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Occupation or role: Boot repairer
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jul 1918
Date of death: 28 Jul 1918
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of stomach, liver & glands. Perforation of stomach. Pyoperitoneum
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Stomach, liver, glands); Perforation (Stomach); Pyoperitoneum (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: O’Flynn, Elizabeth
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: 'Patient had ‘indigestion’ for 9 years. 6 weeks ago he began to vomit after every meal. The vomit was brown in colour. Melaena has been present for the last few days. He has wasted rapidly in the last few weeks & has become extremely anaemic. Pain is present in the epigastric region, worse after food’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 May 1894
Date of death: 31 May 1894
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Lump in left suprarenal
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Lump (Adrenal glands)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: 'For ten years this patient had had a winter cough - For the last month the cough had been worse and he had had much dyspnoea […] - On admission he was found to be a spare man complaining of dyspnoea […] - He was bled to 8 oz and this disappeared and he was relieved - The next day his dyspnoea was little better - On the 26th it was worse and dry cupping and venesection were resorted to again with hardly so good a result - The rest of the history of the case was that the dyspnoea grew worse and worse'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Jeweller
Age: 70
Date of admission: 15 Sep 1920
Date of death: 9 Nov 1920
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of head of pancreas
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Pancreas);
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Bull, Henry Cecil Herbert
Post mortem examination performed by: Edwards, Harpur Vernon
Medical notes: 'History. He had indigestion for the past 12 months. A month ago he had a bilious attack and since then has become jaundiced and has lost weight'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleural cavities, lungs, pulmonary vessels, pericardium, heart, liver, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal, skull, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Mar 1894
Date of death: 5 Mar 1894
Disease (transcribed): Columnar epithelioma of colon. Laparotomy
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Colon); Laparotomy (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: 'About a year before admission the man had had a 'stoppage of the bowels', lasting several weeks: since then he had been well, and the bowels had acted 2 or 3 times a day until Feb 26th. […] On March 4th the man was admitted [...] Since March 1st his abdominal pain and distension had been increasing, although he had only taken milk since March 1st'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Intestines, colon, liver, spleen, kidneys, heart, lungs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Sep 1909
Date of death: 28 Oct 1909
Disease (transcribed): Neoplasm of oesophagus (perithelioma). Ulceration into and gangrene of right lung. Septic pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Oesophagus); Ulcer (Lung); Gangrene (Lung); Sepsis (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: The patient had vomited after all his food for six weeks before admission and he suffered from dysphagia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Trachea, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, stomach, intestines, liver, gall bladder, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals and pancreas
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Motor cabman
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jan 1910
Date of death: 12 Feb 1910
Disease (transcribed): Gastric ulcer becoming malignant. Gastro-jejunostomy. Aspiration pneumonia (severe)
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Cancer (Stomach); Gastric bypass (Stomach); Pneumonia, aspiration (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde. Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: In May 1909 he was operated on for perforated gastric ulcer. Twenty one days ago he began to have abdominal pain after meals with vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, bronchi, pericardium, heart, liver, gall bladder, ducts and veins, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gatekeeper
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Mar 1896
Date of death: 9 Mar 1896
Disease (transcribed): Cystic kidneys
Disease (standardised): Cysts (Kidney)
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, intestines, stomach, spleen, pancreas, bladder, ureters, kidneys, adrenals, liver, spleen, testes, bladder, and toe joints
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Chaff cutter
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Jul 1892
Date of death: 10 Aug 1892
Disease (transcribed): Round celled sarcoma of stomach
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Evans, Arthur Vernon
Medical notes: For two months before admission his appetite had been failing, and gradually more and more discomfort and then actual and severe pain would be experienced in the region of the stomach after taking food.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, oesophagus, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 72
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Aug 1914
Date of death: 15 Aug 1914
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of liver. Jaundice. Atrophy of right kidney with gangrenous pyelitis. Left kidney arteriosclerotic. Cystitis. Uraemia
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver); Jaundice (Skin); Atrophy (Kidney); Gangrene (Kidney); Pyelitis (Kidney); Nephrosclerosis (Kidney);Cystitis (Bladder); Uraemia (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was admitted in a comatose condition from toxaemia and exhaustion due to carcinoma of the liver, and to a phlegmonous cystitis with consecutive pyelitis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, gall bladder, common bile duct, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, prostate, adrenals bodies and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Sep 1913
Date of death: 26 Oct 1913
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of duodenum
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Duodenum)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Turton, James Richard Henry
Medical notes: For two months this man had had epigastric pain, worse after food, and he had grown thinner and had been very constipated.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, coronary arteries, aorta, oesophagus, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, spleen, alimentary canal, stomach, duodenum, pancreas, pancreatic duct, common bile duct, suprarenals, kidneys, ureter, bladder, aorta and vena cava and abdominal lymph glands
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Nov 1895
Date of death: 31 Mar 1896
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of pharynx and oesophagus
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Pharynx); Cancer (Oesophagus)

Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Wells, Sydney Russell
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: This patient had been previously admitted. He had a tracheotomy performed which seemed to relieve him for a while, but the tube became broken and slipped into the trachea and into one of the bronchi from which it was removed by a pair of long curved forceps.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, oesophagus, heart, liver, spleen, stomach, kidneys, adrenals, bladder and toe joint
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jul 1912
Date of death: 27 Aug 1912
Disease (transcribed): Lymphatic leukaemia. Pleurisy with effusion
Disease (standardised): Leukaemia (Bone marrow, blood); Pleurisy (Pleura); Effusion (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Five weeks before admission a polypus was removed from his nose. Three weeks later his tonsils were removed. Enlargement of the glands in his neck followed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, gall bladder, portal vein, spleen, pancreas, bladder, adrenals, kidneys, alimentary canal, marrow and blood
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Mar 1894
Date of death: 26 Apr 1894
Disease (transcribed): ? Sarcoma. Phthisis (Old)
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'Five months before admission patient fell down and bruised his right hip. There was some stiffness for a few days and he then got well. 10 weeks ago the hip became stiff and painful and there was pain in the knee. […] On admission. The R [Right] hip abducted and rotated out wards. Great rigidity'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Legs, thorax, abdomen, cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Retired army captain
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1918
Date of death: 23 Feb 1918
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of liver
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
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

Occupation or role: Decorator
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Nov 1914
Date of death: 4 Dec 1914
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of stomach. Dilated stomach. Exhaustion
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Dilated (Stomach); Exhaustion (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The patient had suffered from indigestion for twenty years. During the last three months he had intermittent vomiting after food, and during the last eight weeks he was liable to attacks of epigastric pain after a meal.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: n/a
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Upholsterer
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Jun 1894
Date of death: 20 Jul 1894
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of rectum. (Malignant) (Colotomy)
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Intestines); Disease (Intestines); Operation (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'Patient began to suffer from symptoms of malig. [malignant] dis. [disease] of rectum nine mos [months] before admission. He became gradually worse and lost flesh and strength'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Feb 1916
Date of death: 4 Apr 1916
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral tumour (glioma). Septic meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Brain); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril. Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow

Medical examination performed by: Sparrow, Hugh Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: Whilst at work the patient had a fit and the right side of the face had twitched ever since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder, alimentary canal, oesophagus, stomach, intestines, skull and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Oct 1894
Date of death: 1 Jan 1895
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: The patient was first an inpatient in 1894 suffering with enlargement of the liver of three months standing, vomiting and hypochondrial pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Liver, bladder, prostate, testes, spleen, stomach, oesophagus, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, lungs, larynx and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Queen’s messenger
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 May 1895
Date of death: 13 May 1895
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of larynx and pharynx
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Larynx); Cancer (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Ward, Arthur Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: The patient had been an inpatient in 1894 and had since been attending as an outpatient. There had lately been some haemorrhage.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs and heart. No post mortem examination beyond neck and chest
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Railway porter
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Nov 1895
Date of death: 11 Nov 1895
Disease (transcribed): Secondary sarcoma in cervical vertebra. Paraplegia from softening of cord
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Spine); Paraplegia (Nervous system); Softening (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Ward, Arthur Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: The patient’s right thigh had been amputated for sarcoma in September 1895. The patient first felt numbness and shooting pains in the right arm six weeks ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, oesophagus, stomach, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, testes, toe joint and spine. The cranium was not opened, by special desire
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Paper maker
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Sep 1894
Date of death: 6 Oct 1894
Disease (transcribed): Leukhemia - with enlarged lymphatic glands. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Leukaemia (Bone marrow); Leukaemia (Blood); Disease (Lymph nodes); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: 'The patient was first in the hospital two months ago - He gave a history of gradually increasing weakness and enlarged glands all over the body - These were present on his admission - He was anaemic and breathless - The lungs were then free - Under arsenic the patient got better and the glands decreased in size - though occasionally he had an attack of laryngeal dyspnoea - He was sent to Wimbledon [...] and was readmitted here on Sept 26th - The glands had grown, particularly in the neck'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 12
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Aug 1918
Date of death: 20 Oct 1918
Disease (transcribed): Cerebellar tumour (sarcoma)
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Post mortem examination performed by: O’Flynn, Elizabeth
Medical notes: Frontal headache for a week. Occasional vomiting after food for 3 days. Fainted 4 days ago'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jun 1905
Date of death: 13 Jun 1905
Disease (transcribed): Malignant stricture of the oesophagus, ulcerating into the aorta. Haemorrhage into the intestinal canal. Gout. Gall stones
Disease (standardised): Malignant stricture (Oesophagus); Ulcer (Aorta); Haemorrhage (Intestines); Gout (Joints); Gallstones (Gallbladder)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: 'The patient, a small & shrunken general labourer, was admitted to the hospital complaining of ‘stoppage of the food-pipe’. He gave a history of repeated attacks of gout, from the age of 30 onwards; syphilis was denied; free indulgence in alcohol, mostly beer, was admitted’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1 year 3 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1896
Date of death: 4 Feb 1896
Disease (transcribed): Papilloma of trachea from scar of old tracheotomy
Disease (standardised): Papilloma (Trachea); Tracheotomy (Trachea); Cicatrix (Skin)

Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard. Ewart, William
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, heart, larynx, stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, ovaries and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jul 1896
Date of death: 6 Aug 1896
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of gall bladder and of common duct. Secondary deposits
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Gall bladder); Cancer (Bile ducts)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Wells, Sydney Russell
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: On July 2nd he felt sudden pain in the pit of the stomach while loading coke, not an unaccustomed weight.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, intestines, liver, pancreas, stomach, intestines, kidneys, spleen, bladder, testes and toe joint
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a