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Richard Lowe, 38, Life guardsman

Occupation or role: Life guardsman
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1862
Date of death: 7 Apr 1862
Disease (transcribed): Disease of kidneys. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: One month previous to this man’s admission he first noticed his feet and ankles began to swell and at the same time his abdomen increased in size.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and bones of leg
Type of incident: n/a

Catherine O’Donoghue, 45, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1868
Date of death: 6 Apr 1868
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelatous inflammation of leg. Morbus brightii
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Glomerulonephritis (Kidney)
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 had been ill for six weeks, the first symptoms being vomiting, dyspepsia and flatulence, followed by swelling of the legs eight weeks before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Beedell, 45, Publican

Occupation or role: Publican
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1878
Date of death: 2 Apr 1878
Disease (transcribed): Morbus renum. Great cardiac hypertrophy. Early cirrhosis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Hypertrophy (Heart); Liver cirrhosis (Liver);
Admitting doctor: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. Patient of apparently sound constitution: bowels accustomed to act twice or thrice a day: diaphoresis rather free: accustomed to eat meat three times a day and to drink 4-6 pts. [pints] of beer and 1-2 glasses of gin daily. Scarlatina, typhus, and 'brain fever' at 9 yrs. [years] old. Some twenty attacks of gout in the last 16 yrs [years]. Winter coughs for six: some streaks of blood spat 4 or 5 yrs. [years] back. An attack of epistaxis about 4 yrs. [years] back. Palpitation on exertion for 4 yrs [years]. Winter cough as usual from Oct. [October] 1877. Increasing dyspnoea, with augmented expectoration for about 2 mo [months]. Swelling of legs for about a weak less [sic]. Anorexia and occasl. [occasional] vomiting during the 2 mo [months]: bowels freely open: urine variable in appearance'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, peritoneum, kidneys, spleen, brain
Type of incident: n/a

Emily Smith, 40, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1880
Date of death: 23 Mar 1880
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the peritoneum. Encephaloid of the spleen. Cystic disease of the ovaries. Abdominal section. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen); Cancer (Spleen); Cysts (Ovary); Section (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Barnes, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: Three months ago she noticed that her dresses were getting too small. The increase in size was at first gradual and then rapid.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs,liver, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum and generative organs
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Foster, 39, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Mar 1886
Date of death: 14 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Congestion of the lungs and kidneys. Fatty liver. Adherent pericardium. Fatty heart
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Congestion (Lung); Congestion (Kidney); Disease (Liver); Adherent (Pericardium); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient had always drunk hard, but had had no excesses of late. He had good health with the exception of rheumatic fever in 1856, since when he had been well up to three days before admission when he had a cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, dura mater and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Louisa Nye, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 May 1841
Date of death: 22 May 1841
Disease (transcribed): Congestion of membranes, softening of brain. Tubercles in lungs
Disease (standardised): Congestion (Brain); Softening (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Mary Anne Sales, 26, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Feb 1851
Date of death: 4 May 1851
Disease (transcribed): Carcinomatous alterations of the uterus. No other part being affected thereby. Disease of the kidneys which were greatly enlarged, smooth & lobulated, their cortical portions being occupied by a light yellow-coloured deposit. Recent peritonitis & dilatation of bladder & ureter
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Uterus); Disease (Kidneys); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Bladder, ureter)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This young woman, a housemaid, & having lived in a very hard place, was admitted with vaginal discharge, & pain in the region of the uterus, which had led to the suspicion of commencing cancer. She stated that the catamenia [menstruation] had first appeared when she was only 12 years of age, and had been irregular & excessive since she had reached the age of 17. For a very long period she had scarcely been free from a slightly red-coloured discharge, but she had a severe flooding at times’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

John Baker, 49, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1882
Date of death: 27 Mar 1882
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidney. Weak heart. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: He gave a history of chronic bronchitis which obliged him to give up any active occupation three months before admission. There had been polyuria for four or five years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

William Robinson, 53, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Gender: Male
Age: 53
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1906
Date of death: 10 Apr 1906
Disease (transcribed): Chronic nephritis – Heart failure – Hydrothorax and general oedema – Marked tricuspid incompetence
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Heart failure (Heart); Hydrothorax (Lung); Oedema (Systemic); Tricuspid valve insufficiency (Heart);
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Douglas, James Sholto Cameron
Medical notes: 'No notes taken, died in few hours'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Walter Brown, 63, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Mar 1917
Date of death: 29 Mar 1917
Disease (transcribed): Chronic intestinal nephritis. Uraemia. Hypostatic pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Intestines); Uraemia (Bladder); Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, George Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Sellwood, George Binford
Medical notes: 'Patient was brought in unconscious from the street. Previous history. For three or four months he has had dribbling incontinence of urine & for the last fortnight has had occasional colicky pain in abdomen’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted] 54, [Child of] Tailor

Occupation or role: [Child of] Tailor
Age: 54
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Mar 1925
Date of death: 15 Apr 1925
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of stomach. Secondary deposits peritoneum. Fatty degeneration of liver and kidney
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Cancer (Abdomen); Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Pratt, Frederick William Markham
Medical notes: The patient was admitted in July 1924 with abdominal pain and vomiting. A gastroenterostomy was performed. She had pain and vomiting again.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, stomach, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen, intestines, kidneys, urinary apparatus, suprarenals and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Lane, 20, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1845
Date of death: 9 Apr 1845
Disease (transcribed): Slight congestion of brain. Miliary tubercles in lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys & small intestines. Scrofulous deposit in the sub-peritoneal cellular tissue of the broad ligament. Old and extensive adhesions in the peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Congestion (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines); Deposit (Pelvis); Adhesions (Abdomen)

Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'On applying for admission, this girl appeared to be half stupid & obstinate, refused for some time to answer questions, and looked about her with a vacant gaze. Her friends stated that she had been subject to fits for many years, and three weeks ago, had one accompanied by screaming and convulsions, and since that time had been in her present mood. That these fits used frequently to occur three or four times a week. That the reason which induced them to bring her to the hospital, was the annoyance she experienced from an incessant cough’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

James Wheatley, 30, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1847
Date of death: 04 Apr 1847
Disease (transcribed): Fractured pelvis. Separation of the bones. Ruptured urethra. Extensive extravasation of urine.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Rupture (Urethra); Extravasation (Urethra)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted slightly collapsed, having been jammed a short time previously between a cart wheel and a post.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

John Colson, 56, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Feb 1888
Date of death: 5 Mar 1888
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia of left lung followed by gangrene. Early chronic interstitial nephritis
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Gangrene (Lungs); Nephritis (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient said that three years before his admission he had an attack of bronchitis & was in hospital (no note at St George’s). He had had cough off and on for years’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, lungs, larynx, heart, kidneys, spleen, liver, stomach

Type of incident: n/a

Jane Pugh, 53, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1893
Date of death: 21 Mar 1893
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of the body of the uterus
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus)

Admitted under the care of: Dakin, William Radford
Medical examination performed by: Dickson, John W.
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient stated that for twelve months she had had pain in the abdomen of a bearing down nature. Four months ago she discovered a lump in the left side of the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, kidneys and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 67, Lighterman

Occupation or role: Lighterman
Gender: Male
Age: 67
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1923
Date of death: 29 Apr 1923
Disease (transcribed): Cystotomy. Multiple abscesses of the kidney
Disease (standardised): Cystotomy (Bladder); Abscess (Kidney);
Admitted under the care of: English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: Rhind, Sydney Devenish
Post mortem examination performed by: Schuster, Norah Henriette
Medical notes: 'Admitted with acute retention of a week's duration, bladder being emptied by cathaterisation was found to contain almost pure blood. History of increased frequency and difficulty of micturition of some month's duration. On 29.3.23 Mr Frankau performed prostatectomy. The patient stood the operation well, and he drained freely and the wound was healthy'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, coronaries, abdomen, stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder
Type of incident: n/a

James Knightley, 52, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Apr 1852
Date of death: 18 Apr 1852
Disease (transcribed): Diseased liver. Yellow deposits in kidney. Effusion of bloody fluid into the peritoneal, pleural and pericardial sacs. Bronchitis. Engorgement of the lungs. Fluid blood. Purpuric spots
Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver); Deposits (Kidney); Effusion (Abdomen); Effusion (Pleura); Effusion (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung); Engorgement (Lung) ; Fluid (Blood) ; Purpura (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This patient stated that he had been ailing ten or twelve years, chiefly suffering from what he termed nervous debility.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

William Daniels, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Date of admission: 15 Mar 1854
Date of death: 2 Apr 1854
Disease (transcribed): Abscesses in the liver. Ulcerated colon. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Liver); Ulcer (Colon); Disease (Kidney)
Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This man stated that he had been taken ill rather suddenly on the 5th Nov with pain in the abdomen, which had gradually extended up towards the chest and was now chiefly situated about the lower end of the scrotum’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Sarah Joyce, 32, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Mar 1865
Date of death: 31 Mar 1865
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia after labour
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Parturition (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: Since her delivery of a child eight weeks ago, she had lost flesh and felt constant thirst.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, heart and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Snow, 32, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1875
Date of death: 21 Mar 1875
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Congenital misplacement of the left kidney
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Congenital misplacement (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man had been subject to winter cough for years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Morgan, 65, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1879
Date of death: 7 Mar 1879
Disease (transcribed): Chronic bronchitis. Emphysema. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient was admitted in a condition which precluded examination.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Clemence Solange, 50, Teacher

Occupation or role: Teacher
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Nov 1891
Date of death: 11 Mar 1892
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of left ovary, omentum, mesentery. Carcinoma of peritoneum. Primary growth probably in ovaries
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Ovary); Cancer (Omentum); Cancer (Mesentery); Cancer (Peritoneum)
Admitted under the care of: Dakin, William Radford
Medical examination performed by: Comerford, Beaumont Harry
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of swelling of the abdomen with discomfort for three weeks before admission and constipation for two months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, thyroid glands, pericardium, heart, pancreas, suprarenals, uterus, ovaries, bladder, kidneys, spleen and liver
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Castle, n/a, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: n/a
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1891
Date of death: 15 Mar 1891
Disease (transcribed): Multiple cerebral haemorrhages. Compression. Granular kidneys etc. Fractured ribs. Haemothorax
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Disease (Kidneys); Fracture (Ribs); Haemothorax (Pleurae)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Hale, Geoffrey Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Medical notes: 'Was said to have been thrown from a cart onto his head'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, head

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Ann Gregory, 64, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 64
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Feb 1919
Date of death: 19 Mar 1919
Disease (transcribed): Chronic parenchymatous nephritis. Mitral disease
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: Davidson, [Unknown]
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: She had swelling of the feet, arms, chest and abdomen for three months, with headache, pains in the eyes and general weakness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, valves, aorta, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Philip Inskip, 66, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1921
Date of death: 4 Apr 1921
Disease (transcribed): Neoplasms of bladder. Cystitis. Cirrhosis liver. Myocardial degeneration. Femoral thrombosis. Toxaemia
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Bladder); Cystitis (Bladder); Cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Heart); Thrombosis (Blood vessels); Toxaemia (Blood)
Admitted under the care of: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Medical examination performed by: Colquhoun, Gideon Robert Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: He had haematuria on and off for five months, with attacks lasting twenty four hours. The blood was dark and mixed with urine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain and membranes, larynx, trachea, thymus, thyroid, pleurae, lungs, pulmonary vessels, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart, coronary vessels, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, ducts, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate, urethra, testicles, stomach, intestines, mesentery, omentum and femoral veins
Type of incident: n/a

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