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Frank Pavey, 14, [Child of] Photographer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Photographer
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1885
Date of death: 1 Jan 1886
Disease (transcribed): Purulent peritonitis and pleurisy. Penetrating wound of the abdomen
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura); Wound (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: While walking along the streets, he caught his foot against a railing and fell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, stomach and small intestines
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Alfred Cornelius, 14, Greengrocer

Occupation or role: Greengrocer
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Sep 1888
Date of death: 29 Sep 1888
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Ulceration of verniform appendix
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ulcer (Appendix)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington and Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'Was well ‘till Sept 17th when he struck his right side again a barrow handle. He was an itinerant greengrocer. On Sept 18th [he] was seized with severe pain in the abdomen, for which he took ginger wine. On Sept 20th, he committed several times & was freely dosed with castor oil, after which his bowels were open’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Peritoneum, abdomen, stomach, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, thorax, heart, lungs

Type of incident: n/a

Richard Pearson, 47, Policeman

Occupation or role: Policeman
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Dec 1888
Date of death: 9 Dec 1888
Disease (transcribed): Intestinal obstruction. Abdominal section. Division of band, at apex of a large Meckel’s Diverticulum was found a divided band. On ileum near extremity marks of compression. Slight peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Intestines); Section (Abdomen); Meckel’s diverticulum (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James and Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'A policeman, whose general health has always been good. Six years previously he became ruptured on the right side & has since worn a truss. The rupture has not come down for 6 years. On evening of Dec 2nd he had a desire to defecate after dinner & [?] a small, hard motion was passed & since then there has been total constipation. He began to vomit at night & has ejected everything he has taken’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, oesophagus, lungs, heart

Type of incident: n/a

John Vincent, 28, Greengrocer

Occupation or role: Greengrocer
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Apr 1887
Date of death: 15 Jun 1887
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of mesentery, left kidney etc
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Abdomen, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Medical notes: 'With the exception of a chancre in 1879 which was followed by a bubo, the man had good health till Xmas '86 when he began to have warty growths on the eyelids [

Edmund Jackson, 14, Newspaperboy

Occupation or role: Newspaperboy
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Dec 1887
Date of death: 15 Dec 1887
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Pericarditis. Pyaemic patches in lungs
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pericarditis (Heart); Sepsis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Scarlet fever in 1884. There was no history of any injury. He was a newspaper boy & frequently got wel[?]. On Dec 4 he woke up & felt sick: he went out & sold a few papers & then came home & went to bed'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines
Illustrations: NoChart
Type of incident: n/a

George Upstone, 8, [Child of] Blindmaker

Occupation or role: [Child of] Blindmaker
Age: 8
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Feb 1888
Date of death: 8 Mar 1888
Disease (transcribed): Ruptured spleen. Abdominal section. Purulent peritonitis. Ruptured intestines.
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Spleen, intestines); Section (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: '[No history] of any importance previous to the accident. The boy was knocked down & the wheel of a carriage passed over his abdomen’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, liver, spleen, stomach, intestines, kidneys, lungs, heart

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Robert Anderson, 46, Policeman

Occupation or role: Policeman
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1888
Date of death: 6 Apr 1888
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated left inguinal hernia. Operation for radical cure. ?Acute oedema of lungs
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Groin); Operation Edema (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'No accurate history could be got. There was a hernia on the right side for many years & this was usually supported by a truss’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, lungs, heart, spleen, kidneys, liver

Type of incident: n/a

Joseph Searson, 16, Stationer

Occupation or role: Stationer
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Dec 1885
Date of death: 24 Jun 1886
Disease (transcribed): Caries of spine. Tubercular peritonitis. Tubercular epididymitis. Tubercles in lungs
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Epididymitis (Epididymis); Tuberculosis (Epididymis); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: He was admitted in June 1885 suffering from an angular curve of the spine. He was sent to Atkinson Morley Convalescent Hospital and he had an attack of what was diagnosed as Tubercular Meningitis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, testicles, muscles and vertebrae
Type of incident: n/a

John Bruce, 66, Rag sorter

Occupation or role: Rag sorter
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 May 1886
Date of death: 8 Sep 1886
Disease (transcribed): Large spindle celled sarcoma of radius. Secondary growths in lung, mesentery and glands
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Arm); Cancer (Lung); Cancer (Mesentery); Cancer (Lymph nodes)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Medical notes: The patient had good health until three years ago when a tumour was found over the left forearm.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left forearm, lungs, pleurae, liver, kidneys, heart, abdomen and glands
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Hewitt, 44, Chef

  • Occupation or role: Chef
    Age: 44
    Gender: Male
    Date of admission: 1 Jul 1886
    Date of death: 9 Sep 1886
    Disease (transcribed): Hydatids of liver. Abscess of liver. Lardaceous degeneration of kidneys, liver and intestines. Peritonitis
    Disease (standardised): Echinococcosis (Liver); Abscess (Liver); Amyloidosis (Kidney); Amyloidosis (Liver); Amyloidosis (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
    Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
  • Haward, John Warrington
    Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
    Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
    Medical notes: He was admitted under Dr Cavafy in 1885 with well marked hydatid disease of the liver. There was a large cyst which extended over the greater part of the abdomen.
    Body parts examined in the post mortem: Liver, abdomen, spleen, kidneys, lungs, heart and intestines
    Type of incident: n/a

Charlotte Price, 52, [Wife of] Dairyman

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Dairyman
Age: 52
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Oct 1886
Date of death: 8 Oct 1886
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia. Bronchitis. Oedema of the lungs. Dilated and hypertrophied heart.
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Bronchitis (Lung); Oedema (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: She had suffered from bronchitis for many years and had been ruptured for six months. On September 30th the hernia came down and she was seized with vomiting and intense pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, intestines, stomach, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

John Pell, 38, General dealer

Occupation or role: General dealer
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Sep 1886
Date of death: 9 Nov 1886
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of urethra. Rupture of the bladder. (Cystotomy). Peritonitis. Faecal fistula
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Rupture (Bladder); Cystotomy (Bladder); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Fistula (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Sixteen years ago he contracted gonorrhoea. He complained of great pain over the bladder and inability to pass urine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Harriet Phillips, 53, [Wife of] Glazier

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Glazier
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Nov 1886
Date of death: 13 Nov 1886
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Bronchitis. Ovarian tumour. Removed
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Bronchitis (Lung); Cancer (Ovary); Operation (Ovary)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The catamenia ceased thirteen years ago and since then she had irregular discharge of blood. Four years ago a small lump appeared on the left side of the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Scott, 39, Wire worker

Occupation or role: Wire worker
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 May 1886
Date of death: 24 Nov 1886
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of the rectum. Periproctitis. Pelvic cellulitis. Localised faecal extravasation from descending colon
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Intestines); Proctitis (Intestines); Cellulitis (Pelvis); Faecal extravasation (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: On November last a pregnancy ended in abortion. Six months before admission she began to have constipation and then diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, intestines, brain, uterus and pelvic fascia
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Smith, 33, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1887
Date of death: 14 Apr 1887
Disease (transcribed): Epithelioma of the sigmoid flexure of the colon. Colotomy. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Epithelioma (Colon); Colostomy (Colon); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'This man was transferred from the care of Dr Cavafy for operative treatment, as medicine had failed to relieve his symptoms'

Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Leopold Lasky, 61, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 May 1888
Date of death: 18 May 1888
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of rectum & peritoneum. Vegetations on mitral valve. Cerebral embolism & softening. Old tubercular deposits in lungs
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Rectum, peritoneum); Vegetation (Heart); Embolism (Blood vessels); Softening (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Davidson, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'For 6 months he has been troubled with pain on defoecations & inability to pass motions. Formerly he had diarrhoea. He passes blood in considerable quantity’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, rectum, kidneys, spleen, liver

Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Carr, 9, [Child of] Butler

Occupation or role: [Child of] Butler
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Jan 1888
Date of death: 15 Jun 1888
Disease (transcribed): Disease of hip. Necrosis of ilium. Lardaceous degeneration of viscera following excision of hip joint
Disease (standardised): Disease (Hip); Necrosis (Hip); Degeneration (Internal organs); Excision (Hip joint)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'See surgical notes’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

William Bartholomew, 35, Lodging-house keeper

Occupation or role: Lodging-house keeper
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Nov 1887
Date of death: 31 Dec 1887
Disease (transcribed): Perforation of bowel. Faecal fistula. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Perforation (Bowel); Fistula (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'He had 'inflammation of bowels' in 1870. Scarlet fever, followed by dropsy in 1869. In April '86, a small lump came in the abdominal wall'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Walter Wilcox, 1, [Child of] Plumber

Occupation or role: [Child of] Plumber
Age: 1
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 May 1887
Date of death: 8 May 1887
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'The child had a right inguinal hernia from birth. When at 6 months, the rupture could not be returned by the mother, but was subsequently reduced under chloroform at a children's hospital'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

George Jarris, 70, Whitesmith

Occupation or role: Whitesmith
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Sep 1887
Date of death: 24 Sep 1887
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Prostatic hypertrophy. Retention of urine. Cystotomy
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Prostate); Cystotomy (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering and Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell and Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Was operated on for piles in Oct 1884. Had good health till he was quite old'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

William Arnold, 63, Car proprietor

Occupation or role: Car proprietor
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Nov 1887
Date of death: 5 Nov 1887
Disease (transcribed): Inflammation of the rectum. Purulent peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Rectum); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The man had been under Mr Rouse's case for many months. In the spring of '87 he was an IP [in-patient] with a cancerous tumour of the rectum'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Carter, 51, Gardener

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Dec 1887
Date of death: 20 Dec 1887
Disease (transcribed): Enlarged prostate. Puncture of bladder. Peritonitis. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Prostate); Puncture (Bladder); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: '[No history] of importance till 3 years ago, when he began to have difficulty in [?]: this passed off without treatment. About Dec 1st '87 he again got the same condition & on Dec 4, his urine was drawn off by his doctor. Subsequently no instrument could be passed'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

James Mauser, 67, Commissionaire

Occupation or role: Commissionaire
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1888
Date of death: 13 Jan 1888
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated right inguinal hernia. Operation for radical cure. Relapse of hernia
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Groin); Operation
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'A commissionaire who had been improved for many years. He had never worn a truss, & for years the bowel had been partly irreducible’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, lungs, heart

Type of incident: n/a

Luther Baker, 27, Commissionaire

Occupation or role: Commissionaire
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Sep 1887
Date of death: 22 Feb 1888
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma occupying the whole of the left half of the chest and bulging over two inches beyond the median line
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Chest)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'An old soldier: no history of heritable disease. In 1882 he had a chancre which was followed by constitutional syphilis for which he was treated in Army with mercury. In 1884 he got a wound in the palm of the right hand: this healed at once […] In August 1885, the right forearm was amputated in Belfast Military Hospital’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, heart, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, testicles
Illustrations or photographs: Yes (see PM/1888/68)
Type of incident: n/a

John Kennard, 60, Storekeeper

Occupation or role: Storekeeper
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Jan 1888
Date of death: 28 Feb 1888
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of cardiac orifice and small curvature of stomach, also of lower end of oesophagus with 2ndary deposits in retroperitoneal glands and in the peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach, oesophagus); Deposit (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'This man was transferred from the care of Dr Dickinson [William Howship Dickinson] to have gastrostomy performed’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, oesophagus, stomach, spleen, kidneys, thorax, lungs, heart

Type of incident: n/a

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