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Mary Curtis, 60, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Feb 1850
Date of death: 12 Jun 1850
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus ulceration of the mouth
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Mouth)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: About six months before this patient was admitted, she discovered a small ulcer on the inside of the right cheek not larger than a sixpence.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Face, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Reuben Higgerty, 41, Tailor

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1873
Date of death: 30 Apr 1873
Disease (transcribed): Dilatation of the aorta. Hypertrophy and dilatation of the heart. Cirrhosis of the liver. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Aorta); Disease (Heart); Cirrhosis (Liver); Oedema (Indeterminate)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man was in comparatively good health up to four months before his admission, when he suddenly lost his sense falling of his chair.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Charles O’Connor, 58, Tailor

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Apr 1918
Date of death: 8 May 1918
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of stomach following gastric ulcer. Grave anaemia. Severe atheroma of aorta
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Stomach); Ulcer (Stomach); Anaemia; Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, George Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Claremont, Hetty Ethelberta
Medical notes: 'March 1917 frequent fainting attacks. Oct 1917 treated for anaemia at Charing Cross. Nov 1917 severe pain in the abdomen. Convalescent Home. Since then he has had the pain on and off. Bowels regular. No melaena. Micturition frequent. No haematuria. No swelling of the legs. Great weakness’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Lily Fletcher, 5, [Child of] Lift attendant

Occupation or role: [Child of] Lift attendant
Age: 5
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 May 1922
Date of death: 6 May 1922
Disease (transcribed): Chorea. Measles. Fatty degeneration of the liver. Septic bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Chorea (Central nervous system); Measles (Immune system); Disease (Liver); Sepsis (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: Tross, W.L.[?]
Post mortem examination performed by: Schuster, Norah Henriette
Medical notes: She had jerky movements of the hands with twitching of the face for a month. The child had had a bronchitic cough for the last two years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain and membranes, pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, tongue, fauces, thymus, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, mesenteric glands, stomach, intestines, liver, gall bladder, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, suprarenals, uterus and ovaries
Type of incident: n/a

Janet Wheatley, 30, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Mar 1893
Date of death: 1 Apr 1893
Disease (transcribed): Intestinal obstruction. Resection of intestine. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Intestines); Resection (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: This patient was seized, after breakfast, with epigastric pain which assumed a paroxysmal character, and vomiting set in.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, pleurae, lungs, heart, pericardium, abdomen, spleen, kidneys, pancreas, liver, uterus and ovaries
Type of incident: n/a

James Ganson, 40, Harness maker

Occupation or role: Harness maker
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Mar 1892
Date of death: 19 Mar 1892
Disease (transcribed): Perforating gastric ulcer. Subdiaphragmatic abscess
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Abscess (Diaphragm)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: He was naturally liable to indisposition (drowsiness, headache, heart burn) after eating such things as pork and pastry, but he did not suffer much dyspeptic pain until about a month before his admission into this hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, duodenum, oesophagus, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, prostate, vesicula seminalis, testes, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, thyroid body, pericardium and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah George, 30, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Mar 1888
Date of death: 20 Mar 1888
Disease (transcribed): Perforation of a gastric ulcer. Early general peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The history the patient gave was that two years before she came to the hospital she vomited up a considerable quantity of black blood. She at first mentioned 2 quarts as the probable amount, she was sure it was more than a tea-cup full’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, peritoneum, intestines, stomach, spleen, kidneys, liver, larynx, trachea, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Eliza King, 22, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Mar 1890
Date of death: 9 Mar 1890
Disease (transcribed): Gastric ulcer with perforation and abscess
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Perforation (Stomach); Abscess (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bennett, Lawrence Henry
Medical notes: A week before admission she had pain under her sternum and shivering. On the following day she had pains in her shoulder and back.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, alimentary canal and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Ellen Aycock, 35, [Wife of] Porter

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Porter
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1914
Date of death: 7 Apr 1914
Disease (transcribed): Appendix abscess? Pulmonary embolus
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Appendix); Embolism (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
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

Alfred Rice or Price, 5 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1901
Date of death: 27 Mar 1901
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Vomiting
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Vomiting (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See medical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: n/a
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 65, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Jun 1939
Date of death: 20 Jul 1939
Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: Carcinoma ventriculi
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach)
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

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

William Greaves, 65, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1889
Date of death: 30 Mar 1889
Disease (transcribed): Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver. Ascites. Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: He had lived in Paris and Madrid and he was cook to the French ambassador. The man said that he generally drank about a bottle and a half of the wine of the country in which he lived.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Harriet Waterer, 5 months, [Child of] Porter

Occupation or role: [Child of] Porter
Age: 5 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Apr 1902
Date of death: 3 Apr 1902
Disease (transcribed): Cancrum oris
Disease (standardised): Noma (Mouth, Face)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not seen by Surgical Registrar
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy
Type of incident: n/a

Frank Desmond, 2, [Child of] Clerk

Occupation or role: [Child of] Clerk
Age: 2
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1913
Date of death: 29 Apr 1913
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous peritonitis. Tuberculous ulceration of small intestine with perforation. Acute general peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines); Perforation (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He had abdominal pain and distension with vomiting and loss of appetite but no diarrhoea for six weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and alimentary canal
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

Annie West, 18, Laundress

Occupation or role: Laundress
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Apr 1912
Date of death: 9 Apr 1912
Disease (transcribed): Carcinomatous stricture of sigmoid
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines); Constriction (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Cohen, Bertie Isaac
Medical notes: Five days before admission she had an attack of epigastric pain which steadily increased in severity.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, liver, kidneys, pancreas and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 74, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 74
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Oct 1940
Date of death: 11 Oct 1940
Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: Perforated duodenal ulcer. Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Duodenum); Perforation (Duodenum); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Riddell, Victor Horsley
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

Elizabeth Kerry, Nurse

Occupation or role: Nurse
Gender: Female
Age: 62
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1854
Date of death: 10 Apr 1854
Disease (transcribed): Carcinomatous disease of the stomach & neighbouring lymphetic glands
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Stomach); Carcinoma (Lymph nodes)
Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'An elderly woman, whose employment had been as monthly nurse, who was much out of health, & considerably emaciated, who stated that she had been attacked by some sort of erysipelas of the foot about 12 months before’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: 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

Charlotte Thake, 40, Laundress

Occupation or role: Laundress
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Apr 1907
Date of death: 4 Apr 1907
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma recti. Secondary growths in wall of caecum (direct extension) and in lumbar and higher prevertebral glands and in liver and peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Rectum); Cancer (Intestines); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: For the past two months the patient had had pain in the lower part of the abdomen. For the past five weeks she had passed blood per rectum.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, trachea, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, alimentary canal, stomach, small intestine, rectum, pelvic glands, lumbar glands, liver, gall bladder and bile ducts, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder and uterus
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

William Ashfold, 48, Bricklayer

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1903
Date of death: 14 Apr 1903
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease squamous celled carcinoma of cardiac end of oesophagus. Duct extension to neighbouring structures. Inhalation pneumonia. Gastrostomy
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Oesophagus); Pneumonia, aspiration (Lung); Gastrostomy (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George. Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient vomited about three quarters of a pint of blood first before Christmas, and since then had had difficulty in swallowing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thyroid, heart, liver, gall bladder, portal vein, bile passages, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 56, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Gender: Male
Age: 56
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1923
Date of death: 16 May 1923
Disease (transcribed): No autopsy. Carcinoma of the oesophagus
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Oesophagus);
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Tross, W.L.[?]
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'History. Noticed difficulty in swallowing three months ago, but can still manage solids. Is losing weight. Has persistent cough. On admission. 24.4.23. TPR [Temperature, pulse, respiration rate] 97, 90, 25. Wasted. Fingers clubbed. Brownish sputum. No tracheal tug. Lt [Left] vocal cord fixed, condition suggests neoplasm fairly high in the oesophagus. Heart enlarged, presystl. [presystolic] apical murmur with syst. [systolic] aortic m. [murmur]'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No autopsy'
Type of incident: n/a

Matthew Bryant, 47, Traveller

Occupation or role: Traveller
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Mar 1858
Date of death: 21 Apr 1858
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Liver cirrhosis (Liver); Edema (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A man of intemperate habits engaged as a traveller. A year ago he had a heavy fall out of a phaeton after which he brought up a good deal of blood on several occasions. He then got better & resumed his work, keeping at it until 10 weeks before his admission when he observed his legs began to swell’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, 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

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