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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Jan 1898
Date of death: 20 Jan 1898
Disease (transcribed): Appendicitis. Suppuration. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Appendicitis (Appendix); Suppuration (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
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: No examination after death
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Ladysmaid
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Jan 1898
Date of death: 17 Jan 1898
Disease (transcribed): Appendicitis. Suppurative peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Appendicitis (Appendix); Suppuration (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
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: No examination after death
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 63
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Oct 1897
Date of death: 22 Oct 1897
Disease (transcribed): Herniotomy. Distension of intestines. Gangrenous cholecystitis
Disease (standardised): Herniotomy (Abdomen); Distended (Intestines); Gangrene (Gallbladder); Cholecystitis (Gallbladder) ()
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Jaffrey, Francis
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: 'Not seen by the surgical registrar. H.S. [House surgeon] reports that the patient had suffered from an umbilical hernia for 3 years and had never worn a truss or pad. Her bowels had not been open for 3 days and had vomited on and off for 24 hrs [hours]. On admission. A stout, flabby woman, there is a large umbilical hernia, not tense and skin over it only slightly discoloured'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Aug 1897
Date of death: 12 Sep 1897
Disease (transcribed): Pericaecal abscess. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen) ()
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Jaffrey, Francis
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'See surgical notes'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No examination post mortem'

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 9 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Jan 1897
Date of death: 16 Jan 1897
Disease (transcribed): Acute intussusception
Disease (standardised): Intussusception (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: 'See surgical notes'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No examination post mortem allowed'

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Parlourmaid
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Dec 1896
Date of death: 22 Dec 1896
Disease (transcribed): Gastric ulcer. Perforation. Laparotomy. General peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Perforation (Stomach); Laparotomy (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering. Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Wells, Sydney Russell
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: The patient suffered from dyspepsia without haematemesis in recurrent attacks for several years. On December 16th she had sudden very intense abdominal pain and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Intestines, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, uterus, bladder, toe joints, lungs, larynx and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Feb 1896
Date of death: 19 Feb 1896
Disease (transcribed): Gastric ulcer. Perforation. General peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Perforation (Stomach); Peritonitis (Abdomen)

Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: On admission there was pain and tenderness in the epigastric region.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Intestines, stomach, liver, spleen, adrenals, kidneys, bladder, testis, toe joint, lungs, larynx and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Oct 1895
Date of death: 4 Nov 1895
Disease (transcribed): Gangrene of vermiform appendix. Peritonitis, local, and then general
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Ward, Arthur Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: Some days before admission the patient strained himself helping to life a dead horse.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, abdomen, intestines, stomach, pancreas, liver, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, testes and toe joint
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Apr 1895
Date of death: 17 Apr 1895
Disease (transcribed): Perforated gastric ulcer. Localized effusion. Early general peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Perforation (Stomach); Effusion (Stomach); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: She had had two attacks of ‘inflammation of the stomach’ occurring with the monthly period.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Intestines, lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, bladder and ovaries
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 May 1894
Date of death: 22 May 1894
Disease (transcribed): Bruised intestine. Ruptured mesentery - Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Contusion (Intestine); Rupture (Peritoneum); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'Patient was kicked by a horse on the abdomen 46 hours before operation. He was knocked down but managed to walk to the hospital. […] On admission. H. S. [House surgeon] reports. Was not collapsed complained of groping pain with tenderness near the umbilicus - Was sick once [...] 21. Sick again in the night twice. The abdomen has become distended'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Police constable
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Dec 1893
Date of death: 5 Dec 1893
Disease (transcribed): Chronic constipation. Peritonitis. Laparotomy
Disease (standardised): Constipation (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Laparotomy (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: This man was admitted with evidence of acute peritonitis, a distended immovable abdomen, great tenderness and coils of motionless intestine visible through the walls. He frequently vomited an acid green fluid.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Oct 1893
Date of death: 14 Oct 1893
Disease (transcribed): Herniotomy. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Herniotomy (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: The patient had been ruptured for eight years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 8
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Sep 1892
Date of death: 15 Sep 1892
Disease (transcribed): Abscess (sub-diaphragmatic). Suppurative peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Diaphragm); Suppuration (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Post mortem examination performed by: Lazarus-Barlow, Walter Sydney
Medical notes: Two days prior to admission she was taken suddenly ill with severe abdominal pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Sep 1890
Date of death: 15 Sep 1890
Disease (transcribed): Perforation vermiform appendix. Perityphlitic abscess. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Perforation (Appendix); Abscess (Caecum); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Le Cronier, Maxwell
Post mortem examination performed by: Davidson, W. Lee
Medical notes: Twelve days before admission the patient felt a sudden pain in the stomach, sweated and shivered, took to bed and stayed there.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen. No further examination allowed
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Sep 1890
Date of death: 25 Oct 1890
Disease (transcribed): Separation through symphysis pubis. Fatty liver
Disease (standardised): Separation (Pubic bone); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The child was knocked down by a cab the wheel of which passed over his pelvis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Trunk, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals, pancreas, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart, aorta, thyroid and head
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 37 or 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Jul 1890
Date of death: 30 Sep 1890
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Carcinoma of ovaries
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cancer (Ovary)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient had always had excellent health but all her life had suffered from constipation. For the past fourteen months she suffered from severe pains in the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, thyroid gland, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals and pancreas
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1890
Date of death: 30 Jan 1890
Disease (transcribed): Intussusception. Volvulus. Operation by abdominal section
Disease (standardised): Intussesception (Intestines); Volvulus (Intestines); Operation (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: Lately she had not been at all regular and her bowels had been a good deal confined.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, kidneys and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Policeman
Age: 2 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 May 1889
Date of death: 27 May 1889
Disease (transcribed): Empyema. Peritonitis. Suppuration into right knee joint. Meningeal effusion of lymph. Otitis media. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Suppuration (Knee); Effusion (Meninges); Otitis media (Ear); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: Since two weeks old the child had had hooping cough. On the morning of admission the child was being washed when a swelling of the right knee was noticed which appeared to be very tender.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, liver, gall bladder, spleen, kidneys, bladder, uterus and appendages, stomach, intestines and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Feb 1889
Date of death: 28 Feb 1889
Disease (transcribed): Intestinal obstruction caused by attachment of a Meckel’s diverticulum to mesentery. Operation. Relief. Death from collapse
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Intestines); Diverticulum (Mesentery); Operation (Mesentery); Collapse (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering. Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: On February 25th he had sudden sharp pain in his right iliac region. The pain continued until his admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, mesentery, stomach, lungs and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Feb 1886
Date of death: 12 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Umbilical hernia. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient was first admitted into the hospital on January 7th 1886, complaining of pain around and old irreducible hernia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coach smith
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Feb 1885
Date of death: 9 Feb 1885
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: This man was in the hospital in June the previous year with an incarcerated femoral hernia. He was provided with a truss and sent away.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Jun 1883
Date of death: 3 Jul 1883
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of bladder. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Bladder); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: She had much pain in the abdomen and had been voiding bloody urine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, abdomen and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 70
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Apr 1883
Date of death: 12 Apr 1883
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: She came to the Hospital from the Parish Infirmary where she had been admitted suffering from the effects of old age and bronchitis. She had long been ruptured on the right side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Blacksmith
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Dec 1882
Date of death: 20 Dec 1882
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
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: Butler
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Feb 1880
Date of death: 24 Feb 1880
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of rectum. Colotomy. Peritonitis. Omental hernia
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Rectum); Colotomy (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Hernia (Omentum)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: Three weeks before admission the bowels became constipated. He had no pain that he could localise at all but the abdomen became distended occasioning some distress.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and intestines, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a