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Occupation or role: Monthly nurse
Age: 61
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Dec 1891
Date of death: 7 Feb 1892
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of gall-bladder. Secondary growths
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Gall bladder); Growths (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: This woman had borne six children. Two months before admission she became jaundiced and there was violent retching. She lost much weight and began to suffer from vomiting after food.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pleurae, lungs, pericardium and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Apr 1845
Date of death: 2 Sep 1845
Disease (transcribed): Ascites and anasarca. False membranes with puncta of blood on the free surface of the parietal arachnoid. Opacity & thickening of visceral arachnoid with effusion in the sub-arachnoid tissue. Yellow spot in left corpus striatum. Head dilated & atrophied. Liver slightly contracted etc.
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Peritoneum); Edema (Systemic); Disease (Brain); Disease (Liver)

Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'This patient was reported to have suffered greatly from anasarca during the last 7 months. It was also stated that at her delivery, which took place about six weeks before admission, there was considerable flooding and that subsequently the anasarca had entirely disappeared’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Porter
Gender: Male
Age: 57
Date of admission: 29 Aug 1906
Date of death: 1 Sep 1906
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage. Cirrhosis of liver
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhae (Brain); Liver cirrhosis (Liver);
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'Admitted in comatose state with right hemiplegia. F.H. [Family History] – Not obtained. P.H. [Previous History] – No previous illness. Heavy drinker. P.I. [Present Illness] – Three hours before admission when chopping wood fell to ground unconscious. Had been in good health up to then. No history of cortical discharge at onset'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Kitchen maid
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 May 1919
Date of death: 12 Jul 1919
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of stomach. Ulceration of stomach and intestines. Secondary growth in lungs and spleen
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Stomach); Ulcer (Stomach); Ulcer (Intestines); Tumour (Lung); Tumour (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: Bull, Henry Cecil Herbert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ellis, Harold
Medical notes: There was pain in the left side of the abdomen which she had had for two years, and a rash on the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, valves, peritoneum, liver, spleen, stomach, intestines, pancreas and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Bootmaker
Gender: Female
Age: 1 9/12
Date of admission: 16 Nov 1906
Date of death: 17 Nov 1906
Disease (transcribed): Scalds. Toxaemia. Suffocation from inhaled vomit
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Toxaemia (Blood); Asphyxia (Respiratory system); Vomiting (Stomach);
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'The child upset a kettle of boiling water over herself. When admitted she was very collapsed, and there was extensive scalding mainly of the 2nd degrees over the back – Rt [Right] side of chest and R. [Right] arm and about the face'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Child of] Electrician
Age: 1 week
Date of admission: 21 Jun 1920
Date of death: 24 Jun 1920
Disease (transcribed): Intestinal obstruction and peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen);
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: L.C.H.
Post mortem examination performed by: Pleele
Medical notes: 'Child was admitted with the history of having passed no motion since birth. The child was very wasted and the abdomen distended. No tumour was found'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, lungs, liver, spleen, adrenals, kidneys, pancreas, uterus, ovaries, stomach, small intestines, large gut, anus

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Music teacher
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1915
Date of death: 25 Apr 1915
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous peritonitis. Laparotomy
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Laparotomy (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See Surgical Register 624/1915
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Groom
Gender: Female
Age: 3
Date of admission: 16 Jul 1899
Date of death: 19 Jul 1899
Disease (transcribed): Suppurative peritonitis. Double purulent pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Suppuration (Abdomen, lung); Pleurisy (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Lazarus-Barlow, Walter Sydney
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Glass cutter
Age: 6
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Jun 1908
Date of death: 30 Jun 1908
Disease (transcribed): Run over. Ruptured liver and spleen
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Liver); Rupture (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Jaffrey, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Spriggs, Edmund Ivens
Medical notes: The patient had been run over by the front wheel of a dust cart.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thymus, heart, peritoneal cavity, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Child of] Waiter
Age: 5
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1914
Date of death: 18 Apr 1914
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous ulceration of bowels. Acute pneumonic phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines); Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung)
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: A full time, bottle fed child. She had rapid wasting for three months despite treatment, absolute loss of appetite and irritability. ‘Does not come of Tuberculosis stock.’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, ureter, and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Postman
Age: 7 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1912
Date of death: 2 May 1912
Disease (transcribed): Catarrhal inflammation of stomach and intestines. Wasting. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Stomach); Inflammation (Intestines); Wasting (Systemic); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This child had a cough for fourteen days with occasional convulsions.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Tram driver
Age: 1 year 5 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Apr 1912
Date of death: 19 Jul 1912
Disease (transcribed): Empyema. Caseous tuberculosis of mediastinal glands. Collapse and bronchopneumonia. Tuberculous ulceration of small intestine. Miliary tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: The child had cough and sweats with tendency to vomit and general weakness for three months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, mediastinal glands, thyroid, thymus, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, urinary tract and alimentary tract
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Motor driver
Age: 2
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Oct 1910
Date of death: 23 Oct 1910
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria. Tracheotomy
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx); Tracheotomy (Trachea)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient had been ill for one week. Respiration became rapid two days before admission and the patient gradually became worse.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, pancreas, adrenals and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Jun 1910
Date of death: 25 Jun 1910
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of aneurysm of left middle cerebral artery. Unruptured aneurysm of right middle cerebral artery. Food in trachea. Tumour of stomach wall
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Arteries); Rupture (Arteries); Foreign bodies (Trachea); Cancer (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was found by the police lying on the ground. He was unable to speak and his right face and side were twitching.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, trachea, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, pancreas, bladder, alimentary canal, cranium and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 25(?)
Date of admission: 11 Sep 1899
Date of death: 29 Sep 1899
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of lungs and intestines
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung, intestines);
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Lazarus-Barlow, Walter Sydney
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Nov 1915
Date of death: 9 Dec 1915
Disease (transcribed): Appendix abscess. Removal of appendix. Septic infarct of lung. Empyema (drained). Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Appendix); Removal (Appendix); Infarction (Lung); Empyema (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, George Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Oakden, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He had pain in the right side of the abdomen for three days and vomiting the last two days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, urinary tract and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

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: Printer
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Aug 1856
Date of death: 1 Sep 1856
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Liver
Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man's health had been good until a year ago, when he had an attack of jaundice and his skin had remained a dirty brown colour. Eight or nine months ago he began to feel languid and could not stand at his work. His legs began to swell and afterwards his abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Sep 1914
Date of death: 24 Sep 1914
Disease (transcribed): Acute haemorrhagic and necrotising pancreatitis. General peritonitis. Jejuno-sigmoidostomy
Disease (standardised): Pancreatitis (Pancreas); Haemorrhage (Pancreas); Necrosis (Pancreas); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Jejuno-sigmoidostomy (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: On the morning of admission the patient had severe abdominal pain followed by vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, adrenals, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 71
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Nov 1841
Date of death: 4 Dec 1841
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia. Gangrene of the intestine and artificial anus
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Thigh); Gangrene (Intestines); Colostomy (Anus)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, knee

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Attendant
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Aug 1885
Date of death: 17 Aug 1885
Disease (transcribed): Volvulas. Rupture of peritoneal coat (caecum)
Disease (standardised): Volvulus (Intestines); Rupture (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: He had pains across the lower part of the abdomen with constant vomiting. He had not eaten anything unusual and there was no history of a blow or twist.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, valves, vessels, abdomen and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1854
Date of death: 26 Apr 1854
Disease (transcribed): Dysentery. Extensive ulceration of the cacum, colon and rectum (large intestine)
Disease (standardised): Dysentery (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This patient had been suffering from looseness of the bowels for 3 weeks before admission, and during that time he had passed much blood by stool’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: 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