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William Booth, 48, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Jul 1851
Date of death: 17 Jul 1851
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular deposits in both lungs & vomicae in the right one. Old pleurisy on both sides. Tubercle under the peritoneum & ulceration of mucous membrane of the lower part of the ileum, caecum & rectum, with a sinus among the areolar tissue & surrounding the latter
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs, peritoneum); Suppuration (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Ulcer (Intestines, caecum, rectum)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted under the care of the surgeon, with fistula in ano. Next day he shewed symptoms of diarrhoea also, & was ordered chalk-mixture, and after being a week in the hospital was transferred to the physician in an advanced stage of phthisis with cough & spitting and diarrhoea still continuing’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Harriet Walmesley, 39, Washerwoman

Occupation or role: Washerwoman
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Jun 1872
Date of death: 2 Jul 1872
Disease (transcribed): Mitral contraction. Emphysema of lungs. Pulmonary apoplexy. Pleurisy (slight)
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Emphysema (Lung); Haemorrhage (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This woman stated that she had been out of health for the last eight years having no appetite, loss of strength and occasional sickness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation, peritoneum, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Mears, 42, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 May 1877
Date of death: 19 May 1877
Disease (transcribed): Heart disease. Tubercular disease of lung. Bronchitis. Granular kidney.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Tuberculosis (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The recent history comprised increasing cough, commencing with a general catarrh, frequent headaches, night sweats, loss of strength, flesh and appetite, and bearing down pains.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, intestine, skull and contents, and uterus.
Type of incident: n/a

Walter Preece, 50, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Apr 1880
Date of death: 30 Apr 1880
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophy of heart. Ulcers of colon. Fever. Congestion and solidification of the lungs
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Ulcer (Intestines); Fever (Systemic); Disease (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: The present illness began about three weeks before admission with a rigor and general malaise.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Hamilton Blake, 61, Cabman

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Apr 1889
Date of death: 3 May 1889
Disease (transcribed): Calcification and collapse of left lung from old pleural effusion. Fracture of ribs and left haemothorax
Disease (standardised): Atelectasis (Lung); Effusion (Pleura); Fracture (Ribs); Haemothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: For some years the patient had suffered from winter cough which lately had been very troublesome. He was thrown off his cab and did not quite remember what happened.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, spleen, liver and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Catherine Trott, 1 ¼, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1 ¼
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1891
Date of death: 25 Apr 1891
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This child was reported to have had whooping-cough when it was eight weeks old and measles at the age of eight months. With these exceptions it had been free from illness. On March 18th it became hoarse, and soon had difficulty of breathing'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, thorax, abdomen, spinal cord

Type of incident: n/a

Susan Yates, 1 year 3 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1 year 3 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1901
Date of death: 27 Apr 1901
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Stokes, Whitley Bland
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was admitted suffering from whooping cough and bronchopneumonia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, trachea, pericardium, liver, spleen, kidneys, pancreas, stomach and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Albert Humphreys, 67, Jeweller

Occupation or role: Jeweller
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 May 1915
Date of death: 9 Jun 1915
Disease (transcribed): Malignant growth of bronchus. Multiple secondary growths. Pleurisy with effusion
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Effusion (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Nine months previously he complained of pain and tenderness down the front of both thighs. Broad red streaks appeared later along the region of pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, thyroid, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

George Wheeler, 66, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 May 1913
Date of death: 3 Jun 1913
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Chronic bronchitis. Fatty and fibroid heart
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This man was admitted for chronic bronchitis and emphysema and a dilated heart whose sounds rather suggested fatty change.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Rogers, 13, [Child of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 13
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 May 1907
Date of death: 24 May 1907
Disease (transcribed): Caseating tuberculosis of bronchial glands. Tuberculous meningitis and general miliary tuberculosis. Inhalation broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Tuberculosis (Systemic); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: The patient complained of a persistent headache since April 11th with vomiting for the first three days of the illness and a rise of temperature.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Meninges, brain, pleurae, pericardium, lungs, infratracheal glands, larynx, thyroid, heart, peritoneum, liver, alimentary tract, intestines, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys and genito-urinary organs
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 45, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Aug 1938
Date of death: 13 Sep 1938
Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: lobar pneumonia. Heart failure. Pulmonary embolism
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Failure (Heart); Embolism (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Torrens, James Aubrey
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

John Fitzmorris, 47, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 May 1860
Date of death: 31 May 1860
Disease (transcribed): Empyema. Pneumonia. Abscess of the lung
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'A labourer, formerly a soldier, of temperate habits. Excepting a slight cough which he had had for 7 or 8 weeks, this man enjoyed good health until 5 days before admission, when he was attacked with very acute pain in the right breast accompanied with diarrhoea and vomiting’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

George Smith, 48, Pensioner

Occupation or role: Pensioner
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Feb 1866
Date of death: 25 May 1866
Disease (transcribed): Ulcer of leg. Bronchitis. Death from exhaustion
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg); Bronchitis (Lung); Exhaustion (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man was admitted with a rupial sure, the result of syphilis contracted in 1846.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Pickhaver, 2 months, [Child of] Carman

Occupation or role: [Child of] Carman
Age: 2 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 May 1902
Date of death: 1 Jun 1902
Disease (transcribed): Bronchopneumonia. Colitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Colitis (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: The patient was admitted for vomiting and diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Mabel Morris, 20, Cashier

Occupation or role: Cashier
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Jan 1896
Date of death: 17 May 1896
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pyopneumothorax. Lardaceous disease
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pyopneumothorax (Lung); Amyloidosis (Liver)

Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Wells, Sydney Russell
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: The patient was admitted prior to the Registrar’s turn of office so no notes were taken.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, trachea, heart, liver, kidneys, adrenals, spleen, stomach, intestines, bladder, uterus and toe joint
Type of incident: n/a

Eliza Cox, 36, Laundress

Occupation or role: Laundress
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 May 1866
Date of death: 25 May 1866
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This woman was admitted with a history of previous winter cough of some two years duration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

George Seabry, 38, Flower seller

Occupation or role: Flower seller
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Apr 1891
Date of death: 26 Apr 1891
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Mitral constriction
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This man earned his living by selling flowers on a barrow. He was a free liver, accustomed to several pints of beer in the day, but had never suffered from delirium tremens. During the last sixteen years he had had several slight attacks of rheumatism, and in May 1890 he was in bed for eleven days with rheumatic pains'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Mead, 42, Gun maker

Occupation or role: Gun maker
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 May 1860
Date of death: 1 Jun 1860
Disease (transcribed): Dilated & hypertrophied heart. Pulmonary apoplexy & pneumonia. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Stroke (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'A gun maker. He had rheumatic fever 11 years ago, but remained pretty well until 3 months before admission when, as he supposed, in consequence of taking cold he suffered from cough and loss of appetite. A fortnight before admission he began to get dropsical’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Mabel Sheers, 25, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 25
Date of admission: 18 Jun 1920
Date of death: 18 Jun 1920
Disease (transcribed): Laceration of left lung. Lt [Left] haemothorax - Shock
Disease (standardised): Lacerations (Lung); Haemothorax (Pleural cavity); Shock (Systemic);
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: L.C.H.
Post mortem examination performed by: Pleele
Medical notes: 'Pt [Patient] was knocked down and run over by a motor. C.O.A. [Condition on admission] Very collapsed, breathing hard and painful'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, larynx, trachea, heart, liver, spleen, peritoneum, adrenals, kidneys, stomach, intestines, uterus, brain, bones

Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Henry Abear, 18, Greengrocer

Occupation or role: Greengrocer
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Date of admission: 14 May 1906
Date of death: 7 Jun 1906
Disease (transcribed): Rheumatism. Chorea – Vegetative endocarditis – Bronchopneumonia – Acute nephritis
Disease (standardised): Rheumatism (Joints, tissues); Endocarditis (Heart); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Nephritis (Kidney);
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Post mortem examination performed by: Douglas, James Sholto Cameron
Medical notes: 'Admitted May 14 suffering from multiple rheumatic joint affections from which he had suffered 10 days. Previous History – Nil. On admission – Pain and swelling of ankles'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Anne Eales, 35, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 09 Jun 1847
Date of death: 12 Jul 1847
Disease (transcribed): Oedema of lung with hepatisation and purulent infiltration. Blood fluid. Extensive ulceration of mucous membrane of vagina and portion of uterus.
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Lung); Disease (Lung); Ulcer (Vagina); Ulcer (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: It appeared from the account which this woman gave of her symptoms, that she had been suffering more or less from uterine derangement for about nine months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Benjamin Ellis, 81, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 81
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Apr 1873
Date of death: 21 Jun 1873
Disease (transcribed): Impacted fracture of the neck of the left femur. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man felt giddy and fell on to the pavement.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and bones
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

John Donaghue, 60, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1869
Date of death: 14 May 1869
Disease (transcribed): Tubercles. Pleurisy. Effusion
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Effusion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: For three months he had suffered from difficulty in passing water.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Bryant, 44, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 May 1896
Date of death: 18 May 1896
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: Died before being seen by Medical Registrar.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, stomach, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, testes and toe joints
Type of incident: n/a

William Cox, 28, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jun 1922
Date of death: 28 Jun 1922
Disease (transcribed): Malignant endocarditis (mitral). Lobar pneumonia (left lower). Embolic blockage of left common iliac artery and multiple infarcts kidneys and spleen
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung); Embolism (Arteries); Infarction (Kidney); Infarction (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Tross, W.L.[?]
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: The illness began three weeks ago with fever. The temperature became normal after a fortnight and then rose rapidly. A blood-stained semipurulent fluid was taken from the left chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain and membranes, tongue, thymus, thyroid, larynx, trachea, pleurae, lungs, bronchi, bronchial glands, pulmonary artery, pericardium, heart, coronary arteries, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, ducts, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate, testicles, urethra, spleen, stomach, intestines, appendix and left common iliac artery
Type of incident: n/a

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