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Charles Snell, 40, Packer

Occupation or role: Packer
Gender: Male
Age: 40
Date of admission: 12 Dec 1877
Date of death: 30 Dec 1877
Disease (transcribed): Low pneumonia. Cystic disease of kidneys. Syphilitic disease of liver
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Kidney diseases, cystic (Kidney); Syphilis (Liver);
Admitting doctor: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. No heritable disease in the family. Suffered from 'brain fever' in childhood: from 'rheumatics' in 1857, from occasional sore throats. Venereal sore in 1857 (after the rheumatism) […] A temperate man. Languor and want of appetite, with some loss of flesh for about a month. Attacked with shivering about noon 12 days before admn [admission]: had to leave work and go home. Pain in L [Left] hypochondrium, increased at night, after food, or on inspiration; cough, dyspnoea, and occasional palpitation commenced, and continued. Shivering lasted two days. Bowels costive: urine as usual'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Anne Trapwell, 60, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Jan 1880
Date of death: 30 Mar 1880
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma; scirrhous of uterus and pancreas. Encephaloid of subcutaneous and subserous glands, and of the brain. Melanotic of the brain
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus); Cancer (Pancreas); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Brain); Melanoma (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: This patient was admitted originally in June 1879 for a small mushroom shaped growth on the back.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Tumours and morbid growths, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, generative organs and brain
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Eliza Gaylor, 37, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Jan 1880
Date of death: 1 Apr 1880
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of kidneys, urinary tract and lungs
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Urinary tract); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: For about four months before admission she suffered from ‘cold chills’, profuse night sweats for two to three months and emaciation for four months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and urinary apparatus
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Lewis Cox, [No age stated], Gas fitter

Occupation or role: Gas fitter
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1881
Date of death: 8 Apr 1881
Disease (transcribed): Dilated heart. Granular kidneys. Jaundice (cardiac aneurism)
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidneys); Jaundice (Skin); Aneurysm (Aorta)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'He can give no account of any previous severe diseases, but for the last 7 or 8 years he has felt himself very short of breath, with palpitations and slight pain over the left side of the chest. These symptoms grew sufficient about 3 years ago to prevent his doing any further work; since then he has been living very poorly'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Alice Whetstone, 35, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Gender: Female
Age: 35
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1906
Date of death: 25 Apr 1906
Disease (transcribed): Hypernephroma
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma, renal cell (Kidney);
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: 'Patient was seized with a sudden pain in the Rt [Right] side in Mar [March] 1905 which did not go away for days. She was treated for Rheumatism but the pain got worse. About a week before admission the pain got worse and she vomited. Had never been jaundiced'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, aorta, tonsils, diaphragm, abdomen, liver, portal vein, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, stomach, pylorus, uterus
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Mansfield, 9, [Child of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Mar 1907
Date of death: 17 Apr 1907
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous pyonephrosis. Lardaceous disease
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Kidney); Nephrosis (Kidney); Amyloidosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Evans, John Howell
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: In September 1906 this boy was readmitted from Atkinson Morley Convalescent Hospital and a few days later was transferred to a Surgical War. On October 4th a swelling in the left loin was incised by Mr Pendlebury.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, peritoneum, kidneys, bladder, prostate, mesenteric glands, retroperitoneal glands, spleen, alimentary tract, pancreas, brain and gall bladder and ducts
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

James Barton, 68, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Apr 1880
Date of death: 14 Apr 1880
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: While at work on the morning of April 8th he fell down suddenly, became unconscious and partially lost the use of his left side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Susan Brown, 30, [Wife of] Bricklayer

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Bricklayer
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Mar 1886
Date of death: 13 Apr 1886
Disease (transcribed): Renal disease. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Reported in Medical Cases No. 357
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Ethel Hawkins, 26, Dining room attendant

Occupation or role: Dining room attendant
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Jun 1918
Date of death: 30 Jun 1918
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of kidneys, ureters & bladder. Nephrectomy. Anuria
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Kidneys, ureters, bladder); Nephrectomy (Kidneys); Anuria (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, George Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Post mortem examination performed by: Claremont, Hetty Ethelberta
Medical notes: 'Pain on micturition, frequency and intermittent haematuria for 13 years. Pain in both loins for 10 years. Bowels very loose. Occasional diarrhoea. Never constipation. Appetite poor. No sweating. Cough all the winter. No vomiting. No history of TB in the family’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Illustrations or photographs: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Anne Rowbottom, 31, [Wife of] Painter

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Painter
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1907
Date of death: 6 May 1907
Disease (transcribed): ? Appendicitis. Right ovarian cyst. [Laparotomy. Appendicectomy]. Atrophied right kidney due to impaction of calculus in right ureter. Calculous pyonephrosis on left side. Calculous ‘anuria’. Old rheumatic endocarditis of mitral valve, without stenosis or obvious reflux
Disease (standardised): Appendicitis (Appendix); Cysts (Ovary); Laparotomy (Abdomen); Appendicectomy (Appendix); Atrophy (Kidney); Calculi (Ureter);Nephrosis (Kidney) ; Anuria (Urinary tract) ; Endocarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Jaffray, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Evans, John Howell
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: The patient had pain in the lower stomach on both sides, especially the left on an off since last August.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, trachea, pericardium, heart, larynx, thyroid, liver, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, ureters, bladder and genital organs
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Burchnell, 37, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jan 1890
Date of death: 31 Mar 1890
Disease (transcribed): Caries of spine. Double psoas abscess. Right iliac abscess. Amyloid disease
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Abscess (Psoas muscle); Abscess (Ilium); Amyloidosis (Liver); Amyloidosis (Spleen); Amyloidosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient was in the Hospital in May last, suffering from diseased vertebra in the lumbar region and a large abscess of the left side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, pleurae, lungs, thyroid and larynx
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Rachael Miller, 5, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1884
Date of death: 26 Apr 1884
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of left kidney
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Kidney)
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: In 1881 she had ‘an attack of swelling of the left side of the stomach’ for which she stayed in bed for a month. The swelling was said to have gradually disappeared and no further morbid symptoms were noticed until the day before admission when an abdominal tumour became evident.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Ratley, 43, Nurse

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Apr 1883
Date of death: 21 Apr 1883
Disease (transcribed): Uterine fibroid. Uterine haemorrhage followed by sudden syncope 29 hours afterwards
Disease (standardised): Leiomyoma (Uterus); Haemorrhage (Uterus ); Syncope (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Barnes, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry Roxburgh
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: She had been in good health up to seven years ago, when she noticed that the periods began to be very profuse and to occur every ten or fourteen days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, abdomen and uterus
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Caroline Finch, 30, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Feb 1897
Date of death: 24 May 1897
Disease (transcribed): Large white kidneys: peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen) ()
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical notes: 'Patient was subject to oedema[?] as long as she could remember – Three months before admission she began to get short of breath, 8 weeks before she noticed swelling of the legs and belly, and passed bloody water since'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

John Carpenter, 28, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Apr 1877
Date of death: 15 May 1877
Disease (transcribed): Cardiac hypertrophy and dilatation. Dilatation of aorta. Granular kidney
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Dilatation (Arteries); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: On admission he was seen to be emaciated, but healthy of aspect. The abdomen was greatly distended, and dull through nearly all its extent. The legs were highly oedematous.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen.
Illustration or photograph: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Maria Everest, 29, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Apr 1881
Date of death: 14 May 1881
Disease (transcribed): Ovarian cysts (operation)
Disease (standardised): Cyst (Ovaries); Operation (Ovaries)
Admitted under the care of: Barnes, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Hunt, Edgar Atlee
Medical notes: 'History simple; always delicate, but no previous serious illness. Catamenia [menstruation] irregular; menorrhagia, no dysmenorrhoea. About 5 years ago first noticed 'lump' in left iliac region, it was then about size of the top of her finger. It grew slowly (with constant slight pain) & now is about size of half an orange'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, abdomen, pelvis
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

John Aslett, 61, Carman

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Apr 1880
Date of death: 4 May 1880
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of ribs and leg (Granular kidneys)
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Leg); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: On the day of admission the wheel of a heavily-laden waggon caught against a post and swung round. The shaft struck him in the sternum and threw him down. While lying on the ground, the horse trod on his left leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Mary Dixon, 21, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Jan 1880
Date of death: 10 Jan 1880
Disease (transcribed): Cystic carcinoma of ovary. Ovariotomy
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Ovary); Ovariotomy (Ovary)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: The patient’s health had been fairly good up to three months before admission when she experienced some shortness of breath. She began to feel ill and lose flesh, and experienced a sudden sharp pain in the left groin.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, generative organs, lungs, pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

William Smith, 11, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 11
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Sep 1874
Date of death: 15 Oct 1874
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Ulceration of pharynx. Retinitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Ulcer (Pharynx); Retinitis (Eye)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: He had had scarlatina three years before admission, from which time he had suffered from ‘sick headaches’. Two days before admission he found that his sight was impaired and the next morning he found that he could not see at all.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, eyes, pleurae, lungs, heart, alimentary canal, liver, spleen, mesenteric glands, kidneys and bladder
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

George Williamson, 18, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Jun 1903
Date of death: 2 Jun 1903
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of the jejunum. Necrosis of the mesentery and right peri-renal tissues. Localised peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Intestines); Necrosis (Mesentery); Necrosis (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: The patient unsuccessfully tried to escape on a bicycle from a runaway carriage.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, alimentary canal, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, genito-urinary tract
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Henry Coombs, 45, Carman

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 May 1881
Date of death: 18 May 1881
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of the bladder, previously fasciculated from stricture
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Bladder); Constriction (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington and Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'For many years had had symptoms of stricture of the urethra and cystitis. On the day of his admission he was pulled off the seat of a coal waggon, fell over the horses, and then both wheels passed over his abdomen, somewhere near the umbilicus'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, urethra
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Ernest Reemin, 33, Bus driver

Occupation or role: Bus driver
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Apr 1907
Date of death: 1 Jun 1907
Disease (transcribed): Suppurating hydatids in liver. Suppurative cholangitis and cholecystitis. Peritonitis. Pleurisy. Pericarditis. Laparotomy
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Liver); Echinococcosis (Liver); Cholangitis (Bile ducts); Suppuration (Bile ducts); Cholecystitis (Bladder); Suppuration (Bladder);Peritonitis (Abdomen) ; Pleurisy (Pleura) ; Pericarditis (Heart) ; Laparotomy (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril. Jaffray, Francis
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and alimentary canal
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Frank Payton, 53, Gentleman

Occupation or role: Gentleman
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 May 1886
Date of death: 9 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of the liver. Bruising of right kidney. Fracture of ribs
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Liver); Bruising (Kidney); Fracture (Ribs)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Not seen by Surgical Registrar. Died fourteen hours after admission
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach, intestines, brain and bones
Type of incident: n/a

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