Occupation or role: Housemaid Age: 28 Gender: Female Date of admission: 4 Jun 1917 Date of death: 28 Jun 1917 Disease (transcribed): Cystitis. Suppurative pyelonephritis. Pyaemia. Incision of descending colon. Diffuse peritonitis Disease (standardised): Cystitis (Bladder); Pyelonephritis (Kidneys); Sepsis (Systemic); Incision (Colon); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen Medical notes: 'Began 3 weeks ago with pain in the right hypochondrium. The pain came on quite suddenly & spread to the right lumbar region’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Wife of] Gardener Age: 31 Gender: Female Date of admission: 13 May 1888 Date of death: 14 May 1888 Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis Disease (standardised): 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 woman was well till three days before her admission when she had rather sudden abdominal pain. This occurred when she was expecting menstruation to commence and was supposed to be due to a ‘chill’. The pain was very severe and continued till she came to the hospital’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, vagina, fallopian tubes, ovaries, bladder, kidneys, spleen, liver, stomach, thorax, lungs, heart, brain
Occupation or role: Clerk Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 May 1929 Date of death: 3 Aug 1929 Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary tuberculosis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Gainsborough, Hugh Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Taylor, John Medical notes: Following an attack of influenza eight months previously, the patient had been tired and depressed. He was much worse during the last seven or eight weeks and had been losing weight. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, pancreas, mesenteric glands and small intestine Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Aug 1851 Date of death: 23 Aug 1851 Disease (transcribed): Rheumatic fever (?), followed by inflammation of the synovial membrane of left shoulder joint. Ulceration of & deposit of purulent fluid in mucous membrane of larynx. Deposits of pus also at the surface of both lungs & in the right testicle Disease (standardised): Rheumatic fever (Systemic); Inflammation (Shoulder); Ulcer (Larynx); Suppuration (Larynx, lungs, testicle) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: 'He was admitted on account of pain, supposed to be rheumatic, in the left shoulder, having been under treatment for the previous fortnight for rheumatic pain. The disease followed shortly after an exposure to cold & wet in the course of his employment (that of a coachman): he appeared to have been of intemperate habits & had laboured for some years under a winter cough’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left shoulder joint, thorax, larynx, abdomen, scrotum, testes
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 24 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Jul 1848 Date of death: 14 Aug 1848 Disease (transcribed): Scrofula and phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles Medical notes: This patient applied to the Hospital in consequence of abscesses forming and opening externally in various parts of his body. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 25 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Sep 1841 Date of death: 29 Oct 1841 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs) 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
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 60 Gender: Female Date of admission: 9 May 1888 Date of death: 14 May 1888 Disease (transcribed): Colloid cancer of left ovary. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Cancer (Ovary); 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 patient lost her sight when she was 3 or 4 months of age. She was in good health till about 5 months before she came to St George’s. She then had abdominal pain and began to notice that her abdomen was increasing in size. About 2 months later she began to suffer from dyspnoea and oedema of the legs’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, thorax, abdomen, kidneys, spleen, liver, lungs, heart
Occupation or role: Upholsterer Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Jun 1905 Date of death: 11 Jun 1905 Disease (transcribed): Chronic pulmonary phthisis. Cardiac dilatation Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury Post mortem examination performed by: Davis Taylor, E.J. Medical notes: 'Admitted complaining of shortness of breath & swelling of leg & abdomen. Short of breath for 6 months’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 49 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 May 1847 Date of death: 10 Aug 1847 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This patient was admitted complaining of loss of appetite and gradually increasing debility. He had suffered severely from cough about Christmas last, and had been ailing more or less ever since that time. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Aug 1843 Date of death: 1 Sep 1843 Disease (transcribed): Malignant tubercles of Pleura. Effusion into chest. Disease (standardised): Malignancy (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Pleura); Effusion (Thorax) Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James 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 and head Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Potman Age: 44 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Apr 1883 Date of death: 14 May 1883 Disease (transcribed): Empyema. Miliary tubercles and vomicae in lungs Disease (standardised): Empyema (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: About a month before admission he had cough with pain in the right side which was sharp and cutting. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Mar 1892 Date of death: 29 May 1892 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Erysipelas of face 15 days before death Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Erysipelas (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John 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 post mortem examination Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 2 ½ Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 May 1894 Date of death: 1 Jun 1894 Disease (transcribed): Basal meningitis - probably tubercular Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Indeterminate) Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington Medical notes: 'The mother's account of the child's illness was that three weeks before its admission the child had an attack of 'convulsions' lasting a whole day and accompanied by vomiting - Since the attack the child had been drowsy; had refused its food, and for four days previous to its admission had vomited persistently [...] - On admission the child was found to be fairly well nourished. There was much retraction of the head and neck. The tongue was coated and the bowels constipated. The heart's action was slow and irregular' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 37 Date of admission: 16 Jul 1920 Date of death: 18 Jul 1920 Disease (transcribed): Suppurating fibroid and generalised septicaemia Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Uterus); Leiomyoma (Uterus); Sepsis (Systemic); Admitted under the care of: Smith, George Frederick Darwall Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, endocardium, vessels, abdomen, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal
Occupation or role: Schoolmaster Age: 21 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Jun 1897 Date of death: 13 Jun 1897 Disease (transcribed): Tetanus Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Central nervous system) Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington Medical examination performed by: Jaffrey, Francis Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle Medical notes: 'Between 4 and 5 days before admission (Saturday 5) he fell from a trapeze on to the ground and had a compound dislocation of the left thumb. She was seen and treated by the H.S. [House Surgeon] on duty within two hours of the accident (cyanide gauze and carbolic). He felt stiffness in the jaws and back' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Stableman Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Jun 1877 Date of death: 16 Jun 1877 Disease (transcribed): Farcy Disease (standardised): Glanders and Farcy (Respiratory Tract, Skin) Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: During the winter and spring he was in close contact with glandered and farcied horses; the lastest case dying a week before his entrance to St George's. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, spleen, peritoneum, intestine, kidneys, brain, spinal cord, testes, right knee joint, femur, veins and lymphatics Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Coachman Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Jul 1875 Date of death: 7 Jul 1875 Disease (transcribed): Tubercle. Consolidation of left lung. Pleurisy Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Consolidation (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This man said that he had a cough for the last three weeks with pain over the lower part of the chest on both sides. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Unmarried child of] Laundress] Gender: Female Age: 5/12 Date of admission: 20 May 1899 Date of death: 21 May 1899 Disease (transcribed): Bronchopneumonia with collapse of lung Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Collapse (Lung); Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Lazarus-Barlow, Walter Sydney Medical notes: 'Not seen by M.R. [Medical Register]' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 61 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Aug 1935 Date of death: 2 Sep 1935 Disease (transcribed): Ascending pyelonephritis and bacterial endocarditis Disease (standardised): Pyelonephritis (Kidney); Endocarditis, bacterial (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Gainsborough, Hugh Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Williams, Garthowen Medical notes: Five months ago he began to be progressively more weak, so that three weeks ago he had to take to bed. For the same time he had been short of breath, on exertion, and within the last few weeks had had attacks of precordial pain at rest. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, valves, liver, spleen, kidneys and prostate Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Aug 1853 Date of death: 19 Aug 1853 Disease (transcribed): Rheumatic fever followed by hypertrophy of the left ventricle of the heart and adhesion of the pericardium after many years. Recent and old pleurisy Disease (standardised): Rheumatic fever (Tissues); Disease (Heart); Adhesions (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man had experienced a severe attack of rheumatic fever sixteen years before, and had suffered more or less from dyspnoea and palpitation ever since. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 13 Date of admission: 14 Jun 1854 Date of death: 6 Jul 1854 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Tubercles & vomicae in both lungs. Ulceration of the intestines Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Abscess (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines) Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'A pale, emaciated child, whose mother was said to have died of cancer 16 months before, and who had been ailing ever since, but whose more serious illness had only commenced about 3 months before admission’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Schoolgirl Age: 9 Gender: Female Date of admission: 24 Jun 1862 Date of death: 30 Jun 1862 Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This child had been ill a week before admission and had some difficulty of swallowing. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest, larynx and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Gender: Female Age: 39 Date of admission: 22 May 1878 Date of death: 25 Jun 1878 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Admitting doctor: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical examination performed by: n/a PM performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'Not reported here, as the body was not examined' Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined' Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Housemaid Age: 48 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Mar 1880 Date of death: 15 May 1880 Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 26 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Aug 1852 Date of death: 1 Sep 1852 Disease (transcribed): Tetanus following a lacerated wound of the hand. Post mortem effects found were softening of the fornix of the brain and of entire spinal chord to some extent (PM results?) Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Systemic); Laceration (Hand); Softening (Brain); Softening (Spinal cord) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: Six days before his admission he applied as an out patient on account of a lacerated wound of the hand caused by chaff cutting. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spinal column, cranium, abdomen and thorax Type of incident: Trauma/accident