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Occupation or role: [Child of] Shunter
Age: 6
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1906
Date of death: 8 Jan 1907
Disease (transcribed): Mastoiditis. Abscess of temporo-sphenoidal lobe. Septic meningitis
Disease (standardised): Mastoiditis (Skull); Abscess (Brain); Sepsis (Brain); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by: Evans, John Howell
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: Six months ago the child had measles which left her with double otorrhoea. For the past fortnight she was said to have been acutely ill with pain in the left mastoid region and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain and meninges, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, larynx, trachea, thyroid, thymus, peritoneum, stomach, intestines, pancreas, spleen, liver, gall bladder, suprarenals, kidneys and genito-urinary organs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shop keeper
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Feb 1914
Date of death: 10 Feb 1914
Disease (transcribed): Acute mastoiditis. Purulent meningitis. Abscess in right temporal sphenoidal lobe. Oedema of brain. Diabetes
Disease (standardised): Mastoiditis (Skull); Suppuration (Brain); Meningitis (Brain); Abscess (Brain); Oedema (Brain); Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas)
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by: Ewart, George Arthur
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient had pain in the right ear since Christmas. Also attacks of vomiting, frequent headaches and giddiness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, alimentary canal, cranium 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: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Jul 1910
Date of death: 30 Jul 1910
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Cerebral abscess. Radical mastoid operation. Drainage of abscess.
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Abscess (Brain); Operation (Skull); Drainage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by:
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: Motor fitter
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Sep 1912
Date of death: 26 Nov 1912
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Cerebellar abscess. Pleurisy. Aspiration pneumonia. Adherent pericardium. Mitral reflux. Gall stones
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Abscess (Brain); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia, aspiration (Lung); Disease (Heart); Gall stones (Gall bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He was admitted for acute pain in the right ear with fever and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, tonsils, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, adrenals, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, skull and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Carpenter
Age: 13
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Feb 1913
Date of death: 2 Mar 1913
Disease (transcribed): Acute otitis media. Meningitis. Radical mastoid operation
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Meningitis (Brain); Operation (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
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: [Child of] Clerk
Age: 10
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Apr 1913
Date of death: 15 Apr 1913
Disease (transcribed): Acute suppurative mastoiditis. Thrombosis of lateral sinus and internal jugular vein. Cerebellar abscess
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Skull); Mastoiditis (Skull); Thrombosis (Transverse sinuses); Thrombosis (Veins); Abscess (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by: Oram, Evelyn Henry Bardens
Post mortem examination performed by: Turton, James Richard Henry
Medical notes: He had right otorrhoea for three years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain and neck
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Motor Cabman
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Dec 1913
Date of death: 1 Jan 1914
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media (right). Mastoiditis. Thrombosis in lateral sinus. Aspiration pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Mastoiditis (Skull); Thrombosis (Transverse sinuses); Pneumonia, aspiration (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by: Oram, Evelyn, Henry Bardens
Post mortem examination performed by: Turton, James Richard Henry
Medical notes: The patient had been suffering with right otorrhoea for six months, and for three weeks headache, vomiting, rigors and a dull aching pain at back of the head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, tonsils, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, oesophagus, peritoneum, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, bladder, alimentary canal, uterus, head, sinuses, brain and neck
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Errand boy
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Feb 1897
Date of death: 13 Feb 1897
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Abscess in temporosphenoidal lobe. Basal meningitis. Early thrombosis of lateral sinus
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Abscess (Brain); Meningitis (Brain); Thrombosis (Head) ()
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: 'Admitted under Dr Cavafy. He had been quite well until a fortnight before admission when he complained of pain in face and ear; this continued until admission being worse for the last 3 days before admission. One week before while sitting he had sudden pain in the head, became white, his hands twitched and his face was drawn over to the the left side'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium, ears

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Clerk
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Jan 1887
Date of death: 30 Apr 1887
Disease (transcribed): Hip disease. Septicaemia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Hip); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: '[No history] of heritable disease. As a child she had abscesses in the neck [

Occupation or role: [Child of] Plumber
Age: 1
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 May 1887
Date of death: 8 May 1887
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'The child had a right inguinal hernia from birth. When at 6 months, the rupture could not be returned by the mother, but was subsequently reduced under chloroform at a children's hospital'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Feb 1887
Date of death: 9 May 1887
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of oesophagus. Gradual emaciation. Gastrostomy
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Oesophagus); Emaciation (Systemic); Gastrostomy (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'The man had difficulty in swallowing for about 5 months accompanied by considerable loss of flesh. He was admitted under Dr Dickinson & transferred to the surgeon in 11 days'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bandmaster
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1887
Date of death: 12 May 1887
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of rectum. Stricture. Colotomy. Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Rectum); Constriction (Rectum); Colostomy (Colon); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The man was of temperate habits & enjoyed good health till he went to India. He was a band-master in the 2nd Oxford Light Infantry. In 1886 he had dysentery in India. After this he had constipation which was followed by another attack of diarrhoea'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 54
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 May 1887
Date of death: 4 Jun 1887
Disease (transcribed): Uterine fibroid
Disease (standardised): Leiomyoma (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Medical notes: 'An unmarried woman who had one child. For many years she had a very large abdomen. She states that the size of her abdomen did not diminish much after her confinement 20 years ago. About 1879 she had a severe attack of flooding which passed off in a few days. Catamenia ceased in 1885'
'No examination was made of any organ but the uterus'
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Plate layer
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jun 1887
Date of death: 10 Jun 1887
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of arm. Fractured spine. Scalp wounds
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Arm, spine); Wound (Scalp)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'The man was a platelayer on the railway & was knocked down & run over by an engine'
'Not examined'
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Porter
Age: 7 weeks
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Jun 1887
Date of death: 28 Jun 1887
Disease (transcribed): Nephritis (syphilitic)
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Syphilis
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Medical notes: 'The child was admitted into the hospital with her mother who was laid up with a mammary abscess. It was found that the child had a rash on the buttocks & around the ears. A prematurely aged aspect about the child'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Whitesmith
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Sep 1887
Date of death: 24 Sep 1887
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Prostatic hypertrophy. Retention of urine. Cystotomy
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Prostate); Cystotomy (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering and Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell and Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Was operated on for piles in Oct 1884. Had good health till he was quite old'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 73
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Sep 1887
Date of death: 26 Sep 1887
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of tibia & fibula (leg). Cardiac syncope
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Syncope (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell and Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'A feeble old woman who had been troubled with rheumatism for many years. She caught her foot in a mal[?] & fell down twisting her left ankle'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Oct 1887
Date of death: 13 Oct 1887
Disease (transcribed): Hypospadias. Stricture of urethra. Distended bladder. Dilated uretus and pelver[?] of kidneys. Congestion of kidneys. Bronchitis. Bronchiectasis
Disease (standardised): Hypospadias (Penis); Constriction (Urethra); Disease (Bladder, ureter, kidneys); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'No clear history could be got from the man. He had suffered from stricture for many years. A few years ago, he got an attack of retention & states that the urethra burst while a surgeon was attempting to pass an instrument. Since then the urine has dribbled from a small orifice'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Car proprietor
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Nov 1887
Date of death: 5 Nov 1887
Disease (transcribed): Inflammation of the rectum. Purulent peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Rectum); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The man had been under Mr Rouse's case for many months. In the spring of '87 he was an IP [in-patient] with a cancerous tumour of the rectum'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Meat seller
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Oct 1887
Date of death: 19 Nov 1887
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma on the intestines. Enterotomy
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Intestines); Enterotomy
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: '[No history] of any illness except bronchitis. Always abstemious. 6 weeks before admission, he was seized with pain in the left side of the abdomen'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: liver, spleen, kidneys
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Harness maker
Age: 73
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Nov 1887
Date of death: 30 Nov 1887
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of pelvis. Haemorrhage. Shock
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Haemorrhage Shock
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Not seen by the registrar. This man was climbing up a ladder into a loft. He slipped & fell'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Oct 1887
Date of death: 5 Dec 1887
Disease (transcribed): Pelvic cellulitis. Pleurisy, oedema & congestion of the lungs
Disease (standardised): Cellulitis (Pelvis); Pleurisy (Lung); Edema (Lung); Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'A multipara, whose last child was born in 1883. She had rheumatic fever when young before marriage. Towards the end of August '87 she was seized with an attack of shivering followed by vomiting'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, stomach, uterus, [?], pelvic cellular tissue
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Dec 1887
Date of death: 9 Dec 1887
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: '[No history] could be obtained, save that though previously abstemious, he had been drinking heavily for some weeks. He could not give any account of himself, but thinks he fell down'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, brain
Illustrations: NoChart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Dec 1887
Date of death: 20 Dec 1887
Disease (transcribed): Enlarged prostate. Puncture of bladder. Peritonitis. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Prostate); Puncture (Bladder); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: '[No history] of importance till 3 years ago, when he began to have difficulty in [?]: this passed off without treatment. About Dec 1st '87 he again got the same condition & on Dec 4, his urine was drawn off by his doctor. Subsequently no instrument could be passed'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a