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Sarah Rogers, 25, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Feb 1855
Date of death: 4 April 1855
Disease (transcribed): Pelvic abscess after parturition
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Pelvis)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This patient had been confined three months before admission, with her second child. The labour had been natural but was followed, very shortly, by pain in the region of the left hip or left iliac region with slight rigors.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Hannah Buist, 66, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 66
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Mar 1908
Date of death: 13 Apr 1908
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of splenic flexure of colon. Diffuse peritoneal carcinomatosis. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines); Cancer (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dakin, William Radford
Medical examination performed by: Smith, George Frederick Darwall
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of a growth in the stomach, which she had noticed for about fourteen months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys, pancreas, genital apparatus and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Collins, 15 days, [Child of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 15 days
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1907
Date of death: 5 Apr 1907
Disease (transcribed): Gangrene of scrotum. Cellulitis of groin
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Scrotum); Cellulitis (Skin, Groin)
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

[Name redacted], 11, [Child of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Gender: Female
Age: 11
Date of admission: 22 Feb 1927
Date of death: 3 May 1927
Disease (transcribed): Rheumatic endocarditis (recent verrucose vegetations on tricuspid) (fibrosis of mitral valve margins – mitral regurgitation – Partial pericardium adhesions – myocarditis – Dilatation of all the chambers – moderate degree of chronic fibrous engorgement – Congestion of and haemorrhage into lungs – Slight ascites. Oedema lower extremities
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Rheumatic fever (Systemic); Fibrosis (Heart); Mitral valve insufficiency (Heart); Disease (Pericardium); Myocarditis (Heart); Cardiomyopathy, dilated (Heart); Congestion (Lung); Ascites (Abdomen);
Admitted under the care of: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: 'History. I.P. [In-patient] 26. On this occasion had had an attack of bronchitis for some days. O.A. [On Admission] Temp. [Temperature] 102. P. [Pulse] 130. R. [Respiration rate?] 35. Rales in chest. Heart ISQ [In status quo]'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, mediastinal glands, pericardium, heart, coronary arteries, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall-bladder, bile-ducts, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, bladder, alimentary tract, appendix, genital organs, mesenteric glands
Type of incident: n/a

George Hoby , 49, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Apr 1861
Date of death: 15 Apr 1861
Disease (transcribed): Gout. Diseased kidneys. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Gout (Joints); Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient had been subject to gout for ten years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Albert Shipton, 66, Engine driver

Occupation or role: Engine driver
Gender: Male
Age: 66
Date of admission: 6 Apr 1906
Date of death: 16 Apr 1906
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs – Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Bronchopneumonia (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Post mortem examination performed by: Douglas, James Sholto Cameron
Medical notes: 'Patient was riding a bicycle. In trying to avoid a bus he ran into a trolley and fell off striking his Rt [Right] side. Says he has never suffered from Bronchitis'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Elizabeth Waller, 48, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Feb 1873
Date of death: 1 May 1873
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of left ovary, abdominal glands and peritoneum. Peritonitis. Cirrhosis of liver. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Ovary); Cancer (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cirrhoses (Liver); Oedema (Leg); Oedema (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: About six weeks back the patient felt ill, was not inclined to do work with occasional vomiting after food.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and ovary
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 45, Warehouse man

Occupation or role: Warehouse man
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Date of admission: 19 May 1923
Date of death: 19 May 1923
Disease (transcribed): Perforated. Duodenal ulcer – Escape of intestinal content into peritoneal cavity – Acute general peritonitis – Toxaemia – Syncope
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Perforation (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Toxaemia (Blood); Syncope (Brain);
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: Rhind, Sydney Devenish
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: 'Thirteen hours before admission was seized with very severe epigastric pain. No previous gastric symptoms. Sent up to hospital by his doctor as soon as he saw him. C.O.A. [Condition on admission] Looking desperately ill and in great pain. Temperature subnormal with weak rapid running pulse. Abdomen markedly distended, rigid and tender all over. Tympanitic, and liver dullness gone'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, trachea, bronchi, pulmonary artery, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart, coronary arteries, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall-bladder, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, bladder, oesophagus, stomach, intestines, appendix
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 20, Butcher

Occupation or role: Butcher
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jun 1936
Date of death: 13 Jun 1936
Disease (transcribed): Stab wound of abdomen
Disease (standardised): Wound (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Colquhoun, Gideon Robert Ernest
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: He was brought in in a very collapsed state, having fallen on a sharp butcher’s knife which had penetrated his abdomen. This had produced an incised wound half an inch long in the centre of the R.I.F. the surrounding skin tensely stretched over a tender mass which lay behind it.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, bronchi, lungs, pleurae, heart, aorta, vessels, pericardium, peritoneum, tongue, pharynx, tonsils, oesophagus, stomach, duodenum, intestines, spleen, liver, kidneys, bladder and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Reginald Wells, 15, Apprentice

Occupation or role: Apprentice
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Jan 1915
Date of death: 20 Apr 1915
Disease (transcribed): Generalized tuberculosis. Blastomycosis. Ulceration and perforation of the intestines. General peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Blastomycosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines); Perforation (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: Oakden, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: A tumour of three or four years growth was removed from the outer side of the right leg twelve months before. Five weeks ago he noticed a swelling in the left forearm, and a week later one in the leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, gall bladder, portal vessels, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Ellen Simmonds, 27, [Wife of] Grocer

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Grocer
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Mar 1901
Date of death: 27 Mar 1901
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs, ilium and lower jaw. Rupture of mesentery and and its vessels. Intraperitoneal haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Hip); Fracture (Jaw); Rupture (Mesentery); Haemorrhage (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: Not seen by Surgical Registrar
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, urinary tract, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 50, Electrician

Occupation or role: Electrician
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Date of admission: 4 May 1927
Date of death: 4 May 1927
Disease (transcribed): Perforation of chronic gastric ulcer. General peritonitis. Toxaemia
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Toxaemia (Blood);
Admitted under the care of: English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Nicholls, Marriott Fawckner
Medical notes: SR [Surgical Register] 1824/25. Appendix abscess. Appendicectomy and drainage by Mr Ewart. Good recovery. Incisional hernia followed. Ill for 4 days and severe abdominal pain and continuous vomiting. BNO [Bowels not open] for 3 days. C.O.A. [Condition on Admission] Very ill. Cold and clammy. Shallow respirations. Pulse impalpable. Abdomen distended and tender. Liver dullness absent. Death 3 hours after admission'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Abdomen only'. Peritoneum, stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals, pancreas, bladder, ureters, prostate
Type of incident: n/a

George Williams, 44, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Apr 1853
Date of death: 17 May 1853
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomicae. Peritonitis. Ulcerated intestines
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man presented a remarkably sallow cachectic aspect, with a slight tinge of yellow on the skin.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Birkenhead, 24, Policeman

Occupation or role: Policeman
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1898
Date of death: 28 Mar 1898
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid ambulans. Perforation and peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Perforation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Bottomley, Francis Carr
Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical notes: The illness began fourteen days ago with sore throat and slight diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and testicles
Type of incident: n/a

James Tanner, 55, Plasterer

Occupation or role: Plasterer
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1907
Date of death: 6 Apr 1907
Disease (transcribed): Subacute tubal on early chronic interstitial nephritis. Cirrhosis of liver. Arterio sclerosis. Bronchitis. Hypernephromata in mesentery and lobus spigeli of liver
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Cirrhosis (Liver); Arteriosclerosis (Arteries); Bronchitis (Lung); Nephroma (Mesentery); Nephroma (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: For the past five weeks the patient had noticed increasing oedema of the legs. He had latterly had some abdominal pain and distension.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, trachea, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, stomach, alimentary tract, liver, gall bladder and bile ducts, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys and genito-urinary organs
Type of incident: n/a

Frances Webster, 18, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1845
Date of death: 28 Apr 1845
Disease (transcribed): Rheumatic pericarditis. Pleurisy & pneumonia in various stages. Partial peritonitis, uniting the liver to the diaphragm. Endocarditis
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Pleurisy (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Endocarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'This girl, a thin, cachetic person, whose father is a martyr to rheumatism, stated that ever since the 6th instant she had been ailing & suffering with wandering pains, which became worse on the 13th and accompanied by redness & swelling. That she had a similar attack three years ago on recovering from scarlet fever, but at that time had no pain in the chest’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

George Morrison, 23, Traveller

Occupation or role: Traveller
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1862
Date of death: 19 Apr 1862
Disease (transcribed): Stone in the bladder. Abscess bursting into peritoneal cavity. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Calculi (Bladder); Abscess (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man’s symptoms were on an exceedingly obscure nature. It appeared that he had had some curious symptoms about the bladder for some years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John R. Jenkins, 18 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 18 months
Date of admission: 11 Mar 1899
Date of death: 20 Mar 1899
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis, tuberculous (Abdomen);
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Powell, Llewellyn
Post mortem examination performed by: Lazarus-Barlow, Walter Sydney
Medical notes: 'Patient had been ill for a month before admission. His abdomen had become swollen and he had become thinner. His bowels were confined'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Groom, 44, Sweep

Occupation or role: Sweep
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Apr 1913
Date of death: 1 May 1913
Disease (transcribed): Perforated gastric ulcer. Partial suture. General peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Perforation (Stomach); Suture (Stomach); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Oram, Evelyn Henry Bardens
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He had severe indigestion for eight months and for two months he had had a gastric ulcer with frequent vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs and abdomen. A limited examination only was made by request.
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Colven, 45, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Apr 1846
Date of death: 1 May 1846
Disease (transcribed): Ascites and anasarca. Hypertrophy and dilatation of heart. Lungs puckered from condensation of the pleura and the interlobular cellular tissue. Emphysema and oedema of these organs. Slight recent peritonitis. Circumscribed cavity between uterus and rectum
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (General); Disease (Heart); Disease (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Oedema (Lung);Peritonitis (Abdomen) ; Cavity (Uterus, Rectum)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in January suffering from general anasarca dependent upon diseased heart.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Anne Miller, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 11
Date of admission: 10 Apr 1854
Date of death: 16 Apr 1854
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Scrofulous peritonitis. Attenuated stomach
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Attenuated (Stomach)
Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This poor girl had been attending as an out-patient & was admitted at the request of the assistant physician in an advanced state of phthisis’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Florence Stokes, 32, Laundry hand

Occupation or role: Laundry hand
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Feb 1916
Date of death: 4 May 1916
Disease (transcribed): Appendicitis. Recto colic and pelvic abscess. Pylephlebitis
Disease (standardised): Appendicitis (Appendix); Abscess (Intestines); Abscess (Pelvis); Pylephlebitis (Veins)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: Oakden, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Right sided abdominal pain with vomiting and diarrhoea commenced a week ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, uterus and adnexa
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Walkman, 14, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Apr 1897
Date of death: 14 Apr 1897
Disease (transcribed): General peritonitis, rupture of small intestine
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Rupture (Intestines) ()
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Jaffrey, Francis
Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical notes: 'Whilst trying to stop a runaway horse he fell under the wheels which passed over his body, thigh and left arm. On admission was very collapsed'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 18, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Apr 1931
Date of death: 6 May 1931
Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: Acute appendicitis and peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Appendicitis (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: No autopsy
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 48, Polish officer

Occupation or role: Polish officer
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Oct 1940
Date of death: 17 Oct 1940
Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: Penetrating abdominal wound
Disease (standardised): Wound (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Darte Logue, Valentine
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: No autopsy
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

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