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Abraham Holt, 49, Cabman

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

Adelaide Bailey, 18, Draper’s assistant

Occupation or role: Draper’s assistant
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1888
Date of death: 16 Sep 1888
Disease (transcribed): Caries of cervical spine
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'About 12 months before admission, a ceiling fell & struck her head. This did not cause her more than a few minutes’ pain. About June 1st ‘88 she noticed that her neck was stiff: this gradually got worse but she is free from pain unless she moves her head’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: ‘Permission was only obtained to examine the neck’

Type of incident: n/a

Agnes Owen, 77, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 77
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Sep 1882
Date of death: 27 Sep 1882
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of clavicle. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Clavicle); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: No reported here
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Albert Brown, 5, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1890
Date of death: 2 Mar 1890
Disease (transcribed): Potts disease
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, spinal (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
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
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Albert Cole, 30, Cabman

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Sep 1891
Date of death: 12 Sep 1891
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage. Laceration of brain & fracture of posterior fossa
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Laceration (Brain); Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Newton, Reginald Frederick Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Medical notes: 'Fall off his cab onto his head'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, brain, ear, eye

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Albert Harvey, 29, Ex curator

Occupation or role: Ex curator
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Dec 1884
Date of death: 22 Dec 1884
Disease (transcribed): Fractured pelvis and ribs. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Fracture (Ribs); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
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

Alexander Albert, 22, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jul 1891
Date of death: 14 Jul 1891
Disease (transcribed): Bullet wound of skull and brain
Disease (standardised): Wound (Skull, brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Died a few minutes after admission. Not seen by surgical registrar'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma / accident / suicide

Alexander Clephane, 62, Baker

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Dec 1885
Date of death: 1 Jan 1886
Disease (transcribed): Ruptured lung. Fractured ribs
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Lung); Fracture (Ribs)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient was said to have been knocked down by a furniture van, one wheel of which passed over his thorax.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, bladder, alimentary tract and bones
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Alexander Fair, 46, Fishmonger

Occupation or role: Fishmonger
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jun 1880
Date of death: 3 Jun 1880
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Fractured ribs. Ruptured lung
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Fracture (Ribs); Rupture (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
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: Trauma/accident?

Alexander Hirsch, 62, Starch maker

Occupation or role: Starch maker
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 May 1886
Date of death: 26 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Dislocation of 5th from 6th vertebrae. Pressure on spinal cord. Excess of fluid in lateral ventricle
Disease (standardised): Dislocation (Spine); Pressure (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: While at work in a starch factory his coat caught in some machinery and he was whirled round a shaft several times and then crashed to the ground.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, pancreas, brain and spinal cord
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Alfred Marston, 33, Tailor

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jan 1880
Date of death: 16 Jan 1880
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of thigh
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
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: Trauma/accident?

Alfred Napps, 19, Carman

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Dec 1880
Date of death: 12 Dec 1880
Disease (transcribed): Fractured spine at 2nd dorsal vertebra. Lungs deeply congested
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Robinson, G L
Medical notes: Whilst standing up in a car he was seized with a feeling of giddiness and fell over the side into the stable gard, his back striking a large tin bottle standing about a foot high.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and spine
Type of incident: n/a

Alice Nightingale, 21 months, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 21 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Dec 1859
Date of death: 23 Jan 1860
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Mesenteric disease. Incipient rickets. Diseased liver. Old burn
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Disease (Abdomen); Rickets (Bones); Disease (Liver); Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This child was admitted with an extensive burn of the left arm, extending from the shoulder to the back of the hand. It was cut very deep, except in one part about the middle of forearm. She was also evidently suffering from tabies mesentericus which was supposed to have existed for 6 months’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium., left arm, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Alma Hill, 39, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Sep 1893
Date of death: 8 Sep 1893
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of fibula (right)
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg)

Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Post mortem examination performed by: Menzies, Henry
Medical notes: The patient was a brewer. He was admitted with a Pott’s fracture. He developed delirium tremens the same evening and became very violent.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, bladder, testes and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Amos Thurlow, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Sep 1890
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of spine. Rupture of heart, aorta, liver
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Rupture (Heart); Rupture (Aorta); Rupture (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Le Cronier, Maxwell
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient had been run over by a railway engine and was brought in dead.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, brain, thorax, pleurae, larynx, thyroid, bronchial glands, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, pancreas, suprarenals, bladder, urethra and testes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Ann Beckett, 29, Needlewoman

Occupation or role: Needlewoman
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Apr 1873
Date of death: 30 Apr 1873
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the rectum. Colotomy. Caries of temporal bone
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines); Colotomy (Intestines); Caries (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner. Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This patient had suffered from diarrhoea for the last four or five months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Searle, 56, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 May 1888
Date of death: 23 May 1888
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of ribs of each side. Laceration of both ribs. Haemothorax. Fracture of 8th dorsal vertebra. Laceration of spinal cord
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs, vertebrae); Laceration (Ribs, spinal cord); Haemothorax (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'Was knocked down by an engine, & brought to the hospital in an unconscious condition. Not seen by registrar’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Cranium, abdomen, ribs, thorax (‘Inquest case’)

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Anne Watts, 11, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 11
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 May 1860
Date of death: 2 Jul 1860
Disease (transcribed): Dislocation (from disease) of the odontoid process
Disease (standardised): Dislocation (Vertebrae)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'On the 4th of May whilst walking the street she twisted her left foot inwards, it caused her considerable pain, but she managed to walk home. The following day acute pain came on in the ankle joint’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine, cranium, thorax, abdomen, left leg

Type of incident: n/a

Annie Patton-Bethune, 28, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Apr 1894
Date of death: 14 Apr 1894
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base. Compression
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Compression (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'See surgical notes'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined post mortem'
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Antony Sear, [No age stated], Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1877
Date of death: 26 Mar 1877
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the skull. Compound fracture of thigh.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The case was not reported here.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Arthur Oliver, 20, Warehouseman

Occupation or role: Warehouseman
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Feb 1881
Date of death: 2 Aug 1881
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Caries of spine. Lardaceous disease
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Caries (Spine); Lardaceous disease

Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Willis, Arthur Keith
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'Father died of phthisis. No other relatives affected. Since 1878 had suffered from winter cough, general debility &c, but never noticed anything the matter with him till 3 months before his admission into St George's in October 1880. He then whilst swimming suddenly felt a crampy pain and numbness of the right lower extremity. On examining this he perceived a swelling as big as a walnut in the groin. This which proved to be an abscess burst and in Sept 1880 he first experienced pain of a dull aching character in his back'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, spine

Type of incident: n/a

Arthur Oliver, 34, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Feb 1894
Date of death: 5 Aug 1894
Disease (transcribed): Gon: arthritis and septicaemia
Disease (standardised): Arthritis (Joints); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
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

Barbara Purchase, 35, [Wife of] Gas labourer

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Gas labourer
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Feb 1887
Date of death: 12 Jun 1888
Disease (transcribed): Recurrent scirrhus of right mamma. 2ndary deposits in skin, right humerus, scapula, most ribs, bodies of dorsal vertebrae and kidney
Disease (standardised): Scirrhus (Breast); Deposit (Skin, arm, shoulder, ribs, spine, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'A married woman with 2 children. Six years ago she began to have pain in the right mamma & a tumor formed which was removed at the Cancer Hospital in summer of ‘86. A few weeks ago, her right hand became swollen. A Pole. Cannot speak English well’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Right upper limb, sternum, ribs, pleurae, lungs, spleen, kidneys, liver, uterus

Type of incident: n/a

Benjamin Flood, 44, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jun 1882
Date of death: 23 Jun 1882
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of base of skull. Laceration of left-frontal lobe of brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This man was stated to have fallen some sixteen feet from some scaffolding on to his head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and skull
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Betsy Holt, 37, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Mar 1860
Date of death: 2 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Angular curvature of the spine. Caries of sacrum
Disease (standardised): Spinal curvature (Spine); Caries (Pelvis)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This woman had suffered from weakness of the back for four years before her admission. About 18 months before admission she noticed projection of the spine’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

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