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Henry Young, 11, [Child of] Milkman

Occupation or role: [Child of] Milkman
Age: 11
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Feb 1905
Date of death: 2 Feb 1905
Disease (transcribed): Ruptured right kidney. Lacerated right lung. Fractured rib. Disseminated tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Kidneys); Laceration (Lungs); Fracture (Ribs); Tuberculosis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Jones, G.G.
Post mortem examination performed by: Jones, Lawrence
Medical notes: '9.30am on the morning of his admission, the man was knocked down by a cart, the wheels of which passed over his chest’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, heart, kidneys, liver, spleen, bladder, skull, spine, brain

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Henry Ilsley, 42, Sewerman

Occupation or role: Sewerman
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jan 1905
Date of death: 18 Feb 1905
Disease (transcribed): Abscess following enteric fever. Septicaemia. Exhaustion
Disease (standardised): Abscess; Typhoid fever (Systemic); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William 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: 'No necropsy’

Type of incident: n/a

Mary Tapp, 51, Dressmaker

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Mar 1905
Date of death: 7 Mar 1905
Disease (transcribed): Gall stones. ?Rupture of sacculus of gall bladder. Cholecystitis & cholangitis. Acute hameorrhagic pancreatitis. Fat necrosis. General peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Gallstones (Gallbladder); Rupture (Gallbladder); Cholecystitis (Gallbladder); Cholangitis (Bile duct); Pancreatitis (Pancreas); Necrosis (Tissues)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Jones, Lawrence
Medical notes: 'On March 2nd, the woman was seized with severe epigastric pain on right side’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Frank Booker, 36, Salesman

Occupation or role: Salesman
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Sep 1904
Date of death: 9 Mar 1905
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis. Empyema. Pneumothorax. Resection of ribs. Lardaceous disease
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Empyema (Lungs); Pneumothorax (Lungs); Resection (Ribs); Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Jones, Lawrence
Medical notes: 'In-patient from November 1903-1904 January. Readmitted on Sept 28th 1904, having been 3 months at an institution for oxygen treatment. On the whole better than when in hospital before. Not short of breath on moderate exertion’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Helena Johnson, 21, Parlourmaid

Occupation or role: Parlourmaid
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Feb 1905
Date of death: 19 Mar 1905
Disease (transcribed): Perforated gastric ulcer. Laparotomy. Suture of ulcer. General peritonitis. Subdiaphragmatic abscess rupturing into lung. Thrombosis of iliac vena cava. Pericarditis with adhesion
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Laparotomy (Abdomen); Ulcer (Stomach); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Abscess (Diaphragm, lung); Thrombosis (Blood vessels)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Jones, Lawrence
Medical notes: 'The history of the patient was somewhat vague. Apparently she noticed a stabbing epigastric pain on Feb 4th, not sufficient to cause [?]; this was followed by comiting and haematemesis’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Emma Bailey, 65, Parlourmaid

Occupation or role: Parlourmaid
Age: 65
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Mar 1905
Date of death: 30 Mar 1905
Disease (transcribed): Acute pulmonary tuberculosis. Hemiotomy
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Hemiotomy (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Jones, Lawrence
Medical notes: 'About 8am on March 18th, the woman experienced a sudden pain in right groin and lower abdomen. Vomiting occurred at once and has persisted since, the vomit being dark and sour. IT was not until the morning of March 19th that she discovered a swelling in the right groin’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Stocking, 37, [Child of] Farrier

Occupation or role: [Child of] Farrier
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Apr 1905
Date of death: 7 Apr 1905
Disease (transcribed): Appendicitis. Perforation. General peritonitis. Laparotomy
Disease (standardised): Appendicitis (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Laparotomy (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Jones, Lawrence
Medical notes: 'This was the first attack of appendicitis. Onsest of attack on March 31ar with stabbing pain in right lower abdomen, vomiting at onset but not since. Did not remain in bed on April 1st but on the 2nd the pain was so severe that she did not get up’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Henry Jung, 18, Baker’s assistant

Occupation or role: Baker’s assistant
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1905
Date of death: 12 Jun 1905
Disease (transcribed): Gangrenous appendicitis. Perforation of appendix. General peritonitis. Pelvis abscess
Disease (standardised): Appendicitis (Appendix); Gangrene (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Abscess (Pelvis)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Jones, Lawrence
Medical notes: 'Not seen by registrar. There was a history of vomiting and abdominal pain for 3 weeks, thought by patient to be due to a dietetic indiscretion’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen (‘a limited examination only through the wound permitted’)

Type of incident: n/a

Joseph Hawkins, 34, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jun 1905
Date of death: 9 Jul 1905
Disease (transcribed): Septicaemia
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Symes-Thompson, Henry Edmund
Post mortem examination performed by: Jones, Lawrence
Medical notes: 'The condition of the patient on his admission rendered him unable to give a history of his illness, but, later on, he stated that he had had cracks about the hands for a long time and on June 9th the hand began to swell and gave him much pain’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Wastie, 65, Needlewoman

Occupation or role: Needlewoman
Age: 65
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Jul 1905
Date of death: 9 Sep 1905
Disease (transcribed): Perforated duodenal ulcer. Septic adhesive peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Duodenum); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Douglas, James Sholto Cameron
Post mortem examination performed by: Jones, Lawrence
Medical notes: 'During the whole month of June the woman had been feeling far from well; one day, towards the end of the month, she had a sudden very severe pain in the right hypochondrium, so severe that she went promptly to bed and sent for her doctor’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Ernest Cook, 24, Engineer

Occupation or role: Engineer
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Oct 1905
Date of death: 30 Oct 1905
Disease (transcribed): Gangrenous appendicitis. Perforation. General peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Appendicitis (Appendix); Perforation (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Douglas, James Sholto Cameron
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Dead shortly after admission. Not seen by surgical registrar’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Frank Murphy, 37, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jul 1905
Date of death: 12 Nov 1905
Disease (transcribed): Empyema
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William 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: n/a

Type of incident: n/a

Percy Fordy, 32, Plumber

Occupation or role: Plumber
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Nov 1905
Date of death: 30 Nov 1905
Disease (transcribed): Intestinal obstruction. Laparotomy. General peritonitis. Suture of [?] in gut. Paralysis of bowels
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Intestines); Laparotomy (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Suture (Stomach); Paralysis (Bowels)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Jones, Lawrence
Medical notes: 'During the past 5 years there had been 4 attacks of acute abdominal pain with vomiting and constipation, always relieved by medicine’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

David Newman, [No age stated], [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Dec 1905
Date of death: 12 Dec 1905
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis (aortic incompetence). Bruising of legs & tissues over tail of pancreas. Syphilis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bruise (Legs, tissues); Syphilis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Jones, Lawrence
Medical notes: 'This man was brought in dead; nothing was known of his past history except that he had received an injury to the abdomen in a fight’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium, genital organs

Type of incident: n/a

Matilda Tindell, 60, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1881
Date of death: 8 Apr 1881
Disease (transcribed): Ruptured gall bladder. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Gallbladder); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'Had been ruptured on the left side (inguinal) for a good many years, and had worn a truss constantly. 2 days before admission the rupture came down and she reduced it in about an hour's time. She was seized with vomiting, colicky pains in the abdomen and vertigo. The bowels had not been open for 2 days'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, peritoneum, spleen, kidneys, ovaries

Type of incident: n/a

Bessie Hodges, 29, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Jul 1881
Date of death: 8 Sep 1881
Disease (transcribed): Ovariotomy. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Ovariotomy (Ovaries); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'A married woman. Confined 9 years ago. Catamenia [menstruation] regular until within 6 weeks of admission. It was at that time she first noticed an abdominal swelling on the left side. This tumour had increased rapidly in size and she had lost a great deal of flesh. No history of cancer or tumours in the family'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Frederick Wood, 51, Carman

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1888
Date of death: 12 Jun 1888
Disease (transcribed): Fractured femur. Some abdominal lesion
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Thigh); Lesion (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
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: 'Not examined’

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Charles Ludford, 38, Royal engineer

Occupation or role: Royal engineer
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 May 1888
Date of death: 8 Jul 1888
Disease (transcribed): Hepatic abscesses
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Le Cronier, Maxwell
Medical notes: 'Had served in the army in Bermuda for 3 years & afterwards at Malta for 5 years. About 3 months before leaving Malta an abscess formed in the abdomen. This was opened, much pus escaped & it healed in 6 weeks. No history of dysentery or ague. Never had any venereal disease’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, thorax, heart, skull, liver, lungs, heart, spleen, kidneys, testicles, stomach, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

Mary Chapman, 32, [Wife of] Carpenter

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Carpenter
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Jun 1888
Date of death: 8 Jul 1888
Disease (transcribed): Chronic peritonitis. Pyelitis. Cystitis. Pleurisy and pericarditis. Hypostatic pneumonia of left lung
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pyelitis (Kidneys); Cystitis (Bladder); Pleurisy (Lungs); Pericarditis (Heart); Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Le Cronier, Maxwell
Medical notes: 'Last child born in March 1884. In July 1886 she caught cold & catamenia [menstruation] which had been excessive suddenly ceased. A swelling formed & she became IP [in-patient] at the Samaritan Hospital. An incision was there made per vaginam into the swelling & a pint of pus was let out. A tube was kept in 10 days. This was repeated on 2 occasions. In the following May the abscess burst into the bladder & has continued on & off to discharge so’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Thorax, heart, lungs, larynx, trachea, spleen, liver, kidneys, uterus

Type of incident: n/a

Harvey Judd, 39, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Aug 1888
Date of death: 31 Aug 1888
Disease (transcribed): Perityphilitic abscess. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William and Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Davidson, William Marshall
Medical notes: 'The patient was a painter but had never had any symptoms of bad [?]. he was in good health until the morning[?] of Aug 24th when he was attacked with sharp pain in the lower part of abdomen, radiating into scrotum. He vomited several times & in the evening took some castor oil’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, heart, lungs, pleurae

Type of incident: n/a

George Stenning, 39, Farm labourer

Occupation or role: Farm labourer
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 May 1888
Date of death: 4 Sep 1888
Disease (transcribed): Nephritis with scattered abscesses. Pyelitis. Abscess of urachus
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidneys); Abscess; Pyelitis (Kidney); Abscess (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'In 1886, this man was admitted with an abscess in the abdominal wall,, which was supposed to be due to disease of the symphisis pubis. This was opened & healed up. He resumed work but the wound broke down again in Jun ‘87 & since then he has been unable to work. In Sept he was operated on in University College Hospital where he remained 10 weeks’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Urachus, bladder, urethra, ureters, kidneys, lungs, heart, pleurae, liver, spleen, stomach, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

John Francis, 69, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Sep 1888
Date of death: 20 Sep 1888
Disease (transcribed): Cellulitis of ischio-rectal fossa. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Cellulitis (Perineum); Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
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: 'Not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

William Perrin, 22, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Oct 1887
Date of death: 16 Nov 1888
Disease (transcribed): Left hip joint disease. Amputation at the joint. General tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Hip joint); Amputation; Tuberculosis
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry and Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Left hip, thorax, lungs, heart, stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder

Type of incident: n/a

George Greenslade, 40, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Dec 1888
Date of death: 25 Dec 1888
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of occipital bone. Cerebritis of right frontal lobe
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Meningitis, Listeria (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Porter, P.E.
Medical notes: 'Was knocked down by a carriage which passed over the right side of chest and abdomen. Scalp wound over occipital region. [On] admission, house surgeon reports. Smelt a good deal of alcohol’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Skull, brain, abdomen, spleen, kidneys, liver, thorax
Illustrations or photographs: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Emily Fox, 21, Laundrymaid

Occupation or role: Laundrymaid
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Oct 1886
Date of death: 19 Jan 1887
Disease (transcribed): Empyema, exhaustion
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles and Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient knew little of her family & was unaware of any phthisical history. For 3-4 years she had had winter cough & for 18 months previous to admission had been out of health suffering from weakness, pain in the left side, capricious appetite and emaciation'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, cerebral membrane, brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

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