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Occupation or role: Manservant
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Sep 1908
Date of death: 8 Oct 1908
Disease (transcribed): Portal cirrhosis. Ascites. Acute nephritis. Dilated heart. Gall stones
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen); Nephritis (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Gall stones (Gall bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: The patient was admitted for swelling of the legs, thickness of urine and shortness of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, gall bladder, kidneys, suprarenals, spleen, pancreas and omentum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Widow
Age: 3
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 May 1909
Date of death: 4 Jun 1909
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous meningitis. Caseating mesenteric gland. Aspiration broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Caseasting (Lymph nodes); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: There was onset of illness one week before admission, with headache, vomiting, shivering and constipation, followed by drowsiness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, infratracheal glands, bronchi, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, adrenals, alimentary canal, meninges and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Telephonist
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Sep 1905
Date of death: 25 Sep 1905
Disease (transcribed): Miliary tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Douglas, James Sholto Cameron
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: 'The patient was admitted complaining of pains in the abdomen & of vomiting. The past medical history of the patient shewed that she had suffered from yearly attacks of ‘anaemia’, cured by the exhibition of iron, since her 17th year’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, genital tract

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Gender: Female
Age: 29
Date of admission: 13 Dec 1906
Date of death: 23 Dec 1906
Disease (transcribed): (Influenza) Basal meningitis. Hypostatic congestion of lungs
Disease (standardised): Influenza, human (Respiratory tract); Meningitis (Brain); Congestion (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal cord, thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 9 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Nov 1902
Date of death: 2 Dec 1902
Disease (transcribed): ? Tuberculous meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: The child was admitted with a history of fits
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head only examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Dec 1892
Date of death: 21 Jan 1893
Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)

Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: He took to bed on December 27th having lost all the use of his limbs, but for an indefinite length of time before this he had been ailing, complaining chiefly of pain in the back and cold shivers.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid body, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart, abdomen, spleen, pancreas, liver, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder and testes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Sep 1893
Date of death: 5 Sep 1893
Disease (transcribed): Gangrenous cellulitis. Septicaemia
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Skin); Cellulitis (Skin); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient ran the prong of a fork into her hand five days before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Saleswoman
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 May 1891
Date of death: 19 May 1891
Disease (transcribed): Perforating gastric ulcer. Subdiaphragmatic abscess
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Abscess (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This was a saleswoman about whom a complete history was not obtained. It was ascertained, however, that she had suffered from dyspeptic pains for some years and that since the beginning of 1891 these pains had been severe. She denied having ever vomited blood. On the afternoon of May 12th she was seized with sudden vuilentn pain which was referred to the right side of the abdomen, the catamenia [menstruation] being present at the time'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Nursemaid
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Nov 1890
Date of death: 18 Nov 1890
Disease (transcribed): General tuberculosis. Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Systemic); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: While in Scotland with her mistress she was taken ill. For three weeks she was out of sorts with no definite symptoms but vomiting, which was sometimes violent. The bowels were irregular and inclined to constipation. The mistress noticed that the tongue was peculiar, and becoming alarmed about her condition sent her to London.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, bladder, ovaries, kidneys, intestines, brain and ears
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Feb 1891
Date of death: 24 Feb 1891
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Abscess in temporo-sphenoidal lobe
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Abscess (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Medical notes: 'Up to 17 days previous to admission into hospital the patient had been perfectly well. About that time she began to have pain in the left ear. The pain was very severe so that she could not sleep for 14 days'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gas-fitter
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Date of admission: 10 Jun 1904
Date of death: 18 Jun 1904
Disease (transcribed): Resolving lobar pneumonia. Thrombosis of the branches of the pulmonary artery
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Thrombosis (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Davis Taylor, Edward James
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: 'Complains of 'hard breathing and soreness of chest'. Cold in head June 6. Shivering and vomiting June 7. Admitted June 10 suffering with blood stained sputum and cough. Four years ago Low Fever. Delicate looking man. Bordering on delirium'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Dec 1897
Date of death: 12 Dec 1897
Disease (transcribed): Measles. Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Measles (Immune system)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 18 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 May 1910
Date of death: 24 May 1910
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous meningitis. Generalized tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Tuberculosis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with headache and cough. He was quite well until a fortnight previously, when severe headache commenced with vomiting for several days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, pancreas, adrenals, spleen, kidneys, mesenteric glands, skull and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Engine driver
Gender: Male
Age: 66
Date of admission: 6 Apr 1906
Date of death: 16 Apr 1906
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs – Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Bronchopneumonia (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Post mortem examination performed by: Douglas, James Sholto Cameron
Medical notes: 'Patient was riding a bicycle. In trying to avoid a bus he ran into a trolley and fell off striking his Rt [Right] side. Says he has never suffered from Bronchitis'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 May 1893
Date of death: 8 Jun 1893
Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)

Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The beginning of his illness was on April 30th when he felt frontal headache and lassitude.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, prostate, testes, kidneys, liver, pleurae, lungs, pericardium and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1909
Date of death: 1 Apr 1909
Disease (transcribed): Empyema. Purulent meningitis. ? Acromegaly
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura); Suppuration (Brain); Meningitis (Brain); Acromegaly (Pituitary gland)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy. Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: Eighteen days before admission he suddenly felt ill and called in a doctor who told him he had pneumonia. Three days later he developed pain on the right side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, pituitary body, lungs, pericardium, thymus, thyroid, heart, spleen, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, stomach, kidneys and suprarenals
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Sep 1907
Date of death: 27 Oct 1907
Disease (transcribed): Malignant lympho-sarcoma disease of stomach. Chronic peritonitis and right sided pleurisy with effusion
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura); Effusion (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient had increasing weakness for three months with progressive enlargement of the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, pancreas, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Engine fitter
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 May 1891
Date of death: 8 May 1891
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'There was no family history of phthisis. The patient was a Frenchman, an engine-fitter, who had lived mostly in England. He stated that his health was good till about the end of 1889 when he ‘caught a cold' which he did not get rid of. He began to cough and expectorate freely, and lost flesh rapidly. There was never any haemoptysis. For the last six months he had been in poor circumstances, and for two months he had not tasted meat. He continued to work till admitted'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Nov 1900
Date of death: 4 Jan 1901
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See Medical Notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Nov 1900
Date of death: 4 Jan 1901
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See 1900 Book
Body parts examined in the post mortem: See PM and Case Book 1900 No 420. No autopsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 13
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jul 1902
Date of death: 17 Jul 1902
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous meningitis. (General tuberculosis)
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See Medical Notes 958.02
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Taxi driver
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jul 1915
Date of death: 23 Jul 1915
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous meningitis. Generalised tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Tuberculosis (Systemic)
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: The patient had an attack of rheumatic fever fourteen months ago, and since then he had had debility. He had a severe headache with vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, brain and glands
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 1 year 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1903
Date of death: 8 Aug 1903
Disease (transcribed): Generalized tuberculosis, following tuberculous infection of the mediastinal glands and lungs
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Systemic); Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes); Tuberculosis (Lung)
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: Two months before his admission he had measles. From that time wasting and cough occurred.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cervical glands, pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, thymus, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal and genito-urinary tract
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2 years 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1890
Date of death: 21 Apr 1890
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria. Old empyema
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx); Empyema (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient was brought up at night and no history was given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, pericardium, heart, oesophagus, peritoneum, mesenteric glands, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, stomach and vermiform appendix
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Packer
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Jul 1897
Date of death: 7 Jan 1898
Disease (transcribed): Chronic pleural adhesions. Suppurative bronchitis. Gangrene of lung
Disease (standardised): Adhesions (Pleura); Suppuration (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Gangrene (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: For twelve months he had had a cough and spat up blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, larynx, thyroid, oesophagus, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a