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Emma Kemp, 58, Servant

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1912
Date of death: 3 Apr 1912
Disease (transcribed): Purulent general peritonitis. Perinephritis (right). Abscesses both kidneys. Cyst adenoma of gall bladder. Atrophic scirrhus of right breast
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Perinephritis (Kidney); Abscess (Kidney); Cysts (Gall bladder); Cancer (Breast)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Cohen, Bertie Isaac
Medical notes: She had pain in the right side of the abdomen, difficulty in holding her water for three months, and a tumour in the right breast for some time.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, larynx, thyroid, abdomen, liver, pancreas, spleen and pelvic organs
Type of incident: n/a

Jane Carter, 23, Kitchenmaid

Occupation or role: Kitchenmaid
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Feb 1881
Date of death: 18 Mar 1881
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of the lungs, kidneys, intestines & peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs, kidneys, intestines, peritoneum)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'Her mother died of 'consumption' at 46. No further history of pulmonary disease. She has had very good health up to Dec 1880 when her appetite fell off, and she had occasional vomiting & much headache. Menstruation continued regular. In Jan 1881 she had severe vomiting for 3 days; not apparently immediately excited by food; vomit consisted mostly of undigested food; no blood; no cough'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Davis, 34, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Feb 1883
Date of death: 14 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Muco-enteritis. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Muco-enteritis (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: It appeared that during the last three or four years she had had some severe attacks of diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Richard Crawford, 24, Hall porter

Occupation or role: Hall porter
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Feb 1883
Date of death: 13 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Three weeks before admission he had slight rigors and some abdominal pain with loss of appetite that made him give up his work and go into the country.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, alimentary canal, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

George Pattison, 4 years 6 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4 years 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Mar 1880
Date of death: 13 Mar 1880
Disease (transcribed): 'Large white kidneys’. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: A fortnight before admission his mother had noticed a rash all over his body, accompanied with a little soreness of throat, feverishness and discharge from the ears. Three days before admission dropsy was noticed, and he complained of headache and pain in the back.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Cork, 48, Wife

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Feb 1883
Date of death: 1 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Circumscribed peritonitis. Ovariotomy. Acute mania
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ovariotomy (Ovary); Mania (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Four years before her admission she noticed a small lump in the lower part of the left side of her belly. It grew rapidly.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Harper, 1 ¾, [Child of] Porter

Occupation or role: [Child of] Porter
Age: 1 ¾
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Feb 1888
Date of death: 10 Feb 1888
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
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 child was in good health till 10 weeks before he came to the hospital. The first symptom noticed by the mother was abdominal swelling; the child appeared to be well, apart from this. He was taken to a dispensary. Dropsy was diagnosed’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, abdomen, spleen, kidneys, liver, stomach, lungs, heart

Type of incident: n/a

William Brown, 60, Gardener

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Nov 1885
Date of death: 10 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of the colon. Colo-umbilical fistula
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines); Fistula (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William. Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient was under the care of Dr Cavafy with thickening believed to be inflammatory, around the umbilicus. Some time after leaving the hospital the mass burst and had since discharged pus.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and bones
Type of incident: n/a

Annie Tomlin, 19, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Dec 1881
Date of death: 20 Dec 1881
Disease (transcribed): Puerperal septicaemia. Acute peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Postpartum depression (Brain); Sepsis (Systemic); Peritonitis (Abdomen)

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: 'There was some tubercular history in the family: as a child she had frequent barking cough & swollen glands in the neck. The catamenia [menstruation] appeared at 13 and have of late years been irregular & painful, occurring as a rule every three weeks, & never absent, she says, more than 2 months. About Christmas 1879 she was laid up with 'overwork'. Since then she has been in good health, & has acted as a servant to a crêche. Six days before admission she described herself as feeling quite well. A day later menstruation began with diarrhoea and uch pain: she had several rigors next day and the diarrhoea increased with many feverish symptoms. She denied having noticed during her life any abdominal tumour.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, abdomen, generative organs, uterus, vagina, ovaries, alimentary canal, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

Mary A Lloyd, 60, Charwoman

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Nov 1883
Date of death: 21 Nov 1883
Disease (transcribed): Epithelioma of urethra. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Epithelioma (Urethra); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
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 was admitted having had a vaginal discharge for many months, but only three months ago noticed any lump.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and urethra
Type of incident: n/a

Abraham Colan, 42, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Nov 1882
Date of death: 7 Dec 1882
Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Thickened peritoneum. Gumma in spleen. Congestion of lungs
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Thickened (Abdomen); Gumma (Spleen); Syphilis (Systemic); Congestion (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: In 1879 he began to notice much heavy pain in the right flank with much vomiting and dyspepsia. During 1880 there was slight oedema and much tympanitis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Joseph Lappin, 23, Groom

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Sep 1882
Date of death: 4 Dec 1882
Disease (transcribed): Suppurating bubo. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Groin); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: The patient was admitted into the hospital with a bubo in the right groin.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Vincent, 48, Wife

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Nov 1882
Date of death: 28 Nov 1882
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Ascites
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: She had eighteen children. Three or four months before admission her stomach swelled and she had frequent vomiting with blood brought up. She had jaundice three days before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

James Lambert, 39, Medical-man

Occupation or role: Medical-man
Gender: Male
Age: 39
Date of admission: 9 Dec 1906
Date of death: 9 Dec 1906
Disease (transcribed): Multiple injuries from railway accident. Fractured skull. Amputation of right arm. Fractured pelvis. Fractured 7, 8, 9, 10 R [Right] ribs and 10 [Left] rib. Many bruises
Disease (standardised): Injury (Systemic); Fracture (Skull, pelvis, ribs); Amputation (Arm); Contusions (Systemic);
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Patient was attempting to enter a train in motion, he slipped and whilst keeping hold of the carriage with his R. [Right] arm, fell and was caught between the carriage and the platform. He was dragged about 15 yards to the end of the platform and then appears to have fallen under the train and to have come in contact with the live rail. When admitted he was suffering from severe shock. There was a scalp wound with a depressed fracture on the R. [Right] side and a contused wound exposing bone in the L. [Left] occip. [occipital] region. Bleeding from mouth and nose. Lacerated wound of lip. Skin of face scorched'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, head, abdomen, thorax
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

John Death, 33, Barman

Occupation or role: Barman
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Dec 1914
Date of death: 30 Dec 1914
Disease (transcribed): Perforated duodenal ulcer. General acute peritonitis (Death during anaesthesia)
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Duodenum); Perforation (Duodenum); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Anaesthetic death (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: Ewart, George Arthur
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: A day before admission the patient had a sudden severe pain in the upper abdomen, with vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, adrenals, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, brain and skull
Type of incident: n/a

Mary White, 58, Laundress

Occupation or role: Laundress
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Oct 1882
Date of death: 26 Nov 1882
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of liver and gastro hepatic omentum
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: In February 1882 she had an attack of pain in the right flank with the symptoms of bronchitis and pleurisy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs ,bronchi, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Harriet Joyce, 34, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Sep 1889
Date of death: 8 Dec 1889
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of both ovaries. Secondary tumours of pelvis, peritoneum and uterus. Secondary thrombosis. Chronic bright’s disease with recent catarrhal nephritis superadded
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Ovary); Cancer (Pelvis); Cancer (Abdomen); Cancer (Uterus); Thrombosis (Blood vessels); Glomerulonephritis (Kidney);Nephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Champneys, Francis Henry
Medical examination performed by: Lawson, Hugh
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: Three months ago she had pain in the whole of the right side, worse at night and was treated for sciatica. Fourteen days later she began to have sharp pains all over the lower abdomen with tenderness on pressure.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, urinary tract, brain, eyes, uterus, ovaries and other pelvic organs
Type of incident: n/a

Frances Tills, 42, Laundress

Occupation or role: Laundress
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Nov 1885
Date of death: 2 Dec 1885
Disease (transcribed): Tubercle of lungs and peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: This patient was of French extraction, whose family history was free from disease. She was well up to four months prior to admission when pains came on in the abdomen and rapid emaciation occurred.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, suprarenal bodies, kidneys, bladder, stomach and pancreas
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Rowe, 19, Mason

Occupation or role: Mason
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Oct 1882
Date of death: 12 Nov 1882
Disease (transcribed): Miliary tubercle in lungs, pleurae, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Liver); Tuberculosis (Spleen); Tuberculosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: For the last month he had been growing much weaker, with increasing and troublesome cough, frequent flushing and profuse perspiration at night.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

William Craggs, 56, Fitter

Occupation or role: Fitter
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Feb 1917
Date of death: 4 Feb 1917
Disease (transcribed): Obstruction of small gut by adhesions in pelvis. Early peritonitis. Old abdomino-perineal operation with removal of rectum for carcinoma. Colotomy
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Operation (Rectum); Carcinoma (Rectum); Colotomy (Colon)
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Sellwood, George Binford
Medical notes: 'Abdominal perineal operation for complete excision of rectum for carcinoma performed by Mr Fedden [Walter Fedde Fedden] Oct 21, 1906, with colotomy. Colotomy has worked well & he has had no abdominal trouble since the operation until a week ago’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Henry Starr, 15, Bench boy

Occupation or role: Bench boy
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Sep 1882
Date of death: 24 Oct 1882
Disease (transcribed): Morbus addisonii. Tubercular peritonitis. Caseous mass in suprarenal capsules
Disease (standardised): Addison’s disease (Adrenal glands); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Caseous mass (Suprarenal capsules)
Admitted under the care of: Watney, Herbert
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: In 1880 he began to feel frequently weak, with fainting fits without any convulsions and biting of the tongue. During the last few months he had lost his strength and had been attacked with much dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and suprarenal capsule
Type of incident: n/a

Richard Morris, 29, Cabinet maker

Occupation or role: Cabinet maker
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Oct 1885
Date of death: 26 Oct 1885
Disease (transcribed): Tubercle of pia mater, peritoneum, lungs, kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain ); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: This patient’s parents and at least ten relations on his father’s side died of Phthisis. He had been complaining of his head for three weeks and had a hacking cough of late.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, alimentary tract, testicles and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Reilly, 24, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Jan 1884
Date of death: 26 Jan 1884
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
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: Three weeks before admission she had a slight rash which her medical adviser called German Measles. She recovered unsatisfactorily and continued to feel ill. She noticed the day before admission that she was deaf.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Bella Hutchings, 16, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Oct 1880
Date of death: 19 Oct 1880
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of the intestines and lungs. Peritonitis. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: The patient could give no definite account of herself. For six months she had been gradually losing flesh and every winter she had a cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, abdomen and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Alice Davey, 33, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Oct 1889
Date of death: 17 Oct 1889
Disease (transcribed): Fatty heart. Collapsed lung. Ovarian tumour and ascites
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Atelectasis (Lung); Cancer (Ovary); Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: About three months before she came to St George’s the woman fell down and hurt herself. She was pregnant at the time but her attention was called to the fact that her abdomen was of abnormal size.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, ovaries, liver, spleen, kidneys, uterus, pleurae, lungs and heart
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

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