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Occupation or role: Lady's maid
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Nov 1922
Date of death: 19 Nov 1922
Disease (transcribed): Diabetes. Coma
Disease (standardised): Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas); Coma (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Medical examination performed by: Tross, W.L.[?]
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: No history available. She had stertorous breathing. The urine contained sugar and acetoacetic acid. The breath did not smell of acetone.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Aug 1922
Date of death: 27 Aug 1922
Disease (transcribed): Chronic pyloric ulcer. Chronic interstitial obstruction. Unresolved pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Obstruction (Intestines); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Schuster, Norah Henriette
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Tongue, fauces, oesophagus, larynx, trachea, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, pancreas, liver, stomach, intestines, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Oil and colour man
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jul 1922
Date of death: 4 Aug 1922
Disease (transcribed): Gangrenous appendix. Pylephlebitis. Multiple abscesses of liver
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Appendix); Pylephlebitis (Veins); Abscess (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Medical examination performed by: Tross, W.L.[?]
Post mortem examination performed by: Schuster, Norah Henriette
Medical notes: The illness began five days ago with acute abdominal pain and vomiting. This persisted with general tenderness and fever
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Tongue, fauces, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, stomach, appendix, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals, pancreas, bladder, prostate, portal vein and mesenteric veins
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jul 1922
Date of death: 7 Aug 1922
Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Cirrhosis of the liver
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Medical examination performed by: Tross, W.L.[?]
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: About Christmas 1921 he noticed that his ankles used to swell, and at Easter that he was getting stouter. He had taken a good quantity of alcohol at times.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: ?
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Apr 1922
Date of death: 11 Apr 1922
Disease (transcribed): Chronic duodenal ulcer – simple. Haemorrhage from gastroduodenal artery. Oedema of lungs
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Haemorrhage (Abdomen); Oedema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Medical examination performed by: Tross, W.L.[?]
Post mortem examination performed by: Pidcock, Bertram Henzell
Medical notes: 'History. Indigestion since 1920. with attacks of pain before meals relieved by food. The attacks last some weeks and leave him free from pain for some time. On admission. 7.4.22. T.P.R. [Temperature, pulse, respiration rate] 98.2, 108, 24. Notes indicate that nothing abnormal was found any where. No abdominal tenderness. Course. Two days' melaena so altered his condition; that operation was advised. Pulse had become rapid and other symptoms of loss of blood appeared. An attempt was made to suture the ulcer, and gastro-enterostomy was performed. Exitus lethalis 11.4.22'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, thyroid, fauces, oesophagus, parathyroids, trachea, bronchi, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, great vessels, peritoneum, stomach, intestines, liver, gall bladder, spleen, suprarenals, pancreas, kidneys, ureter, bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Unmarried child of] Waitress
Age: 7
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1922
Date of death: 24 Mar 1922
Disease (transcribed): Lymphadenoma affecting cervical and mediastinal glands, also glands at head of pancreas and hilum of liver, spleen, liver and kidney, lardaceous disease and chylous ascites
Disease (standardised): Adenoma (Lymph nodes); Amyloidosis (Liver); Chylous ascites (Peritoneal cavity)
Admitted under the care of: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Medical examination performed by: Gainsborough, Hugh
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: 'History: Enlarged glands in the neck appeared about Dec. [December] 1920. He was admitted in Jan [January] '21 M.R. [Medical Register] 91. There was enlargement of the nexk glands and of the spleen. The diagnosis was confirmed by biopsy. He was treated with X Rays and arsenic and considerable improvement ensured. In June he was sent to A.M.C.H. [Atkinson Morley Convalescent Hospital] but he became worse and was readmitted M.R. [Medical Register] 504/'21. Similar treatment was continued. Waves of pyrexia persisted for some time but finally his condition became stationary. Uptil [sic] a fortnight ago he remained fairly well but then his legs and abdomen began to swell. For the past 4 days he had been getting weaker, his scrotum and penis becam [sic] swollen and he had diarrhoea'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Tongue, tonsils, thymus, cervical lymphatic glands, glands in axillae and groins, pleurae, lungs, pulmonary artery, pericardium, heart, coronary arteries, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, pyramids, pelvis, ureters, bladder, testicles, spleen, intestines, appendix, bone marrow
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 54
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Nov 1921
Date of death: 15 Jan 1922
Disease (transcribed): Obstructive jaundice, due to fibrosis round bile ducts, gall stones, impacted calculus in cystic duct, old endocarditis (infective) – old infarcts – Fatty infiltration of myocardium, cardiac dilatation – ascites
Disease (standardised): Jaundice, obstructive (Skin); Fibrosis (Bile ducts); Gallstones (Gallbladder); Calculus (Cystic duct); Endocarditis (Heart); Cardiomyopathy, dilated (Heart); Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Medical examination performed by: Gainsborough, Hugh
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: 'History: She complained of pains in the abdomen, chest and rt. [right] shoulder for the past 5 months. On admission: 30/22/'21. Obese woman. T.P.R. [Temperature, pulse, respiration rate] 98, 110, 18. Heart. A.B. 4 [inches] from midline. No murmurs. Abdomen. Tenderness over gall bladder. Free fluid present. Liver seems enlarged'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, membranes, tongue, thymus, larynx, trachea, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, pulmonary vessels, pericardium, heart, coronary arteries, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gallbladder, common bile duct, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, bladder, stomach, intestines, appendix
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Oct 1921
Date of death: 21 Oct 1921
Disease (transcribed): Multiple perforations of stomach resulting from action of corrosive poison
Disease (standardised): Perforation (Stomach); Poisoning (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Medical examination performed by: Gainsborough, Hugh
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: He was brought in by the police. He had taken poison but refused to state what poison.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain and membranes, tongue, larynx, trachea, thymus, thyroid, lymphatic glands, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, coronary vessels, peritoneal cavity, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys ureters, bladder, spleen, oesophagus, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Oct 1921
Date of death: 20 Dec 1921
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of stomach. Secondary deposits in liver, glands of greater curvature, glands of transverse meso-colon. Phlegmon of stomach. Rupture into liver and subphrenic abscess and localised peritonitis. Gall stone
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cellulitis (Stomach); Rupture (Liver); Abscess (Abdomen);Peritonitis (Abdomen) ; Gall stone (Gall bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Medical examination performed by: Gainsborough, Hugh
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: About a year ago he began to have pain after food in the upper abdomen, no vomiting. Three months ago he noticed he had become somewhat yellow and was losing weight. For the past fortnight there had been general malaise and swelling of the feet at night.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, tongue, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, bronchial glands, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, peritoneum, peritoneal glands, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate, oesophagus, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Hair dresser
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Aug 1921
Date of death: 13 Aug 1921
Disease (transcribed): Dilated heart. Mitral and tricuspid reflux. Enlarged liver. Jaundice
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Enlarged (Liver); Jaundice (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This patient was sent up to the hospital in a moribund condition, with signs of heart failure, auricular fibrillation, greatly enlarged liver, and severe oedema of lower extremities. In spite of free stimulative treatment, he died a few hours after admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [?] stone polisher
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jun 1921
Date of death: 16 Nov 1921
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of pylorus. Vegetative endocarditis. Slight emphysema. Exhaustion and toxaemia
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Endocarditis (Heart); Emphysema (Lung); Exhaustion (Systemic); Toxaemia (Blood)
Admitted under the care of: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Medical examination performed by: Gainsborough, Hugh
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: He complained of epigastric pain generally immediately p.c. No vomiting. He had been losing weight. He had a cough for four years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Tongue, thymus, thyroid, parathyroid, larynx, trachea, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, pulmonary artery, pericardium, heart, coronary vessels, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, semi-lunar ganglia, kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate, stomach, intestines, appendix and testicles
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Club porter
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Feb 1921
Date of death: 26 Feb 1921
Disease (transcribed): Lenticular degeneration, cystitis, hydro-nephrosis, colitis and bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Degeneration (Brain); Cystitis (Bladder); Hydronephrosis (Kidney); Colitis (Intestines); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Medical examination performed by: Colquhoun, Gideon Robert Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: He was admitted with history of pain in the lower right abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain and membranes, cord, larynx, trachea, thyroid, thymus, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, pulmonary vessels, pericardium, heart, coronary vessels, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, ducts, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate, stomach, small intestine, appendix and colon
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Dec 1920
Date of death: 12 Jan 1921
Disease (transcribed): Appendicitis. Subprenic abscess. Septicaemia
Disease (standardised): Appendicitis (Appendix); Abscess (Abdomen); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Medical examination performed by: Gainsborough, Hugh
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: He had cough, profuse expectoration and pain in the abdomen for seven days. Pain was in the right side, passing down to the groin.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx and trachea, thyroid, pleurae, lungs, pulmonary vessels, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart, coronary arteries, aorta, peritoneum, stomach and intestines, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate and spleen
Type of incident: n/a