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Occupation or role: Ships steward
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Oct 1911
Date of death: 2 Nov 1911
Disease (transcribed): Malignant ulcer of stomach. Metastases in liver and abdominal glands
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Lymph nodes)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He had pain in the stomach and back which was worse after meals and of increasing severity for six weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, adrenals and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Potman
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Jul 1911
Date of death: 31 Oct 1911
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Syphilitic gummata in spleen. Chronic peritonitis. Ascites. Haemorrhage into stomach and bowels
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Syphilis (Systemic); Granuloma (Spleen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ascites (Abdomen); Haemorrhage (Stomach); Haemorrhage (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas. Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He had abdominal pain and haematemesis four days ago. The pain persisted thought he did not vomit again.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, prostate, alimentary canal and testes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Sep 1911
Date of death: 5 Oct 1911
Disease (transcribed): Tertiary syphilis. Fibrosis and gummata of liver. Gummata of spleen and kidneys. Contracted pale kidneys (syphilitic). Severe anaemia. Gummatous testis
Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Systemic); Fibrosis (Liver); Granuloma (Liver); Granuloma (Spleen); Granuloma (Kidney); Disease (Kidney); Anaemia (Systemic); Granuloma (Testis)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: He had bleeding from the gums for two days one month ago, with one pint being lost in two days. He had similar attacks since with increasing dyspnoea and weakness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Examination permitted through abdominal incision only
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Aug 1911
Date of death: 29 Sep 1911
Disease (transcribed): Lobar pneumonia. ? Acute lymphadenoma (glands more like chronic lymphadinitis on section)
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Adenoma (Salivary glands); Lymphadinitis (Lymph nodes)
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 glandular enlargements in the groins and axillae and neck for two months. He had rapidly increasing weakness for three weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 75
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Sep 1911
Date of death: 24 Sep 1911
Disease (transcribed): Cellulitis of pelvic cellular tissues secondary to suprapubic puncture. Suprapubic cystotomy. Death
Disease (standardised): Cellulitis (Tissues); Puncture (Bladder); Cystotomy (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Jaffrey, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Four days previously a doctor aspirated him suprapubically for retention. Two days later this was repeated.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Roadman
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Sep 1911
Date of death: 23 Sep 1911
Disease (transcribed): Caseous tuberculosis of mediastinal, cervical and mesenteric glands. Tuberculous ulceration of intestine. Generalized tuberculosis with tuberculous meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes); Tuberculosis (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Systemic); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: The child had been sleepy and headachy for fourteen days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, thyroid, thymus, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, mesentery and alimentary tract, mesenteric glands, small intestines, bladder, meninges and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Sep 1911
Date of death: 4 Sep 1911
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Fractured spine. Head injury. Ruptured spleen. Haemoperitoneum. Arteriosclerotic kidneys. Old defective endocarditis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Spine); Injury (Head); Rupture (Spleen); Haemoperitoneum (Abdomen); Nephrosclerosis (Kidney);Endocarditis (Heart)
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: He was run over by a motor bus and died shortly after admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Ribs, pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, trachea, heart, coronary arteries, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, suprarenals, spleen, kidneys, bladder, ureters, alimentary tract, brain, skull and spine
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Aug 1911
Date of death: 30 Aug 1911
Disease (transcribed): Urethral stricture. Suprapubic cystotomy. External urethrotomy. Chronic cystitis. Fatty heart with a.m throbosis. Infarcts in spleen and kidney. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Cystotomy (Bladder); Urethrotomy (Urethra); Cystitis (Bladder); Disease (Heart); Thrombosis (Heart);Infarction (Spleen) ; Infarction (Kidney) ; Bronchitis (Lung)

Admitted under the care of: Jaffrey, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He had had a stricture for many years. For some weeks he had had symptoms of a superadded cystitis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and prostate
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Jul 1911
Date of death: 30 Aug 1911
Disease (transcribed): Old rheumatic disease of aortic, mitral and tricuspid valves. Adherent pericardium. Infective endocarditis. Infarction of spleen. Acute nephritis. Ascites. Calcareous tubercle of mesenteric glands
Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Disease (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Infarction (Spleen); Nephritis (Kidney); Ascites (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: He had weakness and general malaise for six months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys and alimentary tract
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tutor
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Aug 1911
Date of death: 16 Aug 1911
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of stomach. Metastases in lower peritoneum, pleura and lung. Glands breaking down. Accessory adrenal
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Cancer (Abdomen); Cancer (Pleura); Cancer (Lung); Breaking down (Lymph nodes); Accessory (Adrenal glands)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was admitted moribund with a history of pain after food and vomiting, also swelling of the legs for some months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, prostate and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] labourer
Age: 1 year 2 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Jul 1911
Date of death: 1 Aug 1911
Disease (transcribed): Suppurative adenitis. Septic thrombosis in jugular vein. Septicaemia
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Lymph nodes); Lymphadenitis (Lymph nodes); Sepsis (Systemic); Thrombosis (Veins)
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: The child had had swollen glands for four days with feverishness and anorexia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thymus, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, adrenals, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Hotel keeper
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Jul 1911
Date of death: 28 Jul 1911
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of right breast (excised) Secondary carcinoma in liver, glands, lung and left suprarenal. Fatty heart
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Breast); Excision (Breast); Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Lung); Cancer (Adrenal glands); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: She had had a lump in her left breast for a year. This had been steadily growing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, heart, peritoneum, alimentary tract, stomach, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, urinary tract, bladder, generative organs and ovaries
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Soldier
Age: 2
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Jul 1911
Date of death: 18 Jul 1911
Disease (transcribed): Multiple injuries. Lymphatism
Disease (standardised): Injury (Systemic); Lymphatic diseases (Lymph nodes)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: She was run over by a motocar and sustained multiple injuries, dying shortly afterwards.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, thymus, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Electrician
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Jul 1911
Date of death: 18 Jul 1911
Disease (transcribed): Multiple injuries. Fractured ribs and sternum. Ruptured stomach. Injuries to liver, kidneys, spleen, pancreas. Syphilis
Disease (standardised): Injury (Liver); Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Sternum); Rupture (Stomach); Injury (Kidney); Injury (Spleen);Injury (Pancreas) ; Syphilis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: He was run over by a train and died a few minutes after admission of multiple injuries.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Sternum, ribs, lungs, thyroid, heart, abdomen, alimentary tract, stomach, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, spine and genital organs
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 May 1911
Date of death: 8 Jun 1911
Disease (transcribed): New growth in pleura invading lung, mediastinum and pericardium. Suppurative parotiditis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Pleura); Cancer (Lung); Cancer (Mediastinum); Cancer (Heart); Suppuration (Parotid gland); Parotitis (Parotid gland)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He had pain in the left chest with cough and expectoration getting worse for seven weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, vocal cord, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal, stomach and parotid
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 May 1911
Date of death: 27 May 1911
Disease (transcribed): Septicaemia (streptococcal). Suppurative arthritis of left knee. Septic infarct of spleen. Old mitral disease and recent vegetative endocarditis. Dilated fatty heart. Perichonditic ulceration of larynx
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Suppuration (Knee); Arthritis (Knee); Infarction (Spleen); Disease (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart);Ulcer (Larynx)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: He had cough and sore throat for fourteen days with joint swellings for two days. He had rheumatic fever as a boy which left his heart weak.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Joints, neck, pleurae, lungs, infratracheal glands, trachea, bronchi, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder and ducts, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary tract, stomach, genito urinary tract, brain, meninges and skull
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] labourer
Age: 4
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 May 1911
Date of death: 26 May 1911
Disease (transcribed): Pneumococcal (acute diffuse) peritonitis. Caseous mediastinal glands
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Caseous (Lymph nodes)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: The night before admission she had a severe attack of abdominal pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, infratracheal glands, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, alimentary tract, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, suprarenals, spleen, kidneys and genito urinary tract
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Artist
Age: 11 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 May 1911
Date of death: 22 May 1911
Disease (transcribed): Caseous tuberculosis of cervical, mediastinal and mesenteric glands. Chronic tuberculosis. Ulceration of small intestine and caecum. General miliary tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes); Tuberculosis (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: He had progressive wasting with glandular enlargements for six months, and a cough for seven months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, pleurae, lungs, mediastinal glands, larynx, trachea, thyroid, thymus, heart, pericardium, peritoneum, alimentary tract, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, mesenteric glands, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, spleen, genito urinary tract and bones
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Apr 1911
Date of death: 15 May 1911
Disease (transcribed): Slight old endocarditis of aortic and mitral valves. Aortic reflux. Infective endocarditis of aortic and mitral valves. Infarction of spleen and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Infarction (Spleen); Infarction (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Three months ago he had left hemiplegia, and cough for three months with increasing dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, infratracheal glands, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, alimentary tract, stomach, duodenum, urinary tract, meninges and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] labourer
Age: 4
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 May 1911
Date of death: 11 May 1911
Disease (transcribed): Caseous mediastinal glands. Generalized miliary tuberculosis with tuberculous meningitis
Disease (standardised): Caseous (Lymph nodes); Tuberculosis (Systemic); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: He had a headache for four weeks accompanied by increasingly obstinate vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, mediastinal glands, larynx, thyroid, trachea, thymus, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, mesenteric glands, liver, gall bladder, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals, pancreas, bladder, genitals, alimentary tract, skull, meninges and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Apr 1911
Date of death: 25 Apr 1911
Disease (transcribed): Portal cirrhosis of liver. Splenomegaly. Chronic gastritis. Ascites
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Splenomegaly (Spleen); Gastritis (Stomach); Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: The patient had pain and swelling in the abdomen which had been getting worse for three weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, infratracheal glands, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, coronary arteries, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, alimentary tract, oesophagus, stomach and urinary tract
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Carman
Age: 12
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Apr 1911
Date of death: 24 Apr 1911
Disease (transcribed): Caseous tuberculosis of mediastinal glands. Tuberculous meningitis. Generalized tuberculosis. Lobar pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Tuberculosis (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: He had headache for twelve days with pain in the neck and diplopia for one day.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, infratracheal glands, thyroid, trachea, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, alimentary tract, mesentery glands, liver, pancreas, suprarenals, spleen, kidneys, bladder, meninges, brain and eyes
Type of incident: n/a

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

Occupation or role: Secretary
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1911
Date of death: 19 Apr 1911
Disease (transcribed): Infective endocarditis (pneumococcal). Meningitis. Infarction of kidneys and spleen (pneumococcal pyaemia)
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Meningitis (Brain); Infarction (Kidney); Infarction (Spleen); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: He had sudden onset of pain in the side with rigor, cough and dyspnoea five days before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, mitral valve, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, alimentary tract, meninges and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 52
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Apr 1911
Date of death: 15 Apr 1911
Disease (transcribed): Run over. Fractured ribs. Haemothorax. Ruptured lungs. Ruptured spleen
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Haemothorax (Lung); Rupture (Lung); Rupture (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: She was admitted in a state of profound collapse due to abdominal injury and died twenty minutes later.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Scalp, meninges, brain, skull, pleurae, ribs, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, alimentary tract and stomach
Type of incident: Trauma/accident