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Harriet Chenery, 10, [Child of] Charwoman

Occupation or role: [Child of] Charwoman
Age: 10
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Nov 1889
Date of death: 6 Jan 1890
Disease (transcribed): Chorea. (Mitral and aortic endocarditis. Embolisms). Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Chorea (Central nervous system); Endocarditis (Heart); Embolisms (Blood vessels); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Lancaster, Ernest Le Cronier
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The child had usually had good health, but had suffered from choreic movements.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys, duodenum, jejunum and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Max Baumann, 47, Waiter

Occupation or role: Waiter
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Dec 1909
Date of death: 11 Jan 1910
Disease (transcribed): Suppurative laryngeal perichondritis. Retro oesophageal abscess. Rupture of abscess into pharynx. Pus in air passages
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Larynx); Disease (Larynx); Abscess (Oesophagus); Rupture (Pharynx); Suppuration (Respiratory tract)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with history of spasmodic dyspnoea. The patient felt in his throat five days before admission and swallowed with difficulty.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Marie Langmaack, 22, Parlourmaid

Occupation or role: Parlourmaid
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Jan 1903
Date of death: 18 Jan 1903
Disease (transcribed): Dilated and hypertrophied heart. Mitral stenosis. Pulmonary infarcts. Effusions into serous membranes
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Infarction (Lung); Effusion (Serous membrane)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Ascherson, William Lawrence
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: The patient came to the hospital complaining of swelling of the legs and shortness of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, alimentary canal and genital tract
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 54, Steward

Occupation or role: Steward
Gender: Female
Age: 54
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1923
Date of death: 21 Jan 1923
Disease (transcribed): Abscess axilla. Pulmonary embolism
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Axilla); Pulmonary embolism (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: Rhind, Sydney Devenish
Post mortem examination performed by: Schuster, Norah Henriette
Medical notes: 'Admitted with a brawny swelling of R. [Right] axilla – not fluctuating many abrasions of hand. T [Temperature] 103 [degrees], P [Pulse] 100, R. [Respiration Rate] 25. On 5.1.23 swelling was incised and some pus evacuated. Proved to be a stretococcus but no vaccine could be prepared. Developed pyaemia'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Tongue, fauces, larynx, trachea, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, bladder, suprarenals, uterus, ovaries
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 60, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Jan 1939
Date of death: 16 Jan 1939
Disease (transcribed): Bronchopneumonia following cut throat (accidental)
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Wound (Throat)
Admitted under the care of: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Teare, Robert Donald
Medical notes: The patient, who was almost bling, tripped while walking down the stairs at 6 a.m. and fell forwards. Her head went through a plate glass window.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, lungs, heart and liver
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

James Gunner, 26, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Dec 1845
Date of death: 12 Jan 1846
Disease (transcribed): Trismus. Pleuritis. Pericarditis. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Trismus (Jaw); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pollock, George
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: The patient was admitted into the Hospital complaining of pain in the face, chiefly the right side, inability to open the mouth, some difficulty in swallowing and a sense of stiffness in the back part of the neck.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium and spinal chord
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Conroy, 23, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Dec 1846
Date of death: 08 Jan 1847
Disease (transcribed): Inflammation of glottis. Lungs congested. Peritonitis and ascites. Kidneys enlarged and much diseased. Uterus enlarged and flabby with dark coloured lining membrane.
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Larynx); Congestion (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ascites (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted suffering from dropsy, reported to be four months duration. She had been confined and gave birth to a healthy child about ten months before, though in the latter months of gestation her legs had swelled.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Smallpiece, 33, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Nov 1843
Date of death: 14 Jan 1844
Disease (transcribed): Slight inflammation of lungs. Caries and necrosis of Trochanter Major. Erysipelas.
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Lung); Necrosis (Leg); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry. Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with a large chronic abscess of nine months standing situated in the right thigh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and thigh
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Poulter, 21, Servant

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1850
Date of death: 14 Jan 1850
Disease (transcribed): Fever. Florid spotted rash. Lymph in sub-arachnoid. Miliary tubercles in lungs. Adhesions of peritoneum with scrofulous tubercle.
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Exanthema (Skin); Lymph (Brain ); Tuberculosis (Lung); Adhesions (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Abdomen)
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 woman had been seized only a few days before admission with rigors, pain of head, vomiting green-coloured and bilious matter, loss of appetite and general feeling of illness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, larynx, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

George Bond, 41, Baker

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Nov 1857
Date of death: 15 Jan 1858
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of the heart. Bronchitis. Congested kidneys. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lungs); Congestion (Kidneys); Edema (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A baker who has suffered from winter cough for 7 or 8 years. Six months ago his breathing became affected to a much greater extent’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

John Adams, 39, Public singer

Occupation or role: Public singer
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jan 1873
Date of death: 24 Jan 1873
Disease (transcribed): Empyema. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Morgan, John H.
Medical notes: This man had had a cough with soreness of the throat for about fifteen years. Three weeks before admission he had several severe fits, biting his tongue deeply.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and penis
Type of incident: n/a

Margaret Dye, 40, Milk carrier

Occupation or role: Milk carrier
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Dec 1881
Date of death: 18 Jan 1882
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: In August 1881 she was treated an out patient with valvular disease of the heart and oedema with considerable relief. The oedema never completely disappeared and had increased much before admission accompanied with diarrhoea, vomiting and flatus.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

John Hunt, 27, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Dec 1879
Date of death: 9 Jan 1880
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of lung. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: This man had averaged four pints of beer daily, spirits occasionally, excesses at times. He was quite well until August last, when he noticed his feet swelled, and this extended to the legs and dyspnoea continued to increase.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, arteries and pericardium, liver, kidneys, spleen and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Basil Block, 5, [Child of] Theatre manager

Occupation or role: [Child of] Theatre manager
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jan 1919
Date of death: 19 Jan 1919
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Barwell, Harold Shuttleworth
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: For notes of case see Surgical Register 48
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

Annie Dilkes, 21, [Wife of] Soldier

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Soldier
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Dec 1904
Date of death: 20 Jan 1905
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonum
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
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

[Name redacted], 34, Electrician

Occupation or role: Electrician
Gender: Male
Age: 34
Date of admission: 18 Dec 1933
Date of death: 19 Jan 1934
Disease (transcribed): Septic bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lungs); X-rays (
Admitted under the care of: Nelson, Thomas Sidney
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by: Riddell, Victor Horsley
Medical notes: 'Right otorrhoea for many years. X-ray showed aural polyp blocking the right meatus and he was admitted for right radical mastoid’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, spleen, brain
Illustrations:
Type of incident:

Eliza Trapps, 46, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1851
Date of death: 25 Jan 1851
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Dropsy. Tubercles & vomicae of lung. Nutmeg liver. Tubercles in kidneys &c
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Edema (Systemic); Disease (Liver); Tuberculosis (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'This woman had suffered from cough more or less for 4 years. She had spit blood several times during the first 2 years but not since. She was emaciated, and led to apply for admission into the hospital of dropsy which had now been coming on for about 6 weeks’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

George Green, 33, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Nov 1851
Date of death: 13 Jan 1852
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia and pleurisy on the right side. Hypertrophy of heart. Diseased aortic valve and sacculated condition of the flaps. Extensive atheromic deposit in arteries. Cystic kidneys
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Cysts (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This patient had first suffered from palpitation and shortness of breath about two years before.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Charles O’Keefe, 25, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Dec 1856
Date of death: 13 Jan 1857
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumothorax. Emphysema
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumothorax (Lung); Emphysema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man was admitted with violent pain in the left side, brought on as he stated by exposure to the cold whilst at work.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Maria Lee, 41, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 41
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Jan 1856
Date of death: 18 Jan 1856
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Pregnant Uterus.
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Pregnancy (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This woman had bourne twelve children, all of them prematurely. She was engaged in giving errands for her husband who is a tailor, and during the damp foggy November weather was often compelled to wear wet shoes all day. Towards the end of the months she caught a violent cold and then a cough and her breathing became affected.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen. The uterus contained a healthy looking foetus.
Type of incident: n/a

Annie Baker, 37, Compositor

Occupation or role: Compositor
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1888
Date of death: 11 Jan 1888
Disease (transcribed): Dyspnoea
Disease (standardised): Dyspnea (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: 'She stated that twelve years before coming here she had inflammation of the lungs with pleurisy, and that ever since she had suffered much from difficult breathing, & frequent returns of the pleuritic pain’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, lungs

Type of incident: n/a

Henry Duffin, 48, Waiter

Occupation or role: Waiter
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Jan 1914
Date of death: 13 Jan 1914
Disease (transcribed): Ureteric calculus. Laparotomy. Faecal fistula. Chronic bronchitis and oedema of lungs
Disease (standardised): Calculi (Ureters); Laparotomy (Abdomen); Fistula (Intestines); Bronchitis (Lung); Oedema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: Oram, Evelyn, Henry Bardens
Post mortem examination performed by: Turton, James Richard Henry
Medical notes: For four days he had pain all over the lower abdomen of sudden onset with vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, arteries, aorta, oesophagus, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, ureter, bladder, urethra, alimentary canal, stomach and jejunum
Type of incident: n/a

Maurice Forward, 29, Butcher

Occupation or role: Butcher
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Dec 1916
Date of death: 18 Jan 1917
Disease (transcribed): Bronchiectasis. Cerebral abscess
Disease (standardised): Bronchiectasis (Lungs); Abscess (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Post mortem examination performed by: Sparrow, Hugh Gordon
Medical notes: 'He was laid up with pleurisy from Jan till March of this year. For the last 3 months he has had a bad cough with expectoration of much muco-purulent material’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

William Harvey, 31, Plumber

Occupation or role: Plumber
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1895
Date of death: 10 Jan 1895
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: This patient have a history of having had a winter cough for some years and twelve months ago he coughed up blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, intestines and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Stemp, 20, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1848
Date of death: 15 Jan 1848
Disease (transcribed): Tracheotomy. Diffuse suppuration in cellular tissue of the neck. Oedema of glottis.
Disease (standardised): Tracheotomy (Trachea); Suppuration (Neck); Oedema (Larynx)
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 reported that she thought herself in perfect health up to the 28th December last, when she was seized with rigors and sore throat with headache and symptoms of fever.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck
Type of incident: n/a

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