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[Name redacted], 28, [Wife of] Decorator

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Decorator
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1938
Date of death: 9 Jun 1938
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of uterus
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus)

Admitted under the care of: Feiling, Anthony
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Teare, Robert Donald
Medical notes: Some months before admission a gynaecological operation was performed on the patient at another hospital for removal of a ovarian fibroid. Fourteen days before admission she felt a fullness in the abdomen and embarrassment in respiration. She also had a wartlike rash on the right thigh which had been present for a few weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Peter Haynes, 53, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Nov 1842
Date of death: 30 Dec 1842
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular deposit in lungs, kidneys, ureter and Bladder and back part of urethra.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney, ureter, bladder, urethra)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Kimble, 23, Butcher

Occupation or role: Butcher
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1870
Date of death: 4 Apr 1870
Disease (transcribed): Urinary calculus. Cystitis. Pyelitis with dilatation of pelvis and coxes. Peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Urinary Calculi (Urinary Tract); Cystitis (Bladder); Pyelitis (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: When admitted, the patient had much cystitis and diarrhoea, and was very weak and ill so that no operation could be attempted.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines, peritoneum and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

George Percy, 32, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1884
Date of death: 28 Mar 1885
Disease (transcribed): Lardaceous disease of spleen and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Amyloidosis (Spleen); Amyloidosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Medical notes: He was one of four living out of twenty one brothers and sisters. One lived to be twenty one, other rest died young. He developed lumps on the tibias eight years ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, ureters and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

William Hawks, 40, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 May 1853
Date of death: 12 May 1853
Disease (transcribed): Head symptoms. Diseased kidneys. Enormously dilated ventricle of brain. Enlarged heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Brain); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
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: He was admitted in a state of great confusion of mind with tremulous movements and a large oedematous tongue, having the appearance of salivation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Lock, 43, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1860
Date of death: 11 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward and Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James and Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This woman was admitted into the Wellington ward March 31st with a small scalp wound situated about an inch above the nose, & erysipelas of the head & face. It appeared that the woman was of drunken habits & was a week before her admission knocked down by her husband, who was also drunk’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Mary Ann Taylor, 48, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 May 1872
Date of death: 3 May 1872
Disease (transcribed): Prolapsus uteri. Haemorrhage. Syncope
Disease (standardised): Prolapse (Uterus); Haemorrhage (Uterus); Syncope (Brain)
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: The husband of this woman stated that about a year ago she had a fall upon her body which seemed to have shaken her very much for she was never well after, always complaining of sore throat and difficulty of swallowing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation, bladder, cranium and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Jane Sullivan, 30, Servant

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Mar 1876
Date of death: 6 Apr 1876
Disease (transcribed): Cardiac hypertrophy. Mitral thickening. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This woman was first admitted first in 1875. Her last child had been born on November 8th previously, and since then she had been out of health with pain in the head, floating before the eyes, dimness of vision and general feeling of debility.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, spleen, kidneys and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Jessie Roberts, 37, Mantle maker

Occupation or role: Mantle maker
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1884
Date of death: 2 Apr 1884
Disease (transcribed): Gangrenous ovarian tumour. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Ovary); Tumour (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Barnes, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This patient first noticed her abdominal swelling about three months before admission. Her attention was called to it by an attack of severe pain experienced in the belly.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, brain and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

George Peters, 60, Foreman

Occupation or role: Foreman
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Apr 1911
Date of death: 21 Apr 1911
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous (?). Right hydro-nephrosis. Left consecutive nephritis (old excision of right tuberculous testis). Healed pulmonary and glandular tuberculosis. Hydrothorax. ‘Uraemia’.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Kidney); Hydronephrosis (Kidney); Nephritis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Testis); Excision (Testis); Tuberculosis (Lung);Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes) ; Hydrothorax (Lung) ; Uraemia (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Jaffrey, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: The day before admission he had a sudden attack of pain in his loins and vomited.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, alimentary tract, stomach, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, ureter, bladder, vesiculae seminales, prostate and testes
Type of incident: n/a

Joseph Peat, 43, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 May 1844
Date of death: 6 May 1844
Disease (transcribed): Kidneys mottled and granular. Inflammation and thickening of the caecum, ascending and part of the transverse colon.
Disease (standardised): Mottled, Granular (Kidney); Inflammation (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Macleod, Roderick
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with chronic rheumatism and considerable pain and oppression at the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Fry, 56, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Apr 1874
Date of death: 14 Apr 1874
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man was attacked with pain across his body beginning two months before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Panting, 50, Dressmaker

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Feb 1867
Date of death: 24 Apr 1867
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of uterus and vagina
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus); Cancer (Vagina)
Admitted under the care of: Clarke, John
Medical examination performed by: Kenyon, George Arthur
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: He was in the hospital twenty four years ago with irregular catamenia and nervous fever.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Charles New, 44, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1896
Date of death: 6 Apr 1896
Disease (transcribed): Chronic nephritis. Lymphadenoma of glands in portal fissure etc
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Adenoma (Lymph nodes)

Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Wells, Sydney Russell
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
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: Brain, lungs, pericardium, oesophagus, heart, liver, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, prostate and testes
Type of incident: n/a

Rosa Vowle, 44, [Wife of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Nov 1909
Date of death: 21 Mar 1910
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of rectum. Secondary growths in liver obstructing hepatic ducts. Jaundice. Dry gangrene of left leg, right arm, hand. Ovarian cyst. Thrombosis of inferior vena cava. Ulcerative endocarditis. Embolism of middle cerebral arteries. Cerebral softening. Ulcerative endocarditis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Rectum); Cancer (Liver); Jaundice (Skin); Gangrene (Leg); Gangrene (Arm); Gangrene (Hand);Cysts (Ovary) ; Thrombosis (Veins) ; Endocarditis (Heart) ; Embolism (Arteries) ; Softening (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dakin, William Radford
Medical examination performed by: Smith, George Frederick Darwall
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was admitted on November 25th 1909 for enlargement of the abdomen with history of pain and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart,liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, inferior vena cava, lumbar glands, alimentary canal, uterus and adnexa, and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Hicks, 23, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1849
Date of death: 21 May 1849
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid cancer of the breast, subpleural surface of the lung, liver, uterus & ovaries
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Breast, lungs, liver, uterus, ovaries)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This woman, the mother of 6 children, was admitted with encephaloid disease of the left breast. It appears that 4 days after her last confinement 6 months prior to her admission, the breast became inflamed & an abscess formed, which broke at the end of a month, & discharged pus copiously. At the end of 6 or 7 weeks it healed & a similar abscess formed in the right breast. The child was then reapplied to the left breast & the flow of milk again became established, but ulceration taking place around the nipple continuing to increase, the child at length refused to suckle. A few days after the child was weaned, some hard lumps were discovered at the lower part of the gland, which gradually increased in size without much pain. She was then seized with rheumatic fever, acute in the befinningm but subsequently chronic’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

John Ayliff, 41, Plate glass cutter

Occupation or role: Plate glass cutter
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Feb 1858
Date of death: 20 Apr 1858
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of kidneys & lungs
Disease (standardised): Malignant disease (Kidneys, lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A plate glass cutter, of steady habits, who had always enjoyed good health until six months before admission. He then found himself growing gradually languid & falling off in flesh to a considerable extent. He could not account for it in any way & still continued his work for two months when he was obliged to give in & stay at home. About the same time he became subject to frequent night sweats which had persisted ever since’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Frances Meredith, 37, Wife

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Jan 1883
Date of death: 20 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Pyelitis. Ulceration of bladder. Abscess in left broad ligament. Bronchitis. Catarrhal pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pyelitis (Kidney); Ulcer (Bladder); Abscess (Broad ligament); Bronchitis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barnes, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry Roxburgh
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: She was confined on 24 December 1882 and the child was still born. She seemed to have chronic starvation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Annie Paddington, 42, Charwoman

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Gender: Female
Age: 42
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1904
Date of death: 29 Mar 1904
Disease (transcribed): Removal of R. [Right] ovary. General septic peritonitis. Erosions of stomach. Septic broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Operation (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Sepsis (Systemic); Erosion (Stomach); Bronchopneumonia (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Dakin, William Radford
Medical examination performed by: Smith, George Frederick Darwall
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: '3 weeks before admission pain began in lower part of abdomen. 1 week [before admission] vomiting started. 2 weeks [before admission] diarrhoea started with passage of blood. All present on admission. Pain and difficulty with micturition also present on admission. Also Bronchitis – no history of any menstrual abnormality. No uterine troubles before. No previous attack like this'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Beer, 52, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Mar 1900
Date of death: 24 Mar 1900
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma Uteri. Ovarian cyst. Operation. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Uterus); Cysts (Ovary); Operation (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dakin, William Radford
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 autopsy
Type of incident: n/a

Laura Covell, 40, House maid

Occupation or role: House maid
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Mar 1919
Date of death: 27 Mar 1919
Disease (transcribed): Congenital cystic disease of the kidneys. Uraemia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Uraemia (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: Davidson, [Unknown]
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: She was admitted with signs of uraemic coma and died shortly after admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

John Watling, 63, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 May 1857
Date of death: 8 May 1857
Disease (transcribed): Double pneumonia. Hypertrophy of the heart. Granular disease of the kidneys
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This man had been sadly neglected at his home for three weeks, and was brought to the hospital in a dying state suffering from orthopnoea and pain in the left side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Anne Trapwell, 60, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Jan 1880
Date of death: 30 Mar 1880
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma; scirrhous of uterus and pancreas. Encephaloid of subcutaneous and subserous glands, and of the brain. Melanotic of the brain
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus); Cancer (Pancreas); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Brain); Melanoma (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: This patient was admitted originally in June 1879 for a small mushroom shaped growth on the back.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Tumours and morbid growths, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, generative organs and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 17, Dressmaker

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Jun 1939
Date of death: 20 Jul 1939
Disease (transcribed): Generalised tuberculosis. Old renal tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Gainsborough, Hugh
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Taylor, John
Medical notes: She had malaise, increasing tiredness for one month with loss of weight of one stone during this time. She had night sweats and cough, but no expectoration for two weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Stephen Cook, 50, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Apr 1848
Date of death: 22 May 1848
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas of face and head. Pleuritis and empyema. Pericarditis. Cysts in kidney.
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Pleurisy (Pleura); Empyema (Pleural cavity); Pericarditis (Heart); Cysts (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient applied for advice regarding a firm tumour of some size adhering to the upper part of the sternum.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

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