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Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jul 1881
Date of death: 9 Sep 1881
Disease (transcribed): Removal of os calcis. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Removal (Heel bone); Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'This man was admitted with disease of the left os calcis of some 8 months' standing. There was some puffiness about the left heel and a scrius leading down to exposed bone'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Nov 1886
Date of death: 30 Nov 1886
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of femur opening knee-joint. Suppuration of joint. Amputation of thigh. Septicaemia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Suppuration (Knee); Amputation (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See Surgical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Oct 1894
Date of death: 21 Oct 1894
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the leg
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'Patient was a fairly healthy woman. She feel into an area into her left leg. On admission H.S. [House surgeon] reports. There was great swelling about the left knee with much tenderness. No certain diagnosis could be made. The next morning the knee joint was acutely distended'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left leg, head, thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Apr 1880
Date of death: 25 Apr 1880
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophy of the heart, and dropsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Oedema (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: For twelve months she had been feeling unwell and her legs used to swell towards night, going down after a night’s rest. On the 15th March she began to vomit and had several fits.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Parlourmaid
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Oct 1886
Date of death: 6 Nov 1886
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of muscles of thigh. Amputation through upper third. Death from haemorrhage and shock in forty hours
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Leg); Amputation (Leg); Haemorrhage (Leg); Shock (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not reported here
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

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

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Oct 1867
Date of death: 16 Nov 1867
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Spinal cord); Cancer (Lung); Cancer (Pleura); Cancer (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: 'This case was one of the most intense and and horrible suffering that it had been my lot to see.’ Three weeks before admission she was pushed against a wall and hit in the lowers ribs of the left side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 8
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Oct 1883
Date of death: 29 Nov 1883
Disease (transcribed): Amputation at hip joint. Miliary tubercle
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: His disease was set up twelve months before coming to the hospital by a fall at play.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Aug 1905
Date of death: 17 Aug 1905
Disease (transcribed): Sloughing wounds of thigh. Cellulitis (purulent) of abdominal wall. Purulent peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Wound (Thigh); Cellulitis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Douglas, James Sholto Cameron
Post mortem examination performed by: Jones, Lawrence
Medical notes: 'At 11am on August 10th the man was brought in from Victoria Station with the history that a crane wheel had passed over and crushed his right thigh’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Postman
Gender: Male
Age: 44
Date of admission: 28 Apr 1904
Date of death: 10 May 1904
Disease (transcribed): Carbuncles: septic arthritis of knee
Disease (standardised): Carbuncle (Tissue); Sepsis (Systemic); Arthritis (Knee);
Admitted under the care of: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'See surgical notes'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No Necropsy'
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: T. collector
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Nov 1883
Date of death: 15 Nov 1883
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of buttock. Exhaustion
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Buttocks); Exhaustion (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: The patient was in the hospital on three occasions. He was originally admitted in July 1882 having a large fluctuating swelling on the left buttock.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Brushmaker
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Sep 1888
Date of death: 22 Sep 1888
Disease (transcribed): Strumous ulceration of shin. Lardaceous degeneration of viscera following chronic arthritis of left knee which had been removed by amputation
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg); Degeneration (Internal organs); Arthritis (Knee); Amputation (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'See surgical notes’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No post mortem examination’

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Nov 1911
Date of death: 16 Nov 1911
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis (mitral stenosis. Infective endocarditis. Tricuspid reflux) Ateriosclerotic kidneys. Gangrenous varicose ulcer of leg. Septic absorption
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Nephrosclerosis (Kidney); Ulcer (Leg); Gangrene (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was admitted after a syncopal attack. Examination revealed a severe aortic reflux as the result of which the left ventricle had given out.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, skull and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jan 1919
Date of death: 28 Jan 1919
Disease (transcribed): Septicaemia. Septic arthritis of left shoulder joint and ankle. Multilobular cirrhosis of liver. Old gunshot wound on right shoulder. Jaundice
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic ); Arthritis (Shoulder); Arthritis (Ankle); Cirrhosis (Liver); Wound (Shoulder); Jaundice (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Davidson, [Unknown]
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: He had pains all over and shivering of sudden onset with headache.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal, oesophagus, stomach, intestines, brain and joints
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Motor driver
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Dec 1914
Date of death: 1 Feb 1915
Disease (transcribed): Cellulitis of arm and finger and leg. Septic arthritis of metacarp-pharyngeal joint and knee
Disease (standardised): Cellulitis (Arm); Cellulitis (Hand); Cellulitis (Leg); Arthritis (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: Oakden, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He scratched the ring finger of the left hand about Christmas time. The finger became poisoned and became worse in spite of outside treatment.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, alimentary canal and cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: n/a
Date of death: 19 Oct 1912
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base. Fracture of right femur and radius
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Leg); Fracture (Arm)
Admitted under the care of: English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Cohen, Bertie Isaac
Medical notes: He fell twenty three feet from a scaffold.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, pericardium, heart, lungs, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, kidneys, spleen, stomach, duodenum, alimentary canal, pancreas, bladder, ureters, bones and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Bus conductor
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Feb 1907
Date of death: 17 Feb 1907
Disease (transcribed): Acute spreading gangrene from crushed compound fracture of left leg
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Leg); Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Jaffray, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Evans, John Howell
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: On February 13th this man slipped in getting off the driving step of a motor omnibus while in motion, and the back wheel of the car passed over his left leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, skull, meninges and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Horsekeeper
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1894
Date of death: 12 Apr 1894
Disease (transcribed): Subastragaloid dislocation. D. [Delirium] tremens
Disease (standardised): Joint dislocation (Foot); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'Patient slipped and twisted his foot under him. Had good health as a rule. On admission - H.S. [House surgeon] reports - was drunk. There was a dislocation of the foot on the left side. He was tremulous and incontinent'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium, testicles
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Apr 1880
Date of death: 28 Apr 1880
Disease (transcribed): Old fracture of femur. Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Sailor
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 May 1883
Date of death: 21 May 1883
Disease (transcribed): Ulcerative endocarditis. Pyaemia. Abscess of knee and ankle joint
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Ulcer (Heart); Sepsis (Systemic ); Abscess (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: The patient had suffered from Rheumatism six years ago. On the day of admission while riding on an omnibus, he felt a sudden pain in his right knee which soon extended to the ankle joint.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Nov 1882
Date of death: 11 Dec 1882
Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Fatty kidneys. Hypertrophy and dilation of left ventricle
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Scrotum ); Oedema (Leg); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: In the summer of 1881 he began to notice polyuria of gradual onset, and in April 1882 he found the scrotum slightly oedematous and subsequently the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tram inspector
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Sep 1896
Date of death: 6 Sep 1896
Disease (transcribed): Comminuted fracture of left femur. Haemorrhage into tissues of thigh and into psoas sheath. Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Haemorrhage (Leg); Haemorrhage (Psoas muscle); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Jaffrey, Francis
Post mortem examination performed by: Graham-Little, Ernest Gordon
Medical notes: For a considerable time period this man had been drinking heavily and had an attack of delirium tremens, and during the attack jumped out of a window about fifteen feet from the ground.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, spleen, kidneys, stomach, suprarenals, liver, bladder, testicles, cranium and joints
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Dock constable
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Aug 1892
Date of death: 26 Aug 1892
Disease (transcribed): Gangrene of left foot
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Foot)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: About March last he cut away the nail of his big toe and about a month later he noticed the toe began to get black and smell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, larynx, thyroid gland, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, bladder, prostate, vesicula seminalis and testes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Errand boy
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Feb 1894
Date of death: 2 Mar 1894
Disease (transcribed): Acute necrosis of os calcis. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Foot); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering transferred from Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: 'On Feb: 20th this boy twisted his left ankle by falling off a ladder: this was followed by pain for only 3 minutes - no limping resulted. On Feb: 25th he awoke shivering, and with pain in left ankle […] On Feb: 27th his face was very flushed - no rash elsewhere - Much sweating. [...] All joints apeared normal except the left ankle, where there were redness and swelling involving dorsum'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Foot, leg, kidneys, spleen, lungs, pericardium, heart
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Sep 1873
Date of death: 7 Oct 1873
Disease (transcribed): Crushed leg. Amputation
Disease (standardised): Crushed (Leg); Amputation (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not reported here
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident