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William Norman, 39, Grocer’s assistant

Occupation or role: Grocer’s assistant
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Dec 1902
Date of death: 15 Jan 1903
Disease (transcribed): Malignant carcinoma stenosis of pylorus. Gastro-jejunostomy. Septic bronchopneumonia. Brown atrophy of heart
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Gastric bypass (Stomach); Sepsis (Lung); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Three months before admission he had vomiting with loss of flesh and general weakness commenced.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, pericardium, heart, liver, gall bladder, portal vein, bile duct, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suparenals, bladder, testes, alimentary canal and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Brown, 26, Fireman

Occupation or role: Fireman
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1914
Date of death: 20 Jan 1915
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of stomach. Chronic peritonitis with carcinoma
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cancer (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He had been troubled with epigastric pain occurring immediately after food, with occasional vomiting, for two years. He vomited up much blood and was therefore admitted.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Lilian Wright, 34, Bus conductor

Occupation or role: Bus conductor
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Dec 1920
Date of death: 13 Jan 1921
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma pylorus, complete stenosis and starvation
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Starvation (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: Gainsborough, Hugh
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: The woman had abdominal pain and vomiting after food for six months. Her condition had been getting much worse recently, and there had been considerable loss of weight.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx and trachea, thyroid, pleurae, lungs, pulmonary vessels, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart, coronary vessels, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, ducts, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, bladder, uterus and appendages, stomach, appendix and lumbar glands
Type of incident: n/a

Hatty Richards, 34, [Wife of] Schoolmaster

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Schoolmaster
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Dec 1921
Date of death: 8 Jan 1922
Disease (transcribed): No autopsy. Mitral disease. Auricular fibrillation
Disease (standardised): Heart valve diseases (Heart); Atrial fibrillation (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Medical examination performed by: Gainsborough, Hugh
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'History: The present illness started 6 weeks ago with fits of suffocation and pains over the heart. The symptoms have been gradually getting worse. P.M.H. [Previous medical history] Rheumatic fever 20 years ago followed by heart trouble. On admission: 7/12/21. Somewhat cyanosed. Heart. AB. 4 ½ [inch] from midline in 6th space. No apparent enlargement to the rt. [right] Apical systolic murmur. Action very irregular. Lungs. No dulness. Moist rales all over. Abdomen. Liver not enlarged. Feet oedematous. Urine contains albumen'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No autopsy'
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 64, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jan 1924
Date of death: 9 Jan 1924
Disease (transcribed): Perforated duodenal ulcer. General peritonitis. Oedema
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Duodenum); Perforation (Duodenum); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Oedema (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical examination performed by: T.L.[?]
Post mortem examination performed by: Schuster, Norah Henriette
Medical notes: The patient was too ill to give any definite history, but appeared to have suffered with cough and dyspnoea for some time.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, stomach, duodenum, intestines, caecum, liver and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Bertie Hyden, 16 months, [Child of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 16 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1907
Date of death: 12 Jan 1908
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was admitted for cough, shortness of breath, drowsiness and diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurisy, lungs, air tubes, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 1 day, [Child of] Storeman

Occupation or role: [Child of] Storeman
Age: 1 day
Gender: [No gender stated]
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1928
Date of death: 7 Jan 1928
Disease (transcribed): ? Tearing of tentorium. Haemorrhage around chord
Disease (standardised): Tearing (Brain); Haemorrhage (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Kirwan-Taylor, Harold George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Kirwan-Taylor, Harold George
Medical notes: The baby died on the second day after delivery. It was a spontaneous delivery with a long second stage. The mother elderly.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, oesophagus, thymus, heart, pericardium, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, urinary tract, alimentary canal, brain and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 54, [Wife of] Handyman

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Handyman
Age: 54
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Dec 1929
Date of death: 11 Jan 1930
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
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

[Name redacted], 13, [Child of] Clerk

Occupation or role: [Child of] Clerk
Age: 13
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1931
Date of death: 11 Jan 1931
Disease (transcribed): Glioma cerebri
Disease (standardised): Glioma (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Gainsborough, Hugh
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Holdsworth, Frank Wild
Medical notes: He was admitted with a cerebral tumour. He was an Inpatient here in February 1928. Decompression by Mr. Frankau with relief of symptoms. He had severe headache for fourteen days with loss of use of the right arm and leg. The patient died on the day after admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, thymus, heart, lungs, liver and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 65, Valet

Occupation or role: Valet
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jan 1932
Date of death: 12 Jan 1932
Disease (transcribed): Lobar pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Levick, Claude Blaxland
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: He collapsed six days ago, and was told by his doctor that he had pneumonia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 64, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jan 1937
Date of death: 13 Jan 1937
Disease (transcribed): Multiple injuries. Left hydronephrosis and ureteric calculus
Disease (standardised): Injury (Systemic); Hydronephrosis (Kidney); Calculi (Ureter)
Admitted under the care of: n/a
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, James William Douglas
Medical notes: He fell from a train and was picked up unconscious.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneal cavity, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and skull, prostate and bladder
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

[Name redacted], 26, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Nov 1938
Date of death: 14 Jan 1939
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: She had been an Inpatient at times since 1936 for lumps in the breast and a fracture of the right humerus. An x-ray in 1938 showed secondary deposits in the upper third of the left humerus. She now had headaches, mainly in the occipital region for the last four months. She had noticed a lump in this region for the last three months which was tender.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Breast, pleural cavities, pleurae, lungs, thyroid, mediastinal glands, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder, brain, skull and miscelleanous
Type of incident: n/a

Emma Stapp, 33, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Dec 1847
Date of death: 12 Jan 1848
Disease (transcribed): Secondary abscess of lung, shoulder and hip joints. Fistula in ano. Inflammation of rectal veins. Inflammation of mucous membrane of the rectum.
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Lung, Shoulder, Hip); Fistula (Anal canal); Inflammation (Veins); Inflammation (Rectum)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient stated that she had a fistula in ano for six or seven years but that it had caused little inconvenience until three years after its first appearance when it became inflamed. Six weeks previously to her admission she miscarried.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and joints
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Fuller, 7, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 7
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Jan 1849
Date of death: 7 Jan 1849
Disease (transcribed): Severe burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, the history of this case is not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'This body was not examined’

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

William Pope, 45, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Dec 1856
Date of death: 9 Jan 1857
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Secondary deposits
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Deposits (Indeterminate)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W.
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man was admitted having a wound at the posterior part of the scalp, caused by a piece of iron falling from a height of fourteen feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

John Donovan, 35, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jan 1863
Date of death: 11 Jan 1863
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Diarrhoea
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Diarrhoea (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
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

Joseph Gibbs, 74, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 74
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Aug 1873
Date of death: 13 Jan 1874
Disease (transcribed): Injury to hip. Granular kidneys. Hydrothorax
Disease (standardised): Injury (Hip); Disease (Kidney); Hydrothorax (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man had had a fit and fell off the curb stone on to his right hip.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and femur
Type of incident: n/a

William Clarke, 51, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1872
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Cut throat
Disease (standardised): Wound (Throat)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: As the body was not examined, the case is not herein reported
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Rebecca Targett, 47, Charwoman

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1869
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: No history was obtained in this case.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Moorfield, [No age stated], [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1888
Date of death: 6 Jan 1888
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of neck. Pleuropneumonia
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Neck); Pleuropneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, 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: 'Not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Arthur Stokeley, 36, Fitter

Occupation or role: Fitter
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1903
Date of death: 7 Jan 1904
Disease (transcribed): Lobar pneumonia. Empyema. Pleurisy with effusion. Pyaemia. Chronic ulcer of stomach. Dilatation of stomach
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Empyema (Lung); Pleurisy (Lung); Pleural effusion (Lung); Sepsis (Systemic); Ulcer (Stomach); Dilatation (Stomach);
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'History – I.P. [In-patient] Nov [November] 30 – Dec [December] 16th for gastric ulcer: see medical notes no. 1730.03. Present illness started suddenly on Dec [December] 19th; a rigor and dyspnoea occurred: and on Dec [December] 21st feverishness and pain in the right side was noticed'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

George Sands, 31, Postillion

Occupation or role: Postillion
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Jan 1907
Date of death: 8 Jan 1907
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
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

William Wootten, 12, [Child of] Brassfinisher

Occupation or role: [Child of] Brassfinisher
Gender: Male
Age: 12
Date of admission: 28 Nov 1905
Date of death: 9 Jan 1906
Disease (transcribed): Mitral and tricuspid incompetence
Disease (standardised): Mitral valve insufficiency (Heart); Tricuspid valve insufficiency (Heart);
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Douglas, James Sholto Cameron
Medical notes: 'Admitted complaining of shortness of breath, cough and swelling of the legs. About 8 weeks ago patient became short of breath, developed a cough and later his legs began to swell. He then attended the Vict: Hosp: [Victoria Hospital] for about 4 weeks as an O.P. [Out-patient]'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

George Pentecost, 43, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Jan 1901
Date of death: 4 Jan 1901
Disease (transcribed): Dissecting aneurysm of the aorta. Rupture into the pericardium
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Rupture (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Brought in dead
Body parts examined in the post mortem: See PM and Case Book 1900 No 422
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Foyle, 67, [Wife of] Carman

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Carman
Age: 67
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Dec 1913
Date of death: 10 Jan 1914
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of ovary and broad ligament invading intestines. Gangrene and perforation of gut. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Ovary); Cancer (Broad ligament); Cancer (Intestines); Gangrene (Intestines); Perforation (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Stabb, Arthur Francis
Medical examination performed by: Roy, Donald Whatley
Post mortem examination performed by: Turton, James Richard Henry
Medical notes: The patient was admitted suffering from abdominal tumour and bearing down pains of six weeks duration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, oesophagus, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, uterus, bladder, alimentary canal, stomach, duodenum, mesenteric glands, ovaries and tubes, uterus and vagina
Type of incident: n/a

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