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Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Feb 1889
Date of death: 4 Mar 1889
Disease (transcribed): Bronchiectasis
Disease (standardised): Bronchiectasis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: For some years before 1886 he had a winter cough and from Christmastime of 1888 he had much dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, larynx, trachea, bronchi, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Sep 1889
Date of death: 11 Oct 1889
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: He was in good health until two months before he came to St George’s. He then caught a chill and began to suffer from pain in his loins. A doctor who saw him diagnosed inflammation of the kidneys.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, thyroid, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and pancreas
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stoker
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Apr 1882
Date of death: 21 May 1882
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid ulceration of the small intestine with perforation of the gut
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Ulcer (Intestines); Perforation (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: About eleven days before admission there were severe symptoms of diarrhoea and some intestinal haemorrhage.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Confectioner
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Nov 1888
Date of death: 31 Dec 1888
Disease (transcribed): Tumour of right half of pons and of anterior half of floor of fourth ventricle. Old phthisis. Pericarditis. Hobnailed liver
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pericarditis (Heart); Liver cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient said his father died of ‘drink’; he could give no details. His mother died at the age of 82. There was no family history of neurosis. The man gave no history of syphilis. He had had rheumatism three times. The first attack occurred when he was 25 years of age. He was laid up for 3 months. He had a second attack when he was 32, and was kept in bed then for 2 months. A third attack occurred when he was 40. On the last occasion he was only kept in bed for 3 days, but he had immediately afterwards some illness which he called pneumonia. The symptoms were cough and blood-spitting’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Feet, skull, brain, thorax, heart, liver, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Engineer
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Jun 1893
Date of death: 16 Sep 1893
Disease (transcribed): Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung)

Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John. Frost, William Adams
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: His vision had been gradually failing for two months, without obvious cause.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys and testes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Police constable
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Jul 1908
Date of death: 26 Jul 1908
Disease (transcribed): Appendicitis. Appendicectomy. Suppurative pylephlebitis
Disease (standardised): Appendicitis (Appendix); Appendicectomy (Appendix); Suppuration (Veins); Phlebitis (Veins)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He gave a history of sudden onset of abdominal pain nine days previously, which had continued up to admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1883
Date of death: 1 Apr 1883
Disease (transcribed): Pleuro-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: He served in the army for twenty one years. Four days before admission he had had a severe rigor, followed by graudal onset of cough causing him much epigastric pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Tram driver
Age: 4
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Dec 1913
Date of death: 15 Mar 1914
Disease (transcribed): Meningitis. Otitis media. Cerebral abscess. Thrombosis of right lateral sinus. Trephining. Drainage of abscess
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Otitis media (Ear); Abscess (Brain); Thrombosis (Transverse sinuses); Trephining (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by: Ewart, George Arthur
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient had discharge from the right ear for three weeks. For three days he had several rigors with much pain and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, cranium and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Plumber
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Nov 1900
Date of death: 5 Feb 1901
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of duodenum. Pyaemia. Carcinoma of duodenum in neighbourhood of bile papilla
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Duodenum); Sepsis (Systemic); Cancer (Duodenum)
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: He was fairly well up to two years ago when he noticed pain in hypogastrium after food and pain has been present ever since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Secretary
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1911
Date of death: 19 Apr 1911
Disease (transcribed): Infective endocarditis (pneumococcal). Meningitis. Infarction of kidneys and spleen (pneumococcal pyaemia)
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Meningitis (Brain); Infarction (Kidney); Infarction (Spleen); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: He had sudden onset of pain in the side with rigor, cough and dyspnoea five days before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, mitral valve, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, alimentary tract, meninges and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Brewer
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Nov 1881
Date of death: 22 Nov 1881
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'An imperfect history was obtainable of a gradual onset of illness about a fortnight before admission characterised by headache, loss of appetite and strength with pain in the back of the neck, and a week later with much diarrhoea. He had been delirious for two nights before admission'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, alimentary canal, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Dec 1888
Date of death: 20 Jan 1889
Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of transverse portion of the arch of aorta rupturing into the trachea
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Rupture (Trachea)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: He had syphilis thirteen years before his admission. He drank about three pints of beer a day and took spirits occasionally. About ten months before admission he began to suffer from pain in his chest and down his left arm.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Sep 1908
Date of death: 29 Sep 1908
Disease (transcribed): Septicaemia. Heart failure. Renal infarction
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Failure (Heart); Infarction (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: He was admitted complaining of pain in the wrist and right foot.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals, pancreas, gall bladder and bile duct
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Jan 1883
Date of death: 15 Feb 1883
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Endocarditis
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: He had rheumatic fever first aged four, and since then four times. He had much palpitation and was unable to do any work.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Letter carrier
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Date of admission: 4 Dec 1878
Date of death: 13 Dec 1878
Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever, with haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Haemorrhage (Intestines);
Admitting doctor: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: n/a
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. A robust and healthy man: subject to diarrhoea: did not take more than ½ pt [pint] of beer daily. His mind was in too confused a state to give an account of his present illness, but as far as could be made out it was of a fortnight's date on admission. Dec [December] 4th 4p.m. Complained only of burning heat and loss of appetite'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestine
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coal porter
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Dec 1880
Date of death: 7 Jan 1881
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Pleurisy. Pericarditis. Infarction of kidneys
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Pericarditis (Heart); Infarct (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Harper, Gerald Samuel and Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'No known family diseases. Patient's first illness. Constantly exposed to wet & cold draughts. Three days ago became suddenly ill with rigors & sweating, & pain in left side round to the back'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Grocer
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Nov 1880
Date of death: 16 Nov 1880
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Diarrhoea. Tuberculosis of the lungs and left pleura
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Diarrhoea (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: He entered the army in 1877 and was sent to October. In 1878 he had his first attack of intermittent fever. He was discharged in October 1880 as ‘unfit for further service’.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, pleura, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Aug 1879
Date of death: 6 Sep 1879
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient was quite well until early in April, when one evening he began to shiver. He continued doing so about a week, and at the end of the week the shivering ceased and cough gradually began. About two months ago dyspnoea and free expectoration commenced, the urine became dark and the appetite failed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Trachea, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Nov 1882
Date of death: 24 Nov 1882
Disease (transcribed): Acute atrophy of liver. Haemorrhagic spots
Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: He had been reported to be slightly out of health, and on the day before admission he grew rapidly worse, vomited profusely, and fell into a state of collapse with jaundice.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, pleura, lungs, trachea, heart, abdomen, liver, gall bladder, spleen, kidneys, pancreas, stomach, intestines and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Sweep
Age: 72
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Aug 1882
Date of death: 27 Aug 1882
Disease (transcribed): Comminuted fracture of femur at neck and great trochanter. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Two days before admission he fell from the pavement onto the road, alighting on his right hip.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and thigh
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Plasterer
Gender: Male
Age: 15
Date of admission: 7 Mar 1878
Date of death: 21 Mar 1878
Disease (transcribed): Simple (acute) meningitis
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain);
Admitting doctor: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. Father's brother d. [died] of consumption. Born at full time: suckled 15 mo [months]: lived badly afterwards: always weakly. Always passed quantities of thread worms: always sweated freely at night: subject from earliest years to attacks of frontal headache, with profuse sweating and feverishness (occurring about every 2 mo [months] lasting 24 hours. Cervical abscess at 3 or 4. Lively disposition: not remarkably clever. Loss of flesh for 6 mo [months]. ? Injury to spine. Nine[?] days before admn [admission] he came home, looking very pale and saying that a workman had seized him and shaken him by the hair. In the evening he complained of headache: next day he went to work as usual but came home with increased headache and was obliged to go to bed. On the third day his neck was found to be bent backwards'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, intestine, brain, spinal cord
Type of incident: Violence

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Jan 1890
Date of death: 13 Jan 1890
Disease (transcribed): Surgical kidney: Tabes dorsalis. Charcot’s disease of hip joint
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Tabes dorsalis (Spinal cord); Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (Hip)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Lancaster, Ernest Le Cronier
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: His medical attendant wrote that about five years ago the man was seized with sudden crackling and enlargement of the right hip joint, and that ever since he suffered from ataxic symptoms.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys, ureters, bladder, hip joint, brain and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Oct 1884
Date of death: 8 Nov 1884
Disease (transcribed): Old amputation of penis. Secondary (?) cancer of bladder
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Penis); Cancer (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: In 1866 this man’s penis was amputated on account of epithelioma. He was admitted again suffering from retention of urine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Peritoneum, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, ureters, spleen, bladder, urethra and rectum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1881
Date of death: 26 Apr 1881
Disease (transcribed): Pernicious anaemia
Disease (standardised): Anaemia (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'No history of family disease. Up to 1879 he has led a healthy life & has had strength fully equal to the average. Height 5ft6, weight 10st 7lb. In constant work as a baker; living good, no overwork, no dyspeptic symptoms, of fresh colour. During 1879 he went through a long treatment by mercury & Pot. Iod. [potassium iodide] for primary syphilis'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Dec 1885
Date of death: 24 Dec 1885
Disease (transcribed): Septicaemia. Oedema and congestion of the lungs
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Oedema (Lung); Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: He caught a cold six weeks prior to admission. He gave up work on account of an axillary abscess due to a graze on his thumb.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, alimentary tract, brain and joints
Type of incident: n/a