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William Russell, 41, Omnibus conductor

Occupation or role: Omnibus conductor
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Dec 1873
Date of death: 2 Jan 1874
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of liver. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man stated that he had been out of health for six months with loss of appetite, sickness and a sensation of weakness and losing flesh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Emile Bruck, 35, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Dec 1897
Date of death: 1 Jan 1898
Disease (transcribed): Perforated duodenal ulcer. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Duodenum); Perforation (Duodenum); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Hayward, John Warrington. Allingham, Herbert William
Medical examination performed by: Jaffrey, Francis
Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical notes: The patient complained of pain in the abdomen in the region of the umbilicus.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, testicles and toe joints
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 44, [Wife of] Cook

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Cook
Gender: Female
Age: 44
Date of admission: 11 Oct 1926
Date of death: 1 Jan 1927
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of small intestine; gastro-jejunal obstruction; peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Intestines); Obstruction (Stomach, intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen);
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Nicholls, Marriott Fawckner
Medical notes: 'History. Persistent vomiting for a fortnight after every meal. Pain immediately after food returned by vomiting. No haematemesis. Lost 1 stone in 3 weeks. Con [Condition]. Very washed. Mass felt in epigastrium. 18.10.26. Opn [Operation]. Stomach nil. Neoplasm of jejunum 1 [inch] from duodenal jejunal flexure. This was resected and the proximal end closed'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, ventricles, coronary vessels, aorta, abdomen, intestines, liver, gall-bladder, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals, ovaries
Type of incident: n/a

Benjamin George, 51, Pot boy

Occupation or role: Pot boy
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Dec 1845
Date of death: 1 Jan 1846
Disease (transcribed): Delirium Tremens. Brain wet. Slight extravasation of blood in arachnoid. Heart dilated and atrophied with flaccid muscular structure. Patches of atheroma about valves and aorta. Blood fluid. Lungs congested. Liver fatty.
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain ); Disease (Brain); Disease (Heart); Plaque, Atherosclerotic (Arteries); Disease (Lung); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient had lost his appetite, unable to sleep well and had become extensively nervous.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Emily Powell, 35, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1871
Date of death: 1 Jan 1872
Disease (transcribed): Muscular fibrous tumours of the uterus. Ascites. Peritonitis. Congested patches in the liver, in one of which pus was found
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Uterus); Ascites (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Congestion (Liver); Suppuration (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Clarke, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

John Sullivan, 60, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Nov 1881
Date of death: 1 Jan 1882
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis. Ascites
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Fisher, Frederick Charles
Medical notes: He noticed ascites about four months before admission, his appetite and strength had failed and for the month before he came in there was oedema of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 43, Foreman fitter

Occupation or role: Foreman fitter
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Oct 1925
Date of death: 1 Jan 1926
Disease (transcribed): Large white kidneys. Cirrhosis of liver. Anasarca
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Cirrhosis (Liver); Oedema (Face); Oedema (Arm); Oedema (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, Henry Cecil Herbert
Medical notes: For six weeks he had severe pain in the back. He had some bronchitis, some pain in the epigastrium, some general swelling of the face, arms and legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, alimentary canal, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, suprarenals, spleen, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Ellen Rogers, 23, Parlourmaid

Occupation or role: Parlourmaid
Gender: Female
Age: 23
Date of admission: 1 Jan 1904
Date of death: 2 Jan 1904
Disease (transcribed): Perforated gastric ulcer. General peritonitis. Laparotomy
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Perforation (Stomach); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Laparotomy (Abdomen);
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'History. Dec [December] 27th onset of sudden severe pain across the centre of the abdomen: no vomiting: patient took to bed. 28th pain rather better. 29th pain increasing. 31st pain very acute: vomiting commenced. Morphine given: bowels constipated. Treated for 1 month previously for dyspepsia'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 27, Electrician

Occupation or role: Electrician
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Dec 1927
Date of death: 2 Jan 1928
Disease (transcribed): Generalized peritonitis. Pleural effusion (sero purulent). Upper surface of liver coated with pus. Gastric ulcer not found
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Effusion (Pleura); Suppuration (Pleura); Suppuration (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Marnham, Ralph
Medical notes: He had acute abdominal pain on the day of admission. During operation a perforated gastric ulcer was found, and much fluid in the peritoneal cavity. The ulcer was sutured, and the peritoneum drained. The patient went downhill and died.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, valves, vessels, peritoneum, kidneys, urinary tract, alimentary canal, stomach, intestines, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals and gall bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Rebecca Parry, 66, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 66
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1847
Date of death: 31 Dec 1847
Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia. Operation. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with symptoms of strangulated femoral hernia. There was a hernial tumour in the right thigh of about the size of a hen's egg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Maria Snell, 60, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Dec 1843
Date of death: 30 Dec 1843
Disease (transcribed): Umbilical Hernia. Operation. Peritonitis with inflammation of the ascending colon and caecum.
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient had suffered from an umbilical hernia for the previous 30 years, which during the last five or six had attained the size of a child’s head. She had been subject to habitual constipation and choliky pains in the abdomen and occasionally inflammation of the bowels. During a fit of coughing on the morning of admission, she experienced a sudden increase in the size of tumour.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

James Sessions, 63, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Jan 1869
Date of death: 2 Jan 1869
Disease (transcribed): Wound of leg. Disease of kidneys and heart. Cirrhosis of liver. Effusion of serum on brain
Disease (standardised): Wound (Leg); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Cirrhosis (Liver); Effusion (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This patient was brought to the Hospital in a dying state and died shortly after.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Frank Pavey, 14, [Child of] Photographer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Photographer
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1885
Date of death: 1 Jan 1886
Disease (transcribed): Purulent peritonitis and pleurisy. Penetrating wound of the abdomen
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura); Wound (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: While walking along the streets, he caught his foot against a railing and fell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, stomach and small intestines
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Maria Beard, 54, Shopkeeper

Occupation or role: Shopkeeper
Age: 54
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Dec 1886
Date of death: 1 Jan 1887
Disease (transcribed): Intestinal obstruction. Peritonitis. Omental hernia. Congestion of the lungs
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Hernia (Abdomen); Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'With the exception of rheumatic fever in '62, the patient had been well, & had had no constipation up to the 17th December'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, peritoneum, stomach, uterus
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Frederick Webb, 59, Instrument maker

Occupation or role: Instrument maker
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Jan 1911
Date of death: 3 Jan 1911
Disease (transcribed): Urethral stricture. Prostatic abscess. False passages in prostate. Cystitis. Pyelitis. Consecutive nephritis. Bruising of root of mesentery. Gall stones
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Abscess (Prostate); False passage (Prostate); Cystitis (Bladder); Pyelitis (Kidney); Nephritis (Kidney);Bruising (Mesentery) ; Gall stones (Gall bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He was admitted in a moribund condition. No history was obtainable except that for some weeks he had been catheterized by his doctor for retention.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Caroline Green , 21, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Dec 1842
Date of death: 23 Jan 1843
Disease (transcribed): Dysentery
Disease (standardised): Dysentery (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Lucy Goodman, 49, Needlewoman

Occupation or role: Needlewoman
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Nov 1874
Date of death: 9 Jan 1875
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of uterus and peritoneum. Peritonitis. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus); Cancer (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Clarke, John
Medical examination performed by: Lacy, Charles De Lacy
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: Six weeks before admission she first noticed a swelling of the abdomen which she thought began on the right side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, glands, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted] 59, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Jan 1925
Date of death: 14 Jan 1925
Disease (transcribed): Multi-lobular cirrhosis of liver. Ascites. Enlargement of spleen. Fatty myocarditis. Dilatation of ventricle. General vascular engorgement. Syncope
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen); Enlargement (Spleen); Myocarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Syncope (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: The patient had not been well for about a month. He had been in bed for nine days and unconscious for five days. He had some haematuria, incontinence and delirium.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain and membranes, skull, tongue, tonsils, thymus, thyroid, larynx, trachea, pleurae, lungs, mediastinal glands, bronchi, pulmonary artery, pericardium, heart, coronary arteries, aorta, peritoneal cavity, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, bladder, stomach, small and large intestine, appendix and prostate
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 29 months, [Child of] Butcher

Occupation or role: [Child of] Butcher
Gender: Male
Age: 29 months
Date of admission: 13 Jan 1923
Date of death: 15 Jan 1923
Disease (transcribed): Gangrene intestine. (Intussusception). Perforation
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Intestines); Intussusception (Intestines); Perforation (Intestines);
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: Rhind, Sydney Devenish
Post mortem examination performed by: Schuster, Norah Henriette
Medical notes: 'Six days before admission had sudden abdominal pain, and since then has persistently vomited everything – the last few days the vomit was faecal. Bowels only opened after an enema when a small blood and mucus result was obtained. Pain returning in spasms'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, kidneys, suprarenals, pancreas, spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Maud Holland, 28, Charwoman

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Dec 1909
Date of death: 10 Jan 1910
Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis and reflux. Tricuspid stenosis. Hydrothorax. Hydropericardium. Ascites. Gastrectasis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Hydrothorax (Lung); Hydropericardium (Heart); Ascites (Abdomen); Gastrectasis (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: The patient was first admitted on 6th September 1909. He had had languor, dyspnoea and palpitation, apparently only for a fortnight.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 61, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 61
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jan 1940
Date of death: 9 Feb 1940
Disease (transcribed): General peritonitis following cholecystectomy and cirrhosis of the liver
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cholecystectomy (Gall bladder); Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Marnham, Ralph
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Teare, Robert Donald
Medical notes: She was admitted in January 1940 with two attacks of jaundice since June 1939, with some pain between the shoulder blades and loss of weight. Also swelling of the neck.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, gall bladder, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Brown, 26, Fireman

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

[Name redacted], 64, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jan 1924
Date of death: 9 Jan 1924
Disease (transcribed): Perforated duodenal ulcer. General peritonitis. Oedema
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Duodenum); Perforation (Duodenum); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Oedema (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical examination performed by: T.L.[?]
Post mortem examination performed by: Schuster, Norah Henriette
Medical notes: The patient was too ill to give any definite history, but appeared to have suffered with cough and dyspnoea for some time.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, stomach, duodenum, intestines, caecum, liver and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Arthur Stokeley, 36, Fitter

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

Ann Foyle, 67, [Wife of] Carman

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Carman
Age: 67
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Dec 1913
Date of death: 10 Jan 1914
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of ovary and broad ligament invading intestines. Gangrene and perforation of gut. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Ovary); Cancer (Broad ligament); Cancer (Intestines); Gangrene (Intestines); Perforation (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Stabb, Arthur Francis
Medical examination performed by: Roy, Donald Whatley
Post mortem examination performed by: Turton, James Richard Henry
Medical notes: The patient was admitted suffering from abdominal tumour and bearing down pains of six weeks duration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, oesophagus, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, uterus, bladder, alimentary canal, stomach, duodenum, mesenteric glands, ovaries and tubes, uterus and vagina
Type of incident: n/a

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