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Occupation or role: Fitter
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1903
Date of death: 7 Jan 1904
Disease (transcribed): Lobar pneumonia. Empyema. Pleurisy with effusion. Pyaemia. Chronic ulcer of stomach. Dilatation of stomach
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Empyema (Lung); Pleurisy (Lung); Pleural effusion (Lung); Sepsis (Systemic); Ulcer (Stomach); Dilatation (Stomach);
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'History – I.P. [In-patient] Nov [November] 30 – Dec [December] 16th for gastric ulcer: see medical notes no. 1730.03. Present illness started suddenly on Dec [December] 19th; a rigor and dyspnoea occurred: and on Dec [December] 21st feverishness and pain in the right side was noticed'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Carpenter
Age: 4 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Apr 1903
Date of death: 12 Apr 1903
Disease (transcribed): Confluent broncho-pneumonia. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: She became ill two weeks before admission. The baby was cyanosed, dyspnoeic, feverish, feeble and coughing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, infratracheal glands, respiratory passages, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, portal vein, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, alimentary tract and mesenteric glands
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1889
Date of death: 30 Mar 1889
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis and haemoptysis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Haemoptysis (Respiratory tract)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: The man suffered from cough for two years before his admission. He first had slight haemoptysis three months before he came to the hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach, intestines, brain, larynx and trachea
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1901
Date of death: 27 Mar 1901
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Vomiting
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Vomiting (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
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: n/a
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1903
Date of death: 14 Apr 1903
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease squamous celled carcinoma of cardiac end of oesophagus. Duct extension to neighbouring structures. Inhalation pneumonia. Gastrostomy
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Oesophagus); Pneumonia, aspiration (Lung); Gastrostomy (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George. Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient vomited about three quarters of a pint of blood first before Christmas, and since then had had difficulty in swallowing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thyroid, heart, liver, gall bladder, portal vein, bile passages, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Mar 1888
Date of death: 20 Mar 1888
Disease (transcribed): Bronchiectasis with large foul-smelling cavities in lower lobes of both lungs. Dilatation of right side of the heart
Disease (standardised): Bronchiectasis (Lungs); Cavities (Lungs); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'For 3 winters the patient had suffered severely from bronchitis, and during the year 1887 she was not free from it even in the summer. From September 1887 her cough was very troublesome’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Thorax, lungs, heart, spleen, uterus

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Mar 1888
Date of death: 22 Mar 1888
Disease (transcribed): Old mitral disease. Pulmonary emphysema & bronchitis. Recent acute nephritis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Emphysema (Lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs); Nephritis (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'When 13 years of age the patient had scarlatina. She occasionally had rheumatic pains in her shoulders. For some time, she could not say how long, she had been disturbed about twice during the night to pass water’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, abdomen, thorax, heart, spleen, kidneys, liver, stomach, eyes

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Coachman
Age: 54
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Mar 1888
Date of death: 22 Mar 1888
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of left ventricle. Chronic interstitial nephritis. Pulmonary bronchitis and emphysema (Erysipelas)
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Nephritis (Kidneys); Bronchitis (Lungs); Emphysema (Lungs); Erysipelas (Skin)
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 patient had three children and three miscarriages. There was no history of gout. Occasionally she had rheumatic pains. In a year before she came in she suffered much from dyspnoea. For some months she had been disturbed at night about twice to pass urine. From Christmas time she had oedema of the legs & ascites’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Right leg, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach, brian, lungs, heart

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Nov 1900
Date of death: 5 Jan 1901
Disease (transcribed): Chronic parenchymatous nephritis. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
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

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Gender: Female
Age: 65
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1899
Date of death: 25 Mar 1899
Disease (transcribed): Capillary bronchitis. Morbus cordis
Disease (standardised): Bronchiolitis (Lung); Disease (Heart);
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Lazarus-Barlow, Walter Sydney
Medical notes: 'Not seen by Med: Reg: [Medical Registrar]'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Wood chopper
Age: 1 ¼
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Apr 1905
Date of death: 22 Apr 1905
Disease (transcribed): Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Symes-Thompson, Henry Edmund
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: 'The child had never been strong, and had had an attack of bronchopneumonia three months before it was brought to the hospital with its present (second) attack. The family history was bad, 5 out of 9 children born in 15 years having died, 3 of consumption & one in a fit. Two of the living children are probably tuberculous also
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Engineer
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1888
Date of death: 27 Mar 1888
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of the lower end of the oesophagus. Gastrostomy. Hypostatic pneumonia and gangrene of both lungs
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Oesophagus); Gastrostomy; Pneumonia (Lungs); Gangrene (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'This man was originally admitted under the care of Mr Dent [Clinton Thomas Dent] at the beginning of 1888 with difficulty in swallowing & rapid emaciation. A diagnosis of oesophagal stricture was made & under treatment he improved, being sent to convalescent home in February. For the first week he gained weight & was free from pain. Afterward he got increased difficulty in swallowing & began again to emaciate’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, thorax, liver, spleen, kidneys, lungs, heart

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1901
Date of death: 2 Apr 1901
Disease (transcribed): Cardiac hypertrophy and dilatation. Bronchitis. Emphysema. Pulmonary apoplexies
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Haemorrhage (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Stokes, Whitley Bland
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: For nine months before admission he had had spasms in the right arm, dyspnoea and dyspepsia. For five weeks his legs had swollen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract, testes, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1894
Date of death: 10 Apr 1894
Disease (transcribed): Pleural effusion. Radical cure of femoral hernia
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lung); Hernia surgery (Thigh); Operation (Thigh)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas and Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Ward, Arthur H.
Medical notes: 'Patient admitted with a strangulated femoral hernia of 4 days standing. There was no impulse. Vomit was faecal. Mr Dent cut down and opened the sac which contained congested omentum and gut, and bloodstained fluid. The constriction was divided and the gut returned'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, heart, lungs, plurae
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Pensioner
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Mar 1900
Date of death: 2 Apr 1900
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of Pylorus. Secondary growth in Liver. Tubercular Pericarditis and Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Stomach); Carcinoma (Liver); Tuberculosis (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: About a year ago he became yellow and began to waste. All the time he had suffered from indigestion and for three or four weeks had vomited every other day.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, stomach, lungs, and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Policeman
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Apr 1889
Date of death: 7 Apr 1889
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia (red hepatisation) of right lung upper and lower lobes and left lung lower lobe
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: On March 24th he began to have a cold in the head of which the symptoms were sneezing, running of the eyes and nose and some cough.

Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, lungs, bronchial tubes, heart, spleen, kidneys, liver, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 66
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Mar 1888
Date of death: 2 Apr 1888
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Bronchitis with collapse of left lower lobe of lung. Fatty heart
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs); Collapse (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient had suffered from rheumatism ‘years ago’. She was not good at dates. Two years before admission she had had bronchitis. For a week before she came in she suffered much from cough and shortness of breath’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, abdomen, pericadium, heart, lungs, kidneys, spleen, liver

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Porter
Age: 2
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Mar 1888
Date of death: 4 Apr 1888
Disease (transcribed): Bronchopneumonia of both lobes of right lung, and of left lower lobe. Scattered tubercles in lungs, kidneys and liver
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Lungs, kidneys, liver)
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 ill 3 weeks before she came to the hospital. Her chief symptoms were cough & dyspnoea’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Thorax, heart, kidneys, spleen, liver

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1888
Date of death: 5 Apr 1888
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia of the right lung, with a multiloculated cavity or cavities in the upper lobe
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The patient, who was a painter, had never suffered from gout, colic nor from dropped wrist. He had formerly drunk about 3 pints of beer a day. He derided ‘foam[?] ale# and drank the varieties known as ‘stout’ and ‘old sin’. His health was good’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, liver, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Gender: Male
Age: 48
Date of admission: 29 Mar 1904
Date of death: 9 Apr 1904
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia (double)
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'See medical notes No. 502.04 [1904]'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No Necropsy'
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 10 weeks
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Apr 1905
Date of death: 3 May 1905
Disease (transcribed): Bronchopneumonia. Microscopic atelectasis
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lungs); Atelectasis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Symes-Thompson, Henry Edmund
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: 'The child was brought to the hospital by its mother, on account of wasting & general illness – irritability, cough, fits of screaming. It was born at full time with normal labour, & had a cough from its earliest days’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 73
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Mar 1888
Date of death: 6 Apr 1888
Disease (transcribed): Small-lunged emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Recent operation for right inguinal strangulated hernia. Recovery
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs); Operation (Groin); Hernia (Groin)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry and Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The woman was a widow and had had 3 children and no miscarriage. She had suffered from bronchitis for 20 years’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, abdomen, lungs, heart, spleen, kidneys, liver, stomach, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 4
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Apr 1897
Date of death: 2 May 1897
Disease (transcribed): Dilated right heart and broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Dilatation (Heart); Bronchopneumonia (Lung) ()
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Needlewoman
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Apr 1902
Date of death: 28 Apr 1902
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
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

Occupation or role: Paperhanger
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Mar 1898
Date of death: 18 Apr 1898
Disease (transcribed): Sphenoidal celled carcinoma of rectum. Pleurisy and ascites. Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Rectum); Pleurisy (Pleura); Ascites (Abdomen); Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder and stomach
Type of incident: n/a