Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 68 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Nov 1941 Date of death: 24 Nov 1941 Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: Senile cataract (lens extraction). Hypostatic pneumonia Disease (standardised): Cataract (Eye); Extraction (Lens); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Caddy, Adrian Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: No autopsy Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 33 Gender: Female Date of admission: 17 Nov 1941 Date of death: 17 Nov 1941 Disease (transcribed): Lobar pneumonia. Chronic alcoholism Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Alcoholism (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Teare, Robert Donald Medical notes: Brought in dead Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal and brain Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Garage attendant Age: 64 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Sep 1941 Date of death: 27 Sep 1941 Disease (transcribed): Bronchopneumonia. Chondroma of the larynx Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Chondroma (Larynx) Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Teare, Robert Donald Medical notes: He was returning to London from a convalescent home at Hastings and suffered progressive dyspnoea in the train. On arrival at Victoria he collapsed. He had had attacks of dyspnoea for nine months and had to sleep with four pillows. He had cough recently with sputum. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, trachea, lungs, stomach, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: No occupation Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Sep 1941 Date of death: 10 Sep 1941 Disease (transcribed): Haemorrhage from bronchiectasis Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Lung); Bronchiectasis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: He was an In Patient in July 1938 with cough, haemoptysis and breathlessness. He had several haemoptyses while in hospital and ran a high temperature for three weeks, with intermittent rises thereafter. X-rays were highly suggestive of neoplasm of the lung. In November 1938 he was discharged to a Convalescent Home. He was readmitted in September 1941 with aggravation of symptoms which had persisted. He had profuse haemoptysis on the morning of admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Domestic Age: 52 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Sep 1941 Date of death: 5 Sep 1941 Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: Broncho-pneumonia Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Dow, James Findlay Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: No autopsy Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: No occupation Age: 64 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Aug 1941 Date of death: 26 Aug 1941 Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: Carcinoma of oesophagus. Bronchopneumonia Disease (standardised): Cancer (Oesophagus); Bronchopneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Riddell, Victor Horsley Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: No autopsy Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: ARI Age: 57 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 May 1941 Date of death: 6 Jun 1941 Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: Prostatic calculus. Urethral calculus. Urinary infection. Uraemia. Renal asthma Disease (standardised): Calculi (Prostate); Calculi (Urethra); Infection (Urine); Uraemia (Kidney); Asthma (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Siddons, Arthur Harold Makins Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: No autopsy Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Porter Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Apr 1941 Date of death: 16 May 1941 Disease (transcribed): Lung abscess and bronchopneumonia (Resection of carcinoma of transverse colon) Disease (standardised): Abscess (Lung); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Cancer (Intestines); Resection (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Darte Logue, Valentine Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Teare, Robert Donald Medical notes: In Patient in April 1941 with increasing weakness and diarrhoea for about five weeks. He had a hard, mobile lump on the right side of the transverse colon or sigmoid colon. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, abdomen, liver and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 49 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Apr 1941 Date of death: 1 May 1941 Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia. Bronchiectasis Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Bronchiectasis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Teare, Robert Donald Medical notes: He had been ill for three days with slight cough, pain in the arms and right knee, severe headache, anorexia, thirst and insomnia. He had brought up some rusty sputum and his doctor reported development of left facial palsy before admission. He had two rigors the day before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal and right knee joint Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Commissionaire Age: 56 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Jan 1941 Date of death: 11 Feb 1941 Disease (transcribed): Bronchopneumonia following partial gastrectomy Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Gastrectomy (Stomach) Admitted under the care of: Siddons, Arthur Harold Makins Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Teare, Robert Donald Medical notes: He attended as an Out Patient in April 1939 when a peptic ulcer was diagnosed. He was an Inpatient in July 1940 when a gastroscopy showed hypertrophic gastritis. He was an Inpatient in August 1940. He improved with diet and gastric lavage. He was readmitted in January 1941. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 70 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Jan 1942 Date of death: 23 Jan 1941 Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: Broncho-pneumonia. Congestive heart failure Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Failure (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: No autopsy Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 47 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Dec 1940 Date of death: 28 Dec 1940 Disease (transcribed): Bronchopneumonia. Ulcerative stomatitis Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Stomatitis (Mouth); Ulcer (Mouth) Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Teare, Robert Donald Medical notes: She was treated in 1938 for acne rosacea and a G.U. She was fairly well, and seen often in the Out Patient Department until 27th December 1940 when she was admitted as an Inpatient. She had cough, breathless, a nasty taste in the mouth and pain in the abdomen. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, trachea, heart, liver, spleen and stomach Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: No occupation Age: 86 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Nov 1940 Date of death: 22 Dec 1940 Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: Acute bronchitis Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Siddons, Arthur Harold Makins Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: No autopsy Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Porter Age: 53 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Dec 1940 Date of death: 3 Dec 1940 Disease (transcribed): Chronic bronchitis. Perforated duodenal ulcer Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Ulcer (Duodenum); Perforation (Duodenum) Admitted under the care of: Darte Logue, Valentine Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Teare, Robert Donald Medical notes: He had sudden onset of acute abdominal pain four hours before admission. Pain was felt in the epigastrium and doubled him up. He did not vomit. For some months previously he had attacks of abdominal pain coming on about half an hour after meals, relieved by taking alkaline powders. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, trachea, heart, coronary arteries, abdominal cavity, liver, spleen, kidneys, urinary tract, alimentary canal, brain and miscellaneous Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: No occupation Age: 80 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Sep 1940 Date of death: 28 Nov 1940 Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: Carcinoma of prostate. Hypostatic pneumonia. Post operative bronchitis. Uraemia Disease (standardised): Cancer (Prostate); Pneumonia (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Operation (Indeterminate); Uraemia (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Darte Logue, Valentine Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: No autopsy Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 59 Gender: Male Date of admission: n/a Date of death: 14 Nov 1940 Disease (transcribed): Toxaemia. Lobar pneumonia. Acute cholecystitis Disease (standardised): Toxaemia (Blood); Pneumonia (Lung); Cholecystitis (Gall bladder) Admitted under the care of: Darte Logue, Valentine Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Teare, Robert Donald Medical notes: He was seen in April 1939 with pain in the chest, which had come on three weeks previously. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, gall bladder, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach and brain Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Manager Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Nov 1940 Date of death: 10 Nov 1940 Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: Perforated gastric ulcer. Myocarditis. Incisional hernia. Paralytic ileus. Chronic bronchitis Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Perforation (Stomach); Myocarditis (Heart); Hernia (Abdomen); Paralysis (Ileus); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Gwillim, Calvert Merton Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: No autopsy Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Night watchman Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Nov 1940 Date of death: 9 Nov 1940 Disease (transcribed): Myocardial degeneration. Chronic bronchitis Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Teare, Robert Donald Medical notes: Brought in dead Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach and brain Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Retired Age: 70 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Aug 1940 Date of death: 27 Oct 1940 Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: Chronic and acute bronchitis. Bronchopneumonia. Simple enlargement of prostate Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Enlarged (Prostate) Admitted under the care of: Riddell, Victor Horsley Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Trainee? Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Jul 1940 Date of death: 21 Oct 1940 Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: Streptococcal pneumonia. Acute empyema. Cerebral thrombosis Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Empyema (Pleura); Thrombosis (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: No autopsy Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: No occupation Age: 74 Gender: Female Date of admission: 9 Oct 1940 Date of death: 11 Oct 1940 Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: Perforated duodenal ulcer. Bronchopneumonia Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Duodenum); Perforation (Duodenum); Bronchopneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Riddell, Victor Horsley Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: No autopsy Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 51 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 Oct 1940 Date of death: 9 Oct 1940 Disease (transcribed): Syncope. Hypostatic pneumonia following fracture of ribs Disease (standardised): Syncope (Brain); Pneumonia (Lung); Fracture (Ribs) Admitted under the care of: Riddell, Victor Horsley Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Teare, Robert Donald Medical notes: She was knocked down by a taxi. She was conscious, but uncooperative on admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 82 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Jul 1940 Date of death: 24 Jul 1940 Disease (transcribed): Duodenal tumour and terminal bronchopneumonia Disease (standardised): Cancer (Duodenum); Bronchopneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Darte Logue, Valentine Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Teare, Robert Donald Medical notes: She had flatulence and epigastric pain soon after meals for several years, worse for the last month. She vomited offensive yellow fluid for two days before admission. She had some loss of weight. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, valves, vessels, pericardium, abdomen, peritoneum, liver, kidneys, spleen, stomach, duodenum and colon Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Factory worker Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Jun 1940 Date of death: 13 Jun 1940 Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: n/a Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Wife of] Architect Age: 68 Gender: Female Date of admission: 18 Dec 1940 Date of death: 31 Mar 1940 Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous glands of neck and abdomen. Tuberculous pleurisy and peritonitis (miliary tuberculosis) Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes); Tuberculosis (Pleura); Pleurisy (Pleura); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: Five months ago she got a stiff neck and about a week later went to bed with a high temperature. She was said to have been jaundiced. In October 1939 she had her neck opened. She developed mild influenza, then cystitis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleural cavity, lungs, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, bladder and heart Type of incident: n/a
