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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: [No occupation stated]
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Jun 1882
Date of death: 12 Oct 1882
Disease (transcribed): Caries of lumbar vertebrae. Abscesses
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Abscess (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Eight months before admission he was kicked on the left buttock where an abscess formed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and abdomen
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: Coachman
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Dec 1882
Date of death: 5 Apr 1883
Disease (transcribed): Caries of lumbar vertebrae
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: For six months he had suffered from constant, wearing pain in the sacral region which was much aggravated by sitting upright.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and vertebrae
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Oct 1873
Date of death: 4 Nov 1873
Disease (transcribed): Urethral stricture. (Internal urethrotomy). Atrophied kidney. Cystitis. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Urethrotomy (Urethra); Atrophy (Kidney); Cystitis (Bladder); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: The patient fell off a scaffold about two years ago and struck himself between his legs. Shortly after this a perineal abscess formed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Schoolboy
Age: 13
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Oct 1871
Date of death: 23 Oct 1871
Disease (transcribed): Caries of lumbar vertebrae & sacrum. Lardaceous disease. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine, pelvis); Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen)

Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This boy was first admitted in March 1870, when he had had pain in left hip for six months. No injury was known. Father dead, several children died young. There was pain and stiffness about left hip, and a sinus discharging at outer side of hip, which had been open a month’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, organs of generation, bones, joints

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Fitter
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Apr 1893
Date of death: 14 Apr 1893
Disease (transcribed): Septic pneumonia. Osteomyelitis
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lung); Osteomyelitis (Bone)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Post mortem examination performed by: Wells, Sydney Russell
Medical notes: The man fell off a scaffold about thirty feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Legs, skull, brain, pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and testes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 73
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jun 1885
Date of death: 24 Jun 1885
Disease (transcribed): Enlarged prostate. Cystitis. Surgical kidney. Oedema and congestion of the lungs
Disease (standardised): Enlarged (Prostate); Cystitis (Bladder); Surgical kidney (Kidney); Oedema (Lung); Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: He was first admitted into the hospital in January last suffering from inflamed varicose veins and eczema. When readmitted his leg was swollen and painful.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and prostate
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Feb 1886
Date of death: 4 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of the oesophagus
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Oesophagus)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William. Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Three months previous to admission the patient had suffered from dysphagia and could not swallow solids.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary tract and mesenteric glands
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Jan 1872
Date of death: 10 Feb 1872
Disease (transcribed): Atheroma. Gangrene of the toes of the left foot. Amputation. Exhaustion
Disease (standardised): Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Gangrene (Foot); Amputation (Foot); Exhaustion (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: Six weeks before admission this man had felt some irritation of the skin of the right leg, which became red. This subsided, but soon after he felt much pain in the toes of the left foot.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Harness maker
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jun 1894
Date of death: 7 Jul 1894
Disease (transcribed): ? Fat embolism
Disease (standardised): Embolism, fat (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: ''Patient was on a ladder. He slipped and fell about 12 feet. June 22. On admission was fairly healthy looking. H.S. [House surgeon] reported a fracture of the left tibia close to the knee with effusion into the joint'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium, joints
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Dec 1889
Date of death: 21 Feb 1890
Disease (transcribed): Faecal abscess. Peritonitis. Bronchitis and pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Bronchitis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: Some ten weeks back he noticed a painful lump in the left side of the anus. This lump steadily increased in size and became more painful.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, kidneys, spleen and liver
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 11
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Jun 1890
Date of death: 30 Jun 1890
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Abscess in left orbit. Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Abscess (Skull); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: He was in the hospital in May last with a fractured base. During this time he was very restless and evidently had some laceration of his brain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, brain, larynx, thyroid gland, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder and testes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Pensioner
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Aug 1872
Date of death: 11 Aug 1872
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Fatty heart
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient was admitted on account of an epithelial growth on the upper lip which had recurred after removal a year before.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Oct 1872
Date of death: 19 Oct 1872
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of urethra. False passage. Suppression of urine. Suppuration. Pyelitis
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); False passage (Urethra); Suppression of urine (Bladder); Suppuration (Urethra); Pyelitis (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: This patient had had stricture sixteen years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Organs of generation, urinary organs and kidneys. This body being required for the school was not further examined.
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Foreman
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Nov 1873
Date of death: 16 Dec 1873
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Ascites. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man stated that he had not been in good health for the last two years with loss of appetite and occasional swelling of the legs, shortness of the breath on any exertion with some slight cough and spitting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 11
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Sep 1883
Date of death: 30 Oct 1883
Disease (transcribed): Disease of sacro-iliac joint. Amyloid degeneration
Disease (standardised): Disease (Joints); Amyloidosis (Spleen); Amyloidosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: For five months he had been losing flesh and appetite, and had been complaining of wearing pain in his back. He also walked a little lame.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Salesman
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jun 1897
Date of death: 16 Jun 1897
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of bladder, rectum, suprarenals and lungs
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Bladder); Carcinoma (Intestines); Carcinoma (Adrenal glands); Carcinoma (Lung) ()
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Jaffrey, Francis
Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical notes: 'Not seen by Surgical Registrar as he died shortly after admission. H.S. [House Surgeon] reported that the patient had had trouble with his bowels for 12 months and during the last 14 days had passed nothing, and for 5 days had been vomiting. He appeared very ill, pulse feeble and very irregular, her rectum a large mass felt smooth on the surface but hard, and one could not get above it; abdomen very much distended'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Railway guard
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jul 1871
Date of death: 23 Jul 1871
Disease (transcribed): Railway accident: compound comminuted fracture of the skull. Laceration of the brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
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 door of a railway carriage being opened, as the train moved, he was struck on the head with great force. He was of temperate habits when admitted. Was quite unconscious’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, cranium (‘examination of the other parts of the body was not permitted’)

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Oct 1885
Date of death: 23 Nov 1885
Disease (transcribed): 'Surgical kidney’. Stricture of the urethra
Disease (standardised): Surgical kidney (Kidney); Constriction (Urethra)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The man had suffered from symptoms of a stricture of the urethra for eight years. It was the result of gonorrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and urethra
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Sep 1873
Date of death: 21 Oct 1873
Disease (transcribed): Perforation of the intestine. Peritonitis. Cancer of the liver
Disease (standardised): Perforation (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man stated that he had been out of health for about four months with vomiting after food, loss of strength and constant nausea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, glands, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 May 1873
Date of death: 30 May 1873
Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of thoracic aorta, bursting into left pleura
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Haemorrhage (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: The history given by this man was that for eight months he had been subject to palpitation of the heart, always worse on any exertion.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys and bones
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shunter
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Date of admission: 7 Jun 1899
Date of death: 10 Jun 1899
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of right lobe of liver. Anaemic infarct of liver
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Liver); Infarction (Liver);
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Collard, Frederic Stuartson
Post mortem examination performed by: Lazarus-Barlow, Walter Sydney
Medical notes: 'Pt [Patient] was crushed between buffers: while shunting. On adm [admission] pt [patient] profoundly collapsed, cold, sweating, pulse feeble'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 11
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Sep 1874
Date of death: 15 Oct 1874
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Ulceration of pharynx. Retinitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Ulcer (Pharynx); Retinitis (Eye)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: He had had scarlatina three years before admission, from which time he had suffered from ‘sick headaches’. Two days before admission he found that his sight was impaired and the next morning he found that he could not see at all.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, eyes, pleurae, lungs, heart, alimentary canal, liver, spleen, mesenteric glands, kidneys and bladder
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Engine cleaner
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Oct 1891
Date of death: 17 Oct 1891
Disease (transcribed): Laceration of mesentery
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'The patient was admitted late on the 16th of Oct and died a few hours after. Not seen by surgical registrar'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a