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Occupation or role: Married
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 May 1869
Date of death: 1 Jun 1869
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of uterus and omentum
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus); Cancer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: Five weeks before admission this woman thought that she had caught cold, the urine stopped and she had pain in the belly with vomiting. She had by no means the aspect of cancerous disease.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Dec 1869
Date of death: 10 Dec 1869
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid cancer of liver. Plugging of veins of left leg. Gangrene of the foot
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver); Plugging (Veins); Gangrene (Foot)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This woman had been ill eight weeks with sickness followed by jaundice and diarrhoea with loss of flesh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Upholsterer
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Dec 1896
Date of death: 21 Dec 1896
Disease (transcribed): Sloughing fibroids of uterus. General peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Sloughing (Uterus); Leiomyoma (Uterus); Peritonitis (Abdomen)

Admitted under the care of: Dakin, William Radford
Medical examination performed by: Menzies, Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: The patient was in this Hospital in January 1896 with sloughing fibroids, two being removed through the vagina. She was free from haemorrhage until December 10th when haemorrhage and discharge again appeared.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Intestines, appendix, stomach, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, liver, bladder and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Printer’s reader
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Dec 1896
Date of death: 21 Dec 1896
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of rectum. Invasion of a coil of small bowel. Obstruction. Laparotomy. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Rectum); Obstruction (Intestines); Laparotomy (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard. Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Wells, Sydney Russell
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: A fortnight before admission he had an attack of sickness, no relation to food which continued on and off until the day of admission. The day before admission he first noticed black blood in the vomited matter.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Appendix, lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, stomach, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, testes and joints
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Herdsman
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Sep 1895
Date of death: 27 Oct 1895
Disease (transcribed): Columnar carcinoma of ascending colon
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, stomach, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, testis, toe joint and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Railway porter
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Nov 1895
Date of death: 11 Nov 1895
Disease (transcribed): Secondary sarcoma in cervical vertebra. Paraplegia from softening of cord
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Spine); Paraplegia (Nervous system); Softening (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Ward, Arthur Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: The patient’s right thigh had been amputated for sarcoma in September 1895. The patient first felt numbness and shooting pains in the right arm six weeks ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, oesophagus, stomach, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, testes, toe joint and spine. The cranium was not opened, by special desire
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Aug 1895
Date of death: 19 Nov 1895
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of pylorus
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Stomach, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, testes, lungs and heart. No further examination of chest allowed
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Nov 1895
Date of death: 26 Nov 1895
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of pharynx and oesophaus
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Pharynx); Cancer (Oesophagus)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer. Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, heart, oesophagus, liver, spleen, stomach, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, uterus and toe joint
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: House boy
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Sep 1895
Date of death: 2 Dec 1895
Disease (transcribed): Mediastinal growth
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Mediastinum)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, liver, spleen, pancreas, stomach, kidneys, adrenals, bladder and testes
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Feb 1896
Date of death: 4 Mar 1896
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma in liver
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: See medical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, intestines, kidneys, adrenals, stomach, oesophagus, bladder, uterus and toe joints
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1896
Date of death: 30 Apr 1896
Disease (transcribed): Leucocythaemia
Disease (standardised): Leukaemia (Blood)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Wells, Sydney Russell
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: The patient had suffered from bloodlessness and palpitation for the last three years and was liable to fainting fits.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, stomach, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, uterus, brain, eyes, joints, bones and blood
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1896
Date of death: 12 May 1896
Disease (transcribed): Softening of brain. Sarcoma around root of lung. Sarcoma of brain
Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain); Cancer (Lung); Cancer (Brain)

Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Wells, Sydney Russell
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: He was a hard drinker all his life and was subject to bronchitis for the last four years. He was first noticed to be ill on March 29th when he complained of weakness in the right hand, the speech was strange, bad eyesight and he couldn’t remember the names of things.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, lungs, heart, liver, stomach, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, intestines and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Age: 65
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Sep 1896
Date of death: 10 Nov 1896
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of ovaries
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Ovary)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: The notes were removed from the ward and could not be found.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, stomach, liver, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, intestines, uterus, bladder, rectum and toe joint
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Sep 1896
Date of death: 14 Nov 1896
Disease (transcribed): Lymphosarcoma
Disease (standardised): Lymphoma, non-hodgkin (Lymphoid tissue)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Baldwin, Gerald Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: The patient was subject to chronic cough and haemoptysis but otherwise was quite healthy until three months before admission when he noticed that the left lower limb and scrotum were swollen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, stomach, intestines, pancreas, bladder, kidneys, adrenals and joints
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 May 1894
Date of death: 31 May 1894
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Lump in left suprarenal
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Lump (Adrenal glands)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: 'For ten years this patient had had a winter cough - For the last month the cough had been worse and he had had much dyspnoea […] - On admission he was found to be a spare man complaining of dyspnoea […] - He was bled to 8 oz and this disappeared and he was relieved - The next day his dyspnoea was little better - On the 26th it was worse and dry cupping and venesection were resorted to again with hardly so good a result - The rest of the history of the case was that the dyspnoea grew worse and worse'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 May 1894
Date of death: 21 Jun 1894
Disease (transcribed): Multiple carcinomatous growths - chiefly of bones and plurae
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Bones); Carcinoma (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: 'Very little could be got out of the patient or her friends in the way of history exept that thirteen months ago her left breast was removed by Mr Stonham at Westminster. The axilla was cleared out. For proof of this she had no left breast and there was a deep scar from the operation wound - Since the operation she had complained of great pain in the [groin?] and lower part of the stomach and had been in bed five weeks with progressive emaciation'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium, bones
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Jul 1893
Date of death: 5 Aug 1893
Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever. Perforation
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Perforation (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: Previous to admission this man had been out of sorts for three weeks with anorexia, febrile pains and shivering on two occasions.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Waiter
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Apr 1901
Date of death: 1 May 1901
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease involving gall bladder and pylorus. Gall stone. Gastro-jejunostomy
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Gall bladder); Cancer (Stomach); Gall stone (Gall bladder); Gastric bypass (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
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: Lungs, trachea, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, uterus and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Feb 1916
Date of death: 4 Apr 1916
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral tumour (glioma). Septic meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Brain); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril. Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow

Medical examination performed by: Sparrow, Hugh Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: Whilst at work the patient had a fit and the right side of the face had twitched ever since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder, alimentary canal, oesophagus, stomach, intestines, skull and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 May 1914
Date of death: 23 Jul 1914
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of oesophagus. Growth in abdominal gland and stomach. Aspiration pneumonia. Tabes dorsalis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Oesophagus); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Stomach); Pneumonia, aspiration (Lung); Tabes dorsalis (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Jaffrey, Francis. Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: Turton, James Richard Henry
Medical notes: The patient had rapid loss of weight for a year. During the preceding month he had attacks of epigastric pain after food, accompanied by vomiting. He was diagnosed wit Tabes Dorsalis as an out patient.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, alimentary canal, oesophagus, intestines, kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate, testes and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 72
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Aug 1914
Date of death: 15 Aug 1914
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of liver. Jaundice. Atrophy of right kidney with gangrenous pyelitis. Left kidney arteriosclerotic. Cystitis. Uraemia
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver); Jaundice (Skin); Atrophy (Kidney); Gangrene (Kidney); Pyelitis (Kidney); Nephrosclerosis (Kidney);Cystitis (Bladder); Uraemia (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was admitted in a comatose condition from toxaemia and exhaustion due to carcinoma of the liver, and to a phlegmonous cystitis with consecutive pyelitis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, gall bladder, common bile duct, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, prostate, adrenals bodies and stomach
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Sep 1914
Date of death: 8 Oct 1914
Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the head of the pancreas. Involvement of pylorus. Obstruction to the outflow from stomach. Vomiting. Aspiration pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Pancreas); Cancer (Stomach); Obstruction (Stomach); Vomiting (Stomach); Pneumonia, aspiration (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a critical condition from exhaustion caused of persistent vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, pancreas, alimentary canal, kidneys, adrenals and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Decorator
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Nov 1914
Date of death: 4 Dec 1914
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of stomach. Dilated stomach. Exhaustion
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Dilated (Stomach); Exhaustion (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The patient had suffered from indigestion for twenty years. During the last three months he had intermittent vomiting after food, and during the last eight weeks he was liable to attacks of epigastric pain after a meal.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: n/a
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Fireman
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1914
Date of death: 20 Jan 1915
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of stomach. Chronic peritonitis with carcinoma
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cancer (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He had been troubled with epigastric pain occurring immediately after food, with occasional vomiting, for two years. He vomited up much blood and was therefore admitted.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Sep 1912
Date of death: 16 Jan 1913
Disease (transcribed): Mediastinal tumour involving pleura, pericardium and epicardium. Pericarditis. Heart failure
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Mediastinum); Cancer (Pleura); Cancer (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart); Failure (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: She had increasing dyspnoea for two days following a chill. There had also been swelling in the left neck.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, mediastinum, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, uterus and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a