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Occupation or role: Kitchenmaid
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Nov 1908
Date of death: 8 Nov 1908
Disease (transcribed): Suppurative oophoro-salpingitis. General peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Ovary); Oophorosalpingitis (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dakin, William Radford
Medical examination performed by: Smith, George Frederick Darwall
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of pain in the lower abdomen, which had started three weeks ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen only examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Jan 1917
Date of death: 22 Feb 1917
Disease (transcribed): Generalized miliary tuberculosis. Tuberculous pyosalpinx
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pyosalpinx (Fallopian tube)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Sparrow, Hugh Gordon
Medical notes: 'A bad cough developed 8 months ago, it was worse at nights. Shortly afterwards she became weakly & vomited after her meal’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 63
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Apr 1847
Date of death: 08 May 1847
Disease (transcribed): Hydrothorax. Congestion of both lungs. Large and fatty heart with dilatation of cavities. Contracted and granular kidneys. Fibrous tumour of uterus.
Disease (standardised): Hydrothorax (Pleural cavity); Congestion (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Tumour (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient reported that she had been ailing more or less during the last year; that she had been weak and languid, subject to dyspnoea and palpitation on exertion, and generally unequal to her usual amount of exercise.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Jan 1880
Date of death: 27 Feb 1880
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage. Granular kidneys and atheroma of cerebral arteries
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Disease (Kidney); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: This patient was transferred to the physician’s wards in a state of coma and died. No notes were therefore taken by the medical registrar.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Manservant
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Apr 1913
Date of death: 30 Apr 1913
Disease (transcribed): Hysterectomy. Puerperal eclampsia? Consecutive suppurative nephritis. Albuminuric retinitis
Disease (standardised): Hysterectomy (Uterus); Puerperal disorders (Urogenital system); Eclampsia (Systemic); Suppuration (Kidney); Nephritis (Kidney); Albuminuria (Kidney);Retinitis (Retina)
Admitted under the care of: Stabb, Arthur Francis
Medical examination performed by: Roy, Donald Whatley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This woman thought herself to be about at term. Two months ago she had severe headache followed by unconsciousness and she was said to have had many fits.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thyroid, thymus, pericardium, heart, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, adrenals, kidneys, alimentary canal, brain and eyes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Soldier
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Jul 1914
Date of death: 19 Nov 1914
Disease (transcribed): Chronic nephritis. Pericarditis. Fibroid heart. Hydrothorax. Ascites. Anasarca. Cardiac aneurysm
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Pericarditis (Heart); Fibrosis (Heart); Hydrothorax (Lung); Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (Systemic);Aneurysm (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: For four months this woman had become increasingly short of breath on exertion and had palpitations. The abdomen became larger and the legs swelled.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, adrenals, kidneys, bladder, urethra, uterus and adnexa, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Oct 1889
Date of death: 17 Oct 1889
Disease (transcribed): Fatty heart. Collapsed lung. Ovarian tumour and ascites
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Atelectasis (Lung); Cancer (Ovary); Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: About three months before she came to St George’s the woman fell down and hurt herself. She was pregnant at the time but her attention was called to the fact that her abdomen was of abnormal size.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, ovaries, liver, spleen, kidneys, uterus, pleurae, lungs and heart
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: House maid
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Nov 1912
Date of death: 26 Nov 1912
Disease (transcribed): White granular kidney
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: No post mortem
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Gender: Female
Age: 37
Date of admission: 28 Nov 1877
Date of death: 19 Jan 1878
Disease (transcribed): Large white kidney
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney);
Admitting doctor: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: n/a
PM performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Not given here, as the body was no examined'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined'
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Sep 1897
Date of death: 19 Oct 1897
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis and collapse following removal of double pyo-salpinx
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Collapse (Systemic); Abscess (Fallopian tubes) ()
Admitted under the care of: Dakin, William Radford
Medical examination performed by: Thomas, Walwyn
Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical notes: 'The patient was a single woman. Some years ago she had suffered from an attack of abdominal pain for which she was admitted into the London Hospital. Since then she as suffered from pain after fluids and a yellow discharge. The present attack commenced two weeks before admission'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1867
Date of death: 25 Apr 1867
Disease (transcribed): Pleuro-pneumonia. Tuberculosis. Nephritis
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Nephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This child had been ill for two weeks before admission with whooping cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Parlourmaid
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Aug 1886
Date of death: 27 Oct 1886
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Faecal fistula (old ovariotomy)
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Fistula (Intestines); Ovariotomy (Ovary)
Admitted under the care of: Champneys, Francis Henry
Medical examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Twelve months before admission the patient noticed pain in the left iliac fossa. The swelling and pain had steadily increased.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Oct 1883
Date of death: 31 Dec 1883
Disease (transcribed): New growth attached to uterus and vagina
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Uterus); Tumour (Vagina)
Admitted under the care of: Champneys, Francis Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: For eleven months previous to admission she had suffered from flooding and offensive discharge. A hard mass was discovered to the left of the umbilicus.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, pelvis, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Date of admission: n/a
Date of death: 17 Feb 1881
Disease (transcribed): Lardaceous kidneys (large white)
Disease (standardised): Lardaceous disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte and Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'Her father & some of his family are consumptive. She is one of a family of 11 children, & has never been strong, although never laid up for more than a day or two with definite illness. Much winter hacking cough, spits up a small quantity of grey mucus. For many years she has been subject to attacks of vomiting with diarrhoea coming on after the vomiting has stopped'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Hall porter
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Sep 1911
Date of death: 20 Sep 1911
Disease (transcribed): Tetanus. Parturition. Perineal tear
Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Systemic); Parturition (Uterus); Tear (Perineum)
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: Five weeks before admission she was confined naturally. The day before admission her jaws became still and she could not swallow.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, adrenals, alimentary canal and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Sep 1918
Date of death: 13 Oct 1918
Disease (transcribed): Ulcerative endocarditis. Infarction of spleen, kidneys & suprarenal
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Ulcer (Heart); Infarction (Spleen, kidneys, suprarenal)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: O’Flynn, Elizabeth
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Pyrexia for 9 weeks. Pain in shoulders & legs. Weak heart 15 years ago, treated at the Brompton. Scarlet fever at the age of 9'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1887
Date of death: 24 Jan 1887
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Cerebral haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Granular (Kidney); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient had scarlet fever in '67 with measles in the same year, chorea in '77, lasting for 6 months, & she was I.P. [in-patient] here in '79 with gastric ulcer. She had had oedema for nearly 4 years when she was admitted in June of this year, No 764'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, brain membranes, brain
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Painter
Age: 2 days
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Aug 1903
Date of death: 27 Aug 1903
Disease (transcribed): Imperforate anus. Spina bifida. Horse shoe kidney. Deficient inter-ventricular septum. Colotomy. Localised acute peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Imperforate (Anal canal); Spinal dysraphism (Spine); Horse shoe (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Colotomy (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: The child was born about two weeks before full time.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, thymus, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal and genito-urinary system
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Porter
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Dec 1912
Date of death: 5 Jan 1913
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of stomach, invading transverse colon. Secondary deposits in abdominal lymphatic glands and in uterus
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Cancer (Intestines); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Oram, Evelyn Henry Bardens
Post mortem examination performed by: Turton, James Richard Henry
Medical notes: For three weeks she had had severe and constant epigastric pain and persistent vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 61
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1874
Date of death: 18 Mar 1874
Disease (transcribed): Mitral contraction. Granular kidneys. Cirrhosis of liver. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Cirrhosis (Liver); Oedema (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This woman was admitted almost in a dying state, with orthopnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1888
Date of death: 8 May 1888
Disease (transcribed): Rheumatism. Vegetations along free border of mitral valve. Cerebral embolism. Old kidney infarcts
Disease (standardised): Rheumatism (Joints); Vegetation (Heart); Embolism (Blood vessels); Infarction (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'There was no history of rheumatism nor of scarlatina. For nine months before she came to the hospital she suffered much from neuralgia, and for 2 months before she came the pain was very severe. Four months before her admission she ‘grazed’ her left foot, the wound did not heal. For 3 days before she came in she had oedema of the legs’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, thorax, heart, lungs

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Tailor
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Jul 1918
Date of death: 23 Aug 1918
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of pancreas. Metastases in glands, lungs, pericardium, ovaries, liver & kidneys & thyroid. Ascites. Hydro-pneumothorax
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Pancreas); Metastases (Glands, lungs, pericardium, ovaries, liver, kidneys, thyroid gland); Ascites (Peritoneum); Hydropneumothorax (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: 'Admitted Mar 18 for abdominal pain of 6 months’ duration, worse after meals and accompanied at times by vomiting. Haemoptysis occurred one month previously, and since t hen there has been cough with sputum. For the last 2 months she has noticed enlarged glands in the neck and a swelling in groin’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Bus driver
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Jun 1907
Date of death: 30 Jun 1907
Disease (transcribed): Parturition. Septic thrombosis of iliac veins and lower part of I V Cava. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Parturition (Uterus); Thrombosis (Veins); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Jaffray, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Evans, John Howell
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was delivered of her second child four days prior to admission, the labour being normal.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, trachea, bronchi, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Porter
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Apr 1907
Date of death: 13 Apr 1907
Disease (transcribed): Puerperal parametritic abscess. Vaginitis. Thrombotic oedema of left leg. Acute general suppurative peritonitis. (Perinephritic abscess) [laparotomy]
Disease (standardised): Puerpera (Uterus); Parametritis (Broad ligament); Abscess (Broad ligament); Thrombosis (Leg); Oedema (Leg); Suppuration (Abdomen);Peritonitis (Abdomen) ; Abscess (Kidney) ; Laparotomy (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Stabb, Arthur Francis
Medical examination performed by: Smith, George Frederick Darwall
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with pain in the womb of three days standing and with a copious yellow discharge dating from almost immediately after a confinement.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen only examined
Type of incident: n/a