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Ronald Hows, 3, [Son of] Decorator

Occupation or role: [Son of] Decorator
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Jun 1915
Date of death: 17 Jun 1915
Disease (transcribed): Generalised tuberculosis. Tuberculous meningitis. Tuberculoma of cerebellum. Otitis media
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Systemic); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Otitis media (Ear)
Admitted under the care of: Barwell, Harold Shuttleworth
Medical examination performed by: Oakden, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He had ear discharge for many months from both ears.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, adrenals, alimentary canal, cranium, brain and middle ears
Type of incident: n/a

Reginald Wells, 15, Apprentice

Occupation or role: Apprentice
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Jan 1915
Date of death: 20 Apr 1915
Disease (transcribed): Generalized tuberculosis. Blastomycosis. Ulceration and perforation of the intestines. General peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Blastomycosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines); Perforation (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: Oakden, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: A tumour of three or four years growth was removed from the outer side of the right leg twelve months before. Five weeks ago he noticed a swelling in the left forearm, and a week later one in the leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, gall bladder, portal vessels, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

John Keefe, 8, [Child of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 8
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Mar 1914
Date of death: 4 Jun 1914
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous peritonitis. Tuberculosis of lung
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Ewart, George Arthur
Post mortem examination performed by: Turton, James Richard Henry
Medical notes: The patient had general abdominal pain, bouts of vomiting and obstinate constipation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, oesophagus, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, bladder, alimentary canal and mesentery
Type of incident: n/a

Constance Ireland, 10 months, [Child of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 10 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1914
Date of death: 25 Mar 1914
Disease (transcribed): Tabes mesenterica. Tuberculosis of lungs with excavitation. Tuberculous ulcers of intestines. Two ulcer in the stomach
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines); Ulcer (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stanfield
Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: A breast fed child until two days previously when she was given citrated cow’s milk. The child was always weakly and wasting for one month.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, trachea, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Herbert Stevens, 6 weeks , [Child of] Carman

Occupation or role: [Child of] Carman
Age: 6 weeks
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jun 1912
Date of death: 26 Jun 1912
Disease (transcribed): Marasmus. ? Congenital syphilis
Disease (standardised): Protein-energy malnutrition (Systemic); Congenital syphilis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: The patient had been ill for seven days with retraction of the head, screaming, vomiting and a rash on the buttocks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, suprarenals, spleen, kidneys, genito-urinary organs, alimentary tract, meninges and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Sophie Vincent, 4, [Child of] labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] labourer
Age: 4
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Jul 1911
Date of death: 30 Jul 1911
Disease (transcribed): (Whooping cough) Broncho-pneumonia. Acute nephritis
Disease (standardised): Whooping cough (Lung); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Nephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: The child had cough and dyspnoea for four days, followed by diarrhoea and pain in the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, thyroid, thymus, larynx, trachea, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, alimentary tract, meninges and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Victor Haines, 11 Months, [Child of] Painter

Occupation or role: [Child of] Painter
Age: 11 Months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 May 1910
Date of death: 25 May 1910
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous meningitis. Generalized tuberculosis. Chronic pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Tuberculosis (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was said to have developed broncho-pneumonia six weeks before admission. He improved then, but the symptoms returned with some wasting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, adrenals, mesenteric glands, alimentary canal and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Harry White, 64, Barman

Occupation or role: Barman
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jan 1910
Date of death: 2 Feb 1910
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous laryngeal peribronchitis. Tracheotomy. Cirrhosis of liver. Splenomegaly
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Larynx); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tracheotomy (Trachea); Cirrhosis (Liver); Splenomegaly (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient had suffered from increasing difficulty in breathing with much hoarseness for four weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, glands, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, adrenals, kidneys, bladder, prostate, alimentary canal and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Rose Sharp, 5, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Jun 1907
Date of death: 19 Jun 1907
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous meningitis. Tuberculomata in brain
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Tuberculosis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Nine months ago the patient developed right hemiplegia and the speech was affected.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, bladder, brain and tonsils
Type of incident: n/a

Clarence Macduff, 8, [Child of] Canvasser

Occupation or role: [Child of] Canvasser
Age: 8
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Apr 1907
Date of death: 10 Apr 1907
Disease (transcribed): Acute tuberculosis. Cerebral meningitis. Caseating tuberculosis in a bronchial gland
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Meningitis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: The present illness began a fortnight ago with vomiting and pain in the head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Meninges, brain, pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, alimentary tract, liver, gall bladder and ducts, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder and genital organs
Type of incident: n/a

George Cornell, 25, Waiter

Occupation or role: Waiter
Age: 25
Date of admission: 11 Feb 1920
Date of death: 11 Mar 1920
Disease (transcribed): Multiple hepatic suppuration (actinomyestic). General plastic peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen);
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, George Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Neighbour, Philip Morgan
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen

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

William Bruce, 60, Hawker

Occupation or role: Hawker
Gender: Male
Age: 60
Date of admission: 6 Jan 1906
Date of death: 6 Jan 1906
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Fibroid heart (sudden syncope)
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Syncope (Brain);
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen, cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Jessie Ashmead, 4, [Child of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Gender: Female
Age: 4
Date of admission: 2 Nov 1904
Date of death: 21 Dec 1904
Disease (transcribed): Tumour of pons and medulla. Generalized tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Brain stem); Tuberculosis (Systemic);
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Ascherson, William Lawrence
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'Patient was first admitted on July 12 1904 complaining of vomiting after food of 2 months duration. Wasting, constant hiccough, difficulty in walking, the last symptoms having been present a week. Measles six months before the onset if these symptoms; no other illness. Nothing of note in the family history'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Type of incident: n/a

William Harvey, 31, Plumber

Occupation or role: Plumber
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1895
Date of death: 10 Jan 1895
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: This patient have a history of having had a winter cough for some years and twelve months ago he coughed up blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, intestines and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

John Martin, 18, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Jan 1891
Date of death: 12 Feb 1891
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Enteric fever
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'No family history of disease. The man was a fishmonger. At the age of 3 he had rheumatic fever, but after this his health was very good till he was stricken with his fatal illness. On Jan 28th 1891 he was in his usual health, but at night he sweated and felt ill. Next day he stayed in bed, the throat being a little sore'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Florence Retford, 23, Parlour maid

Occupation or role: Parlour maid
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Sep 1890
Date of death: 6 Oct 1890
Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever. Perforation
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Perforation (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: There was a sudden onset of this disease. On the afternoon of September 15th she shivered and felt headache. The same day profuse diarrhoea began and this continued till admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, spleen, liver, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, ovaries, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, pericardium and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Joseph Stanley, 23, Plumber

Occupation or role: Plumber
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Feb 1890
Date of death: 25 Feb 1890
Disease (transcribed): Empyema. Phthisis. Lardaceous
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung); Amyloidosis (Liver); Amyloidosis (Spleen); Amyloidosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: The patient said he had suffered from dyspnoea on exertion for four or five years, and had had much cough for six months, and dropsy of the legs for three months. There was loss of voice for five weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

William Mendrick, 33, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Jan 1890
Date of death: 13 Jan 1890
Disease (transcribed): Surgical kidney: Tabes dorsalis. Charcot’s disease of hip joint
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Tabes dorsalis (Spinal cord); Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (Hip)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Lancaster, Ernest Le Cronier
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: His medical attendant wrote that about five years ago the man was seized with sudden crackling and enlargement of the right hip joint, and that ever since he suffered from ataxic symptoms.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys, ureters, bladder, hip joint, brain and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Arthur Dyer, 24, Poulterer

Occupation or role: Poulterer
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Dec 1889
Date of death: 14 Dec 1889
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia (lobar) of right lung. Indurated kidneys. Syphilis
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Indurated (Kidney); Syphilis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: He complained of cough and of dyspnoea. His appetite was bad, his tongue coated and moist.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, vessels, liver, spleen, kidneys and inguinal glands
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Akehurst, 43, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Nov 1889
Date of death: 28 Nov 1889
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: On November 5th 1889 he was frightened by some Guy’s, especially by one with a head like a demon.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, spleen and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Ellen Gordon, 27, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Nov 1889
Date of death: 27 Nov 1889
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: She had been staying at the Dublin Barracks, the sanitary condition of which was supposed not to be good. On November 3rd the woman had headache, pains in her back, sore throat, difficulty of swallowing and retching.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, oesophagus, spleen, kidneys, liver, bladder and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Edwin Towill, 37, Waiter

Occupation or role: Waiter
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Oct 1889
Date of death: 26 Oct 1889
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary tuberculosis. General tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: The patient said that he was in good health till about a month before he came to St George’s. He then began to suffer from cough and rapidly lost flesh. A fortnight before admission he had an attack of shivering and his cough became more troublesome.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, intestines, suprarenal bodies and testicles
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Arthur Stacey, 29, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Oct 1889
Date of death: 26 Oct 1889
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: The patient lived at 3 Wickham Place, Oakham Street, Chelsea. He said that he had been suffering from sore throat for about a fortnight and from diarrhoea for four or five days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, larynx, vocal cords, oesophagus, trachea, intestines, liver, kidneys, spleen and mesenteric glands
Type of incident: n/a

George Doran, 1 year 6 months, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 1 year 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Oct 1889
Date of death: 9 Oct 1889
Disease (transcribed): General tuberculosis (Tubercular meningitis. Acute hydrocephalus)
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Hydrocephalus (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: This child was fed on condensed milk, and he began to suffer from diarrhoea and vomiting three or four months before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, intestines and brain
Type of incident: n/a

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