumour which had been growing at the back of his neck for about two months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Feb 1869
Date of death: 25 Mar 1869
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Softening of spinal cord in lower cervical region
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Softening (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This girl had suffered from rheumatism one month before admission and from chorea three weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Caretaker
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Mar 1910
Date of death: 18 Mar 1910
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of base of skull. Bruising of brain with laceration of left temporal sphenoidal lobe. Aortic stenosis slight
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Bruising (Brain); Laceration (Brain); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He had fallen downstairs and the next morning he became unconscious and remained so ever since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, bronchi, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Boot maker
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jan 1901
Date of death: 26 Mar 1901
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Cardiac dilatation
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Stokes, Whitley Bland
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of cough and much dyspnoea. He also suffered from hallucinations.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Piano forte tuner
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Nov 1875
Date of death: 2 Apr 1876
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of lungs. Embolism from atheroma
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Embolism (Arteries); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man said that twelve months before his admission he had vomited three pints of dark clotted blood, and that ever since then he had had dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, liver, kidneys and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Feb 1880
Date of death: 28 Mar 1880
Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart valves (mitral stenosis). Dilatation of heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: For several years she had been subject to a cough in the winter and profuse night sweats. On the morning of February 8th she felt more short of breath than usual and applied for relief from a medical man who sent her to the Hospital at once.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidney
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Tailor
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Apr 1916
Date of death: 2 May 1916
Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis and reflux. Tricuspid incompetence
Disease (standardised): Mitral valve stenosis (Heart); Tricuspid valve insufficiency (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Sparrow, Hugh Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: He was first admitted in December 1915 with history of precordial pain and attacks of dyspnoea. Of late she had been very breathless and the legs were swollen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1917
Date of death: 5 Apr 1917
Disease (transcribed): General arteriosclerosis. Calcification. Thrombosis of right coronary artery, Obliteration of left coronary. Atheromatous ulceration of aorta. Hypertrophied & dilated heart
Disease (standardised): Arteriosclerosis (Arteries); Calcification (Arteries); Thrombosis (Arteries); Plaque, atheromatous (Aorta); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: 'Quite well until 18 hours before admission when she was suddenly seized with diarrhoea & vomiting which continued all night. Admitted in a collapsed condition, very cyanosed & dyspnoeic’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 May 1841
Date of death: 31 May 1841
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of the left ventricle. Effusion of blood in pleura and pericardium. Liver granular. Ascites
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Effusion (Pleura, pericardium); Disease (Liver); Ascites (Peritoneum)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Jan 1845
Date of death: 22 Apr 1845
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis & pneumonia. Old adhesions. Dropsy of pericardium. Heart itself healthy. Old peritonitis. Amputation of toe for scrofulous disease of joint
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Edema (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Amputation (Toe); Scrofulous disease (Toe)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert and Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'Ten months before his admission into the hospital, he perceived a slight swelling of the ball of the left great toe, attended with much pain upon walking. Four months afterwards this swelling was punctured and a small quantity of matter discharged.’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 February 1844
Date of death: 2 May 1844
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy and ascites. Subperitoneal cellular tissue of the liver very much thickened; liver compressed but not otherwise diseased. Mottled Kidneys. Hypertrophy of left ventricle.
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Compressed (Liver); Mottled (Kidney); Hypertrophy (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with ascites and anasarca of two months standing apparently dependent upon a diseased state of the kidneys.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a