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Occupation or role: Fitter
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Mar 1910
Date of death: 5 Mar 1910
Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis and reflux. Aortic stenosis. Acute bronchitis. Pleural effusion. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung); Effusion (Pleura); Disease (Kidney)
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 been ill with a cough for three weeks. He tried to work on the day of admission but had to give it up.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, stomach, pancreas, liver, gall bladder and bile ducts, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Salesman
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Apr 1884
Date of death: 12 Jul 1884
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
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: A fortnight before admission his cough grew very irritating, he lost his appetite, sweated profusely and took to his bed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Engine driver
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Oct 1882
Date of death: 15 Feb 1883
Disease (transcribed): Empyema. Peritonitis. Miliary tubercle
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: On October 6th he began to notice a cough and complained of feverishness. In a few days the right side became painful especially when he breathed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Apr 1882
Date of death: 12 Apr 1882
Disease (transcribed): Membranous inflammation of air passages. Nephritis
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Respiratory system); Nephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: Eight days before admission a slight cough was noticed and some restlessness at night. He complained of sore throat and lost his appetite.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Air passages, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Carman
Age: 12
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Apr 1911
Date of death: 24 Apr 1911
Disease (transcribed): Caseous tuberculosis of mediastinal glands. Tuberculous meningitis. Generalized tuberculosis. Lobar pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Tuberculosis (Systemic); Pneumonia (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 headache for twelve days with pain in the neck and diplopia for one day.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, infratracheal glands, thyroid, trachea, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, alimentary tract, mesentery glands, liver, pancreas, suprarenals, spleen, kidneys, bladder, meninges, brain and eyes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 May 1884
Date of death: 18 Aug 1884
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: This child was never in good health and had frequent cough before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, gall bladder, kidneys, intestines and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Foreman
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Aug 1905
Date of death: 1 Sep 1905
Disease (transcribed): Posterior basic meningitis. Aspiration bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Bronchopneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Davis Taylor, E.J.
Medical notes: 'Wife states [that the patient was] first ill one month ago, with pains in the left side, causing him to keep to his bed for a week. On Aug 7 he was worse, had severe pains in his head and neck. He had to give up work and has been in bed every since’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1886
Date of death: 24 Dec 1886
Disease (transcribed): Intestinal obstruction. Abdominal section. Band. Structure natural. Death from shock. Congestion of the lungs
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Intestines); Section (Abdomen); Shock (Systemic); Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: He was well up to the 20th when he had some abdominal pain when at dinner. The pain increased and was referred to the right side of the umbilicus and vomiting commenced.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, intestines, stomach, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Mar 1872
Date of death: 15 Mar 1872
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophied heart. Pleuropneumonia. Endocarditis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung); Endocarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man who could give scarcely any history of himself being somewhat delirious, said that for about a year he had had swelling about the body which of late had much increased with cough and some spitting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Manservant
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1913
Date of death: 2 Jun 1913
Disease (transcribed): New growth in left kidney invading left renals vein and left vena cava. Metastases in liver and glands. Aspiration pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Kidney); Cancer (Veins); Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Pneumonia, aspiration (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield. Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: For the last two years he had had three attacks of what appeared to be renal colic.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, prostate and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Nov 1870
Date of death: 4 Jan 1871
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Diabetes
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This man stated that for 7 or 8 months he had suffered from frequent & profuse diarrhoea. Ten weeks before his admission he went to a hospital & was told there that he had diabetes. There had been cough for 3 weeks with scanty nummular sputa’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cerebrum

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Greengrocer
Age: 9 weeks
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Oct 1917
Date of death: 8 Oct 1917
Disease (transcribed): Catarrhal gastroenteritis. Bronchitis. Bronchopneumonia. Wasting
Disease (standardised): Gastroenteritis (Intestines); Bronchitis (Lungs); Bronchopneumonia (Lungs); Wasting
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: 'Diarrhoea & vomiting 3 weeks. Full-term child. Bottle fed’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Dairyman
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Date of admission: 18 Jun 1899
Date of death: 31 Jul 1899
Disease (transcribed): Ulcerative endocarditis. Oedema of lungs
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Ulcer (Heart); Oedema (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Powell, Llewellyn
Post mortem examination performed by: Belcher Hickman, H. R.
Medical notes: 'Patient said that he strained himself on March 3rd having been quite well up to then. He had pain in his left side and vomited next morning after breakfast. He also noticed pains in his ankles, knees, and elbows. He kept about doing his work, although he never felt well, until May 15th when he had to take to his bed, as the pain in his left side which had gone away after a day or two returned and the pains in his joints became worse. His joints were not swollen. He had been exposed to all sorts of weather. Had always perspired a good deal at night but worse lately. Had a bad cough for 3 weeks and had lost weight considerably'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Dec 1893
Date of death: 25 Dec 1893
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)

Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See medical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined post mortem
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Son of] Butler
Age: 9 weeks
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1915
Date of death: 31 Mar 1915
Disease (transcribed): Acute bronchitis. Congenital heart disease
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Congenital disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The child was admitted with severe bronchitis. There was also an irreducible inguinal hernia which it was thought might become strangulated.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Publican
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: Brought in dead
Date of death: 31 Jan 1909
Disease (transcribed): Crushed skull. Fractured spine. Crushed brain. Ruptured trachea
Disease (standardised): Crushed (Skull); Fracture (Spine); Crushed (Brain); Rupture (Trachea)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was overcome by a motor bus in Knightsbridge.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, trachea, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and stomach
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Child of] Painter
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Feb 1902
Date of death: 12 Feb 1902
Disease (transcribed): Laryngitis. Tracheotomy. Bronchopnuemonia
Disease (standardised): Laryngitis (Larynx); Tracheotomy (Trachea); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Not seen by Medical Registrar. See Medical Notes 246.02
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, trachea, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Footman
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Date of admission: 24 Sep 1878
Date of death: 4 Oct 1878
Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever; bronchopneumonia and pulmonary congestion
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Congestion (Lung);
Admitting doctor: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. Was delicate and constantly ailing in childhood. 12 years ago fell from a cart and, as he thinks, consequently up to 3 yrs [years] ago passed from time to time blood intimately mixed with his urine. Has often experienced pain across his loins. Since childhood has been subject to pain on left side between lower ribs and hip. Pain relieved by resting on that side. For 2 or 3 months past has resided in Paris. 8 days ago caught cold in a Railway station. 4 nights ago had an attack of shivers, repeated constantly since. Has felt very giddy lately. Has been taking purgatives character of [?] variable. Complains also of headache and pain between shoulders'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestine
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gas fitter
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Oct 1888
Date of death: 22 Oct 1888
Disease (transcribed): Haemorrhage into left pleural & peritoneal cavities. Ruptures of diaphragm, liver & spleen
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Pleura, peritoneum); Rupture (Diaphragm, liver, spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Davidson, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Not seen by registrar. Was knocked down & run over: was brought in dead’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Heart, pleurae, lungs, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, brain, intestines

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 13 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Jun 1879
Date of death: 27 Jun 1879
Disease (transcribed): Membranous laryngitis and tracheitis. Pulmonary atelectasis
Disease (standardised): Laryngitis (Larynx); Tracheitis (Trachea); Atelectasis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: This child was one of six brothers and sisters attacked with similar symptoms in the same house, and diagnosed in all cases as diphtheria. The mother also came in with slight membranous affection of the tonsils.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, lungs and tonsils
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Aug 1905
Date of death: 18 Aug 1905
Disease (transcribed): Lobar pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Douglas, James Sholto Cameron
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: 'The patient, a burly man who had lived well & been a free drinker until a year before his admission, had had several shivering fits on August 10th & 11th, & was brought to the hospital on the 14th complaining chiefly of pain in the abdomen & loins’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Jun 1910
Date of death: 3 Jun 1910
Disease (transcribed): Lobar pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
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 caught a chill two days before admission. Shivering soon occurred. He went to bed and vomited during the night.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Carman
Gender: Male
Age: 9 months
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1904
Date of death: 13 Jan 1904
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary tuberculosis (?). Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Bronchopneumonia (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: 'History – Measles began of Dec [December] 25th: the rash departed quickly, but cough and feverishness, with undigested stools remained. Before the measles there had been slight 'bronchitis' '
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 2 years 9 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Mar 1886
Date of death: 11 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Two days before admission the child developed a cough which grew daily worse. The child vomited and had some slight diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and alimentary tract
Type of incident: n/a