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Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1870
Date of death: 8 Feb 1870
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of Urethra. Operation with Holts dilator. Pyaemia.
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient had had stricture, which followed gonorrhoea for 26 years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, cranium, organs of generation and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Hotel porter
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Nov 1858
Date of death: 29 Jan 1859
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: The complaint began about two months previous to his admission when while suffering from what he supposed to be a severe cold, he had almost continued cramp in the feet which prevented his walking.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Sep 1905
Date of death: 24 Sep 1905
Disease (transcribed): Gangrenous cervix uteri. Puerpural septicaemia
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Uterus); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Dakin, William Radford
Medical examination performed by: Douglas, James Sholto Cameron
Post mortem examination performed by: Robertson, Henry
Medical notes: 'Delivered Sept 17th of a full-term male child, the subject of ectopia viscerum, which survived birth 24 hours. Practitioner in attendance diagnosed a vertex presentation when called to the case, and left under the impression that delivery was not imminent: within 2 hours the child was born in his absence’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, genital tract

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Soldier
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Oct 1916
Date of death: 6 Nov 1916
Disease (transcribed): Septic metritis after parturition. Grave anaemia. Septicaemia
Disease (standardised): Metritis (Uterus); Parturition (Uterus); Anaemia (Systemic ); Sepsis (Systemic)
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: The patient was admitted with haemorrhage and temperature following confinement nine weeks before.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jun 1851
Date of death: 5 Jun 1851
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy. Clot found in centre of base, arteries atheromatous, fluid in ventricles. Large heart. Left kidney large, coarse. Right kidney dilated, sacculated
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Clot (Brain); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Blood vessels); Disease (Heart, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte and Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This patient, who was coachman to the Turkish ambassador, was observed on the morning of the 5th to have fallen back on his box in a fit. He was lifted down & placed in a cab, and reached the hospital from ½ an hour to 1 hour after. He had been very sick, & continued to vomit after his admission, endangering his suffocation in his unconscious state’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Seaman
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Nov 1915
Date of death: 13 Dec 1915
Disease (transcribed): Syphilitic caries of skull. Gummatous pachymeningitis. Amyloid disease
Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Systemic); Caries (Skull); Meningitis (Brain); Amyloidosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: For three and a half months he had complained of pains in many joints, especially the right shoulder, and for seven weeks he had been invalided on account of loss of power in the right arm.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Pensioner
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Jun 1880
Date of death: 1 Jul 1880
Disease (transcribed): Gangrenous cellulitis. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Tissues); Cellulitis (Tissues); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: For many years ulcers had existed on both legs, and at some times the skin around became inflamed and eczematous. A week before admission he received a slight blow on the right leg
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right leg, lungs ,heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Apr 1846
Date of death: 9 May 1846
Disease (transcribed): Wound in hand. Secondary abscesses in joints and in brachialis anticus. Congestive pneumonia. Heart dilated and atrophied. Disease of left kidney? Blood fluid.
Disease (standardised): Wound (Hand); Abscess (Joints); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted suffering from the effects of fracture of the first phalanx of the thumb in December 1842.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and extremities
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Date of admission: 30 Dec 1853
Date of death: 31 Jan 1854
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Effusion on brain. Purulent effusion in pleura & peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Effusion (Brain); Effusion (Pleura); Effusion (Abdomen)
Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: n/a
Medical notes: 'Admitted on the evening of the 30th with much cough, laboured breathing, flushed face, & quick pulse, but not much pain in the chest’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1845
Date of death: 7 May 1845
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of patella. Erysipelas, with diffuse cellular inflammation of leg & suppuration in knee joint. Secondary deposits in lungs with pleurisy & pneumonia, & bronchitis. Deposition, apparently of lymph, in cortical structure of one kidney
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Knee); Erysipelas (Skin); Inflammation (Leg); Deposit (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'He was first admitted on the 4th of March with a transverse fracture of the right patella, caused by direct violence. When admitted there was some swelling but no pain’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, right inferior extremity

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Sep 1871
Date of death: 23 Sep 1871
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated scrotal hernia
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Scrotum)

Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer and Foster Palmer, James
Medical notes: 'This man had had a rupture 7 years, worn a truss by day but not at night. Hernia occurred in morning of his admission, when he arose from bed. He could not return it, & was soon sick & in pain’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Blacksmith
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jun 1891
Date of death: 23 Jun 1891
Disease (transcribed): Interstitial nephritis. Subacute parenchymatous nephritis
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This man was a blacksmith, a native of Cambridge, who had lived in London for seventeen years. He had enjoyed good health and strength for the greater part of his life. There was no history of gout or plumbism. In November 1890 he began to lose health. At first some swelling appeared about the angle of the right jaw, and for a time he lost the sense of taste. He was unable to work, and suffered from two chief and progressive maladies, dyspnoea of a chronic nature without definite asthma, and flatulent dyspepsia. Oedema of the legs appeared about April'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Nov 1858
Date of death: 3 Dec 1858
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Diseased kidneys. Hypertrophy of heart
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys, heart)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This man had been under the care of the surgeon for a wound of the hand from which he had nearly recovered & was within three days of leaving the hospital when cough & expectoration with extreme dyspnoea came on & he sank in a very few days from suffocation’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Insurance agent
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jan 1919
Date of death: 25 Jan 1919
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated Richter’s hernia. Operation. Septic pneumonia. Bilateral empyema. Pericarditis. Peritonitis. Enlarged prostate
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Pneumonia (Lung); Empyema (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen);Enlarged (Prostate)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Bostock, Marian Noel
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: He had a bi-lateral inguinal hernia for many years. Three or four days ago he had a severe attack of abdominal pain and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, prostate, alimentary canal, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Law writer
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Oct 1903
Date of death: 9 Dec 1903
Disease (transcribed): Old and recent pulmonary tuberculosis. Miliary tuberculosis of the lungs, liver, kidneys, spleen and peritoneum. Tuberculous ulceration of the tongue, epiglottis and intestines
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Liver); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Spleen); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Tongue);Tuberculosis (Epiglottis) ; Tuberculosis (Intestines)

Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: His great complaint on admission was weakness and loss of the power of his legs with aching pain in them and difficulty in walking.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, trachea, bronchi, larynx, epiglottis, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal, genito-urinary tract, bladder, brain, vertebrae and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jan 1882
Date of death: 4 Feb 1882
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis. Granular kidney
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (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: For the last ten years he had several attacks of joint pains. About a month before admission he had ‘a chill’, followed by much cough, oedema and scanty micturition.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Jun 1852
Date of death: 23 Jun 1852
Disease (transcribed): Injury from the fall of earth. Fracture of the pelvis. Bruising of the intestines. Extravasation into the substance of the lung. Diseased kidneys. Old peritoneal and peritoneal adhesions
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Bruising (Intestines); Extravasation (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Adhesions (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man was working on a railroad near a bank of earth which fell and completely buried him.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, cranium, spinal column and left shoulder
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Apr 1875
Date of death: 29 Apr 1875
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia from inflammation of bladder
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Inflammation (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This patient complained of being unable to hold his water for four days, preceded by constant shivering for three weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, bladder, kidneys and liver
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1884
Date of death: 26 Jun 1884
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Pleuro-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, 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: He had had polyuria for several years. About three weeks before admission his appetite failed. He had rigors, suffered from acute headache and violent vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cellarman
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jul 1866
Date of death: 5 Aug 1866
Disease (transcribed): Extensive cystic disease of right kidney. Both kidneys granular. Hypertrophy of heart. Atheroma of aorta. Pulmonary haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Cysts (Kidney); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Haemorrhage (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering. Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: Five days before admission he found his legs swelling with tightness of the chest following.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jun 1841
Date of death: 15 Jun 1841
Disease (transcribed): Croup. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Croup (Larynx); Bronchitis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, lungs

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1841
Date of death: 16 Aug 1841
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular deposit in lungs, kidneys, prostate and testicles. Ulceration in small intestine and bladder
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs, kidneys, prostate, testicles); Ulcer (Intestines, bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
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

Occupation or role: Paper-hanger
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jun 1887
Date of death: 19 Jun 1887
Disease (transcribed): Tumour of bladder
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Medical notes: 'He was an abstemious man who had good health till 12 months before admission. At that time, he states that he passed blood in his urine'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cabinet maker
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1868
Date of death: 12 Jan 1868
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Morbus cordis. Morbus brightii
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Glomerulonephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: Twelve months before admission he caught cold and suffered from bronchitis and expectoration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a