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Leopold Lasky, 61, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 May 1888
Date of death: 18 May 1888
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of rectum & peritoneum. Vegetations on mitral valve. Cerebral embolism & softening. Old tubercular deposits in lungs
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Rectum, peritoneum); Vegetation (Heart); Embolism (Blood vessels); Softening (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Davidson, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'For 6 months he has been troubled with pain on defoecations & inability to pass motions. Formerly he had diarrhoea. He passes blood in considerable quantity’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, rectum, kidneys, spleen, liver

Type of incident: n/a

William Cahill, 29, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Aug 1888
Date of death: 15 Aug 1888
Disease (transcribed): Suppurative arthritis. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Arthritis (Joints); Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Davidson, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'No history of importance till Dec ‘87 when an abscess formed in the left arm which was opened & drained. On 28th July he jumped over a gale & strained his right hip. He continued to limp about till Aug 2 when the pain obliged him to lay up’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, pancreas, duodenum

Type of incident: n/a

Henry Lawrence, 26, Stableman

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Oct 1888
Date of death: 5 Nov 1888
Disease (transcribed): Empyema in right pleural cavity. Collapse of right lung with small patches of consolidation and small abscesses
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Lungs); Collapse (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'None obtainable excepting that he had left his home for many months & had been living a hand to mouth life. He got his hand out in a chaff milling machine’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, thorax, heart, lungs, spleen, kidneys, bladder, testes, liver, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Annie Victory, 35, Charwoman

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 May 1885
Date of death: 19 Jun 1885
Disease (transcribed): Lardaceous kidneys. Vomiting. Tubercular pyelitis
Disease (standardised): Amyloidosis (Kidney); Vomiting (Stomach); Pyelitis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William Charles. Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: Three weeks before admission she had pains in the back and abdomen, and nausea with occasional vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Richards, 3, [Child of] Stableman

Occupation or role: [Child of] Stableman
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jun 1887
Date of death: 17 Jun 1887
Disease (transcribed): Cellulitis of neck. Pleuropneumonia
Disease (standardised): Cellulitis (Neck); Pleuropneumonia (Lung, Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Medical notes: 'Within the 10 days preceding admission, the child is said to have had measles. About a fortnight ago, the child threw up a piece of wood, which came down on his head & inflicted a small graze'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

William Bartholomew, 35, Lodging-house keeper

Occupation or role: Lodging-house keeper
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Nov 1887
Date of death: 31 Dec 1887
Disease (transcribed): Perforation of bowel. Faecal fistula. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Perforation (Bowel); Fistula (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'He had 'inflammation of bowels' in 1870. Scarlet fever, followed by dropsy in 1869. In April '86, a small lump came in the abdominal wall'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Walter Rusk, 39, Potman

Occupation or role: Potman
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Sep 1886
Date of death: 15 Sep 1886
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia. Carbuncle
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Carbuncle (Tissues)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: No history could be obtained, save that he was a pot man of intemperate habits and had been ill about ten weeks, suffering from a carbuncle on the back of the neck.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid gland, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, brain and joint
Type of incident: n/a

Frederick Epps, 3, [Child of] Barman

Occupation or role: [Child of] Barman
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Feb 1887
Date of death: 13 Feb 1887
Disease (transcribed): Necrosis of vertebra. Lumbar abscess. Haemorrhage into the abscess sac from its walls
Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Spine); Abscess (Central nervous system); Haemorrhage
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The boy was one of 7 children, four of whom had died in infancy. Measles & bronchitis in infancy. A few weeks ago he had a fall & 'in consequence' a swelling formed in the back which was first noticed in December '86; this has rapidly increased in size'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, bones
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

George Hayes, 3, [Child of] Fishmonger

Occupation or role: [Child of] Fishmonger
Gender: Male
Age: 3
Date of admission: 19 Mar 1906
Date of death: 25 Mar 1906
Disease (transcribed): Cerebellar abscess
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain);
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Post mortem examination performed by: Douglas, James Sholto Cameron
Medical notes: 'On Feb. [February] 10 (SR [Surgical Register] 260 '06 [1906]) a radical mastoid operation was done for persistent profuse otorrhoea with mastoid abscess. There was extensive caries. The boy was sent to AMCH [Atkinson Morley Convalescent Hospital] on Feb [February] 28, and all went well for a fortnight, when the child commenced to be drowsy and vomited after food. He also complained of headache and screamed out suddenly at times. When admitted – child was very drowsy with photophobia. The temp [temperature] was subnormal and the pulse was slow'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head
Type of incident: n/a

Frederick Lee, 16, Errand boy

Occupation or role: Errand boy
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Feb 1897
Date of death: 13 Feb 1897
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Abscess in temporosphenoidal lobe. Basal meningitis. Early thrombosis of lateral sinus
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Abscess (Brain); Meningitis (Brain); Thrombosis (Head) ()
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: 'Admitted under Dr Cavafy. He had been quite well until a fortnight before admission when he complained of pain in face and ear; this continued until admission being worse for the last 3 days before admission. One week before while sitting he had sudden pain in the head, became white, his hands twitched and his face was drawn over to the the left side'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium, ears

Type of incident: n/a

Anne Teague, 33, [Wife of] Butler

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Butler
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Jun 1888
Date of death: 21 Jun 1888
Disease (transcribed): Extra-uterine foetation. Abdominal section. Peritonitis. Pyo-salpinx. Serous perimetritis
Disease (standardised): Ectopic pregnancy; Section (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pyosalpinx (Fallopian tube); Perimetritis (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C. and Comerford, Harry Beaumont and Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'No history could be got concerning this patient. She was not seen during life by the surgical registrar. She was admitted by Mr Comerford [Harry Beaumont Comerford], the house physician, who diagnosed peritonitis & placed her under Dr Whipham [Thomas Tillyer Whipham]. It was some time afterwards found that the woman was collapsed & on a proper examination of the woman being made by the obstetric assistant, a large abdominal tumor was found’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, intestines, bladder, peritoneum, uterus, heart, lungs, spleen, kidneys, liver, stomach, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

Lydia Cross, 65, [Wife of] Carpenter

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Carpenter
Age: 65
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Aug 1888
Date of death: 16 Aug 1888
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Davidson, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'A married woman who had borne 3 children. For about 6 years he has had a hernia on the right side. Has worn a truss for the last 12 months’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, pancreas, heart, lungs

Type of incident: n/a

Charles Bunkall, 16, Blacksmith

Occupation or role: Blacksmith
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Aug 1888
Date of death: 19 Aug 1888
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia. Gangrene of gut. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia Gangrene (Gut); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'A right inguinal hernia since at 3. No truss worn during the last 11 years. The hernia came down on 12th at 10am. He was immediately seized with pain & commenced to vomit. Nothing more is known as he was found late at night lying in the park & was brought to the hospital by a policeman’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, peritoneum

Type of incident: n/a

George Stenning, 39, Farm labourer

Occupation or role: Farm labourer
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 May 1888
Date of death: 4 Sep 1888
Disease (transcribed): Nephritis with scattered abscesses. Pyelitis. Abscess of urachus
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidneys); Abscess; Pyelitis (Kidney); Abscess (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'In 1886, this man was admitted with an abscess in the abdominal wall,, which was supposed to be due to disease of the symphisis pubis. This was opened & healed up. He resumed work but the wound broke down again in Jun ‘87 & since then he has been unable to work. In Sept he was operated on in University College Hospital where he remained 10 weeks’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Urachus, bladder, urethra, ureters, kidneys, lungs, heart, pleurae, liver, spleen, stomach, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

Fanny Wells, 44, P.O. Overseer

Occupation or role: P.O. Overseer
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Oct 1888
Date of death: 27 Oct 1888
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of neck. Rheumatism. Pyrexia. Cause of death not ascertained at the post mortem examination
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Neck); Rheumatism (Joints); Fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'A married woman who had one child. Three weeks before admission she had an ulcerated throat: this got better but a swelling formed on the right side of her neck’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Right knee, left wrist, neck, thorax, heart, spleen, liver, kidneys, uterus, stomach, intestines, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Frederick Powell, 3, [Child of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 May 1887
Date of death: 22 May 1887
Disease (transcribed): Mastoid abscess. Pneumonia. Caries of temporal bone. Otorrhoea
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Ear); Pneumonia (Lung); Caries (Ear); Otorrhoea (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee and Bull, William Charles
Medical notes: 'Since Oct 3 weeks the boy had discharge from the right ear. This on several occasions had stopped & then the child complained of headache which was relieved as soon as the discharge was re-established'

Illustrations: NoChart
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Southernwood, 28, Messenger

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 May 1887
Date of death: 12 Jun 1887
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of rectum. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Rectum); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Medical notes: 'Had cough for about 3 years, & has frequently spat blood. Two years ago, a small lump formed near the anus'
'No organ but rectum examined'
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Beard, 11, [Unmarried child of] Lodginghousekeeper

Occupation or role: [Unmarried child of] Lodginghousekeeper
Age: 11
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Oct 1886
Date of death: 15 Jun 1887
Disease (transcribed): Caries of spine. Psoas abscess. Lardaceous liver
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Abscess (Muscles); Amyloidosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Medical notes: 'Twelve months ago his back began to grow out & he had pains which shot down his legs. He was supplied with a machine to support his back'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

William Julett, 39, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Jul 1887
Date of death: 21 Aug 1887
Disease (transcribed): Epithelioma of penis. Amputation of penis. Septicaemia. Prostatis phlebitis
Disease (standardised): Epithelioma (Penis); Amputation (Penis); Sepsis
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington and Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard and Bull, William Charles
Medical notes: 'Had rheumatic fever 19 years ago & was then IP [in-patient] at St George's. Never had gonorrhoea or syphilis'
'The penis has been removed'
Illustrations: NoChart
Type of incident: n/a

Emily Harvey, 7, [Child of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 7
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Aug 1887
Date of death: 30 Aug 1887
Disease (transcribed): Purulent unilateral meningitis. Otorrhoea. Caries of temporal bone
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Otorrhoea (Spine); Caries (Ear)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard and Bull, William Charles
Medical notes: 'Measles in '83. Never had scarlet fever. For 12 months she had discharge from the right ear'
'Head only examined'
Illustrations: NoChart
Type of incident: n/a

Francis Langdon, 29, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Sep 1887
Date of death: 21 Sep 1887
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral abscess. Unilateral purulent meningitis. Otorrhoea. Caries of temporal bone
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain); Meningitis (Brain); Otorrhoea (Spine); Caries (Ear)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard and Bull, William Charles
Medical notes: 'An abstemious man, whose history was good excepting that he had left otorrhoea since childhood'

Illustrations: NoChart
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Hall, 30, Watchman

Occupation or role: Watchman
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Sep 1887
Date of death: 2 Nov 1887
Disease (transcribed): Stone in the bladder. Suprapubic cystostomy. Pelvic cellulitis. Pelvic peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Calculus (Bladder); Cystotomy Cellulitis (Skin); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Five years previous to admission he was kicked in the perineum. No blood came away at the time'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

John Cox, 40, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jan 1888
Date of death: 26 Jan 1888
Disease (transcribed): Tetanus
Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'The man was a drunkard. There was some history of epilepsy, the first fit having occurred 4 years & the last 8 months previous to his accident. He was knocked down by a cart, the wheel of which passed over his right knee’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Right thigh, cranium, lungs, heart, spleen, spinal cord (‘inquest case … No lesions found at PM in any way explaining the cause of death, except the wound in the right thigh’)

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

James Edwards, 43, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Dec 1887
Date of death: 11 Feb 1888
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'Twenty five year ago, he had a chancre which was followed by dermato-syphilis. At times he has had ulcers about the legs for which he has been OP [out-patient] here. Never a heavy drinker’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Leg, heart, lungs, spleen, liver, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

Henry Major, 18, Tailor

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Jan 1888
Date of death: 11 Feb 1888
Disease (transcribed): Chronic suppuration of right knee joint. Psoas abscess. Gland abscesses. Albuminoid degeneration of liver, spleen, kidneys
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Knee); Abscess (Psoas muscle, glands); Degeneration (Liver, spleen, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'This boy was admitted first in July ‘87 with a mass of enlarged glands in groin & an abscess over the knee’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, leg, brain

Type of incident: n/a

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