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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jun 1900
Date of death: 24 Jun 1900
Disease (transcribed): Bullet wound of brain and skull
Disease (standardised): Wound (Brain); Wound (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: Not seen by Surgical Registrar.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract, alimentary canal and cranial cavity
Type of incident: Suicide?

Occupation or role: Ottoman military attache
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 May 1879
Date of death: 24 May 1879
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not reported here
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Gas labourer
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Feb 1887
Date of death: 12 Jun 1888
Disease (transcribed): Recurrent scirrhus of right mamma. 2ndary deposits in skin, right humerus, scapula, most ribs, bodies of dorsal vertebrae and kidney
Disease (standardised): Scirrhus (Breast); Deposit (Skin, arm, shoulder, ribs, spine, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'A married woman with 2 children. Six years ago she began to have pain in the right mamma & a tumor formed which was removed at the Cancer Hospital in summer of ‘86. A few weeks ago, her right hand became swollen. A Pole. Cannot speak English well’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Right upper limb, sternum, ribs, pleurae, lungs, spleen, kidneys, liver, uterus

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Jan 1870
Date of death: 24 Jan 1870
Disease (transcribed): Fractured bone of skull.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The patient had been thrown from a horse in Hyde Park and was brought into the Hospital insensible.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Nov 1909
Date of death: 15 Nov 1909
Disease (transcribed): Comminuted fracture of left femur. Pulmonary embolism. Tabes dorsalis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Embolism (Lung); Tabes dorsalis (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Jaffrey, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient had tripped over a cat and fallen to the ground.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, bladder, alimentary canal, skull and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Plate layer
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jul 1872
Date of death: 5 Jul 1872
Disease (transcribed): Railway accident. Fractured skull. Brought in dead
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: As the body was not examined, the case is not herein reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: Feb 1898
Date of death: 24 Feb 1898
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base. Laceration of the brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Hayward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Jaffrey, Francis
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: When driving a wedding party to the station the horses shied then bolted into a Bougham and he was thrown on to his head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, brain, pleurae, thymus, lungs, pericardium, heart, intestines, appendix, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jan 1898
Date of death: 24 Jan 1898
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Hayward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Jaffrey, Francis
Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical notes: This man was crushed between two cans which had collided.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Aug 1879
Date of death: 13 Aug 1879
Disease (transcribed): Generalised tuberculosis and bone necrosis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Systemic); Necrosis (Bone)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient was said to have been healthy till three months old when it was vaccinated. Three weeks later it appeared unwell and grew fretful and sleepless.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, glandular swelling, heart, liver, spleen, suprarenal bodies, kidneys, intestines and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Plasterer
Gender: Female
Age: 25
Date of admission: 16 May 1904
Date of death: 17 May 1904
Disease (transcribed): Laryngitis with ulceration of soft palate (? Syphilitic.) and epiglottis and vocal chords. Tracheotomy. Asphyxia
Disease (standardised): Laryngitis (Larynx, epiglottis, vocal cords); Ulcer (Palate, soft); Syphilis (Systemic); Tracheotomy (Trachea); Asphyxia (Respiratory system);
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Ascherson, William Lawrence
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'Patient admitted on May 16th for sore throat. Trouble in the throat had been present 18 months and had been getting steadily worse. She had occasionally bought a bottle of medicine for it (!) but had never consulted a doctor. Loss of voice 4 months. Her hair had been falling out recently. Patient had had one child and no miscarriages'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 22 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Aug 1883
Date of death: 11 Au g1883
Disease (transcribed): Disease of petrous bone. Pyaemia. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Skull); Sepsis (Systemic); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Giles, Oswald
Medical notes: He had been in very good health until after serving in the Zulu war he had a sunstroke in South Africa in June 1882 and was invalided home. Seventeen days before admission he had great pain in the right ear.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and bones
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Rifleman
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jun 1917
Date of death: 15 Jun 1917
Disease (transcribed): Shrapnel wound of spine & cord
Disease (standardised): Wound (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine

Type of incident: War

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Dec 1919
Date of death: 16 Dec 1919
Disease (transcribed): Multiple fractures of ribs. Bilateral haemothorax. Laceration of both lungs. Contusion of right side of brain. Fractured femur. Status lymphaticus
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Haemothorax (Lung); Laceration (Lung); Contusion (Brain); Fracture (Femur); Status lymphaticus (Lymph nodes)
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by: Claremont, Hetty Ethelberta
Post mortem examination performed by: Ellis, Harold
Medical notes: He was admitted having been run over by a taxi.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, valves and vessels, thymus, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal, small gut, brain and fractures
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Sep 1919
Date of death: 10 Dec 1919
Disease (transcribed): Hyaloserostitis. Septic bronchopneumonia. Arthritis
Disease (standardised): Hyaloserositis (Indeterminate); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Arthritis (Joints)
Admitted under the care of: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical examination performed by: Bull, Henry Cecil Herbert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: She had suffered with pains in various joints for sixteen months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, uterus and joints
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Builder
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Nov 1919
Date of death: 2 Dec 1919
Disease (transcribed): Multiple fractures of ribs. Ruptured spleen with haemorrhage into peritoneal cavity. Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Rupture (Spleen); Haemorrhage (Abdomen); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Claremont, Hetty Ethelberta
Post mortem examination performed by: Ellis, Harold
Medical notes: The patient had fallen off a roof.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, vessels, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal, brain and miscellaneous
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: Brought in dead
Date of death: 30 Nov 1919
Disease (transcribed): Gunshot wound through skull and brain (suicide)
Disease (standardised): Wound (Skull); Wound (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, pleurae, lungs, trachea, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal, genitalia and testicles
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: Window cleaner
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Oct 1919
Date of death: 5 Oct 1919
Disease (transcribed): Multiple fractures of ribs. Double haemothorax. Lacerations of lungs
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Haemothorax (Lung); Laceration (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: Claremont, Hetty Ethelberta
Post mortem examination performed by: Ellis, Harold
Medical notes: He was knocked down, hurting his chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Ribs, pleura, lungs, pericardium, heart, valves, vessels, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Builders works superintendant
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Sep 1919
Date of death: 13 Sep 1919
Disease (transcribed): Fracture dislocation of spine. Injury to cord
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Injury (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by: Claremont, Hetty Ethelberta
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: She was struck in the epigastrium by a motor and knocked on to her back.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, pancreas, kidneys, spleen, bladder, alimentary canal, stomach, intestines, brain and spinal cord
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Child of] Railwayman
Age: 11
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jul 1919
Date of death: 24 Jul 1919
Disease (transcribed): Suppurative otitis media. Mastoiditis. Thrombosis of lateral sinus. Cerebellar abscess
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Ear); Otitis media (Ear); Mastoiditis (Skull); Thrombosis (Head); Abscess (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Colledge, Lionel
Medical examination performed by: Evans, Griffith Ivor
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: Seven years ago he fell and ever since had had yellow offensive discharge from the ear.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal, brain and left middle ear
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jul 1919
Date of death: 3 Jul 1919
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Bruising of brain. Sub-dural haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Bruising (Brain); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: Claremont, Hetty Ethelberta
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: He was brought in unconscious by the police.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder, alimentary canal, skull and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Apr 1919
Date of death: 19 Jun 1919
Disease (transcribed): Growth in femur, spine, ribs and kidney. Compression of cord. Paraplegia. Cystitis
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Femur); Tumour (Spine); Tumour (Ribs); Tumour (Kidney); Compression (Spinal cord); Paraplegia (Nervous system);Cystitis (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: Bull, Henry Cecil Herbert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: Six months ago he had sudden pain in the lower part of the body while at work. Ten weeks ago, he had severe pain in the left leg, since when he had not been able to walk.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Femur, ribs, spine, spinal cord, pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jun 1919
Date of death: 19 Jun 1919
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull and severe wounds of head
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Wound (Head)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: For notes see Surgical Register 1218
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No necropsy
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Child of] Night watchman
Age: 6
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 May 1919
Date of death: 28 May 1919
Disease (transcribed): Several fractured ribs. Surgical emphysema. Shock
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Emphysema (Lung); Shock (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: For notes see Surgical Register 1038
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No necropsy
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Apr 1919
Date of death: 18 May 1919
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma mammae. Operation. Secondary growths in spine. Paraplegia
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Breast); Operation (Breast); Tumours (Spine); Paraplegia (Nervous system)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow. Fisher, Frederick Charles
Medical examination performed by: Bostock, Marian Noel
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: She had been an inpatient in August 1918 for a complete amputation of the right breast by Mr Fisher for carcinoma.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, diaphragm, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, uterus, spine and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Engineer
Age: 2
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1919
Date of death: 7 May 1919
Disease (transcribed): Cerebrospinal meningitis (meningococcal). Pyocephalus
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain ); Meningitis (Spine); Pyocephalus (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: Davidson, [Unknown]
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: She had vomiting, headache and sleeplessness for one day.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal, meninges and brain
Type of incident: n/a