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Abraham Denyer, 22, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Sep 1891
Date of death: 30 Sep 1891
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of testis. Growth in glands around aorta. Thrombosis of inferior vena cava. Embolism of right pulmonary artery
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Testis); Growth (Aorta); Thrombosis (Blood vessels); Embolism (Blood vessels)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This man was a baker but since April 1891 he had not worked, having been laid up at that time by severe illness in some hospital or infirmary. In June he was able to walk away and was lost sight of by his relations. On the day of his death he spent some hours lying upon the grass in Hyde Park in the company of a casual acquaintance. He complained of feeling unwell, and in particular had no appetite. While on the grass he blacked his own and his companions boots and made a slight alteration in his dress. Upon rising to go, having walked a very few years, he fell to the ground with a cry of pain, pressing his hands to the front of the chest. He became ‘black as jet' in the face and died very speedily, before he could be brought to this hospital'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Adelaide Tivlen, 56, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Mar 1891
Date of death: 9 Apr 1891
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of gall-bladder. Ulceration into colon
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Gallbladder); Ulcer (Colon)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Medical notes: 'Was in hospital about 6 months ago with a swelling over the region of the gallbladder'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Adèle de Gournier, 62, Dressmaker

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1905
Date of death: 16 Apr 1905
Disease (transcribed): Morbus renum. Granular kidneys. Enlarged heart. Suprarenal tumour. Depression of cerebral cortex by tumour of skull
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Disease (Heart); Tumour (Kidneys); Tumour (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Symes-Thompson, Henry Edmund
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: 'The patient was admitted to the hospital complaining of kidney disease. Her previous history was devoid of important incidents, medically speaking; she had worked hard as a dressmaker in London for the last 25 years of her life’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, brain, spinal cord, joints

Type of incident: n/a

Agnes Maclachlan, 66, Housekeeper

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Age: 66
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Jun 1900
Date of death: 8 Jul 1900
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Recurrent scirrhus mamma
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Cancer (Breast)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
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

Alfred Banfield, 32, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Sep 1907
Date of death: 27 Oct 1907
Disease (transcribed): Malignant lympho-sarcoma disease of stomach. Chronic peritonitis and right sided pleurisy with effusion
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura); Effusion (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient had increasing weakness for three months with progressive enlargement of the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, pancreas, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Chapman, 44, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Mar 1893
Date of death: 8 May 1893
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of the bladder
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Bladder)

Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: On January 2nd the patient noticed blood in his water and had been passing blood on and off ever since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Perineum, bladder, pancreas, kidneys, liver, spleen, pleurae, lungs, bronchi, larynx, thyroid gland, pericardium and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Cook, 47, Bottle dealer

Occupation or role: Bottle dealer
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Aug 1913
Date of death: 9 Sep 1913
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of stomach. Gastrectomy. Death from shock
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Gastrectomy (Stomach); Shock (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: For four months this man had been troubled with vomiting which of late occurred some three hours after every meal.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, alimentary canal, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Ellis, 54, Commercial traveller

Occupation or role: Commercial traveller
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Mar 1914
Date of death: 29 Mar 1914
Disease (transcribed): Malignant growth involving stomach and portal vein. Aspiration pneumonia. Tape worm
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Cancer (Veins); Pneumonia, aspiration (Lung); Cestoda (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient had increasing debility with epigastric pain occurring directly after food for four months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, prostate and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Elstol, 66, Messenger

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Apr 1908
Date of death: 17 Apr 1908
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of the pancreas. Cerebral haemorrhage (subdural)
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Pancreas); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Medical notes: The patient was admitted for jaundice.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, pericardium, aorta, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, alimentary canal, mesenteric glands, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals, prostate and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred King, 66, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jul 1900
Date of death: 27 Jul 1900
Disease (transcribed): Biliary obstruction. Carcinoma of ampulla of vater
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Bile ducts); Cancer (Bile ducts)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: Ten weeks before admission the patient had pain in the abdomen after dinner. A week later he became jaundiced and the urine was a dark colour.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas and duodenum, urinary tract, alimentary canal and kidneys. The post mortem contains a report by humphry davy rolleston ‘primary carcinoma of the ampulla of vater with report of a case presenting some features of interest’
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Messenger, 25, Railway porter

Occupation or role: Railway porter
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Sep 1913
Date of death: 14 Oct 1913
Disease (transcribed): New growth involving stomach, duodenum, bile duct and gall bladder. Jaundice. Ascites. Hydrothorax
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Cancer (Duodenum); Cancer (Bile ducts); Cancer (Gall bladder); Jaundice (Skin); Ascites (Abdomen); Hydrothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson. Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: For three weeks this man had vomited about an hour after each meal and he had had considerable abdominal pain of a dull aching nature and referred to the umbilicus with increasing jaundice.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thyroid, larynx, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, gastro hepatic omentum, hepatic duct, common bile duct, gall bladder, alimentary canal, stomach, pancreas, adrenals, spleen, kidneys, bladder and prostate
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Nottage, 45, Plumber

Occupation or role: Plumber
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 May 1893
Date of death: 19 May 1893
Disease (transcribed): Haemorrhage around the pancreas. Columnar celled epithelioma of bile duct
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Pancreas); Cancer (Bile ducts)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: About the end of 1891 he began to suffer from flatulence and pain about the navel after food. Jaundice came on gradually in the autumn of 1892.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, testes, oesophagus, stomach, pleurae, lungs, thyroid body, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart and aorta
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Phillips, 1 year 9 months , [Child of] Carman

Occupation or role: [Child of] Carman
Age: 1 year 9 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Apr 1912
Date of death: 29 Apr 1912
Disease (transcribed): Retroperitoneal sarcoma
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Cohen, Bertie Isaac
Medical notes: The child had swelling of the abdomen for three weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, alimentary tract, stomach, duodenum, liver, gall bladder, peritoneum, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, spleen and glands
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Smith, 57, Estate agent

Occupation or role: Estate agent
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Apr 1890
Date of death: 19 Jun 1890
Disease (transcribed): Lymphadenoma
Disease (standardised): Adenoma (Lymph nodes)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: He had not had scarlatina nor rheumatism and gave no history of ague. For four months he had been getting very weak.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spleen, liver, intestines, pancreas, supra-renals, semilunar ganglia, kidneys, bladder, testes, pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, bronchial glands, pericardium and heart
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Alice Briggs, 45, [Wife of] Cheesemonger

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Cheesemonger
Gender: Female
Age: 45
Date of admission: 2 Aug 1906
Date of death: 6 Aug 1906
Disease (transcribed): Dissecting aneurysm of anterior cusp of mitral valve, which has become saccular – probably the result of malignant endocarditis
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart);
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Douglas, James Sholto Cameron
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Amelia Anson, 36, [Wife of] Hall porter

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Hall porter
Gender: Female
Age: 36
Date of admission: 30 Jul 1906
Date of death: 31 Jul 1906
Disease (transcribed): Spleno-medullary leukaemia
Disease (standardised): Leukaemia (Spleen, bone marrow);
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Post mortem examination performed by: Douglas, James Sholto Cameron
Medical notes: 'First admitted for myeloginous leukaemia Sept [September] 19 05 [1905]. Readmitted Jan [January] 30th 06 [1906] for Xray treatment. P.H. [Previous History] – Chlorotic at 17. Many attacks since. Influenza 1 yr [year] ago. Rheumatism Nov 04 [November 1904]. Married five years. No syphilitic history. February 05 [1905] noticed pain left side of abdomen. Lost weight in next three months. Spleen increased steadily in size since then. No blood lost in any unusual way. Some dyspnoea past four months'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Amelia Bridle, 62, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Gender: Female
Age: 62
Date of admission: 17 Aug 1899
Date of death: 12 Sep 1899
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of gall-bladder. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Gallbladder); Pericarditis (Heart);
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lazarus-Barlow, Walter Sydney
Medical notes: 'This patient who was a cook, was quite well up to three months before admission. At this time she began to suffer with pain in the right hypochondrium of a nature resembling biliary colic. These attacks lasted 12 to 24 hours and occurred frequently. Jaundice appeared after the first attack and persisted. Diarrhoea since onset; motions and urine characteristic of 'jaundice'. She had had one similar attack the previous year for which she laid up for three weeks. Family history nil'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Amelia Robinson, 49, Needlewoman

Occupation or role: Needlewoman
Gender: Female
Age: 49
Date of admission: 3 Sep 1904
Date of death: 3 Sep 1904
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of the pylorus. Secondary deposits in the liver and glands. Ovarian cysts. Ascites. Cardiac failure
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Pylorus, liver); Cyst (Ovary); Ascites (Abdomen); Heart failure (Heart);
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: 'Patient died in the surgery shortly after admission and was not seen by the Medical Registrar'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Amy Greenaway, 48, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 May 1900
Date of death: 27 Aug 1900
Disease (transcribed): Ovarian cyst. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cysts (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Post mortem examination performed by: Grunbaum, Otto Fritz Frankau
Medical notes: The patient’s illness had an indefinite beginning about the commencement of this year when she began to lose flesh and become ‘high in the stomach’.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart and peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Stacey, 60, Needlewoman

Occupation or role: Needlewoman
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Nov 1891
Date of death: 5 Feb 1892
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus mammae
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Breast)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: For about four years the patient had had a tumour of the left breast.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine, brain, middle ears, lungs, larynx, thyroid, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart, vermiform appendix, intestines, pancreas, suprarenals, spleen, liver, kidneys, bladder, uterus and ovary
Type of incident: n/a

Anne Dolan, 39, Parlourmaid

Occupation or role: Parlourmaid
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Jul 1913
Date of death: 12 Jul 1913
Disease (transcribed): Secondary carcinoma of pleura and pericardium and heart. Duodenal ulcer. Mitral reflux
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Pleura); Cancer (Heart); Ulcer (Duodenum); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Two and a half years ago the right breast was removed for carcinoma. Two years ago the glands in the left side of the neck became enlarged.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, adrenals, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Annie Gledhill, 30, Dressmaker

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Jul 1891
Date of death: 23 Sep 1891
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of the duodenum (sarcomatous)
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Duodenum); Sarcoma

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: 'This patient was born in India but came to England in infancy and lived chiefly at Winchester till the age of 20. Then she came to London and worked as a dressmaker, enjoying fair health till Christmas 1889 when she had an attack of the then prevalent influenza accompanied by diarrhoea and much coryza. She did not regain her former health but remained weak and suffered a good deal from vomiting. In August 1890 she was obliged to give up business on account of progressive weakness and frequent expulsions from the mouth of foul gas ‘smelling like rotten eggs', the latter being so noisome that she could not stay in the same room with other people. Since Christmas 1890 she had been confined to bed, a medical man having diagnosed gastric ulcer'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Annie Walsh, 35, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 May 1891
Date of death: 9 Jun 1891
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of the bronchial glands
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Bronchial glands)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'Four maternal aunts had died of phthisis. There was no family history of cancer. The woman had borne three children. At the age of twelve she had enteric fever. Subsequently her health was good till a month before Christmas 1890, when she contracted a cough and lost her voice. About three weeks later she began to suffer from pain in the right side of the chest, constant but not severe. She had lost flesh greatly in the last three months. Three weeks before admission she spat a trivial quantity of blood, and within the last week she had noticed swelling on the left side of the neck. There was no history of syphilis'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Arthur Briggs, 41, Watch case maker

Occupation or role: Watch case maker
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Jul 1901
Date of death: 14 Aug 1901
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of sigmoid flexure
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with history of severe pain in the hypogastrium and rectum for seven months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract, alimentary canal, testes and suprarenals
Type of incident: n/a

Arthur Chown, 7, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 7
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Nov 1897
Date of death: 12 Dec 1897
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of omentum and peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Jaffrey, Francis
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: 'This child was transferred from the Victoria Hospital for Children because a ward was closed owing to measles. The house Physician of the hospital reports that the child was first taken ill in June with pericarditis, no other symptoms, this subsided and he went to a convalescent home at Broadstairs. In September he was admitted again for pain in the abdomen and profuse diarrhoea and it was then discovered that there were lumps in the abdomen chiefly on the left side of the umbilicus'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

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