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Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Feb 1870
Date of death: 25 Apr 1870
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Syphilitic affection of the larynx and liver. Nephritis.
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Syphilis (Larynx, Liver); Nephritis (Kidney)
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: The patient had contracted syphilis ten years before. Two years before admission, ulceration of the throat commenced which had never healed and a tumour on the side of the neck.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, larynx, spleen, kidneys, bladder and liver
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Apr 1870
Date of death: 10 Jun 1870
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid disease of the thoracic lumbar and inguinal glands and liver and kidneys.
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Kidney)
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: The patient had noticed a lump in the right groin, with swelling of the right lower extremity for two months. There was no history of cancer in the family.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, head, liver, spleen, kidneys, glands and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Aug 1870
Date of death: 6 Sep 1870
Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia (right). Operation. Adhesions in the pelvis of the strangulated bowel. Rupture of the adhesions and gut. Peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Adhesions (Intestines); Rupture (Intestines); 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: The patient had had a right femoral rupture for fourteen years, following (in the first instance) a confinement.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Plurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Sep 1870
Date of death: 19 Sep 1870
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Cirrhosis of liver. Endocarditis. Ulceration of foot.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Cirrhosis (Liver); Ulcer (Foot)
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 in a very exhausted state, with erysipelas of the left lower extremity.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation, bladder and peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Jul 1870
Date of death: 15 Nov 1870
Disease (transcribed): Recto-vaginal fistula. Operation. Pleurisy.
Disease (standardised): Fistula (Rectum, Vagina); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering. Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This patient had been operated on for a fistular in ano five years before admission, the wound never having quite healed. Her mother and sister had died of phthisis, but she herself had no cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: [No gender stated]
Date of admission: 8 Dec 1870
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Ruptured liver.
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: As the body was not examined, the case if not herein reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 52
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Dec 1870
Date of death: 11 Dec 1870
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated umbilical hernia.
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Intestines, Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: As the body was not examined, the case if not herein reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Dec 1869
Date of death: 28 Jan 1870
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of Vagina and Rectum. Peritonitis. Pleuritis.
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Vagina, Rectum); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient was admitted following her a severe labour with her first child.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Dec 1870
Date of death: 23 Dec 1870
Disease (transcribed): Suicidal wound of throat.
Disease (standardised): Wound (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: As the body was not examined, the case if not herein reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 66
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Sep 1869
Date of death: 8 Jan 1870
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid Cancer of the Peritoneum, spreading to the Liver and Kidneys. Bronchitis. Femoral Hernia.
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen, Liver, Kidney); Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Kidney); Bronchitis (Lung); Hernia (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: The patient gave various accounts of herself but it seemed probable that in January 1869 she was operated on for a strangulated inguinal hernia, which was followed by sloughing of the bowel and the formation of an abscess.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, pancreas and hernia
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Feb 1870
Date of death: 26 Feb 1870
Disease (transcribed): Compound comminuted fracture of femur and lower jaw. Ulceration of Rectum. Pyaemia.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg, Skull); Ulcer (Intestines); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient had fallen from a second floor window on to the pavement below.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, rectum and cerebrum
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Mar 1870
Date of death: 6 Mar 1870
Disease (transcribed): Femoral Hernia. Operation. Rupture of the Bowel.
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Blood Vessels); Rupture (Intestine )
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 was brought to the Hospital in extreme pain due to a strangulated femoral hernia of a large size. Mr Holmes operated.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen. All the viscera and other parts of the body were natural
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stone Mason
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1870
Date of death: 21 Mar 1870
Disease (transcribed): Fistulous communication between external parts and the transverse colon at the umbilicus.
Disease (standardised): Fistula (Intestines); Fistula (Abdomen)
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 man had for nine months suffered with abdominal pain and flatulence.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Engine driver
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1871
Date of death: 16 Jun 1871
Disease (transcribed): Epithelioma of the oesophagus. Pressure of cancerous glands on root of left lung. Gangrene. Hydropneumothorax
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Oesophagus); Disease (Lungs); Gangrene Hydropneumothorax (Lungs)

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 man had good health till 5 or 6 months before admission, when he noticed a soreness on the gullet when swallowing solid food’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Jul 1871
Date of death: 20 Jul 1871
Disease (transcribed): Syphilitic contraction of rectum. Passage of bougie. Perforation of rectum. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Rectum); Dilation (Rectum); Perforation (Rectum); Peritonitis (Abdomen)

Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This patient had had discharge of matter and occasionally of blood from rectum, for three years, with increasing difficulty of passing motions. Two years ago some diseased bone came away from right ulna’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, organs of generation, bones

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shipwright
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 May 1871
Date of death: 8 Aug 1871
Disease (transcribed): Stricture & ulceration of rectum. Passage of a bougie. Perforation. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Stricture (Rectum); Ulcer (Rectum); Dilation (Rectum); Peritonitis (Abdomen)

Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'For ten months he had suffered pain with defecation, and had had a sore[?] discharging near anus, left after the bursting of an abscess’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen (‘the weather was very hot’)

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Broker
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Sep 1871
Date of death: 30 Sep 1871
Disease (transcribed): Inguinal hernia. Reduction. Gangrene of portion of gut. Operation
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Reduction of hernia; Gangrene (Gut); Operation

Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Vasey, Charles Lyon and Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer and Canton, Frederick
Medical notes: 'This patient had right inguinal hernia for 10 years and was always able to return it himself. Four days before admission the hernia which had come down became very painful. He returned it without much difficulty but began to vomit immediately and continued to do so until he was admitted into the hospital’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Nov 1871
Date of death: 1 Dec 1871
Disease (transcribed): Syphilitic ulceration of soft palate & fauces. Intense congestion of both lungs
Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Mouth); Ulcer (Mouth); Congestion (Lungs)

Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with syphilitic ulceration of the throat of 6 weeks’ duration. Was very pale and weak and in a good deal of pain from the throat soreness’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, organs of generation, fauces

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Schoolboy
Age: 13
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Nov 1871
Date of death: 2 Dec 1871
Disease (transcribed): Ruptured liver & kidney. Extravasation of blood into the peritoneal cavity
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Liver, kidney); Extravasation (Peritoneum)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This boy was run over by a cab, the wheel of which, it was said, passed over his abdomen. When admitted he was much collapsed and very faint, & complained of much abdominal pain and tenderness’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Sep 1871
Date of death: 3 Dec 1871
Disease (transcribed): Syphilis(?) affecting the frontal bone & liver, soft palate & vocal chords. Erysipelas (marsh fever)
Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Skull, liver, throat); Erysipelas (Skin); Malaria

Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'Eight months before admission he had had marsh fever [malaria] at Naples, & remained weak & ill since. Four months ago abscesses formed on forehead, under right knee, & over right ankle. Denied syphilis’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, thorax, cranium, abdomen, organs of generation

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Sep 1871
Date of death: 7 Dec 1871
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid carcinoma affecting inguinal & lumbar glands, pleurae, lungs, liver & kidneys
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Glands, lungs, liver, kidneys)

Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This patient had noticed swelling of glands in left groin 6 months. Had had for six weeks pain down leg & on knee, and for a month swelling of left lower limb. She was married and the mother of six healthy children. No history of cancer in family’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Aug 1871
Date of death: 14 Dec 1871
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of the rectum, extending to the uterus & right ovary
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Rectum, uterus, ovary)

Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This patient had on admission suffered from pain & haemorrhage from the bowel for about three months. She had previously had good health’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, organs of generation

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Jan 1871
Date of death: 1 Feb 1871
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of large intestine. Contraction of the cicatrix. Partial obstruction of the gut. Peritonitis. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Obstruction (Gut); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Bronchitis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This man had for many years suffered more or less from constipation, and 17 years ago, eight days passed without a motion, and he was then very ill. The bowels usually act about every third or fourth day. On admission he had not had a motion for five days & the day before admission he became very sick, and felt much abdominal pain’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Schoolboy
Age: 8
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1871
Date of death: 20 Mar 1871
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of the liver
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Liver)

Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This patient, who had been run over, died immediately after admission, & was not seen by me’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Mar 1871
Date of death: 23 Mar 1871
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of rectum. Peritonitis. Caries of skull
Disease (standardised): Stricture (Rectum); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Caries (Skull)

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: 'Nine years ago she had syphilis, and has since had rupial sores, sore throat, & caries of sagittal maxilla, the hair has also fallen out. Four years ago [she] first began to suffer from confined bowels & increasing difficulty of passing motions’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, organs of generation

Type of incident: n/a