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Winslow, Jacob Beningus: Douglas, G.: An anatomical exposition of the structure of the human body, Vols. I-II

Inscription on title page: ‘Rt White 1779’

Full title: ‘An Anatomical Exposition of the Structure of the Human Body. By James Benignus Winslow, Professor of Physick, Anatomy and Surgery in the University of Paris, Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences, and of The Royal Society at Berlin, &c. Translated from the French Original, By G. Douglas, M.D. Illustrated with Copper Plates. The Fourth Edition, Corrected’. Two volumes bound in one

William Ward, 50, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1904
Date of death: 21 Apr 1904
Disease (transcribed): Hydratid cysts of the liver and peritoneal cavity
Disease (standardised): Cyst (Liver, peritoneal cavity);
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Ascherson, William Lawrence
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: 'Patient was admitted on April 5th for weakness and shortness of breath. A fortnight before admission he had had a 'bilious attack', his appetite had failed and he had felt sick. Ten days before admission he had had an attack of pain in the right supra-scapular region radiating to the neck, sufficiently severe to prevent sleep. Increasing shortness of breath for the 14 days preceding admission. There had been morning retching for years. Winter cough two years with expectoration and loss of weight. Previous history of rheumatic fever and syphilis. Nothing of importance in the family history'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

William Ward, 36, Carman

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Jan 1912
Date of death: 29 Jan 1912
Disease (transcribed): Mitral disease
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: No necropsy. See Medical Register 110/1912
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

William Wallin, 65, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Jan 1909
Date of death: 1 Feb 1909
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral softening from thrombosis and cerebral haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain); Thrombosis (Brain); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient fell down unconscious in the kitchen in the evening of the day before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, adrenals, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, intestines and brain
Type of incident: n/a

William Tooth, 68, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Gender: Male
Age: 68
Date of admission: 21 Jun 1878
Date of death: 26 Jun 1878
Disease (transcribed): Hepatic cirrhosis
Disease (standardised): Liver cirrhosis (Liver);
Admitting doctor: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. Was in training as a jockey at 15: from that time his bowels acted 3-6 times a day or oftener: He ate meat three times a day, and drank on an average, 3 pints of beer. Was subject to rheumatism and winter coughs. About 1850 he fell over some stones and buried the R. [Right] side: he immediately passed some blood (a great quantity, of red colour) by the bowel, and continued to discharge more or less for a week. At the same time he was seized with severe pain in the abdomen, which laid him up for about a month: he was delirious part of the time: was treated with turpentine fomentations: there was no icterus. From that period he was subject to attacks of vomiting, sometimes bringing up a little blood ('a teaspoonful'). Eleven days before admn [admission], he was attacked with profuse diarrhoea, which continued, with a little vomiting at times'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

William Thorburn, 33, Pipe mounter

Occupation or role: Pipe mounter
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jul 1903
Date of death: 8 Jul 1903
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base. Sub dural and sub arachnoid haemorrhage. Laceration of brain. Fractured ribs. Haemothorax
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Haemorrhage (Brain); Laceration (Brain); Fracture (Ribs); Haemothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: The patient was knocked down by a train.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal and genito-urinary tract
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Smith, 5 months, [Child of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 5 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Sep 1889
Date of death: 29 Sep 1889
Disease (transcribed): Intussusception
Disease (standardised): Intussusception (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Peritoneum and alimentary canal
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

William Smith, 25, Seaman

Occupation or role: Seaman
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1869
Date of death: 5 Jul 1869
Disease (transcribed): Hydatid cyst of cerebellum
Disease (standardised): Echinococcosis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man, a seaman, had been in very good health until seven months before admission when he began to suffer from pain in the occipital region. Two months later while in the Indian Ocean he was sun struck and was then very weak and giddy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Illustrations of photographs: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

William Smith, 11, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 11
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Sep 1874
Date of death: 15 Oct 1874
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Ulceration of pharynx. Retinitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Ulcer (Pharynx); Retinitis (Eye)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: He had had scarlatina three years before admission, from which time he had suffered from ‘sick headaches’. Two days before admission he found that his sight was impaired and the next morning he found that he could not see at all.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, eyes, pleurae, lungs, heart, alimentary canal, liver, spleen, mesenteric glands, kidneys and bladder
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

William Senior, 37, Wood sawyer

Occupation or role: Wood sawyer
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 May 1886
Date of death: 29 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Laceration of the brain. Fracture of the base of the skull
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Brain); Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The man was totally unconscious until death. It was stated that he was knocked down by a cab.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, brain and membranes and skull
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Savage, 33, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jun 1879
Date of death: 23 Jul 1879
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of heart (Cirrhosis of liver)
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Tidswell, Herbert Henry
Medical notes: As far as he remembered, he was quite well until the last week in April, when he had to lay up for about four days in consequence of a tooth abscess. While laying up, he recollected applying a poultice to the chest to ease a cough and dyspnoea from which he was suffering.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and peritoneum
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

William Rogers, 63, Stableman

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Jul 1911
Date of death: 2 Oct 1911
Disease (transcribed): Malignant hypernephroma invading lung
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Kidney); Carcinoma, renal cell (Kidney); Cancer (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: He had cough for four months and haemoptysis for three months, with weakness increasing for two months and loss of weight.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, suprarenal tissue, right suprarenal body, infratracheal gland, trachea, bronchi, larynx, pericardium, aorta, suprarenals, alimentary tract, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, spleen, kidneys, pancreas and genito-urinary tract
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

William Reynolds, 36, Bricklayer

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1873
Date of death: 1 Apr 1873
Disease (transcribed): Ulcerative endocarditis. Hypertrophy and dilatation of heart
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man had always had good health up to about six months ago when a cough and shortness of breath commenced on any exertion.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, pericardium, liver, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

William Preston, 18, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Feb 1886
Date of death: 4 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull. Laceration of the brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: This man was brought into the hospital totally unconscious and breathing stertorously. Haemorrhage from the nose, mouth and left ear.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, valves, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, pancreas, bones and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Pratt, 61, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Nov 1907
Date of death: 18 Nov 1907
Disease (transcribed): Enlarged prostate. Tunnelling of prostate with false passages. Suppression of urine. Granular kidneys. Surgical kidney. Uraemia
Disease (standardised): Enlarged (Prostate); False passages (Prostate); Suppression of urine (Urogenital system); Disease (Kidney); Nephritis (Kidney); Uraemia (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Evans, John Howell
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: For the past five years, at varying intervals, the patient had found attempts to urinate to have been attended with difficulty.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen only examined
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

William Pratt, 35, Carman

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Dec 1888
Date of death: 20 Jan 1889
Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of transverse portion of the arch of aorta rupturing into the trachea
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Rupture (Trachea)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: He had syphilis thirteen years before his admission. He drank about three pints of beer a day and took spirits occasionally. About ten months before admission he began to suffer from pain in his chest and down his left arm.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

William Norman, 34, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jul 1875
Date of death: 12 Jul 1875
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of prostate gland and bladder
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Prostate); Cancer (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: He was admitted with the history of difficulty in passing urine for three months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and bladder
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

William Naish, 34, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jun 1888
Date of death: 27 Jun 1888
Disease (transcribed): ?Septicaemia. Fits. Parotid buboes
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Seizure; Swelling (Parotid glands)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient’s mind was not clear, a history was obtained with difficulty and the man’s statements did not appear to be very reliable. Six days before he came in he said he had vomiting, headache and pain in his chest. He was however able to get about till the day of his admission. The man’s wife thought he had been injured, but there was no clear evidence of this, and there was no objective sign of it. The patient said he drank only a pint of beer a day, except when he ‘had company’ ‘
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Skull, brain, thorax, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach, intestines, pancreas, mesenteric glands, shoulder joint, left hip
Illustrations or photographs: Yes (see PM/1888/202)
Type of incident: n/a

William Moseley, 72, Sweep

Occupation or role: Sweep
Age: 72
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Aug 1882
Date of death: 27 Aug 1882
Disease (transcribed): Comminuted fracture of femur at neck and great trochanter. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Two days before admission he fell from the pavement onto the road, alighting on his right hip.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and thigh
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Moloney, 38, Window cleaner

Occupation or role: Window cleaner
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jan 1911
Date of death: 9 Jan 1911
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base of skull (anterior and middle fossae). Laceration and contusion of brain.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Contusion (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: He fell from a window sill of the first floor and alighted on his head on the balcony below.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, larynx, trachea, oesophagus, bronchial glands, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, suprarenals, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal and bladder
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Miskella, 61, Fireman

Occupation or role: Fireman
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Nov 1902
Date of death: 4 Nov 1902
Disease (transcribed): Bullet wound of skull and brain. Subdural haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Wound (Skull); Wound (Brain); Haemorrhage (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Bennet, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Keyser, Charles Ralph
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient shot himself with a revolver.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals, pancreas, stomach and intestines
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Suicide

William McDonald, 57, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Oct 1903
Date of death: 7 Dec 1903
Disease (transcribed): Cardiac aneurysm. Hypertrophy and dilatation of heart. Oedema of lungs. Chronic passive aspiration of viscera.
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Heart); Disease (Heart); Oedema (Lung); Aspiration (Viscera)
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: The patient had a cough with much expectoration for three weeks, dyspnoea for one week.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

William Lewis, 20, Groom

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Jul 1881
Date of death: 27 Jul 1881
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base of skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Not reported here'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma / accident

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