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Ernest Monk, 14, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1891
Date of death: 25 Mar 1891
Disease (transcribed): Multiple embolism of lungs. Congestion of brain. (?Septicaemia)
Disease (standardised): Embolism (Lungs); Congestion (Brain); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Hale, Geoffrey Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Medical notes: 'The patient when admitted was too ill to be able to give a reliable history. From the friends, the disease was caused from a fall on his head about a week previous to his admission here. After the accident was said to have been insensible for an hour, and had been very delirious ever since'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, neck, abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: Trauma / accident?

Martha Field, 2, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1860
Date of death: 7 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Lacerated wound of the arm. Fracture of ulna. Dislocation of radius. Abscesses. ?Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Wound (Arm); Fracture (Arm); Dislocation (Arm); Abscess; Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'A few months before admission this child was knocked down by one of Pickfords vans, one of the wheels passing over the left arm’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left arm, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

David Sharp, 69, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Sep 1879
Date of death: 24 Mar 1880
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas. Gangrene
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Gangrene (Indeterminate)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
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

George Goodchild, 50, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Feb 1883
Date of death: 15 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophy of heart. Erysipelas after scalp wound
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: He was struck on the chest by the shaft of a carriage, knocked down and rendered insensible for the space of fifteen minutes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Fletcher, 57, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Mar 1894
Date of death: 23 Mar 1894
Disease (transcribed): Cellulitis of thigh. Septic infection
Disease (standardised): Cellulitis (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
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: 'Not examined post mortem'
Type of incident: n/a

James Bailey, 54, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Nov 1889
Date of death: 22 Feb 1890
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Epithelioma of oesophagus
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Cancer (Oesophagus)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: The patient had very good health up to four months back when he began to lose flesh very rapidly and suffered a good deal from cough and pain in the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Mark Pearson, 44, Gentleman's Servant

Occupation or role: Gentleman's Servant
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Mar 1850
Date of death: 30 Apr 1850
Disease (transcribed): Ascites. False membrane lining peritoneum studded with tubercles. Old adhesions of pleura. Ulcers in small intestine. Tubercle in kidney
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Adhesions (Pleura); Ulcer (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This man stated on his admission that he had been more of less out of health for two years past. He had suffered a good deal form pain at the epigastrium and flatulent distension.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

John Clare, 6, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Feb 1860
Date of death: 8 Mar 1860
Disease (transcribed): Strumous hydrocephalus and disease of the intestine. Diseased hip.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain); Hydrocephalus (Brain); Disease (Intestines); Disease (Hip)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This patient was admitted into the Hospital with a diseased hip of six weeks standing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Agnes Thoms, 30, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Feb 1891
Date of death: 24 Feb 1891
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Abscess in temporo-sphenoidal lobe
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Abscess (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Medical notes: 'Up to 17 days previous to admission into hospital the patient had been perfectly well. About that time she began to have pain in the left ear. The pain was very severe so that she could not sleep for 14 days'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

John Peck, 86, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 86
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Jan 1887
Date of death: 4 Mar 1887
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Not reported here'
'Not examined'
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Orton, 36, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Sep 1875
Date of death: n/a
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Morgan, John Hammond
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in September last with a fistula in ano. In December he went to Wimbledon where Mr Pick divided the fistula. After three weeks he was attacked with erysipelas.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

James Springwood, 15, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Feb 1860
Date of death: 7 Mar 1860
Disease (transcribed): Acute periosteal abscess of the tibia. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'Two years before admission this boy fell down & struck his left knee on a stone. He had synovial inflammation, which in a few weeks got well by blistering [..] since that time he had been subject to pain in the joint, but had never laid up for it’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Mary Reid, 66, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 66
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Jan 1891
Date of death: 15 Feb 1891
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture. Tetanus
Disease (standardised): Fracture Tetanus (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
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 post mortem on Mary Reid'

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Jane Head, 55, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Jan 1891
Date of death: 14 Feb 1891
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of faecal concretion out of vermiform appendix. Faecal abscess
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Appendix); Abscess (Caecum)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This woman had borne 2 children. In her youth she had one attack of rheumatic fever. About the year 1851 she contracted ague in Philadelphia, and dysentery about the same time. A year or two later she returned to England, and subsequently she suffered no more from dysentery, but experienced many slight attacks of ague up to the early part of middle age'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, head

Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Westley, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 59
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Mar 1871
Date of death: 14 Mar 1871
Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia. Operation. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Thigh); Operation; Peritonitis (Abdomen)

Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner and Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'She had had a rupture 2 years, & worn a truss for a time but not for the last 3 months. No distinct history of when the bowel came down’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Charles Bolton, 41, Builder

Occupation or role: Builder
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jan 1875
Date of death: 16 Feb 1875
Disease (transcribed): Axillary aneurysm. Ligature of subclavian artery. Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Blood vessels); Ligature (Arteries); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: Twenty years ago he strained the left arm over a pole. Two years ago he noticed a swelling at the entrance of the left armpit which gradually increased in size.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Francis Mitchell, 43, Messenger

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Feb 1894
Date of death: 19 Feb 1894
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of lungs
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted as a case of curolid aneurysm: no aneurysm however could be found but the man was in a late stage of pulmonary disease. He was splitting up large quantities of pus and was very dyspnoeic'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thyroid gland, lymphatic gland, plurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, brocnhial gland, tracheal gland, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Hughes, 20, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Gender: Female
Age: 20
Date of admission: 28 Nov 1877
Date of death: 1 Jan 1878
Disease (transcribed): Diffuse inflammation hand – Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Hand); Sepsis (Indeterminate);
Admitting doctor: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
PM performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined'
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

Elijah Smith, 32, Gas stoker

Occupation or role: Gas stoker
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Dec 1891
Date of death: 13 Dec 1891
Disease (transcribed): Cellulitis of the scalp
Disease (standardised): Cellulitis (Scalp)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Medical notes: 'The patient had fallen from a scaffold, a distance of about 30ft onto his head'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

William Jeffery, 35, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Dec 1891
Date of death: 10 Dec 1891
Disease (transcribed): Cellulitis. Asthenia
Disease (standardised): Cellulitis (Skin); Asthenia (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
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 post mortem examination'

Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Joiner, 42, Drayman

Occupation or role: Drayman
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Nov 1891
Date of death: 6 Dec 1891
Disease (transcribed): Cellulitis of leg. Asthenia
Disease (standardised): Cellulitis (Leg); Asthenia (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
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 post mortem examination'

Type of incident: n/a

Adeline Kiddell, 7 weeks , [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 7 weeks
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1883
Date of death: 21 Dec 1883
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas of face after wound
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Wound (Face)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
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: Trauma/accident

George Pitts, 27, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Feb 1850
Date of death: 2 Mar 1850
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the right leg. Tetanus six days after injury
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Tetanus (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient about an hour before his admission, to save himself from falling jumped from a height of ten feet and fell with his right foot twisted under him.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right lower extremity, cranium and spinal canal
Type of incident: n/a

John Murrell, 30, Carriage cleaner

Occupation or role: Carriage cleaner
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Jan 1886
Date of death: 11 Feb 1887
Disease (transcribed): Fractured femur, wound of knee-joint. Septicaemia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Wound (Knee); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: '[No history] could be obtained. He was a fog-signal man on the railway; he was found in a fog lying in the 6' way in a conscious but collapsed condition'
'Not examined'
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: Trauma / accident

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