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Agnes Downing, 18, Barmaid

Occupation or role: Barmaid
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Nov 1881
Date of death: 12 Nov 1881
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Mitral stenosis. Hypertrophy
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'In 1874 she had an attack of acute rheumatism; the pain chiefly in the knees and hands. No history of cardiac symptoms or sequelae. About Christmas 1879 she again had rheumatism affecting more joints but less severe. She was laid up about a month but since then has been able to work as a barmaid without discomfort. No dyspnoea or oedema noticed'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

Agnes Driscoll, 26, Dressmaker

  • Occupation or role: Dressmaker
    Age: 26
    Gender: Female
    Date of admission: 14 Jun 1909
    Date of death: 1 Jul 1909
    Disease (transcribed): Anaemia. Chronic gastric ulcer. Gastro-jejunostomy
    Disease (standardised): Anaemia (Blood); Ulcer (Stomach); Gastric bypass (Stomach)
    Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
  • Jaffrey, Francis
    Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
    Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
    Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of epigastric pain and vomiting after meals.
    Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, uterus and adnexa, and alimentary canal
    Type of incident: n/a

Agnes Franklin, 57, Cook (widow)

Occupation or role: Cook (widow)
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Mar 1922
Date of death: 8 Mar 1922
Disease (transcribed): Atheroma of aorta and coronary vessels: Fatty degeneration of myocardium: Aneurism of anter [anterior]-wall left ventricle: Rupture: Haemopericardium
Disease (standardised): Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta, heart); Disease (Heart); Aneurysm (Heart); Rupture (Heart); Pericardial effusion (Pericardium)
Admitted under the care of: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Medical examination performed by: Gainsborough, Hugh
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: 'History: A week ago pt. [patient] had two attacks of pain over the sternum with a sense of constriction. The first attack lasted 1 hour, the second about 24 huurs. She had a similar attack this morning. P.M.H. [Previous medical history] Indigestion for 30 years. She had had a number of miscarriages and still born children. On admission: 4/3/'22. Obese woman. T.P.R. [Temperature, pulse, respiration rate] 99, 38, 24. Lungs. Rhonchi at base. Heart. A.B. impalpable. Sounds faint. There was tenderness over the midsternum. Some arrhythmia. Pulse equal on both sides. B.P. [Blood pressure] 125 mm. Abdomen N.A.D. [Nothing abnormal discovered] C.N.S. [Central nervous system] N.A.D. [Nothing abnormal discovered]. Course…. The Wassermann was negative. Three days after admission she sudenly [sic] felt faint, became breathless and cyanosed and died. 8.3.'22'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Tongue, tonsils, larynx, trachea, pleurae, lungs, pulmonary artery, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart, coronary vessels, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, bile ducts, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, pelvis, ureters, bladder, spleen, stomach, intestines, appendix, uterus, ovaries
Type of incident: n/a

Agnes Gooding, 21, Shop girl

Occupation or role: Shop girl
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Apr 1885
Date of death: 7 Jun 1885
Disease (transcribed): Empyema. Tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: She had a cough for three winters, swelling of the legs for three weeks and then sudden dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Agnes Green, 35, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 May 1872
Date of death: 4 Nov 1872
Disease (transcribed): Post partum. Caries of acetabula and iliac bones. Bedsores. Lardaceous disease
Disease (standardised): Parturition (Uterus); Caries (Hip); Pressure ulcer (Skin); Amyloidosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: For five months there had been an abscess forming over the right ilium and she had walked lamely.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation and bones
Type of incident: n/a

Agnes Haynes, 53, [Wife of] Cab attendant

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Cab attendant
Gender: Female
Age: 53
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1904
Date of death: 1 Feb 1904
Disease (transcribed): Chronic bronchitis. Congestion and oedema of lungs. Chronic passive congestion of viscera
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Congestion (Lung, viscera); Oedema (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'This patient gave the usual history of chronic bronchitis. There was no definite history obtainable pointing to any family predisposition or per normal exciting cause for such a condition. For a month previously to adm. [admission] her cough had been severe: for 3 weeks she had had swelling of the legs and abdomen'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Agnes Holker, 35, [Wife of] Clerk

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Clerk
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 May 1912
Date of death: 12 Jun 1912
Disease (transcribed): Chronic peritonitis. Intraintestinal abscesses. Faecal fistula. Healed gastric ulcer
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Abscess (Intestines); Fistula (Intestines); Ulcer (Stomach)
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: In February she was operated on for a perforated gastric ulcer.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: A local examination of abdomen only was asked for
Type of incident: n/a

Agnes Hughes, 50, [Wife of] Carpenter

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Carpenter
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Sep 1908
Date of death: 14 Sep 1908
Disease (transcribed): Burn of finger. Septicaemia
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: She had had a septic finger a fortnight before which apparently healed completely. Four days before however she began to feel very ill again and called in a doctor.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pleurae, heart, pericardium, stomach, intestines, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals, aorta and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Agnes Johnstone, 17, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Oct 1889
Date of death: 18 Oct 1889
Disease (transcribed): Chronic pericarditis and myocarditis. Fatty degeneration of the heart. Chronic pleurisy and pulmonary apoplexy. (Rheumatism?)
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Myocarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Haemorrhage (Lung); Rheumatic diseases (Tissues)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: She lived at 20 Ranelagh Road, Pimlico Road. On October 11th she had pains in her knees and felt very weak.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, stomach, duodenum, ileum, caecum, transverse colon, brain and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Agnes Kirkland, 66, [Wife of] Hawker

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Hawker
Age: 66
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Jun 1909
Date of death: 30 Jun 1909
Disease (transcribed): Pontine haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): 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 in the Park and became unconscious almost immediately.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal, uterus, brain and meninges
Type of incident: n/a

Agnes Leath, 37, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Jun 1841
Date of death: 22 Jun 1841
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pleuritis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Agnes MacDonald, 4 months, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 4 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Jul 1897
Date of death: 23 Jul 1897
Disease (transcribed): Diarrhoea and vomiting
Disease (standardised): Diarrhoea (Intestines); Vomiting (Stomach) ()
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Vide medical notes'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No p.m. [post mortem]'

Type of incident: n/a

Agnes Martin, 58, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Gender: Female
Age: 58
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1904
Date of death: 12 Dec 1904
Disease (transcribed): Malignant stricture of colon. Intestinal obstruction. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Intestines); Intestinal obstruction (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen);
Admitted under the care of: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Agnes McLean, 55, Married gentlewoman

Occupation or role: Married gentlewoman
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Jun 1879
Date of death: 5 Jun 1879
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage, old and recent
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Ewart, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient fell down in the street and was brought in dying.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, uterus, and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Agnes Painter, 20, Dressmaker

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Nov 1903
Date of death: 20 Nov 1903
Disease (transcribed): Infective endocarditis. Sero-fibrinous pericarditis. Infarcts in heart wall, spleen, kidney and gut
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart); Infarction (Heart); Infarction (Spleen); Infarction (Kidney); Infarction (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Ascherson, William Lawrence
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of abdominal pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, portal vein, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, uterus and appendages, alimentary canal and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Agnes Parker, 22, [Wife of] Postman

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Postman
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jan 1888
Date of death: 26 Jan 1888
Disease (transcribed): Chronic Bright’s disease. Acute serous effusion into the tongue and larynx
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidneys); Effusion (Tongue, larynx)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: 'She was in this hospital last year suffering from albuminuria, the result of scarlet fever (Notes are being bound). After leaving the hospital her headaches continued with much nausea & vomiting’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, eyes, neck, tongue, larynx, lungs, heart, spleen, kidneys, liver, stomach

Type of incident: n/a

Agnes Perry, 26, Maid

Occupation or role: Maid
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 May 1912
Date of death: 6 Jun 1912
Disease (transcribed): Frontal sinusitis with suppuration in antra and ethmoid cells. Suppurative meningitis. Pyocephalus. Acute encephalitis
Disease (standardised): Sinusitis (Paranasal sinuses); Suppuration (Paranasal sinuses); Suppuration (Brain); Meningitis (Brain); Pyocephalus (Brain); Encephalitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Barwell, Harold Shuttleworth
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: In April she had an operation for bilateral empyema.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, skull and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Agnes Phipps, 22, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Nov 1879
Date of death: 24 Nov 1879
Disease (transcribed): Puerperal metritis and salpingitis. Limited peritoneal abscess. Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Puerperal disorders (Urogenital system); Metritis (Uterus); Salpingitis (Fallopian tubes); Abscess (Abdomen); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient was married twelve months before admission. First child in 42 weeks. The parturition was straightforward and east. She had much niggling pain for twelve days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, uterus and fallopian tubes
Type of incident: n/a

Agnes Stearn, 24, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Jan 1909
Date of death: 2 Feb 1909
Disease (transcribed): Gastric ulcer
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Five days before admission the patient was seized with epigastric pain and nausea and vomited blood, dark and in clots.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, spleen, suprarenals, pancreas, stomach and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Agnes Thompson, 29, [Wife of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Gender: Female
Age: 29
Date of admission: 27 Aug 1904
Date of death: 17 Sep 1904
Disease (transcribed): Puerperal septicaemia. Suppurating clot in R. [Right] ovarian External and Internal Iliac veins. Pulmonary Embolism. Cystitis. Tubal nephritis
Disease (standardised): Puerperal disorders (Urogenital system); Sepsis (Systemic); Suppuration (Ovary); Thrombosis (Ovary); Pulmonary embolism (Lung); Cystitis (Bladder); Nephritis (Kidney);
Admitted under the care of: Stabb, Arthur Francis
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Agnes Wallice, 30, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Oct 1883
Date of death: 27 Oct 1883
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever. Haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Haemorrhage (Indeterminate)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: A fellow servant was in the hospital with Enteric Fever. This patient was quite well until a week before admission when she began to suffer from headache, vomiting, abdominal pain and constipation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Agnes Way, 40, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Dec 1865
Date of death: 12 Jan 1866
Disease (transcribed): Lumbar abscess. Cirrhosis of liver
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Lumbar); Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The history of this case was obscure. Except for an attack of bronchitis she appeared to have had no illness up to four months before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Agneta Le Strange, [No age stated], [Wife of] Captain

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Captain
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Oct 1918
Date of death: 3 Oct 1918
Disease (transcribed): Pontine haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: O’Flynn, Elizabeth
Post mortem examination performed by: O’Flynn, Elizabeth
Medical notes: 'Patient brought in unconscious by police’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, skull

Type of incident: n/a

Alban Booth, 51, Musician

Occupation or role: Musician
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Aug 1922
Date of death: 21 Nov 1922
Disease (transcribed): Ascites
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: Tross, W.L.[?]
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: About a year ago he had attacks of shivering and malaise with abdominal distension. Two months ago he had another attack with jaundice. The abdominal distension was now very marked.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy
Type of incident: n/a

Albert alias Robert Gray, 45, Fitter

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

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