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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Date of admission: 25 Jan 1854
Date of death: 3 Apr 1854
Disease (transcribed): Phagadaena. Ulceration of a wound of leg. Pleurisy. Secondary deposits in lung. Inflammation of pulmonary vein
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg); Wound (Leg); Pleurisy (Pleura); Deposit (Lung); Inflammation (Blood vessels);
Admitting doctor: Johnson, Henry Charles
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man, whose appearance was tolerably healthy & habits, as far as was known, temperate, was admitted on account of a lacerated wound of the leg (caused by striking it against the step of an omnibus)’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Apr 1874
Date of death: 7 Apr 1874
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Granular kidney. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Oedema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man was said to have vomited much blood, was very weak and had slight jaundice.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Engine driver
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1907
Date of death: 31 Mar 1907
Disease (transcribed): Arterio-sclerosis. Acute lobar pneumonia (right lower lobe) with pleural effusion. Acute tubal nephritis on arterio sclerotic kidney.
Disease (standardised): Arteriosclerosis (Arteries); Pneumonia (Lung); Effusion (Pleura); Nephritis (Kidney); Nephrosclerosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: The patient had a cough and shortness of breath for the past three months with some swelling of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, alimentary canal, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals and genito-urinary tract
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Date of admission: 6 Apr 1906
Date of death: 12 Apr 1906
Disease (transcribed): Perforated gastric ulcer. General peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Perforation (Stomach); Peritonitis (Abdomen);
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'See S.R. [Surgical Register] notes'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No necropsy'
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Apr 1916
Date of death: 24 Apr 1916
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage. Fractured base
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Oakden, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: While carrying a mattress up a flight of stairs the patient fell backwards a distance of about fifteen feet on to the back of his head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium only examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 14 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Mar 1910
Date of death: 15 Mar 1910
Disease (transcribed): Convulsions. Catarrh of stomach and bowels
Disease (standardised): Seizures (Systemic); Catarrh (Stomach); Catarrh (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He had been an in patient from January 3rd to February 13th 1910 for marasmus and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Salesman
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1915
Date of death: 12 Apr 1915
Disease (transcribed): Old empyema. Drainage. Toxaemia
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura); Drainage (Pleura); Toxaemia (Blood)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient had an attack of right lobar pneumonia a month ago. From this he never properly recovered.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, gall bladder, vessels, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, adrenals and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1851
Date of death: 6 May 1851
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys which were greatly enlarged, mottled, smooth & having their cortical part infiltrated by a light yellow deposit. Enlarged heart with ‘granulations’ on the margins of the aortic valves. One of the flaps of this valve was greatly enlarged & broader than the others. Peritonitis. Pleural effusions
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys, heart, lungs); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Effusion (Lungs)

Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This man gave no very distinct account of the commencement of his symptoms. He had been ailing 10 months, had felt weak, & perspired very much, and had now been obliged to keep his bed for 2 months. Had had shortness of breath but no beating of the heart’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Feb 1850
Date of death: 2 Jun 1850
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Emphysema. Paracentesis
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Emphysema (Lung); Paracentesis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient had passed through a very severe attack of confluent small pox only seven weeks before admission, and his convalescence was scarcely complete when he began to have cough and severe pain in the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Apr 1871
Date of death: 7 May 1871
Disease (transcribed): Dilatation of the heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)

Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This man had suffered for three months from abdominal pain, cough & dyspnoea. Shortly before admission his legs swelled. There was no history of previous rheumatism’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Mar 1907
Date of death: 30 Mar 1907
Disease (transcribed): Chronic bronchitis. Dilated right heart. Anasarca
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Oedema (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical examination performed by: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: For fourteen years she had suffered from bronchitis. This became worse after her first confinement fifteen years ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, peritracheal and peribronchial glands, larynx and cords, tonsils, thyroid, thymus, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach and genitalia
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation listed]
Age: 1 year 4 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Mar 1903
Date of death: 5 Apr 1903
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema with collapse of the lungs. Petechial haemorrhages on the lungs. ? Asphyxia. Enlargement of vessels supplying basal ganglia of brain. ? Convulsions
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Atelectasis (Lung); Haemorrhage (Lung); Asphyxia (Systemic); Enlarged (Blood vessels); Seizures (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Devitt, Herbert Pye-Smith
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The child looked fat and healthy on admission, except during paroxysm of coughing when there was much distress, recession, cyanosis and well marked whoop.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thymus, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, gall bladder, portal vein, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Carman
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Jan 1910
Date of death: 15 Mar 1910
Disease (transcribed): Radical mastoid operation. Mastoid necrosis. Cerebellar abscess
Disease (standardised): Operation (Skull); Necrosis (Skull); Abscess (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: The patient had had pain in the head and right ear for three weeks. This had been gradually getting worse and he was now deaf in the right ear.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head only examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 73
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Mar 1900
Date of death: 17 Mar 1900
Disease (transcribed): Foreign body in larynx, asphyxia
Disease (standardised): Foreign bodies (Larynx); Asphyxia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Post mortem examination performed by: Vellacott, Philip Northcott
Medical notes: Not seen by Surgical Registrar.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1893
Date of death: 26 Mar 1893
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of the liver
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Liver)

Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient died a few minutes after admission. Not seen by Surgical Registrar
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, brain, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, stomach, spleen, suprarenals, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, vesicula seminales and testes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gentleman's servant
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 May 1853
Date of death: 5 May 1853
Disease (transcribed): Poisoning by sulphuric acid. Corrosion of the oesophagus and stomach. Also of the duodenum
Disease (standardised): Poisoning (Systemic); Corrosion (Oesophagus); Corrosion (Stomach); Corrosion (Duodenum)
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: A gentleman’s servant who had lost money by betting on a horse race. He was observed to stagger and fall in the street.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, oesophagus, tongue, larynx and thorax
Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Mar 1894
Date of death: 29 Mar 1894
Disease (transcribed): Acute congestion of lungs
Disease (standardised): Disease (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'Patient had been ruptured for 20 years. Had always worn a truss. 4 days ago the rupture came down beneath truss and could not be returned. There was much pain and tenderness but he was not sick. Mar 27th H.S. [House surgeon] reported an irreducible left ing [inguinal]: hernia rather tense and tender. Slight impulse on coughing'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1886
Date of death: 16 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of the brain
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: On February 20th he did not feel well, with some weakness of the left arm and giddiness. Sitting by the fire, he had an ‘aura’ in the left arm, with twitching, and then he became unconscious.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, stomach, intestines, dura mater and spine
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Mar 1914
Date of death: 28 Mar 1914
Disease (transcribed): Gangrenous appendicitis. Perforation. General purulent peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Appendix); Appendicitis (Appendix); Perforation (Appendix); Suppuration (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: Ewart, George Arthur
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The illness started eight days ago with headache and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Partial examination of abdomen only made
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Warehouseman
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Mar 1898
Date of death: 22 Mar 1898
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema and cardiac failure
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Failure (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Bottomley, Francis Carr
Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical notes: This patient had had two previous severe attacks of bronchitis. The present illness commenced with cough and shortness of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, intestines and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Upholsterer
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Apr 1861
Date of death: 8 Apr 1861
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema of lungs. Bronchitis. Diarrhoea
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Diarrhoea (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This man, who had known better days, had been of most drunken habits. He had never had any symptoms of asthma or any pulmonary complaint, until his last illness. At 11 o’clock on the morning of admission he was seized with diarrhoea, and was at once brought to the hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a