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[Name redacted], 83, O.A.P

Occupation or role: O.A.P
Age: 83
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Dec 1936
Date of death: 1 Jan 1937
Disease (transcribed): Lobar pneumonia. Myocardial hypertrophy. Chronic nephritis
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart); Nephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Taylor, John
Medical notes: He had had increasing breathlessness for six months. It was now present even when he was lying down.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 73, Cabinet maker

Occupation or role: Cabinet maker
Age: 73
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1936
Date of death: 3 Jan 1937
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, George Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: He had had diarrhoea for a month. In August 1936 he had a stroke which resulted in a right sided hemiplegia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 5, [Child of] Engineer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Engineer
Age: 5
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Dec 1936
Date of death: 3 Jan 1937
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia and septicaemia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Gainsborough, Hugh
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, James William Douglas
Medical notes: She had had a cold for a week. She vomited twice two days ago. She was seen by her doctor the day before her admission who found T.105 and diagnosed pneumonia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Amy Bradshaw, 7, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 7
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Jul 1883
Date of death: 10 Jan 1884
Disease (transcribed): Leprosy. Pleuritis. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Leprosy (Systemic); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Her mother was a native of Oxfordshire, her father of Barbados. They had six children and two had leprosy. The child was of ‘characteristically leprous aspect.’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal and skin
Type of incident: n/a

Ferdinand Pasquier, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Date of admission: 29 Jun 1854
Date of death: 10 Jul 1854
Disease (transcribed): Circumscribed pleurisy. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'A Frenchman, who spoke English imperfectly, and stated that he had been taken ill on the 25th with severe pain in his legs. He described this as being very severe indeed for two days & then subsiding & leaving him with a feeling of illness all over, with vomiting of bile’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Harriet Garton, 7 months , Infant

Occupation or role: Infant
Age: 7 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1865
Date of death: 10 Apr 1865
Disease (transcribed): Encephalocele. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Encephalocele (Brain); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This child was admitted with a congenital meningocele.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 26, Nil

Occupation or role: Nil
Gender: Female
Age: 26
Date of admission: 22 Dec 1934
Date of death: 29 Dec 1934
Disease (transcribed): TB meningitis. Pulmonary TB [tuberculosis]
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lungs);
Admitted under the care of: Gainsborough, Hugh
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by:
Medical notes: 'Clinical diagnosis TB meningitis. Pulmonary TB’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No autopsy’
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[Name redacted], 58, Cotton porter

Occupation or role: Cotton porter
Gender: Male
Age: 58
Date of admission: 10 Dec 1934
Date of death: 18 Dec 1934
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia following laryngectomy
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lungs); Laryngectomy (Larynx);
Admitted under the care of: Colledge, Lionel
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by: Williams, Garthowen
Medical notes: 'C.o. pain in the left ear for 3 months, with some huskiness of the voice and pain on swallowing. Food passes well. No glands in neck. Epithelioma of the larynx’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, gut
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[Name redacted], 53, Maid

Occupation or role: Maid
Gender: Female
Age: 53
Date of admission: 4 Jul 1934
Date of death: 29 Dec 1934
Disease (transcribed): Septic absorption with broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Septic absorption (Lungs); Bronchopneumonia (Lungs);
Admitted under the care of: Kirwan-Taylor, Harold George
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by:
Medical notes:
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, vagina, left groin
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[Name redacted], 56, Plateman

Occupation or role: Plateman
Gender: Male
Age: 56
Date of admission: 19 Oct 1934
Date of death: 30 Nov 1934
Disease (transcribed): Cystitis & bronchiectasis
Disease (standardised): Cystitis (Bladder); Bronchiectasis (Lungs);
Admitted under the care of: Gainsborough, Hugh
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by: Williams, Garthowen
Medical notes: 'Epigastric pain ½ hour after food, relieved by more food, for 3 months. Has vomited once only. Considerable loss of weight’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, oesophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, trachea, bronchi, lungs, kidneys, ureters, bladder, heart
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[Name redacted], 50, Battery erector

Occupation or role: Battery erector
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Date of admission: 30 Oct 1934
Date of death: 14 Nov 1934
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of kidney. Blood stream invasion of lungs
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Kidneys); Haemorrhage (Lungs);
Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by: Taylor, John
Medical notes: 'Dry cough for 14 days, often associated with vomiting. Constant dull ache in left lower abdomen for the same length of time. Has lost a considerable amount of weight recently […] W.R. [Wassermann reaction] weakly positive. Sputum TB negative. X-ray of chest: extensive infiltration of both lungs, appearances suggesting tuberculosis. Two further specimens of sputum were TB negative and the blood W.R. on repetition was negative also’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs,liver, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, stomach, intestines
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[Name redacted], 69, Pensioner

Occupation or role: Pensioner
Gender: Male
Age: 69
Date of admission: 24 Oct 1934
Date of death: 10 Nov 1934
Disease (transcribed): Acute bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs);
Admitted under the care of: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by:
Medical notes: 'Clinical diagnosis acute bronchitis’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No autopsy’
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[Name redacted], 51, Motor engineer

Occupation or role: Motor engineer
Gender: Male
Age: 51
Date of admission: 1 Nov 1933
Date of death: 11 Nov 1934
Disease (transcribed): Bronchiectasis
Disease (standardised): Bronchiectasis (Lungs);
Admitted under the care of: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by: Williams, Garthowen
Medical notes: 'IP [in-patient] here 1037/34. C.o. acute dyspnoea, cough and much purulent sputum for 4 days’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, pharynx, trachea, larynx, lungs, heart, stomach, intestines, bladder, kidneys, spleen, liver
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[Name redacted], 59, Night porter

Occupation or role: Night porter
Gender: Male
Age: 59
Date of admission: 21 Oct 1934
Date of death: 22 Oct 1934
Disease (transcribed): Aortic aneurysm. Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Heart); Bronchopneumonia (Lungs);
Admitted under the care of: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by:
Medical notes: 'Clinical diagnosis aortic aneurysm. Bronchopneumonia’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: [No autopsy]
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[Name redacted], 69, Unemployed

Occupation or role: Unemployed
Gender: Male
Age: 69
Date of admission: 2 Oct 1934
Date of death: 25 Oct 1934
Disease (transcribed): Hypernephroma & bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma, renal cell (Kidneys); Bronchopneumonia (Lungs);
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, George Arthur
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by: Williams, Garthowen
Medical notes: 'IP [in-patient] Sept 1933 with haematuria; unable to discover the cause. Now c.o. recurrence of bleeding’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, pericardium, heart, valves, vessels, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, lymphatics
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[Name redacted], 58, [Wife of] Clerk

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Clerk
Gender: Female
Age: 58
Date of admission: 12 Oct 1934
Date of death: 19 Oct 1934
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary embolism
Disease (standardised): Embolism (Lungs);
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: Burns, Bryan Hartop
Post mortem examination performed by: 0
Medical notes: 'Admitted with irreducible incisional hernia. Radical cure performed by Mr Burns’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, vessels, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys
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[Name redacted], 11 months, [Child of] Presser

Occupation or role: [Child of] Presser
Gender: Male
Age: 11 months
Date of admission: 7 Oct 1934
Date of death: 12 Oct 1934
Disease (transcribed): Early acute broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lungs);
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by: Williams, Garthowen
Medical notes: 'Admitted with a naevus overlying the right parietal bone’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Oesphagus, stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, brain, meninges, heart, vessels, lungs, trachea
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[Name redacted], 65, Laundrymaid

Occupation or role: Laundrymaid
Gender: Female
Age: 65
Date of admission: 19 Sep 1934
Date of death: 30 Sep 1934
Disease (transcribed): Hypostatic pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs);
Admitted under the care of: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by:
Medical notes: 'Admitted with a fractured femur, just above the knee joint. Had been an IP [in-patient] in the Hampstead General Hospital with a carcinoma of the cervix. No evidence of secondaries found. Treated with radium. Died of pneumonia’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, uterus, brain, right big toe
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[Name redacted], 50, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Date of admission: 22 Jul 1934
Date of death: 27 Sep 1934
Disease (transcribed): Empyema. Coronary thrombosis
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Lungs); Thrombosis (Heart);
Admitted under the care of: Feiling, Anthony
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by:
Medical notes: 'Clinical diagnosis empyema, coronary thrombosis’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No autopsy’
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[Name redacted], 51, Timekeeper

Occupation or role: Timekeeper
Gender: Male
Age: 51
Date of admission: 13 Sep 1934
Date of death: 17 Sep 1934
Disease (transcribed): Myocardial failure due to advanced emphysema of lungs
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Emphysema (Lungs);
Admitted under the care of: Feiling, Anthony
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by: Williams, Garthowen
Medical notes: 'IP [in-patient] 1933, with cardiac failure. Has never responded completely to treatment and 6 weeks ago there was exacerbation of symptoms’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, valves, vessels, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract
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[Name redacted], 78, [Wife of] O.A.P.

Occupation or role: [Wife of] O.A.P.
Gender: Female
Age: 78
Date of admission: 16 Aug 1934
Date of death: 15 Sep 1934
Disease (transcribed): Myocardial degeneration accelerated by bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Degeneration (Heart); Bronchopneumonia (Lungs);
Admitted under the care of: Gainsborough, Hugh
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by: Williams, Garthowen
Medical notes: ‘Lassitude for 3 years, considerably exacerbated during the last 6 months. Apparently no other symptoms’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, valves, vessels, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal, brain
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[Name redacted], 1, [Child of] Porter

Occupation or role: [Child of] Porter
Gender: Male
Age: 1
Date of admission: 25 May 1934
Date of death: 6 Jul 1934
Disease (transcribed): Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lungs);
Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by:
Medical notes:
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'P.M. elsewhere’
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[Name redacted], 22, Grocer

Occupation or role: Grocer
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Date of admission: 23 May 1934
Date of death: 9 Jul 1934
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary tuberculosis. Haemoptysis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Haemoptysis (Lungs);
Admitted under the care of: Gainsborough, Hugh
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by:
Medical notes: 'Pulmonary TB [tuberculosis], diagnosed late in 1932, treated in a sanatorium and has keptwell until 8 weeks ago, since when he has had several small haemoptyses’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
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[Name redacted], 19, Maid

Occupation or role: Maid
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Date of admission: 26 Jun 1934
Date of death: 5 Jul 1934
Disease (transcribed): Acute tonsillitis. Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tonsillitis (Pharynx); Bronchopneumonia (Lungs);
Admitted under the care of: Levick, Claude Blaxland
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by:
Medical notes:
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No autopsy’
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[Name redacted], 69, Nil

Occupation or role: Nil
Gender: Male
Age: 69
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1934
Date of death: 18 Jun 1934
Disease (transcribed): Bronchopneumonia (aspiration)
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lungs);
Admitted under the care of: Colledge, Lionel
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by: Riddell, Victor Horsley
Medical notes: 'C.o. 3 months difficulty in swallowing, and choking. There is pain on swallowing and drinking is difficult. There is a large fungating carcinoma of the epiglottis’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, vessels, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal
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