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Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jul 1888
Date of death: 19 Jul 1888
Disease (transcribed): Perforation of vermiform appendix. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Perforation (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient said he had had ‘brain fever’, scarlatina and measles about 10, 8 and 6 years before he came to the hospital. He had had no other illness. On the night of July 13th he went to bed in a state of health. On the morning of the 14th he woke up at 7.30. He then had severe pain at the upper part of his abdomen’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, thorax, heart, larynx, trachea, lungs, spleen, kidneys, liver, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: House porter
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Jan 1888
Date of death: 24 Jul 1888
Disease (transcribed): Granular contracted kidneys. Emphysema and bronchitis. Pleuritic effusion & ascites
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Emphysema (Lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs); Effusion (Pleura); Ascites (Peritoneum)
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 man came into the hospital first in 1878, when he was under Dr Whipham [Thomas Tillyer Whipham] (see Hospital Register 1878, No 917). He was then suffering from cough, dyspnoea and dropsy. He said he had not been laid up before, he ascribed his illness to getting wet in a ditch’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Thorax, heart, lungs, larynx, trachea, bronchi, spleen, kidneys, liver, testes, stomach, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Jul 1888
Date of death: 28 Jul 1888
Disease (transcribed): Lithotomy. Pelvic cellulitis. Hypertrophied bladder & dilated ureters with diminution of renal cortex
Disease (standardised): Lithotomy; Cellulitis (Pelvis); Disease (Bladder, ureters, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James and Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Le Cronier, Maxwell
Medical notes: 'Had suffered from haematuria at intervals during the last 2 years. Had been sounded for stone but none found. Has also suffered from incontinence of urine, especially at nights for last 2 years. For the 3 or [4] weeks preceding admission has passed an increased quantity of blood’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Pelvis, genital organs, ureter, kidneys, rectum, bladder, chest, heart, lungs, larynx, trachea, liver, spleen, stomach, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Greengrocer
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Sep 1888
Date of death: 29 Sep 1888
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Ulceration of verniform appendix
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ulcer (Appendix)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington and Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'Was well ‘till Sept 17th when he struck his right side again a barrow handle. He was an itinerant greengrocer. On Sept 18th [he] was seized with severe pain in the abdomen, for which he took ginger wine. On Sept 20th, he committed several times & was freely dosed with castor oil, after which his bowels were open’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Peritoneum, abdomen, stomach, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, thorax, heart, lungs

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Policeman
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Dec 1888
Date of death: 9 Dec 1888
Disease (transcribed): Intestinal obstruction. Abdominal section. Division of band, at apex of a large Meckel’s Diverticulum was found a divided band. On ileum near extremity marks of compression. Slight peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Intestines); Section (Abdomen); Meckel’s diverticulum (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James and Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'A policeman, whose general health has always been good. Six years previously he became ruptured on the right side & has since worn a truss. The rupture has not come down for 6 years. On evening of Dec 2nd he had a desire to defecate after dinner & [?] a small, hard motion was passed & since then there has been total constipation. He began to vomit at night & has ejected everything he has taken’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, oesophagus, lungs, heart

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Hairdresser
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Dec 1888
Date of death: 8 Jan 1889
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in the right cerebral hemisphere. Small cirrhotic liver. Old peritonitic adhesions
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain); Cirrhosis (Liver); Adhesions (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: The patient had always been anaemic. His abdomen had always been large. The patient’s father was a moderate drinker and it was said that the boy had been accustomed to have spirits given to him to drink.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, right middle ear, eyes, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach, intestines, thorax, heart and lungs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 13
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1888
Date of death: 17 Jan 1889
Disease (transcribed): Blow from a foil in epigastrium. Perforation of transverse colon. Chronic peritonitis. Pneumonia and caseation of bases of both lungs
Disease (standardised): Wound (Abdomen); Perforation (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pneumonia (Lung); Caseation (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: Whilst fencing he received a blow at the upper part of his abdomen. He suffered much pain at the time, but it did not last long, and the injury was forgotten until November 5th when he began to have abdominal pain and shivering.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, lungs, heart and oesophagus
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jan 1889
Date of death: 3 Feb 1889
Disease (transcribed): Gastric ulcer. Perforation. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Perforation (Stomach); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William. Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: Two years before his admission the patient had haematemesis. He said he brought up a gallon of blood and that it smelt worse than a sewer. Two months before he came to St George’s the patient had much vomiting and lost flesh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, stomach, thorax, lungs, trachea, larynx, oesophagus, pharynx and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1889
Date of death: 30 Mar 1889
Disease (transcribed): Alcoholic cirrhosis of liver. Ascites. Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: He had lived in Paris and Madrid and he was cook to the French ambassador. The man said that he generally drank about a bottle and a half of the wine of the country in which he lived.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gas fitter
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1889
Date of death: 5 Apr 1889
Disease (transcribed): Chronic Brights disease with ascites from pale granular contracted kidneys
Disease (standardised): Glomerulonephritis (Kidney); Ascites (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: He had many attacks of gout, about fifteen altogether. In 1888 the patient had puffiness under his eyes for a week, and swelling of his legs for three weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, trachea, heart, kidneys, liver, spleen, stomach, intestines, brain and eyes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Cooper
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1889
Date of death: 10 Apr 1889
Disease (transcribed): Malignant cystic papillomatous disease of the right ovary. Secondary growth in the peritoneal cavity and in lymphatic glands
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Ovary); Cancer (Abdomen); Cancer (Lymph nodes)
Admitted under the care of: Champneys, Francis Henry
Medical examination performed by: Remfry, Leonard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: She was quite well until three and a half months ago when she began to have pain in the lower abdomen. She also noticed that she was getting larger and thought there must be something forming.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Uterus, kidneys, spleen, liver and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1888
Date of death: 24 Jan 1888
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: 'There was no family history of heritable disease. The man had never previously [been] ill. He was a butler but claimed to be considered temperate. He had been losing strength for 4 months’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, ears, eyes, abdomen, peritoneum, stomach, intestines, thorax, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, larynx, trachea, spleen, kidneys, liver, heart, lungs, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Blindmaker
Age: 8
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Feb 1888
Date of death: 8 Mar 1888
Disease (transcribed): Ruptured spleen. Abdominal section. Purulent peritonitis. Ruptured intestines.
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Spleen, intestines); Section (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: '[No history] of any importance previous to the accident. The boy was knocked down & the wheel of a carriage passed over his abdomen’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, liver, spleen, stomach, intestines, kidneys, lungs, heart

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Errand boy
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Mar 1888
Date of death: 2 Apr 1888
Disease (transcribed): Perforation of an ulcer in the vermiform appendix. General peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The boy was generally in good health. On March 21st he had acute abdominal pain. On the 22nd, 23rd & 24th vomiting, on the 25th he was weak, his bowels were open’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, lungs, heart, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Policeman
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1888
Date of death: 6 Apr 1888
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated left inguinal hernia. Operation for radical cure. ?Acute oedema of lungs
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Groin); Operation Edema (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'No accurate history could be got. There was a hernia on the right side for many years & this was usually supported by a truss’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, lungs, heart, spleen, kidneys, liver

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Errand boy
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Date of admission: 6 May 1899
Date of death: 6 May 1899
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid. Perforation of small intestine. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Perforation (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen);
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Post mortem examination performed by: Belcher Hickman, H. R.
Medical notes: 'This patient first began to be ill on Apl [April] 17th while at work, with pains in the 'stomach and back', he did not give up work until 24th, feeling during the interval very unwell, he had no diarrhoea but his appetite had fallen off, and he vomited several times. He had had no previous illness. A sister and child who lived in the same house had recently been in the Hospital with typhoid'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 38
Date of admission: 6 Sep 1899
Date of death: 27 Sep 1899
Disease (transcribed): Malignant growth about the pancreas: secondary growths: liver, mesentery and lungs. Chylous ascites etc
Disease (standardised): Growth (Pancreas, liver, mesentery, lung); Chylous ascites (Peritoneal cavity);
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Belcher Hickman, H. R.
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Gender: Male
Age: 43
Date of admission: 15 Aug 1899
Date of death: 1 Oct 1899
Disease (transcribed): Caseating miliary tubercle of lungs: cirrhosis of liver: ascites
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, miliary (Lung); Liver cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen);
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Gayer, Reginald Courtenay, Fenton, William James
Post mortem examination performed by: Belcher Hickman, H. R.
Medical notes: 'Admitted on Aug [August] 15th complaining of jaundice and swelling of abdomen. Was I.P. [In-patient] in the Hospital about 1 year ago with cirrhotic ascites. When he was tapped and discharged much improved. This present abdl [abdominal] swelling began 14 days before admission and the jaundice 3 days after. History of occasional vomiting for the past 3 wks [weeks]. No oedema of legs. Has been subject to epileptic fits'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 78
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Jun 1900
Date of death: 21 Jun 1900
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of Cervix Uteri. Left inguinal colostomy. Peritonitis. Partial reclusion lumen of rectum
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Cervix uteri); Colostomy (Colon); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Reclusion (Rectum)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas. Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: For the last nine months the patient had suffered from more or less continuous pain in the abdomen, especially the right side and had lost flesh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract, alimentary canal, vagina and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Green grocer
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Oct 1900
Date of death: 13 Dec 1900
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Tubercular ulceration of larynx and bowels. Tubercular peritonitis. Ascites.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Larynx); Ulcer (Larynx); Tuberculosis (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Abdomen);Peritonitis (Abdomen) ; Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Dickson, T.W.
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of abdominal pain and swelling. The swelling began six weeks before.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Oct 1900
Date of death: 19 Dec 1900
Disease (transcribed): Recent general adhesive plastic peritonitis. Perinephritis. Perisplenitis. Anti-mortem clots in descending thoracic aorta
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Perinephritis (Kidney); Perisplenitis (Spleen); Thrombosis (Aorta)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Dickson, T.W.
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This patient died at Wimbledon on 19th December, to which place he was transferred on 29th November. He had been a patient in St George’s Hospital in September complaining that he had swelling of the abdomen and legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx and trachea, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1898
Date of death: 10 Apr 1898
Disease (transcribed): ? Intrathoracic aneurism
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Thorax)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See medical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No examination after death
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 54
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 May 1898
Date of death: 14 Jun 1898
Disease (transcribed): Myxoedema. Chronic peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Myxoedema (Skin); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lazarus-Barlow, Walter Sydney
Medical notes: For two months preceding her last admission she had arterial swelling of the thighs and abdomen, and also complained of pain in the right side of the head, possibly due to bad teeth.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, heart, pericardium, thyroid body, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, stomach, skull and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Dec 1900
Date of death: 5 Feb 1901
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of the liver. Perihepatitis. Ascites. Chronic adhesive peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Perihepatitis (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient came to the hospital suffering with dropsy which had been coming on for a week. She had attacks of jaundice for a long time.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, trachea, bronchi, pericardium, heart, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal, brain and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Aug 1900
Date of death: 11 Mar 1901
Disease (transcribed): Chronic brights disease. Large white kidneys. Bronchitis. Hydrothorax. Ascites
Disease (standardised): Glomerulonephritis (Kidney); Disease (Kidney); Bronchitis (Lung); Hydrothorax (Lung); Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Stokes, Whitley Bland
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was admitted for swelling of both legs, a doctor outside having told him that his urine contained albumen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal, testes and infratracheal glands
Type of incident: n/a