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Charles Wells, 56, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Mar 1903
Date of death: 5 Apr 1903
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs and pelvis. Rupture of liver and spleen. Pleural effusion. Bronchitis and oedema of lungs.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Pelvis); Rupture (Liver); Rupture (Spleen); Effusion (Pleura); Bronchitis (Lung);Oedema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: The patient fell a distance of about ten feet, injuring his chest and abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, alimentary canal, genito-urinary tract and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Emily Smith, 40, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1880
Date of death: 23 Mar 1880
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the peritoneum. Encephaloid of the spleen. Cystic disease of the ovaries. Abdominal section. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen); Cancer (Spleen); Cysts (Ovary); Section (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Barnes, Robert
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: Three months ago she noticed that her dresses were getting too small. The increase in size was at first gradual and then rapid.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs,liver, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum and generative organs
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Albert Knight, 24, Greengrocer

Occupation or role: Greengrocer
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1896
Date of death: 25 Mar 1896
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated inguinal hernia
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: Seven days before admission the patient slipped and he thought he ruptured himself then.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, stomach, kidneys, adrenals and toe joint
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Beatrice Haile, 42, [Wife of] Messenger

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Messenger
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1886
Date of death: 12 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of the peritoneal coat of the bowel. Peritonitis. Enteritis. Following hernia (which had been relieved by operation)
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Enteritis (Intestines); Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William. Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient had been ruptured for five or six years. Four days ago the patient was carrying a heavy load and felt the rupture come down.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, kidneys, bladder, pancreas and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Mary McDonald, [No age stated], [No occupation listed]

Occupation or role: [No occupation listed]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1903
Date of death: 1 Apr 1903
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull, spine, ribs and pelvis. Ruptured lung. Double haemo-thorax. Haemo-peritoneum. Ruptured lung
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Pelvis); Rupture (Lung); Haemothorax (Lung); Haemoperitoneum (Abdomen);Rupture (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient threw herself out of the window, with the idea of committing suicide, falling about fifty feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, gall bladder, portal vein, kidneys, adrenals, alimentary canal, intestines, vermiform appendix, bladder, uterus, skull and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Suicide

Ann Phillips, 40, Milliner

Occupation or role: Milliner
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1866
Date of death: 20 Mar 1866
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease. Encephaloid
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: She had been ill for eight months before admission. At this date she suffered from vaginal discharge followed in a very short time by pain and swelling in the left iliac fossa.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Frances Hawkings, 5 days, [Child of] Potman

Occupation or role: [Child of] Potman
Age: 5 days
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Jan 1912
Date of death: 8 Jan 1912
Disease (transcribed): Numerous congenital malformations. Ectopic vesicae. Deficient abdominal wall. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Congenital malformations (Systemic); Exstrophy (Bladder); Deficient (Abdomen); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This child was born with an imperforate anus, ectopic vesicae, deficient abdominal wall, and died four days later.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and aorta
Illustrations: Yes
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

Henry Kanard, 56, Waiter

Occupation or role: Waiter
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Feb 1909
Date of death: 4 Mar 1909
Disease (transcribed): Diabetes. Hypostatic pneumonia. Infarct in left kidney. Pancreas fatty and fibrous. Suppurating wound in right groin
Disease (standardised): Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas); Pneumonia (Lung); Infarction (Kidney); Disease (Pancreas); Suppuration (Groin); Wound (Groin)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: The patient had had a right inguinal hernia for some years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, aorta, peritoneum, oesophagus, stomach, duodenum, small intestine, appendix, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, suprarenals and testes
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Collins, 29, Machinist

Occupation or role: Machinist
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Mar 1894
Date of death: 6 Mar 1894
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of abdominal aneurysm
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'Last August patient suffered from 'nervous disease'. Was in the London hospital five weeks. Three months ago he thinks he strained himself over a slift machine. A month ago he noticed a painful swelling in the abdomen. No history of syphilis. On admission. There was a pulsating expansile swelling about the size of a cricket ball in the umbilical and hypogastric regions'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, spine, heart
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Goodwin, 35, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Nov 1878
Date of death: 19 Feb 1879
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular peritonitis and meningitis “of the convexity”
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: He was quite well until November 8th, when after working hard in the wet, he began towards evening to feel chilly and shiver. After going to bed he grew hot and sweated profusely.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum, intestines and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Frank Osborne, 46, Police sergeant

Occupation or role: Police sergeant
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Mar 1903
Date of death: 5 Mar 1903
Disease (transcribed): Ruptured intestine. Rupture of abdominal wall and retroperitoneal tissues. Intestinal anastomosis by murphy’s button. Shock
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Intestines); Rupture (Abdomen); Operation (Intestines); Shock (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: Whilst bicycling the patient was knocked down by a runaway brewer’s dray.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, trachea, pericardium, heart, coronary arteries, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, genito-urinary tract, alimentary canal and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Julia Hall, 55, Needlewoman

Occupation or role: Needlewoman
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Nov 1882
Date of death: 12 Feb 1883
Disease (transcribed): Suppurative peritonitis. Fibroids of uterus
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Leiomyoma (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Barnes, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry Roxburgh
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: She complained of discharge and weakness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and uterus
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

William Adsell, 24, Policeman

Occupation or role: Policeman
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1888
Date of death: 5 Jan 1888
Disease (transcribed): Perforation of the vermiform appendix. Abscess behind the caecum. General peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Perforation (Appendix); Abscess (Cecum); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship and Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: 'Some fifteen months before coming here the man had had an attack of constipation lasting 5 days. At that time he vomited much. With that exception he had always been quite well up to Dec 30 when he partook of liver & pastry for dinner. On that evening he began to feel some dragging pain about the umbilicus. Had porridge for supper’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, stomach, colon, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder
Illustrations or photographs: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Sykes, 55, Charwoman

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

William Brown, 60, Gardener

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Nov 1885
Date of death: 10 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of the colon. Colo-umbilical fistula
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines); Fistula (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William. Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient was under the care of Dr Cavafy with thickening believed to be inflammatory, around the umbilicus. Some time after leaving the hospital the mass burst and had since discharged pus.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and bones
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Hill, 47, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Nov 1911
Date of death: 31 Jan 1912
Disease (transcribed): Disseminated round celled sarcoma abdominal malignant disease. Chronic peritonitis with effusion. Pleural effusion
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Effusion (Abdomen); Effusion (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Dakin, William Radford. Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: Smith, George Frederick Darwall
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This patient was admitted complaining of abdominal swelling and pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: , bladder, omentum, stomach and uterus
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Eliza Skeen, 41, [Wife of] Butler

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Butler
Age: 41
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jan 1910
Date of death: 5 Feb 1910
Disease (transcribed): Appendicular abscess. Laparotomy. General and local peritonitis. Pericolitis sinistra. Ulceration of sigmoid with rupture. Pulmonary embolism
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Appendix); Laparotomy (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Appendicitis (Appendix); Ulcer (Intestines); Rupture (Intestines);Embolism (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Jaffray, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Fifteen days ago she had an attack of pain in the right iliac fossa with vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal and large bowel
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Emma Castledine, 53, Laundress

Occupation or role: Laundress
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Feb 1881
Date of death: 8 Feb 1881
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the colon. Obstruction (colotomy). Carcinoma of the liver and peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Scirrhus (Colon); Colotomy (Colon); Carcinoma (Liver, peritoneum)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'No history of family disease. She had always enjoyed good health and had had little if any trouble with the bowels until a month before her admission. Since Jan 2nd she had passed no motion'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines, peritoneum
Illustrations: Yes (see PM/1881/34)
Type of incident: n/a

Margaret Green, 16, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1901
Date of death: 17 Dec 1901
Disease (transcribed): Morbus renum (large white kidney). Lobar pneumonia and hypostatic congestion and oedema of lungs. Adherent pericardium. Old endocarditis (mitral stenosis). Recent endocarditis. Ascites
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pneumonia (Lung); Oedema (Lung); Disease (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Stokes, Whitley Bland
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was admitted for anasarca, rheumatic pains and dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal, bladder, uterus and appendages
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Ellen Hoare, 42, [Wife of] Clerk

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Clerk
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Jan 1909
Date of death: 11 Feb 1909
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in pelvic tissues (extra peritoneal). Septic thrombosis of left internal iliac vein. Multiple abscesses in lungs. Multiple abscesses in left suprarenal body
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Pelvis); Sepsis (Systemic); Thrombosis (Veins); Abscess (Lung); Abscess (Adrenal glands)
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Nine days before admission she had noticed a throbbing pain in the rectum.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, liver, spleen, pancreas, adrenals and alimentary tract
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Sutton, 37, Police constable

Occupation or role: Police constable
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1907
Date of death: 3 Jan 1907
Disease (transcribed): Acute general perforative peritonitis. Growth in rectum
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Tumour (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Evans, John Howell
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient experienced violent abdominal pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Partial examination only
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Ascott, 34, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Nov 1893
Date of death: 6 Nov 1893
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of hydatid cyst into peritoneal cavity. Laparotomy
Disease (standardised): Echinococcosis (Liver); Rupture (Abdomen); Laparotomy (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William. Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: Two years ago she began to get somewhat pale, but had no wasting or pain or disturbance of the bowels. About thirteen years ago she first noticed a swelling in the upper abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax and head
Type of incident: n/a

Joseph Mitchell, 18, Carman

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Dec 1896
Date of death: 26 Dec 1896
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of pelvis. Rupture of urethra
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Rupture (Urethra)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: He was run over by a cart. He said the wheel passed across the right thigh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, stomach, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder and pelvis
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

George Buckingham, 35, Bricklayer's labourer

Occupation or role: Bricklayer's labourer
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Sep 1891
Date of death: 27 Sep 1891
Disease (transcribed): Mediastinal sarcoma
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Mediastinum)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'The father of this man died of galloping consumption. The patient was a bricklayer's labourer who had been accustomed to robust health. At the age of 24 he contracted syphilis which was followed by secondary symptoms. At the age of 25 he had a sudden attack of hemiplegia on the ?left side without loss of consciousness: from this he recovered gradually in the course of 6 months. Five weeks before admission he noticed a fullness of the head and throat with blueness on stooping, and dyspnoea on exertion'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a n/a

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