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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Jul 1850
Date of death: 11 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Compound comminuted fracture of leg into the ankle joint. Two attacks of erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Howse, Alfred
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with a compound comminuted fracture of the left tibia and fibular extending into the ankle joint. The fracture was caused by a fall from a ladder, alighting on her feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: General appearance
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Apr 1860
Date of death: 24 Sep 1860
Disease (transcribed): Pemphigus
Disease (standardised): Pemphigus (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Case not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Jun 1870
Date of death: 20 Jun 1870
Disease (transcribed): Acute Rheumatism.
Disease (standardised): Rheumatic Diseases (Tissues)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This woman was admitted with acute rheumatism which she had had for fifteen days. This had been her third attack, the second having occurred six weeks before. Recovery was incomplete and she relapsed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Jun 1872
Date of death: 1 Jul 1872
Disease (transcribed): Acute rheumatism. Peri-endocarditis
Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Pericarditis (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This woman stated her illness a week back when loss of appetite with pain in the feet commenced.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Oct 1905
Date of death: 28 Oct 1905
Disease (transcribed): Gangrenous appendicitis. Rectocaecal abscess. Operation. Cellulitis of mesentery. Septicaemia
Disease (standardised): Appendicitis (Appendix); Abscess (Caecum); Operation; Cellulitis (Abdomen); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Jones, Lawrence
Medical notes: 'This was the first attack of appendicitis. The onset was on the night of Oct 20th, with severe pain in the stomach’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Companion
Age: 54
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Nov 1908
Date of death: 12 Dec 1908
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma uteri (hysterectomy). Pelvic cellulitis. Pelvic peritonitis (early). Vesico vaginal fistula. Pyaemia. Abscesses in lungs
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus); Hysterectomy (Uterus); Cellulitis (Skin); Peritonitis (Pelvis); Fistula (Bladder, Vagina); Sepsis (Systemic);Abscess (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Stabb, Arthur Francis
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, thyroid, uterus, bladder, liver, gall bladder, kidneys, suprarenals, pancreas, ureters and vessels
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Kitchen maid
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Nov 1893
Date of death: 29 Nov 1893
Disease (transcribed): Pemphigus
Disease (standardised): Pemphigus (Skin)

Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The following case is an instance of a rare variety of pemphigus, to which the name ‘pemphigus malignus’ has been applied. The woman was first seen at the hospital as an out patient when she complained of sore throat and pain and difficulty in swallowing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Nervous system, neck, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 64
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Dec 1896
Date of death: 28 Jan 1897
Disease (transcribed): Bedsores. Asthenia
Disease (standardised): Pressure ulcer (Skin); Asthenia (Systemic) ()
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: 'Six weeks before admission she cut her right thumb. Subsequently thumb and hand swelled up. She was very ill with temperature of 101-103 and all the symptoms of sapraemia. The hand was incised before admission but was still discharging on admission'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Aug 1850
Date of death: 27 Sep 1850
Disease (transcribed): Chronic rheumatism. Phthisis. Ulcer of intestine
Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This girl applied for relief of pains of a rheumatic nature affecting especially the left hip and knee joints and the left arm.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Apr 1883
Date of death: 27 May 1883
Disease (transcribed): Suppurating ovarian cyst. Septicaemia. Erythematous rash
Disease (standardised): Cysts (Ovary); Sepsis (Systemic); Erythema (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Barnes, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry Roxburgh
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Nearly three years ago she noticed a tumour in the hypogastrium. In November 1881 she went to Australia and while there the tumour increased in size.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and parotid glands
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Nov 1864
Date of death: 21 Dec 1864
Disease (transcribed): Bed sores. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pressure ulcer (Skin); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in a very low, hectic state, with a very extensive bedsore on the back & another round sore under the elbow joint’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Nov 1847
Date of death: 06 Dec 1847
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas of head. Great congestion of lungs with patches of extravasation. Large heart and diseased mitral valve. Diseased liver and kidney with peculiar alteration of colour.
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Congestion (Lung); Extravasation (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This girl was admitted complaining of Amenorrhea, slight cough and palpitation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Fauces, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Jan 1846
Date of death: 7 Apr 1846
Disease (transcribed): Cleft palate operation. Subsequently to which, erysipelas of the head and neck, of which she died.
Disease (standardised): Operation (Jaw); Erysipelas (Head); Erysipelas (Neck)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The case is not given as there was no post mortem examination of the body.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined, at the earnest request of the friends
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Mar 1882
Date of death: 17 Jun 1882
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas. Gangrene of foot and leg. Phlebitis
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin ); Gangrene (Foot); Gangrene (Leg); Phlebitis (Veins)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Aug 1914
Date of death: 1 Sep 1914
Disease (transcribed): Mitral disease (Rheumatic) Dilated heart. Labour
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Parturition (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The patient, who was eight months pregnant, complained of increasing shortness of breath, swelling of the legs, and extreme weakness. Sudden labour caused her heart to fail. A caesarean section was performed a minute after death, but the child was dead.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Feb 1872
Date of death: 7 Apr 1872
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia in cervical region of the spinal cord. Paralysis. Bedsores
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Spinal cord); Paralysis (Brain); Pressure ulcer (Skin)
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 history given by this patient was that ten months before admission she first felt pain in the right foot. The pain gradually extended upwards to the thigh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1874
Date of death: 2 Feb 1875
Disease (transcribed): Diabetes mellitus. Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas); Erysipelas (Skin)
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 woman said that he was quite well up to four and a half months before admission, when she had a bad cold and after that suffered for a time from palpitation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, suprarenal bodies, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Jul 1860
Date of death: 15 Sep 1860
Disease (transcribed): Chronic peritonitis. Obstruction of the intestines. Bedsores. Pyaemia. Ulceration of stomach & intestines
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Obstruction (Intestines); Pressure ulcer (Skin); Sepsis (Systemic); Ulcer (Stomach, intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: 'This young woman had been ill for 11 weeks, when she came in, suffering form abdominal pain followed by swelling and constipation. The pain was most severe about the right hypochondrium’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Mar 1847
Date of death: 10 Aug 1847
Disease (transcribed): Extensive and numerous bed sores with necrosis of sacrum. Ulceration of appendix caeci and extensive faecal abscess with external openings. Ulcers of caecum.
Disease (standardised): Pressure ulcer (Skin); Necrosis (Spine); Ulcer (Appendix); Abscess (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This boy stated that he had been taken ill on the morning before admission with rigors, pain in the abdomen, particularly in caecal region, and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1915
Date of death: 30 Jan 1915
Disease (transcribed): Gangrenous tonsillitis. Cellulitis of neck with suppurative mediastinitis. Abscess in tongue bursting into mouth. Inspiration of pus. Septic pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tonsillitis (Palatine tonsils); Gangrene (Palatine tonsils); Cellulitis (Neck); Mediastinitis (Thorax); Suppuration (Thorax); Abscess (Tongue);Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: Oakden, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient had a sore throat for a week for which he attended his doctor but for which he received no treatment.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Jul 1883
Date of death: 3 Aug 1883
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Erysipelas. Ascites
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Erysipelas (Skin); Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Giles, Oswald
Medical notes: She had been accustomed to drink spirits, probably in large quantity. Two months before admission she had haematemesis and also piles.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Nov 1868
Date of death: 24 Nov 1868
Disease (transcribed): Rheumatism. Pericarditis. Chorea
Disease (standardised): Rheumatic disease (Tissues)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: On admission she was suffering from an acute attack of Rheumatism and there was herpes of the lips.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Painter
Age: 13
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 May 1912
Date of death: 30 May 1912
Disease (transcribed): Acute pericarditis. Endocarditis and mitral stenosis. Acute rheumatism
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Rheumatic diseases (Tissues)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient had been treated at home for three weeks with acute rheumatism. For the last week she had been getting steadily worse with cough, dyspnoea and pulmonary trouble.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 3 weeks
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Jan 1902
Date of death: 16 Jan 1902
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
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: No autopsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Oct 1892
Date of death: 12 Oct 1892
Disease (transcribed): Cellulitis of chest. Septicaemia
Disease (standardised): Cellulitis (Chest); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See surgical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No post mortem examination
Type of incident: n/a