Occupation or role: Horsekeeper Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Dec 1897 Date of death: 10 Dec 1897 Disease (transcribed): Perforated gastric ulcer: subphrenic abscess: peritonitis: thrombosis of veins and infarction of liver Disease (standardised): Perforation (Stomach); Ulcer (Stomach); Abscess (Diaphragm); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Thrombosis (Veins); Infarction (Liver); () Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry and Owen, Herbert Isambard Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 2 Gender: Female Date of admission: 7 Dec 1897 Date of death: 9 Dec 1897 Disease (transcribed): General tuberculosis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry Medical examination performed by: Jaffrey, Francis Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle Medical notes: 'The surgical registrar was unable to obtain any history of this case. It was admitted suffering from a small ulcer over the external malleabus of the left foot. There was marked swelling of the left leg limited sharply below at the ankle joint. The leg was extremely painful to examine' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Occupation or role: Gas fitter Age: 39 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Feb 1898 Date of death: 9 Mar 1898 Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever. Perforation. Laparotomy Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Perforation (Intestines); Laparotomy (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard. Bennett, William Henry Medical examination performed by: Jaffrey, Francis Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy Medical notes: On February 19th he complained of general stiffness and pains in the head and stomach with diarhhoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Costal cartilages, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and liver Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Porter Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Apr 1898 Date of death: 19 Apr 1898 Disease (transcribed): Small white kidneys. Adherent pericardium. Pus in knee joint. Diphtheria Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Adherent (Heart); Suppuration (Knee); Diphtheria (Pharynx) Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry Medical examination performed by: Collard, Frederic Stuartson Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle Medical notes: He had been in hospital a few weeks ago, when his right knee had been operated on. Two months ago the right knee began to swell again. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, testicles, stomach, brain and right knee Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 18 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Jun 1898 Date of death: 17 Jun 1898 Disease (transcribed): Glanders Disease (standardised): Glanders (Respiratory system); Glanders (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry Medical examination performed by: Collard, Frederic Stuartson Post mortem examination performed by: Lazarus-Barlow, Walter Sydney Medical notes: One week before admission the right side of the scalp began to swell. This was accompanied by giddiness and much cephalagia. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Alimentary tract, respiratory tract, circulatory system, abdomen and head Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Carpenter Gender: Male Age: 33 Date of admission: 28 Dec 1898 Date of death: 3 Jan 1899 Disease (transcribed): Tetanus Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Central nervous system); Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry Medical examination performed by: Collard, Frederic Stuartson Post mortem examination performed by: Lazarus-Barlow, Walter Sydney, Belcher Hickman, H. R. Medical notes: 'Family and personal history good: Dec [December] 15: Whilst planing a piece of elm, accidentally shaved off the tops of the 4th and 5th fingers of the left hand. Healing slow – wounds always unhealthy looking until – Dec [December] 27. Gradually there came on a feeling of 'stiffness', referred to the lower jaw and neck, with aching pain in the chest. Despatched to Hospital on Dec [December] 28th' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, heart, cranial cavity Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Housekeeper Gender: Female Age: 27 Date of admission: 21 Jan 1899 Date of death: 22 Jan 1899 Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis after operation for intussusception Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Intussusception (Intestines); Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry Medical examination performed by: Collard, Frederic Stuartson Post mortem examination performed by: Belcher Hickman, H. R. Medical notes: 'Not seen by Sl. Rr. [Surgical Registrar]. Acute intussusception: 5 days: Laparotomy: resection of 5 ft of gangrenous gut. Death 30 hrs [hours] after opn [operation]' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Gender: Male Age: 50 Date of admission: 2 Aug 1899 Date of death: 11 Aug 1899 Disease (transcribed): Cellulitis of left elbow and forearm Disease (standardised): Cellulitis (Arm); Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry Medical examination performed by: Collard, Frederic Stuartson Post mortem examination performed by: Belcher Hickman, H. R. Medical notes: 'July 19. Injury to L. [Left] elbow region from a falling plank. Cellulitis set in July 30' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Housemaid Gender: Female Age: 48 Date of admission: 29 Oct 1899 Date of death: 3 Nov 1899 Disease (transcribed): Gangrenous appendicitis. General peritonitis Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Appendix); Appendicitis (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry Medical examination performed by: Collard, Frederic Stuartson Post mortem examination performed by: Lazarus-Barlow, Walter Sydney Medical notes: 'History difficult to obtain. Pt [Patient] (originally a healthy woman, suffering from slight dyspepsia for a few weeks off and on), was seized on Oct [October] 28 with severe pain in the pit of the stomach followed shortly by vomiting repeated several times. The pain persisted until admon [admission] on Oct [October] 29' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Door keeper Gender: Male Age: 63 Date of admission: 16 Dec 1903 Date of death: 21 Jan 1904 Disease (transcribed): Gastric ulcer. Laparotomy. Gastro enterostomy. Leakage. General peritonitis. Septic inhalation Bronchopneumonia with oedema of lungs Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Laparotomy (Abdomen); Gastroenterostomy (Stomach, intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Sepsis (Lung); Oedema (Lung); Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury Medical notes: 'History. I.P. [In-patient] in June last under Dr Rolleston: see M.R. [Medical Register] 826.03 [1903]. Readmitted under Dr Ewart on Dec [December] 16. Patient's illness practically dated from 9 years before admission. He then first began to suffer from epigastric pain and vomiting. During the 9 years he had had about 12 attacks, lasting from 3-4 weeks. The pain came on 3 hours after food and was relieved by vomiting. Early in November, the pain and vomiting recurred. On [December] 12, he vomited about Oiss [1.5 pints] of coffee ground material, ¼ hour after taking some warm milk' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Parlourmaid Gender: Female Age: 23 Date of admission: 1 Jan 1904 Date of death: 2 Jan 1904 Disease (transcribed): Perforated gastric ulcer. General peritonitis. Laparotomy Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Perforation (Stomach); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Laparotomy (Abdomen); Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury Medical notes: 'History. Dec [December] 27th onset of sudden severe pain across the centre of the abdomen: no vomiting: patient took to bed. 28th pain rather better. 29th pain increasing. 31st pain very acute: vomiting commenced. Morphine given: bowels constipated. Treated for 1 month previously for dyspepsia' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer Gender: Female Age: 10/11 days Date of admission: 8 Feb 1904 Date of death: 16 Feb 1904 Disease (transcribed): Septic infection of umbilicus. General peritonitis. Thickening of inner coats of rectum Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Umbilicus); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Rectum); Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury Medical notes: 'History. Sent up from York Road dying-in Hospital, as a case of imperforate anus. The child had had no action of the bowels since birth, and had vomited 3 times, the vomit being said to have ressembled [sic] meconium. No other symptoms' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Gender: Male Age: 68 Date of admission: 22 Feb 1904 Date of death: 23 Feb 1904 Disease (transcribed): Gangrene of the vermiform appendix. General septic peritonitis. Laparotomies Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Sepsis (Systemic); Laparotomy (Abdomen); Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles Medical notes: 'History. History of acute symptoms for 3 days: acute abdominal pain, mostly in the epigastrium and R. [Right] iliac fossa: vomiting once at the onset, and once on the following day: absolute constipation for 3 days, in spite of purgatives and enemata. No previous attacks. Always very constipated' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Draper's assist[ant] Gender: Male Age: 21 Date of admission: 6 Apr 1904 Date of death: 11 Apr 1904 Disease (transcribed): Appendicitis and general peritonitis: Laparotomy Disease (standardised): Appendicitis (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Laparotomy (Abdomen); Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'See surgical notes' Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No Necropsy' Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Gender: Male Age: 59 Date of admission: 20 Apr 1904 Date of death: 25 Apr 1904 Disease (transcribed): Compound dislocation of L. [Left] 1st metatorso-phalangeal joint. Fracture of frontal bone. Purulent meningitis at base of brain Disease (standardised): Dislocation (Foot); Fracture (Skull); Meningitis (Brain); Suppuration (Brain); Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles Medical notes: 'History. Patient fell about 20 feet, scraping his nose along a wall in the process: alighted on his feet: no loss of consciousness. Blow on the head 10 years ago: since then 'fainting fits', headaches etc' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Engine cleaner Gender: Male Age: 19 Date of admission: 16 May 1904 Date of death: 7 Jul 1904 Disease (transcribed): Portal pyaemia. Pylephlebitis. Abscesses in liver and spleen. General septic peritonitis. Appendicectomy Disease (standardised): Thrombophlebitis (Portal vein); Abscess (Liver, spleen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Sepsis (Abdomen); Appendectomy (Appendix); Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Child of] Carpenter Gender: Male Age: 8 Date of admission: 11 Jul 1904 Date of death: 13 Jul 1904 Disease (transcribed): Gangrenous appendicitis. General peritonitis. Appendicectomy Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Appendix); Appendicitis (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Appendectomy (Appendix); Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury Medical notes: 'History. July 9. Pain in R. [Right] iliac fossa and vomiting: no apparent cause. 10. Pain continued: vomited twice. 11. Pain worse: no further vomiting. Bowels opened once each day naturally. No previous attacks: no previous illnesses' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Motorman Gender: Male Age: 20 Date of admission: 25 Jul 1904 Date of death: 31 Jul 1904 Disease (transcribed): Appendicitis and abscess: laparotomy Disease (standardised): Appendicitis (Appendix); Abscess (Indeterminate); Laparotomy (Abdomen); Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'See surgical notes' Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No Necropsy' Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Shop assistant Gender: Male Age: 22 Date of admission: 25 Jul 1904 Date of death: 26 Jul 1904 Disease (transcribed): Appendicitis and general peritonitis: appendicectomy Disease (standardised): Appendicitis (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Appendectomy (Appendix); Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'See surgical notes' Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No Necropsy' Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Apprentice Gender: Female Age: 15 Date of admission: 26 Jul 1904 Date of death: 27 Jul 1904 Disease (transcribed): Appendicitis with a perityphlitic abscess. General septic peritonitis Disease (standardised): Appendicitis (Appendix); Abscess (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Sepsis (Systemic); Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury Medical notes: 'History. July 22. Pain in R. [Right] iliac fossa: no apparent cause: gradually became severe: patient took to bed. 23. Vomited in the morning: pain continued. 24. B.O. [Bowels?] slightly after medicine, but never again: No vomiting. 25. Swelling discovered in R. [Right] iliac fossa. No morphia. First attack: no other illnesses' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Telegraph boy Gender: Male Age: 15 Date of admission: 8 Aug 1904 Date of death: 9 Aug 1904 Disease (transcribed): Perforative appendicitis. General septic peritonitis Disease (standardised): Appendicitis (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Sepsis (Systemic); Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles Medical notes: 'History. H.S. [House Surgeon] reports 'Boy has been treated for 7 days for abdominal pain: treatment mainly opium. Vomiting occurred on Aug [August] 7th: Bowels confined since 6th. First attack. Previous health excellent' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 58 Date of admission: 5 Sep 1904 Date of death: 15 Sep 1904 Disease (transcribed): Appendicitis. Perforation of appendix. Subcaecal abscess. Early general peritonitis. Paralysis of gut Disease (standardised): Appendicitis (Appendix); Perforation (Appendix); Abscess (Caecum); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Paralysis (Intestines); Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Unmarried child of] Dressmaker Gender: Female Age: 9 Date of admission: 5 Sep 1904 Date of death: 5 Sep 1904 Disease (transcribed): Appendicitis and general peritonitis: Laparotomy Disease (standardised): Appendicitis (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Laparotomy (Abdomen); Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'See surgical notes' Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No Necropsy' Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Salesman Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Sep 1904 Date of death: 9 Mar 1905 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis. Empyema. Pneumothorax. Resection of ribs. Lardaceous disease Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Empyema (Lungs); Pneumothorax (Lungs); Resection (Ribs); Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury Post mortem examination performed by: Jones, Lawrence Medical notes: 'In-patient from November 1903-1904 January. Readmitted on Sept 28th 1904, having been 3 months at an institution for oxygen treatment. On the whole better than when in hospital before. Not short of breath on moderate exertion’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Housekeeper Gender: Female Age: 55 Date of admission: 5 Oct 1904 Date of death: 24 Oct 1904 Disease (transcribed): Laparotomy. Hysterectomy. Early general peritonitis. Paralysis of gut. Fatty heart. Cardiac dilatation and failure Disease (standardised): Laparotomy (Abdomen); Hysterectomy (Uterus); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Paralysis (Intestines); Disease (Heart); Cardiomyopathy, dilated (Heart); Heart failure (Heart); Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen Type of incident: n/a