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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1890
Date of death: 23 Mar 1890
Disease (transcribed): Fractured spine and pelvis. Suppression of urine
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Fracture (Pelvis); Suppression of urine (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: He fell off a house some fifty feet, but remembered nothing of the accident.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals, ureters, bladder, spine, sternum, lungs and heart
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Bus driver
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1890
Date of death: 23 Mar 1890
Disease (transcribed): Chronic interstitial nephritis
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: He had consumed very large quantities of alcohol and taken very little exercise. He had been subject to cough for seven or eight years. For a month before his admission he had much cough and dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1890
Date of death: 28 Mar 1890
Disease (transcribed): Sloughing intramural uterine fibroid. Septicaemia. Double pleurisy. Commencing pericarditis. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Leiomyoma (Uterus); Sepsis (Systemic); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: Not seen by Registrar
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, pancreas, spleen, liver, kidneys, uterus, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

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

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1890
Date of death: 6 Apr 1890
Disease (transcribed): Bronchiectasis. Large white fatty kidneys
Disease (standardised): Bronchiectasis (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: For thirty years he had been subject to winter cough, and on two occasions had been treated as an outpatient at Brompton Hospital. He had previously had syphilis followed by secondary symptoms.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals, lungs, pericardium, heart and larynx
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Mar 1890
Date of death: 6 Apr 1890
Disease (transcribed): Surgical kidneys. Hypertrophied middle lobe of prostate. Cystitis
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Hypertrophy (Prostate); Cystitis (Bladder)
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: He had suffered a good deal from bronchitis for which he was admitted under Dr Ewart. Then it was discovered that he had great pain and frequency of micturition.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Kidneys, ureters, suprarenals, bladder, pericardium, heart, aorta and lungs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3 years 9 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Feb 1890
Date of death: 12 Apr 1890
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of lungs, liver and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Liver); Tuberculosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient had measles a year before her admission and tonsilitis in December 1889. She did not recover from the cough which followed measles.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, bronchial glands, larynx, thyroid, thymus, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, intestines, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder, uterus and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 May 1890
Date of death: 6 May 1890
Disease (transcribed): Chronic interstitial nephritis
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: Little information could be obtained about this patient who was comatose. She had swelling of the legs after her day of work.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, intestines, stomach, duodenum, vermiform appendix, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder, uterus, ovaries, skull and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 May 1890
Date of death: 6 May 1890
Disease (transcribed): Haemorrhage into the pons. Parenchymatous nephritis. Encysted peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Nephritis (Kidney); Cysts (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient had a fit whilst on a bus.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, peritoneum, colon, stomach, bile ducts, intestines, spleen, pancreas, liver, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder, testes, pericardium, heart, aorta, lungs, larynx, head and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 May 1890
Date of death: 19 May 1890
Disease (transcribed): Chronic interstitial nephritis. Lobar pneumonia. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Pneumonia (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: He had suffered from colic and from many attacks of gout. The patient groaned when spoken to.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, prostate, testes, stomach, duodenum, intestines and appendix
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Mar 1890
Date of death: 26 May 1890
Disease (transcribed): Dissecting aneurysm of aorta rupturing into pericardium. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Rupture (Pericardium); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: Twenty years before his admission he had bronchitis and was in bed for a fortnight. He afterwards had several slight attacks. He complained of pain in the cardiac region, dyspnoea and swelling of the feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, eyes, intestines, stomach, duodenum, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, prostate, testes, pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Potman
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 May 1890
Date of death: 16 Jun 1890
Disease (transcribed): Chronic interstitial nephritis [consecutive]. Ulceration of caecum
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Ulcer (Caecum)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: Seven or eight years before his admission he was treated by Mr Rouse for stone in the bladder. For six weeks before he came to the hospital the patient suffered from headache, vomiting and shortness of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, duodenum, small intestines, caecum, sigmoid flexure, liver, bile ducts, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, testes, prostate, bladder, kidneys, brain and eyes
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: [No occupation stated]
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Feb 1890
Date of death: 14 Jul 1890
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis right kidney and both lungs
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: Some eighteen months back while passing his water, he noticed some blood of a bright red colour in it but had no pain. This haematuria lasted three months and during this time he had no pain or difficulty or pain in passing his water.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Stomach, small intestine, colon, duodenum, spleen, vermiform appendix, liver, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, prostate, lungs, larynx, thyroid, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart and head
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jul 1890
Date of death: 15 Jul 1890
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of liver and right kidney
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Liver); Rupture (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: He fell off a building some thirty feet. He does not remember much of the accident.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, testes, intestines, vermiform appendix, pancreas, suprarenals, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, head, spine and spinal cord
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jul 1890
Date of death: 22 Jul 1890
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (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: The patient’s father died of kidney disease at the age of forty eight. His eyesight became dim five months before admission and he was told at the ophthalmic out patient department at Charing Cross Hospital that he had kidney disease.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, bronchi, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, suprarenals, testes, prostate, head and ears
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Jul 1890
Date of death: 28 Jul 1890
Disease (transcribed): Chronic parenchymatous nephritis. Stricture of jejunum
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Constriction (Jejunum)
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 man was in good health till about three months before admission when without known cause, he had dropsy of the face, abdomen and legs, and scantiness of urine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, thyroid, pleural cavities, lungs, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, head and joints
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Jul 1890
Date of death: 19 Aug 1890
Disease (transcribed): Ovarian cyst. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cysts (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Champneys, Francis Henry
Medical examination performed by: Lawson, Hugh
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The catamenia began at eighteen, lasting only one day with no pain, until November 1889. Since then there was nothing until 31 July 1890 when she had a slight show as usual. In March 1890 she had noticed her abdomen began to swell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, bladder, kidneys, pancreas, lungs, bronchial glands, larynx, thyroid gland, pericardium and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 59
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Aug 1890
Date of death: 26 Aug 1890
Disease (transcribed): Carcinomatous ulcer of pylorus. Secondary growths over peritoneum. Double ovarian cysts
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Cancer (Abdomen); Cysts (Ovary)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: For the last seven months she had lost flesh greatly, and about Christmas 1889 she began to experience pain after food, and vomiting coming on directly after eating.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, stomach, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, pelvic organs, pleurae, bronchial glands, thyroid gland, pericardium and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Aug 1890
Date of death: 29 Aug 1890
Disease (transcribed): Pneumothorax. Tuberculosis right lung and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Pneumothorax (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The man had had winter cough for ten years, with much purulent expectoration, and in May 1890 he coughed up about half a teacupful of blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, larynx, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, bladder, testes, vesicula seminalis, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Jun 1890
Date of death: 31 Aug 1890
Disease (transcribed): Syphilis. Lardaceous disease of kidneys, intestines, liver and spleen
Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Systemic); Amyloidosis (Kidney); Amyloidosis (Intestines); Amyloidosis (Liver); Amyloidosis (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: He contracted a chancre about the beginning of 1884, which was followed by a rash on the body and sore throat. He was admitted here under Mr Holmes on May 13th 1886 with a syphilitic testicle and syphilitic sores on the elbow. He was readmitted on September 22nd for the same thing. Fourteen says before this readmission the legs swelled and he took to his bed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spleen, liver, suprarenals, kidneys, pancreas, testes, bladder, vesicula seminalis, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, thyroid, larynx, pericardium, head and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Sep 1890
Date of death: 9 Sep 1890
Disease (transcribed): Ruptured bladder
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: On August 16th 1890 she had pain in various joints, which caused her to take to bed where she had been until admission. During this period she had had much sweating and swelling of the ankles and backs of hands. On August 19th it was first noticed that her face was drawn to the right side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, kidneys, stomach, liver, suprarenals, brain, middle ears and joints
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Maker of roads
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Sep 1890
Date of death: 22 Sep 1890
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: At the beginning of July 1890 he got wet through, and soon afterwards vomited a good deal and felt generally ill, suffering chiefly from pain in the back and progressive weakness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, bladder, urethra, prostate, testes, kidneys, pancreas, spleen, liver, brain and middle ears
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 37 or 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Jul 1890
Date of death: 30 Sep 1890
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Carcinoma of ovaries
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cancer (Ovary)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The patient had always had excellent health but all her life had suffered from constipation. For the past fourteen months she suffered from severe pains in the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, thyroid gland, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals and pancreas
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Sep 1890
Date of death: 3 Oct 1890
Disease (transcribed): Chronic nephritis (interstitial)
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: For the last four years he suffered from haemorrhoids which had given him a good deal of pain. The night before admission he lost a quantity of blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, testes, prostate, bladder, kidneys, brain and middle ears
Type of incident: n/a