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Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 May 1903
Date of death: 17 May 1903
Disease (transcribed): Lobar pneumonia. Fatty heart. Pleurisy. Old endocarditis
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Endocarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The illness started suddenly with pains in the side, shivering and vomiting. Also slight cough and headache with sleeplessness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, gall bladder, portal vein, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 May 1907
Date of death: 13 May 1907
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary embolism
Disease (standardised): Embolism (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Apr 1880
Date of death: 25 Apr 1880
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophy of heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: In 1878 she applied to Dr Barnes for relief from menorrhagia. She was admitted in 1878 suffering from rheumatic pains, palpitation and constipation. She was readmitted in 1879 stating that for six months she had had frequent nocturnal micturition and increase in the quantity of urine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 70
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Apr 1893
Date of death: 26 Apr 1893
Disease (transcribed): Dilated heart. Pulmonary thrombosis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Thrombosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: For some two months it had been noticed by those who looked after her that she was increasingly short of breath and liable to palpitation and agitation on excitement.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, spleen, ovaries, uterus and liver
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 May 1917
Date of death: 15 May 1917
Disease (transcribed): Ruptured aneurysm of the coeliac axis. Haemoperitoneum
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Coeliac axis); Haemoperitoneum (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Shepherd, Alan
Medical notes: 'Patient was admitted for epigastric pain. His pain gradually became worse and generalized over the whole abdomen. He had no vomiting’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Apr 1908
Date of death: 17 May 1908
Disease (transcribed): Aortic reflux (rheumatic). ? Infective endocarditis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Endocarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See Medical Register Notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 77
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Jun 1873
Date of death: 10 Jun 1873
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This woman was picked up in the street in an insensible state and no history could be obtained.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1879
Date of death: 25 Apr 1879
Disease (transcribed): Syncope. Fatty heart
Disease (standardised): Syncope (Brain); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Morgan, John H. Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient had a troublesome dry cough every morning for twenty years, with dyspnoea and palpitation on exertion. She had anorexia from July, with increased dyspnoea and palpitation and swelling of the abdomen and oedema of the legs for ten days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, head, brain and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 April 1855
Date of death: 11 May 1855
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Heart and Kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: A man of rather intemperate habits who dated the commencement of his failing health from last November, when he had a cough and shortness of breath followed by swelling of his legs and thighs, and pain in the hypochondrium. Subsequently his belly enlarged.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stoker
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Feb 1869
Date of death: 7 May 1869
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: A stoker to a gas factory, accustomed to lift very heavy weight . He had been ill for one month with shortness of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 66
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Apr 1886
Date of death: 20 Apr 1886
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Not seen by the Registrar. Brought in dead.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, vessels, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, stomach, brain and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Jun 1852
Date of death: 11 Jul 1852
Disease (transcribed): Delirium and coma preceding death. Pneumonia. Red hepatization. Hypertrophied heart with extreme contraction of the mitral valve orifice although not attended by murmur
Disease (standardised): Delirium (Brain); Coma (Brain); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This man was admitted in a very peculiar state. His brother reported that he had been ill some three or four months with cough, shortness of breathing, and he had spit some blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 May 1861
Date of death: 5 Jun 1861
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient was brought into the hospital unconscious, and was said to have fallen suddenly into that state a few hours before. The right limbs were completely paralysed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Apr 1892
Date of death: 3 May 1892
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: Two months before his admission he began to suffer from oedema of the legs and increasing dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, pleurae, lungs, bronchi, larynx, thyroid gland, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, prostate and testes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 44
Date of admission: 24 May 1854
Date of death: 31 May 1854
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of urethra. Abscess of prostate. Diseased heart
Disease (standardised): Stricture (Urethra); Abscess (Prostate); Disease (Heart)
Admitting doctor: Cutler, Edward
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man was admitted in consequence of difficulty of making water, the result of stricture of the urethra. On examination with an instrument, a stricture was discovered’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, larynx & trachea, thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1858
Date of death: 22 May 1858
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A stableman who was attacked eight days before admission with cough, followed in two days by rigors & pain in the left side. When admitted he had an anxious expression of countenance, the face was flushed, skin hot, pulse weak & frequent, tongue dry & almost black’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Book keeper
Gender: Female
Age: 40
Date of admission: 22 Apr 1904
Date of death: 27 Apr 1904
Disease (transcribed): Varicose veins. Phlebectomy. Old laparotomy and oöphorectomy. Recent general peritonitis (? cause). Cerebral congestion
Disease (standardised): Varicose veins (Veins); Operation (Veins); Laparotomy (Abdomen); Ovariectomy (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Congestion (Brain);
Admitted under the care of: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'History. Patient has had V.V. [Varicose Veins] for 12 years: these have been thrice operated upon previously: last operation in 1898. Pain now for 3 months. Oöphorectomy in 1898: 3 operations for subsequent ventral hernia. Several operations for vascular caruncle; also numerous other vaginal operations. 'Has had about 99 anaesthetics' '
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium, veins
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Potman
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 May 1905
Date of death: 18 May 1905
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis
Disease (standardised): Cardiovascular system (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: 'The patient was admitted in a state of extreme dyspnoea, due to cardiac failure. She had had chorea at the age of 5, & 3 more attacks between the ages of 5 & 10. In 1898, & again in 1901, she was an in-patient in St George’s Hospital for chorea’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jul 1853
Date of death: 15 Jul 1853
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Endocarditis. Typhus
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Endocarditis (Heart); Typhus, epidemic louse-borne (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This patient was admitted labouring under the worst form of fever with great depression.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a