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Occupation or role: Saleswoman
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 May 1891
Date of death: 19 May 1891
Disease (transcribed): Perforating gastric ulcer. Subdiaphragmatic abscess
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Abscess (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This was a saleswoman about whom a complete history was not obtained. It was ascertained, however, that she had suffered from dyspeptic pains for some years and that since the beginning of 1891 these pains had been severe. She denied having ever vomited blood. On the afternoon of May 12th she was seized with sudden vuilentn pain which was referred to the right side of the abdomen, the catamenia [menstruation] being present at the time'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Feb 1882
Date of death: 7 Feb 1882
Disease (transcribed): Fatty heart. Granular kidney
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: This woman was admitted with a chronic ulcer of the leg. On February 7th she was suddenly seized with great difficulty in breathing and almost immediately died.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Barmaid
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Nov 1881
Date of death: 12 Nov 1881
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Mitral stenosis. Hypertrophy
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'In 1874 she had an attack of acute rheumatism; the pain chiefly in the knees and hands. No history of cardiac symptoms or sequelae. About Christmas 1879 she again had rheumatism affecting more joints but less severe. She was laid up about a month but since then has been able to work as a barmaid without discomfort. No dyspnoea or oedema noticed'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

• Occupation or role: Dressmaker
  Age: 26
  Gender: Female
  Date of admission: 14 Jun 1909
  Date of death: 1 Jul 1909
  Disease (transcribed): Anaemia. Chronic gastric ulcer. Gastro-jejunostomy
  Disease (standardised): Anaemia (Blood); Ulcer (Stomach); Gastric bypass (Stomach)
  Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
• Jaffrey, Francis
  Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
  Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
  Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of epigastric pain and vomiting after meals.
  Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, uterus and adnexa, and alimentary canal
  Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Children's nurse
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Date of admission: 10 Nov 1899
Date of death: 4 Dec 1899
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Aortic and mitral disease (Rheumatic). Fatty degeneration of the heart
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Rheumatic heart disease (Heart); Disease (Heart);
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: 'This patient's illness set in on Nov [November] 8th with 'pains all over' and next day pain and swelling were noticed in the ankles and knees, which rather rapidly cleared up, leaving some stiffness in her knee joints and pain in the Rt [Right] hip for which she was admitted. She had had Rh. F. [Rheumatic Fever] three times, the first being when 13 years old. All her family appeared to have suffered with Rheumatism at some time'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1 year 6 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Jan 1856
Date of death: 10 Jan 1856
Disease (transcribed): Burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Cabman
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Jul 1909
Date of death: 15 Jul 1909
Disease (transcribed): Diabetic coma
Disease (standardised): Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas); Coma (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Spriggs, Edmund Ivens
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: There was a history of weakness and loss of flesh for one year. Also polyuria and failing eyesight.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, adrenals, kidneys, bladder, ovary, uterus and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Nursemaid
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Nov 1890
Date of death: 18 Nov 1890
Disease (transcribed): General tuberculosis. Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Systemic); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: While in Scotland with her mistress she was taken ill. For three weeks she was out of sorts with no definite symptoms but vomiting, which was sometimes violent. The bowels were irregular and inclined to constipation. The mistress noticed that the tongue was peculiar, and becoming alarmed about her condition sent her to London.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, bladder, ovaries, kidneys, intestines, brain and ears
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] accountant
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Dec 1915
Date of death: 16 Dec 1915
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull, ribs, jaw and pelvis. Multiple bruising
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Jaw); Fracture (Pelvis); Bruising (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: Oakden, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was run over by a motor bus.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, uterus, alimentary canal and cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 May 1894
Date of death: 15 Jun 1894
Disease (transcribed): Retained menses from malformed vagina. Recent peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Haematocolpos (Vagina); Abnormalities (Vagina); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dakin, William Radford
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Bury, Reginald Frederick
Medical notes: 'Patient admitted never having menstruated. On examination, no vagina found [?] two distinct tumours felt, one on the left side extending as high as umbilicus the tumour on the right side bulges into the rectum. The bladder sound was passed and it was found that there was only a very thin septum between bladder and rectum'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, generative organs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Hat maker
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Sep 1919
Date of death: 8 Oct 1919
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
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: Shop girl
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Apr 1885
Date of death: 7 Jun 1885
Disease (transcribed): Empyema. Tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: She had a cough for three winters, swelling of the legs for three weeks and then sudden dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 May 1872
Date of death: 4 Nov 1872
Disease (transcribed): Post partum. Caries of acetabula and iliac bones. Bedsores. Lardaceous disease
Disease (standardised): Parturition (Uterus); Caries (Hip); Pressure ulcer (Skin); Amyloidosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: For five months there had been an abscess forming over the right ilium and she had walked lamely.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation and bones
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Mar 1876
Date of death: 25 Apr 1876
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous gland of mesentery. Acute tuberculosis of lungs
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Mesentery); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This girl said that she had had pain in the left side with cough and spitting, wasting and diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and mesentery
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Aug 1859
Date of death: Before admission
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the bones of the face
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Face)
Admitted under the care of: n/a
Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: This woman just before admission was knocked down by a horse.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, face, spine, thorax, neck and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Cab attendant
Gender: Female
Age: 53
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1904
Date of death: 1 Feb 1904
Disease (transcribed): Chronic bronchitis. Congestion and oedema of lungs. Chronic passive congestion of viscera
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Congestion (Lung, viscera); Oedema (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'This patient gave the usual history of chronic bronchitis. There was no definite history obtainable pointing to any family predisposition or per normal exciting cause for such a condition. For a month previously to adm. [admission] her cough had been severe: for 3 weeks she had had swelling of the legs and abdomen'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Dec 1887
Date of death: 14 Dec 1887
Disease (transcribed): Laceration of the brain
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Not seen by the registrar. A married woman. She was cleaning a window on the second floor in Halsey Street. The bar broke & she fell into the area. Was unconscious when picked up & never regained her senses'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, brain, joints
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Clerk
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 May 1912
Date of death: 12 Jun 1912
Disease (transcribed): Chronic peritonitis. Intraintestinal abscesses. Faecal fistula. Healed gastric ulcer
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Abscess (Intestines); Fistula (Intestines); Ulcer (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: In February she was operated on for a perforated gastric ulcer.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: A local examination of abdomen only was asked for
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Carpenter
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Sep 1908
Date of death: 14 Sep 1908
Disease (transcribed): Burn of finger. Septicaemia
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: She had had a septic finger a fortnight before which apparently healed completely. Four days before however she began to feel very ill again and called in a doctor.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pleurae, heart, pericardium, stomach, intestines, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals, aorta and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Gender: Female
Age: 35
Date of admission: 28 Jan 1904
Date of death: 30 Jan 1904
Disease (transcribed): Sulphonal poisoning
Disease (standardised): Poisoning (Systemic);
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: 'History obtained from the patient's landlady and from the police officer who brought her in to the hospital: - Pt. [Patient] seen by former at 4 p.m. on Jan [January] 27th: she had been in the habit of taking sulphonal to procure sleep. On the evening of Jan [January] 28th since nothing was heard of the patient her room was broken into: she was found lying on the floor almost naked, with a packet of sulphonal by her side and with some of the same powder adhering to her lips. She was completely comatose and apparently dead. A doctor who was sent for administered a large dose of strychnine and sent her to the hospital'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Child of] Porter
Age: 6
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Aug 1914
Date of death: 21 Aug 1914
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy and peritonitis (pneumococcal)
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Three days before admission, the child seemed drowsy. She would not take her food and complained of abdominal pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Oct 1889
Date of death: 18 Oct 1889
Disease (transcribed): Chronic pericarditis and myocarditis. Fatty degeneration of the heart. Chronic pleurisy and pulmonary apoplexy. (Rheumatism?)
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Myocarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Haemorrhage (Lung); Rheumatic diseases (Tissues)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: She lived at 20 Ranelagh Road, Pimlico Road. On October 11th she had pains in her knees and felt very weak.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, stomach, duodenum, ileum, caecum, transverse colon, brain and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Hawker
Age: 66
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Jun 1909
Date of death: 30 Jun 1909
Disease (transcribed): Pontine haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient fell down in the Park and became unconscious almost immediately.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal, uterus, brain and meninges
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Jun 1841
Date of death: 22 Jun 1841
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pleuritis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Sep 1905
Date of death: 1 Sep 1905
Disease (transcribed): [Brought in dead]
Disease (standardised):

Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Case not seen by medical registrar’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: n/a

Type of incident: n/a