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Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Oct 1883
Date of death: 30 Oct 1883
Disease (transcribed): Parturition. Acute septicaemia
Disease (standardised): Parturition (Uterus); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Champneys, Francis Henry
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

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Oct 1883
Date of death: 31 Dec 1883
Disease (transcribed): New growth attached to uterus and vagina
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Uterus); Tumour (Vagina)
Admitted under the care of: Champneys, Francis Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: For eleven months previous to admission she had suffered from flooding and offensive discharge. A hard mass was discovered to the left of the umbilicus.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, pelvis, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 May 1885
Date of death: 7 Jun 1885
Disease (transcribed): Pelvic haematocele
Disease (standardised): Haematocele (Pelvis)
Admitted under the care of: Champneys, Francis Henry
Medical examination performed by: Bloxam, George Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: Six days before admission she was seen by Dr Champneys, when a tumour was found in Douglas’ pouch and a diagnosis of serous perimetritis was given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, cyst, uterus, ovaries and veins
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Carman
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Jul 1885
Date of death: 30 Jul 1885
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Champneys, Francis Henry
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

Occupation or role: Needlewoman
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Oct 1885
Date of death: 18 Oct 1885
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of uterus. Removal of part of uterus. Haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus); Operation (Uterus); Haemorrhage (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Champneys, Francis Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See notes on Obstetric cases, no 119
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Dustman
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Jul 1885
Date of death: 12 Oct 1885
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of bladder. Right ureter blocked. Ulceration into vagina
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Bladder); Blockage (Ureter); Ulcer (Vagina)
Admitted under the care of: Champneys, Francis Henry
Medical examination performed by: Bloxam, George Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 4 months ago, when about ten weeks pregnant, she had a severe fright and fell down insensible. She had ‘labour pains’ and lost a good deal of blood. She thought she had miscarried.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, vessels, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, stomach, pelvic contents, bladder, uterus and vagina
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Carpenter
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Oct 1885
Date of death: 20 Oct 1885
Disease (transcribed): Congestion and oedema of the lungs. Necrosis of head of femur and of acetabulum
Disease (standardised): Congestion (Lung); Oedema (Lung); Necrosis (Leg); Necrosis (Pelvis)
Admitted under the care of: Champneys, Francis Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient was admitted under the Obstetric Physician on a history of septicaemia after parturition. Nine weeks ago she had been seized with sudden acute pain in the right hip and thigh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, brain, uterus and hip
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Oct 1885
Date of death: 27 Oct 1885
Disease (transcribed): Post-partum haemorrhage. Violent hysteria
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Uterus); Hysteria
Admitted under the care of: Champneys, Francis Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient was admitted in a very nervous and hysterical condition. She was pregnant on admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, blood vessels, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, alimentary tract and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Butler
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Nov 1885
Date of death: 7 Nov 1885
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of uterus
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Champneys, Francis Henry
Medical examination performed by: Bloxam, George Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Catamenia was regular and normal until five months before admission. For six weeks she had considerable pain in the base of the sacrum, lower abdomen and calves of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, uterus and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Nov 1885
Date of death: 30 Nov 1885
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Champneys, Francis Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Last March she caught cold and since then she had cough, expectoration, loss of flesh and chilly night sweats. She was admitted for amenorrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, stomach, intestines, uterus, ovaries and thyroid
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Carpenter
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Apr 1886
Date of death: 19 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Pleurisy. Pneumonia. (Right ovarian cyst recently removed)
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Cysts (Ovary); Operation (Ovary)
Admitted under the care of: Champneys, Francis Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, small intestines and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Publican
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Mar 1886
Date of death: 19 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Perimetritis
Disease (standardised): Perimetritis (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Champneys, Francis Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pelvis and contents, fallopian tubes and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 May 1886
Date of death: 31 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Champneys, Francis Henry
Medical examination performed by: Jervis, Arthur
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: On April 29th of this year after normal labour, this woman was confined of a male child at full time. Two days later she complained of pain in the left side of the abdomen. The pain increased and there was frequent vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, alimentary tract and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Jul 1886
Date of death: 25 Jul 1886
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of uterus. Removal of uterus. Haemorrhage. Exhaustion
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus); Hysterectomy (Uterus); Haemorrhage (Uterus); Exhaustion (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Champneys, Francis Henry
Medical examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient was perfectly well until the end of May when she put her hands into freezing salt, which was followed by vomiting, abdominal pain and haemorrhage from the front passage.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, bladder, pancreas, alimentary tract and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Oct 1886
Date of death: 16 Oct 1886
Disease (transcribed): Anaemia
Disease (standardised): Anaemia (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Champneys, Francis Henry
Medical examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient had been extremely neurotic all her life and fancied she had something serious the matter with her. She was an In Patient here in April 1885 under Dr Cavafy, she was then very anaemic and said she suffered from menorrhagia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, uterus and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Groom
Age: 1 day
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Oct 1886
Date of death: 19 Oct 1886
Disease (transcribed): Premature birth
Disease (standardised): Premature birth (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Champneys, Francis 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: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Parlourmaid
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Aug 1886
Date of death: 27 Oct 1886
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Faecal fistula (old ovariotomy)
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Fistula (Intestines); Ovariotomy (Ovary)
Admitted under the care of: Champneys, Francis Henry
Medical examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Twelve months before admission the patient noticed pain in the left iliac fossa. The swelling and pain had steadily increased.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Nov 1886
Date of death: 14 Dec 1886
Disease (transcribed): Fibro-myomata of the uterus. Tetanus
Disease (standardised): Leiomyoma (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Champneys, Francis Henry
Medical examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Seven years ago she had sudden vomiting with pain and noticed a lump in the right iliac fossa, the size of an egg. Five and a half years ago, Mr Thornton removed four fibro-myomata from the uterus.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, larynx, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Nov 1886
Date of death: 24 Dec 1886
Disease (transcribed): Ovarian tumour (removed). Congestion of the lungs
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Ovary); Operation (Ovary); Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Champneys, Francis Henry
Medical examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Two years ago the patient had congestion of the lungs and pleurisy. She had a cough ever since and an enlargement of the abdomen was noticed twelve months ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Plasterer
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jan 1886
Date of death: 16 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Parametritis
Disease (standardised): Parametritis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Champneys, Francis Henry
Medical examination performed by: Milne, G.H.
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: She was delivered of a child by craniotomy on November 26th 1885 and flooding followed. She kept to bed for a month with abdominal pain, chills and sweats.

Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, stomach, intestines and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Waitress
Age: 2 weeks
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Mar 1886
Date of death: 15 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Congestion of the lungs. Atelectasis
Disease (standardised): Congestion (Lung); Atelectasis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Champneys, Francis Henry
Medical examination performed by: Milne, G.H.
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The child was born in the Hospital on February 28th 1886 and was obviously premature, small and weakly. He was fed by hand and was unable to take more than a few spoonsful of nourishment daily.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, vessels, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenal bodies, bladder and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Groom
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Oct 1886
Date of death: 7 Jan 1887
Disease (transcribed): Abdominal gestation
Disease (standardised): Pregnancy (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Champneys, Francis Henry
Medical examination performed by: Page, Harry Marmaduke
Post mortem examination performed by: Champneys, Francis Henry and Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Married 23 yrs. Pregnant=3. Children=3. Last 5 years ago. All the labours were natural. Catamenia [menstruation] regular until 12 months ago. Since then diminishing [

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Shopkeeper
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1887
Date of death: 30 Apr 1887
Disease (transcribed): Ovarian cyst
Disease (standardised): Cyst (Ovary)
Admitted under the care of: Champneys, Francis Henry
Medical examination performed by: Page, Harry Marmaduke
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'In January 85 patient had an attack of diarrhoea, followed by gradual swelling of abdomen. A doctor said she was pregnant, but no internal examination was made. Abdomen continued to enlarge slowly, but patient was in good health & continued to get about until 20th Feb 1887'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Apprentice
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Nov 1886
Date of death: 23 Jun 1887
Disease (transcribed): Pelvic abscess
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Pelvis)
Admitted under the care of: Champneys, Francis Henry
Medical examination performed by: Page, Harry Marmaduke
Post mortem examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Medical notes: 'Patient was of a phthisical family. She was admitted under Dr Dickinson's care on Nov 23 1886'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a