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[Name redacted], 69, Nurse

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 69
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Jan 1932
Date of death: 1 Jan 1932
Disease (transcribed): Diabetes mellitus
Disease (standardised): Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas)
Admitted under the care of: Gainsborough, Hugh
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Pratt, Frederick William Markham
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, valves, vessels, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 50, Motor driver

Occupation or role: Motor driver
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Dec 1939
Date of death: 4 Jan 1940
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of lung
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Taylor, John
Medical notes: Thirteen weeks ago he first noticed increasing pain in the small of the back on lying down. The right side also became sort. He had had a chronic cough, which previously was unproductive but lately had become purulent. Recently he had breathlessness and thought he had lost weight. His appetite had become poor.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, prostate, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 69, Plumber

Occupation or role: Plumber
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Dec 1937
Date of death: 1 Jan 1938
Disease (transcribed): Septic bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Lung); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Feiling, Anthony
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Teare, Robert Donald
Medical notes: He was admitted with very severe asthma, loud and ronchi, severe dyspnoea and could hardly speak.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pleurae, heart and pericardium, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

James Howard, 33, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Oct 1843
Date of death: 5 Jan 1844
Disease (transcribed): Secondary deposits in the lung following a slight injury of the foot and suppuration in the groin.
Disease (standardised): Injury (Foot); Suppuration (Abdomen); Deposits (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with a small abscess on the dorsum of the foot followed by inflamed absorbents. Abscesses formed in the thigh and groin and on the 23rd December he was seized with rigors, vomiting and profuse perspirations and complained of pain in the situation of the lower part of the left lung.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and groin
Type of incident: n/a

Albert Coomber, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Nov 1870
Date of death: 4 Jan 1871
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Diabetes
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This man stated that for 7 or 8 months he had suffered from frequent & profuse diarrhoea. Ten weeks before his admission he went to a hospital & was told there that he had diabetes. There had been cough for 3 weeks with scanty nummular sputa’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cerebrum

Type of incident: n/a

Joseph Carmichael, 12, Schoolboy

Occupation or role: Schoolboy
Age: 12
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Sep 1865
Date of death: 9 Jan 1866
Disease (transcribed): Disease of knee joint
Disease (standardised): Disease (Knee)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This boy was admitted with acute periostitis of the tibia which had commenced six days before with great pain and swelling.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Knee, hip, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

George Shears, 35, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1870
Date of death: 12 Jan 1870
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Bruising of brain. Fractured ribs and clavicle.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Contusions (Brain); Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Clavicle)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient fell off a ladder 15 feet high and his head struck a stone.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, skull, meninges and cerebrum
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Mary Powell, 68, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 68
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Dec 1872
Date of death: 11 Jan 1873
Disease (transcribed): Carbuncle. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Carbuncle (Tissue)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Claridge, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Morgan, John H.
Medical notes: This patient had had a carbuncle on the nape of the neck for six weeks before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Charlotte Anstey, 27, [No occupation]

Occupation or role: [No occupation]
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1876
Date of death: 7 Jan 1877
Disease (transcribed): Chronic tubular nephritis. Dilatation of pelvis in both kidneys. Uremia
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Disease (Kidney); Uremia (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: Two months before admission, she laid down on a floor to ease the dorsal pain of the menstrual period. She then developed a sore throat, a swollen face and legs, and the dorsal pain continued.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, uterus and larynx
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Foreman, 30, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Dec 1878
Date of death: 6 Jan 1879
Disease (transcribed): Chronic spinal meningitis involving the nerve root
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Barnes, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Walker, George
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: In June last the patient fell downstairs and fell on her spine and back of head. In a few hours acute pain came on in the back of the neck and head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and spinal membranes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Walter Goodwin, 23, Wheelwright

Occupation or role: Wheelwright
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Sep 1888
Date of death: 7 Jan 1889
Disease (transcribed): Rheumatism. Adherent pericardium. Incompetence of mitral and aortic valves. Vegetation on both these valves
Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: Four months before admission the patient had rheumatic fever which was followed a month later by pleurisy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, heart, pericardium, larynx, trachea, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach, intestines, brain and membranes, eyes
Type of incident: n/a

Frederick Pearson, 34, Hairdresser

Occupation or role: Hairdresser
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jun 1882
Date of death: 8 Jan 1883
Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of aortic arch
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Fourteen weeks before admission he noticed his feet were swollen, and very soon afterwards began to feel pain in the right axilla and occasional numbness of right arm.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Somerville, 57, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Jan 1884
Date of death: 11 Jan 1884
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Emphysema
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This woman had for many years suffered from cough in the winter with gradually increasing dyspnoea. She had palpitation, slight oedema of the legs and purulent expectoration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Blore, 29, Hosier

Occupation or role: Hosier
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Nov 1904
Date of death: 14 Jan 1905
Disease (transcribed): Ulcerative endocarditis & cardiac aneurysm. Septic arthritis
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Aneurysm (Heart); Arthritis (Joints)
Admitted under the care of: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Jones, Lawrence
Medical notes: 'Originally in the medical wards, admitted with what was apparently acute rheumatism and delirium’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

[No name] Miller, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jan 1919
Date of death: 13 Jan 1919
Disease (transcribed): Gun shot wound of head, through and through frontal lobes
Disease (standardised): Wound (Head)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Bostock, Marian Noel
Post mortem examination performed by: Claremont, Hetty Ethelberta
Medical notes: He was brought in unconscious and was said to have shot himself in the head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, vessels, peritoneum, alimentary tract, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract, skull and brain
Type of incident: Suicide

George Speight, 60, Gardener

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Sep 1915
Date of death: 12 Jan 1916
Disease (transcribed): Partial removal of prostate. Cystitis. Pyelitis. Pthisis. Empyema. Morbus cordis
Disease (standardised): Removal (Prostate); Cystitis (Bladder); Pyelitis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Lung); Empyema (Pleura); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: Oakden, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He had increasing dysuria for a year, with pain and frequency day and night. There was complete retention for ten days necessitating daily catheterisation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Allen, 75, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 75
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Jan 1917
Date of death: 13 Jan 1917
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated umbilical hernia. Herniotomy. Resection of small gut
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Herniotomy; Resection (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
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

James Lindsey, 59, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 59
Date of admission: 19 Dec 1919
Date of death: 10 Jan 1920
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: n/a
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

May Mott, 40, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Jan 1896
Date of death: 9 Jan 1896
Disease (transcribed): Obesity. Clinically a case of ‘hemiplegia’
Disease (standardised): Obesity (Systemic); Hemiplegia (Brain)

Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, uterus, ovaries, joints, skull, brain and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

John Growler, 9, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Jan 1891
Date of death: 11 Jan 1891
Disease (transcribed): Burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'See surgical notes'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No post mortem examination'

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

George Jackson, 46, Waterman

Occupation or role: Waterman
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Nov 1894
Date of death: 7 Dec 1895
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidney
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
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 allowed
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 72, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 72
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jan 1933
Date of death: 12 Jan 1933
Disease (transcribed): Perforation of pelvic colon
Disease (standardised): Perforation (Colon)
Admitted under the care of: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Riddell, Victor Horsley Hume
Medical notes: She had a severe attack of abdominal pain and retching. Her bowels had not been open for two days. There was no loss of weight. She suffered from indigestion.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 37, [No occupation]

Occupation or role: [No occupation]
Gender: Female
Age: 37
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1926
Date of death: 11 Jan 1927
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised):
Admitted under the care of: Smith, George Frederick Darwall
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, membrane, tongue, thymus, thyroid, larynx, trachea, pleurae, lungs, mediastinal glands, pulmonary artery, pericardium, heart, coronary arteries, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall-bladder, bile-ducts, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, bladder, fallopian tubes, uterus, alimentary tract, bones
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 26, [Wife of] Fitter’s improver

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Fitter’s improver
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Dec 1935
Date of death: 18 Jan 1936
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Feiling, Anthony
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: She had abdominal pain and headache, which began ten days ago. The headaches had persisted, the abdominal pain and slightly improved.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, alimentary canal, liver, spleen, kidneys, urinary tract, uterus and appendages, and brain
Type of incident: n/a

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