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Occupation or role: Manservant
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Sep 1908
Date of death: 8 Oct 1908
Disease (transcribed): Portal cirrhosis. Ascites. Acute nephritis. Dilated heart. Gall stones
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen); Nephritis (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Gall stones (Gall bladder)
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 for swelling of the legs, thickness of urine and shortness of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, gall bladder, kidneys, suprarenals, spleen, pancreas and omentum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Sep 1891
Date of death: 30 Sep 1891
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of testis. Growth in glands around aorta. Thrombosis of inferior vena cava. Embolism of right pulmonary artery
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Testis); Growth (Aorta); Thrombosis (Blood vessels); Embolism (Blood vessels)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This man was a baker but since April 1891 he had not worked, having been laid up at that time by severe illness in some hospital or infirmary. In June he was able to walk away and was lost sight of by his relations. On the day of his death he spent some hours lying upon the grass in Hyde Park in the company of a casual acquaintance. He complained of feeling unwell, and in particular had no appetite. While on the grass he blacked his own and his companions boots and made a slight alteration in his dress. Upon rising to go, having walked a very few years, he fell to the ground with a cry of pain, pressing his hands to the front of the chest. He became ‘black as jet' in the face and died very speedily, before he could be brought to this hospital'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1905
Date of death: 16 Apr 1905
Disease (transcribed): Morbus renum. Granular kidneys. Enlarged heart. Suprarenal tumour. Depression of cerebral cortex by tumour of skull
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Disease (Heart); Tumour (Kidneys); Tumour (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Symes-Thompson, Henry Edmund
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: 'The patient was admitted to the hospital complaining of kidney disease. Her previous history was devoid of important incidents, medically speaking; she had worked hard as a dressmaker in London for the last 25 years of her life’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, brain, spinal cord, joints

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Nov 1903
Date of death: 20 Nov 1903
Disease (transcribed): Infective endocarditis. Sero-fibrinous pericarditis. Infarcts in heart wall, spleen, kidney and gut
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart); Infarction (Heart); Infarction (Spleen); Infarction (Kidney); Infarction (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Ascherson, William Lawrence
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of abdominal pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, portal vein, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, uterus and appendages, alimentary canal and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Son of] Labourer
Age: 13
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Dec 1914
Date of death: 13 Jan 1915
Disease (transcribed): Complete coarctation of the isthmus aorta. Aortic reflux (two cusps only). Ductus botalli closed. Infarction of lungs, spleen and kidneys. Pneumothorax
Disease (standardised): Coarctation (Arteries); Disease (Heart); Infarction (Lung); Infarction (Spleen); Infarction (Kidney); Pneumothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He was originally admitted with Acute Rheumatism. Later he developed Pericarditis, and aortic reflux with dilatation of the left ventricle was noted.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Jul 1891
Date of death: 17 Jul 1891
Disease (transcribed): Early interstitial nephritis
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'Not seen by the registrar. This man's father was said to have died of ‘cirrhosis'. The patient was a tailor, a loose liver, who had attended the Lock Hospital for venereal disease and who drank beer freely. He had rheumatic fever 12 years before his death and a sharp attack of bronchitis in the summer of 1890. For several months he had been languid in manner though without definite complaint. On July 16th 1891 he was at work till 3.30pm, and then walked out alone. His subsequent movements are not known. He was found by a policeman near his lodgings at 10.30pm in a condition of great breathlessness, and was brought to this hospital about two hours later'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Nov 1912
Date of death: 21 Dec 1912
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Arteriosclerosis. Hydrothorax. Collapse of lung
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Arteriosclerosis (Arteries); Hydrothorax (Lung); Atelectasis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This man had severe epistaxis on two occasions shortly before admission. The patient had worked in lead for thirty five years and had suffered from lead poisoning.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, trachea, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, adrenals, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Mar 1893
Date of death: 8 May 1893
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of the bladder
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Bladder)

Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: On January 2nd the patient noticed blood in his water and had been passing blood on and off ever since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Perineum, bladder, pancreas, kidneys, liver, spleen, pleurae, lungs, bronchi, larynx, thyroid gland, pericardium and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Packer
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jan 1911
Date of death: 12 Feb 1911
Disease (transcribed): Acute or chronic parenchymatous nephritis. Infective (ulcerative) endocarditis. Pneumonia.
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Endocarditis (Heart); Ulcer (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Four months ago pain in the left arm was followed by swelling of the left hand. Three months ago similar phenomena in left leg and foot. Latterly cough and dyspnoea. The patient had rheumatic fever in India.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Soldier
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Jul 1914
Date of death: 19 Nov 1914
Disease (transcribed): Chronic nephritis. Pericarditis. Fibroid heart. Hydrothorax. Ascites. Anasarca. Cardiac aneurysm
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Pericarditis (Heart); Fibrosis (Heart); Hydrothorax (Lung); Ascites (Abdomen); Oedema (Systemic);Aneurysm (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: For four months this woman had become increasingly short of breath on exertion and had palpitations. The abdomen became larger and the legs swelled.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, adrenals, kidneys, bladder, urethra, uterus and adnexa, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Parlour maid
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Apr 1912
Date of death: 5 May 1912
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Acute ileo-colitis. Acute nephritis (terminal)
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Crohn disease (Digestive tract); Nephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This woman had abdominal pain and vomiting two days ago. She vomited after breakfast about three pints of material in which was much blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, glands, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Gender: Male
Age: 58
Date of admission: 21 Jul 1899
Date of death: 23 Jul 1899
Disease (transcribed): Old (syphilitic?) fibrosis of lung: patchy consolidation: dilated heart
Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Systemic); Fibrosis (Lung); Pulmonary fibrosis (Lung); Cardiomyopathy, dilated (Heart);
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lazarus-Barlow, Walter Sydney
Medical notes: 'Patient was admitted complaining of cough which set in early in July. No haemoptysis occurred. He had been short of breath since the onset of illness. Nothing of importance in his previous or family history. Syphilis and excess of alcohol denied'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Hairdresser
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Nov 1910
Date of death: 25 Nov 1910
Disease (transcribed): Adiposity. Fatty heart. Acute nephritis. Cirrhosis of liver and fatty change (pericellular)
Disease (standardised): Adiposity (Systemic); Disease (Heart); Nephritis (Kidney); Cirrhosis (Liver)
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 noticed that her abdomen commenced to swell a week before admission and the swelling gradually increased.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thyroid, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, coronary arteries, stomach, duodenum, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, suprarenals, uterus and fallopian tubes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 May 1891
Date of death: 11 May 1891
Disease (transcribed): Commencing peritonitis. Subinvolution of uterus
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Subinvolution (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Dakin, William Radford
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Lancaster, Ernest Le Cronier
Medical notes: 'Not much history was obtainable of this patient. She was confined about 5 weeks ago. The child was delivered with instruments. She remained in bed for three weeks, and for the whole time since her confinement had a reddish discharge. She was well enough to go to church on May 7. The child was never fell from its birth, and died on May 7, the father said from ‘erysipelas'. She had rheumatic fever last Christmas, and stated she had never felt well since'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, head

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Needlewoman
Gender: Female
Age: 49
Date of admission: 3 Sep 1904
Date of death: 3 Sep 1904
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of the pylorus. Secondary deposits in the liver and glands. Ovarian cysts. Ascites. Cardiac failure
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Pylorus, liver); Cyst (Ovary); Ascites (Abdomen); Heart failure (Heart);
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: 'Patient died in the surgery shortly after admission and was not seen by the Medical Registrar'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 54
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Jul 1890
Date of death: 3 Jul 1890
Disease (transcribed): Chronic interstitial nephritis (early). Fatty liver
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: Since last Easter she had been somewhat ailing, with sickness, looseness of bowels and anorexia. On July 1st, on rising from bed, she fell down suddenly with loss of consciousness.

Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, brain, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart, larynx, tonsils, spinal cord, peritoneum, ileum, stomach, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, uterus and ovaries
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: n/a
Date of death: 26 Aug 1894
Disease (transcribed): Surgical kidney - Alcoholism
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Alcoholism (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Elliott, Harry Scott
Medical notes: 'Died at Atkinson Morley Hospital [...] Admitted March 16 1894 - For 6 months has had shooting pains in front of leg and thigh of both legs - No paralysis but weaks about ankles, no pins and needles but numbess of finger tips has existed 6 months. On admission, aspect and voice suggest excessive alcohol'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Schoolmaster
Gender: Female
Age: 42
Date of admission: 24 Jul 1906
Date of death: 25 Jul 1906
Disease (transcribed): Acute yellow hypertrophy of the liver (?). Chronic pancreatitis with fat necrosis. Catarrh of the duct of wirsung. Subacute or chronic parenchymatous nephritis ? Uraemia
Disease (standardised): Hypertrophy (Liver); Pancreatitis (Pancreas); Fat necrosis (Adipose tissue); Disease (Pancreatic ducts); Nephritis (Kidney); Uraemia (Kidney);
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'History obtained from husband: - Had always been in good health – Some months general malaise and lethargy. For some months past had been passing increased amount of urine. Past ten days complained of pain in abdomen and back. Three days ago greenish vomit. Since then very little urine passed. For past two days has appeared drowsy and short of breath'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 May 1900
Date of death: 27 Aug 1900
Disease (transcribed): Ovarian cyst. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cysts (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Post mortem examination performed by: Grunbaum, Otto Fritz Frankau
Medical notes: The patient’s illness had an indefinite beginning about the commencement of this year when she began to lose flesh and become ‘high in the stomach’.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart and peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Mason
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Date of admission: 7 Mar 1899
Date of death: 9 May 1899
Disease (transcribed): Aortic stenosis. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Aortic valve stenosis (Heart); Nephritis (Kidney);
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Post mortem examination performed by: Belcher Hickman, H. R.
Medical notes: 'This patient who was a stone mason began to suffer from dyspnoea and swelling of the legs after an attack of influenza 2 years before admission, then symptoms had occurred at intervals until 2 months before admission when his arms and body generally began to swell, the amount of urine passed had been small – There was no vomiting or palpitation. He had had Rh. F. [Rheumatic Fever] 3 times, the last being 16 years before. There was nothing of interest in her family history'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1892
Date of death: 18 Jul 1892
Disease (transcribed): Chronic interstitial nephritis
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: This patient was the subject of congenital syphilis. In 1880 while she was in Melbourne a medical man diagnosed abscess of the right kidney and ovary.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, bladder, kidneys, uterus, pancreas, suprarenals, liver, spleen, pleurae, lungs, pericardium and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Paper stainer
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Mar 1913
Date of death: 17 Mar 1913
Disease (transcribed): Puerperal thrombosis of ovarian end of left renal veins. Massive necrosis of renal cortices. Hypostatic pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Puerperal disorders (Urogenital disorders); Thrombosis (Veins); Necrosis (Kidney); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Turton, James Richard Henry
Medical notes: On March 6th this patient was delivered of a macerated foetus, she was fourteen days over her time. On March 8th she became rather drowsy and the following day she complained of abdominal pain and ceased to pass water.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, bronchi, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, stomach, uterus, ovarian veins, kidneys and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 May 1891
Date of death: 5 May 1891
Disease (transcribed): Sloughing endometritis. Septicaemia
Disease (standardised): Endometritis (Uterus); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This woman was a native of Munich, who had been in England for two years. She was confined with her first child in August 1890. The child throve well: it was suckled for two months, and then the mother ceased to suckle it because of increasing weakness though the milk did not fail till some time later. Before her confinement she had enjoyed good health, but soon afterwards she began to suffer from spasmodic abdominal pain. She did not regain her health, and finally took to bed one week before admission'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] railway signalman
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Mar 1911
Date of death: 8 Mar 1911
Disease (transcribed): Small white kidney. Morbus cordis. Anaemia. Retinal haemorrhage. Early peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Anaemia (Systemic); Haemorrhage (Retina); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with a history of haematemesis three weeks ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, adrenals, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, brain, veins and joints
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Aug 1898
Date of death: 21 Dec 1898
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis ? Sub acute nephritis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Nephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See medical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy
Type of incident: n/a