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Occupation or role: Hotel porter
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Mar 1901
Date of death: 22 Mar 1901
Disease (transcribed): Hepatic cirrhosis. Pulmonary tuberculosis. Dilated heart
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Stokes, Whitley Bland
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: The patient was admitted for dyspnoea and oedema of the legs with some ascites.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract, testes, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

• Occupation or role: Coachman
  Age: 56
  Gender: Male
  Date of admission: 26 Jan 1907
  Date of death: 29 Mar 1907
  Disease (transcribed): Aortic regurgitation (due to old acute endocarditis). Multiple empyemata [Resection of portion of rib and drainage]
  Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Empyemata (Thorax); Resection (Rib); Drainage (Thorax)
  Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
• Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
  Medical examination performed by: n/a
  Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
  Medical notes: n/a
  Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, trachea, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals and genito-urinary organs
  Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1851
Date of death: 6 May 1851
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhous ulceration of the stomach, communicating with the interior of the transverse colon. Atrophy of the heart. Congestion & oedema of the lungs. Effusion of clear fluid into both pleural cavities
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach, colon); Atrophy (Heart); Congestion (Lungs); Edema (Lungs); Effusion (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This patient dated the commencement of the illness only from the previous October, when she had been attacked by vomiting and pain in the abdomen. The bowels had continued pretty regular. She was married [and] had had 3 children, and the catamenia [menstruation] had continued regular up to Xmas last’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1855
Date of death: 28 Mar 1855
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Hypertrophy and dilatation of Heart
Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man had enjoyed excellent health until eighteen months ago when he was attacked with what he called 'slight bronchitis' which he had never been able to shake off.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx, heart and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Mar 1865
Date of death: 1 Apr 1865
Disease (transcribed): Granular degeneration of one kidney. Disease of heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: She appeared to have been long subject to chronic rheumatism and to have had frequent bronchial attacks together with anasarca.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Coachman
Age: 52
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Mar 1910
Date of death: 15 Mar 1910
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of aneurysm on right mid cerebral artery. Cholelithiasis
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Arteries); Rupture (Arteries); Cholelithiasis (Biliary tract)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: The patient was admitted unconscious. The doctor who saw her outside suspected that she suffered from opium poisoning. The present illness commenced three days before admission with pain in the back of the head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Meninges, brain, pleurae, pericardium, heart, aorta, stomach, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, glands, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals and genitalia
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1845
Date of death: 13 Apr 1845
Disease (transcribed): Kidneys mottled and granular. Brain wet. Fluid in pleurae. Pneumonia. Pericarditis. Hypertrophy of left ventricle. No anasarca
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Disease (Brain, Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Medical notes: 'This patient could give but an imperfect account of his case. It appeared however from the evidence of the friends that he had been under treatment during the last two or three months for pain in the loins, for which he had been cupped. That he had never had dropsy. That the day before, and on the morning of admission, he had had fits, during which he was violently convulsed, foamed at the mouth, and bit his tongue severely’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Feb 1879
Date of death: 14 Mar 1879
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart (mitral stenosis). Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: Not given, as the body was not examined
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Jan 1900
Date of death: 17 Mar 1900
Disease (transcribed): Cardiac dilatation and hypertrophy. Mitral stenosis. Bronchitis. Pleural and Peritoneal Effusions
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Mitral valve stenosis (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung); Pleural effusion (Pleura); Effusion (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Dickson, T.W.
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: On admission the patient complained of difficulty in swallowing, cough and pain between the shoulders.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract, alimentary tract and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Daughter of] Waiter
Age: 3
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Apr 1915
Date of death: 7 Apr 1915
Disease (transcribed): Acute bronchitis. Broncho-pneumonia. Heart failure
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Failure (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: About March 1st the child had an attack of measles. She made a good recovery but on March 16th she developed a cough and became short of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1898
Date of death: 22 Mar 1898
Disease (transcribed): Mitral regurgitation
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Bottomley, Francis Carr
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See medical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No examination after death
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bar Keeper
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1870
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Fatty Heart.
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient was not seen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Caretaker
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Feb 1889
Date of death: 26 Mar 1889
Disease (transcribed): Adherent pericardium. Mitral incompetence
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: The patient’s mother said he had suffered from latent rheumatism. Before he came to St George’s he had much palpitation and occasional pain in his cardiac region.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, pericardium, heart, lungs, tonsils, liver, kidneys, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Mar 1909
Date of death: 20 Mar 1909
Disease (transcribed): Double pneumonia (lobar). Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: The patient was delirious when admitted and his wife was alcoholic so little reliable history of the illness was obtained.

Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, stomach, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder and ureter
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Butler
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1916
Date of death: 22 Apr 1916
Disease (transcribed): Malignant endocarditis
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: Sparrow, Hugh Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: She had pains in the limbs and painful swelling of the joints for the past six weeks. The illness was ushered in by vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, alimentary canal, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 59
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1913
Date of death: 19 Apr 1913
Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis. Acute simple endocarditis. Infarction of lungs. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Infarction (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Turton, James Richard Henry
Medical notes: Fourteen days ago the patient fainted, after this she noticed a constant pain in the chest and was much troubled by cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, thyroid, larynx, bronchi, pericardium, aorta, oesophagus, peritoneum, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, ureters, bladder, alimentary canal and abdominal aorta
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Farm labourer
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Oct 1899
Date of death: 16 Mar 1900
Disease (transcribed): Aortic incompetence. Pyonephrosis. Cystitis. Chronic arthritis of left hip of possibly septic origin
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pyonephrosis (Kidney); Cystitis (Bladder); Arthritis (Hip)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with a large mass on the outer side of the left thigh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenal glands and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1851
Date of death: 6 May 1851
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys which were very small, granular & almost entirely devoid of cortical structure. Hypertrophy of the heart, ‘granulations’ on the margins of the mitral valve, slight contraction of the mitral orifice. ‘Pleural adhesion’ on the right side & effusion on the left. General anasarca and ascites
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys, heart, lungs); Edema (Systemic); Ascites (Peritoneum)

Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'Admitted labouring under a fourth attack of dropsy within the short period of 13 months, this woman who was married & had borne seven children, stated that she had been an in-patient about 8 years ago in this hospital with some cutaneous affection, but beyond this had never suffered any ailment for very many years’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 27
Date of admission: 22 Mar 1854
Date of death: 5 Apr 1854
Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Disease of the heart
Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Heart)
Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This patient presented a remarkable blueness of the lips, nose & cheeks which contrasted strangely with a yellow colour of the eyes & of those parts of the face which were not so congested’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Nov 1842
Date of death: 18 Dec 1842
Disease (transcribed): Open foramen ovale. Pericarditis. Hypertrophy and dilatation of Heart. Liver and kidneys granular.
Disease (standardised): Foramen ovale, patent (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart); Hypertrophy (Heart); Dilatation (Heart); Granular (Liver, Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward 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: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1881
Date of death: 19 Mar 1881
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Hypertrophy and fatty degeneration of the heart. Cirrhosis (atrophic)
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lungs); Disease (Heart); Cirrhosis

Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'She had whooping cough badly when a child. In 1850 she was in St Bartholomew's Hospital for 3 months where she had typhus fever from which she made a very quick recovery, followed by abscesses about the hip & thigh, to which she attributed her subsequent lameness'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Omnibus conductor
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1891
Date of death: 19 Mar 1891
Disease (transcribed): Saccular aneurysm of descending part of aortic arch. Rupture into left bronchus
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Hale, Geoffrey Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This man was an omnibus conductor, and had followed this employment for 8 years. He had enjoyed very fair health, and there was no history of syphilis. It appeared that he was not a hard drinker. He had suffered from some winter-cough, but never spat blood till a fortnight before admission, when in consequence of slight but continuing haemoptysis he sought advice as an out-patient'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Mar 1893
Date of death: 24 Mar 1893
Disease (transcribed): Miscarriage. Parametric suppuration. Thrombus in inferior cava. Rupture of abscess in lung. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Abortion, spontaneous (Uterus); Suppuration (Uterus); Thrombosis (Blood vessels); Abscess (Lung); Rupture (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient was admitted sixteen days ago having had a miscarriage when about five months advanced in pregnancy. There was a suspicion that this miscarriage had been caused intentionally by the use of drugs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a