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Occupation or role: [Child of] Painter
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1912
Date of death: 30 Mar 1912
Disease (transcribed): Scalds. Toxaemia. Death
Disease (standardised): Scald (Skin); Toxaemia (Blood)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Cohen, Bertie Isaac
Medical notes: She was admitted suffering from severe scalds due to sitting in some boiling water.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, kidneys, spleen, pancreas and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 12 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Jan 1912
Date of death: 10 Jan 1912
Disease (transcribed): Multiple burns of the second degree. Toxaemia
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Toxaemia (Blood)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This child fell into the fire and received multiple burns of the second degree.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Paper boy
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Feb 1910
Date of death: 28 Feb 1910
Disease (transcribed): Acute leukaemia. Necrosis of gums and cheek. Gangrenous tonsillitis
Disease (standardised): Leukaemia (Blood); Necrosis (Gingiva); Necrosis (Cheek); Gangrene (Palatine tonsil); Tonsillitis (Palatine tonsil)
Admitted under the care of: Jaffray, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Fourteen days ago his face swelled up, the result of an aching tooth. Some days later he went to a dentist for removal of the tooth but treatment was refused owing to the state of his mouth.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Mouth, lungs, thyroid, pericardium, heart, intercostal muscles, diaphragm, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Property master
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Mar 1912
Date of death: 7 Mar 1912
Disease (transcribed): Duodenal ulcer. Subhepatic abscess. Toxaemia
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Duodenum); Abscess (Abdomen); Toxaemia (Blood)
Admitted under the care of: Jaffrey, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Two years before admission he had been under treatment at Birmingham for a gastric ulcer.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Jan 1912
Date of death: 4 Feb 1912
Disease (transcribed): Appendix abscess extending under psoas and iliacus into pelvis and buttock. Toxaemia
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Appendix); Abscess (Psoas muscle); Abscess (Muscles); Abscess (Pelvis); Abscess (Buttocks); Toxaemia (Blood)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Nine weeks before admission she had an attack of influenza. This was followed by rigors and shivering.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, uterus and adnexa
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coppersmith
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Oct 1910
Date of death: 18 Oct 1910
Disease (transcribed): Scalds of 2nd, 3rd and 4th degree. Toxaemia. Mitral disease. Pulmonary embolism. Thrombosis of left external iliac and femoral veins
Disease (standardised): Scald (Skin); Toxaemia (Blood); Disease (Heart); Embolism (Lung); Thrombosis (Veins)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Hot water from a steam condenser upset over both his legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Child of] labourer
Age: 6 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Jan 1911
Date of death: 6 Feb 1911
Disease (transcribed): Recto pharyngeal abscess. Suppuration in glands of neck. Toxaemia.
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Pharynx); Suppuration (Neck); Toxaemia (Blood)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: For three weeks before admission she was noted to have inflamed glands in her neck. These had steadily increased in size.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, pharynx and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Railway guard
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Aug 1913
Date of death: 31 Oct 1913
Disease (transcribed): Anaemia ? (aplastic clinically). Acute leukaemia
Disease (standardised): Anaemia (Systemic); Leukaemia (Bone marrow, Blood)
Admitted under the care of: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Medical examination performed by: Oram, Evelyn Henry Bardens
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He had pain in the back for a month. He fell out of a cart some months ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thymus, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, skull, eyes, bones and marrow
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Child of] labourer
Age: 12 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Nov 1911
Date of death: 13 Nov 1911
Disease (transcribed): Cellulitis of chest wall. Acute bronchitis. Toxaemia
Disease (standardised): Cellulitis (Tissues); Bronchitis (Lung); Toxaemia (Blood)
Admitted under the care of: Jaffrey, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: On the morning of admission the mother noticed a swelling in the left axilla. The swelling increased rapidly during the day.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, infratracheal glands, larynx, tonsils, thyroid, thymus, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, umbilicus, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary tract, stomach, mesenteric glands, brain and meninges
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Aug 1910
Date of death: 30 Aug 1910
Disease (transcribed): Gonorrhoea. Multiple abscesses. Toxaemia
Disease (standardised): Gonorrhoea (Urogenital tract); Abscess (Systemic); Toxaemia (Blood)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: Three days before admission he was said to have passed a stone. This gave him no pain and he had no urethral haemorrhage. After the passage of the stone he had increased frequency of micturition and a pricking pain in his penis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen only examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Insurance agent
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Sep 1912
Date of death: 11 Sep 1912
Disease (transcribed): Haemophilia. Haemorrhage into tongue and epiglottis. Tracheotomy. Aspiration of blood
Disease (standardised): Haemophilia A (Blood); Haemorrhage (Tongue); Haemorrhage (Epiglottis); Tracheotomy (Trachea); Aspiration (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Four weeks before admission he was struck in the great trochanter by a cricket ball. This made him limp and a few days later his right leg began to be drawn up.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, thyroid, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal and joints
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

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: [Child of] Painter
Age: 7
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Apr 1910
Date of death: 24 Apr 1910
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Traumatic intracranial haemorrhage with laceration of brain. Purpura. Haemophilia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Haemorrhage (Brain); Laceration (Brain); Purpura (Tissues); Haemophilia A (Blood)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: He fell down the area steps and was picked up unconscious. He was an out patient for haemophilia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, lungs, pericardium, heart, thymus, stomach, intestines, liver, pancreas, spleen, kidneys and suprarenals
Type of incident: Trauma/accident