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Lucy Schnater, 28, Housemaid

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

Type of incident: n/a

Lucy Clark, 31, [Wife of] Gardener

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

Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], Clerk, 25

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

Michael Hopkins, 28, Coachman

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

Type of incident: n/a

John Brown, 24, [No occupation stated]

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

Mary Blake, 25, [No occupation stated]

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

Type of incident: n/a

Eliza Coughlan, 60, [Occupation not stated]

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

Type of incident: n/a

George Andrews, 30, Upholsterer

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

Type of incident: n/a

William Johnson, 49, [No occupation stated]

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

Henry Cooper, 50, [No occupation stated]

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

James Haydon, 44, Potman

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

Catherine Dakin, 38, [No occupation stated]

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

Daniel Woodhams, 2 ½, [Occupation not stated]

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

Una Collins, 37, [Occupation not stated]

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

Type of incident: n/a

Frederick Atwood, 21, Schoolmaster

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

Type of incident: n/a

George Mackay, 25, Stableman

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

Joseph Young, 40, Coachman

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

Elizabeth Brown, 5/12, [Unmarried child of] Laundress]

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

[Name redacted], 61, Painter

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

Richard Portsmore, 33, [No occupation stated]

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

Elizabeth Stacey, [Occupation not stated]

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

Type of injury: n/a

Caroline Porter, 9, Schoolgirl

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

Elizabeth Walding, 39, Married

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

Anne Bennett, 48, Housemaid

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

Isaac Brown, 26, [No occupation stated]

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

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