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Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Dec 1874
Date of death: 13 Dec 1874
Disease (transcribed): Wound of arm. Cellulitis. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Wound (Arm); Cellulitis (Tissues); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man was driving a cab and the horse ran away with him. He was thrown off and he struck his left arm against some railings.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, alimentary canal, liver, spleen, kidneys and joints
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Nov 1874
Date of death: 16 Nov 1874
Disease (transcribed): Wound of knee-joint. Cirrhosis of liver. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Wound (Knee); Cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This woman had been in the Hospital a few days before with a fracture of the left patella. She stated that she fell down and cut her left knee.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation, bones and joints
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 70
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Oct 1874
Date of death: 1 Nov 1874
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia (operation). Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This woman was ruptured on the right side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Sep 1874
Date of death: 17 Oct 1874
Disease (transcribed): Haemorrhoids (operation). Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhoids (Intestines); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man noticed blood in his motions for some months and great pain when he passed a motion.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Glover
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 May 1874
Date of death: 6 May 1874
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated congenital inguinal hernia (operation). Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man suffered from a hernia since boyhood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestines, hernia, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 68
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 May 1874
Date of death: 4 May 1874
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of rectum (colotomy). Rupture of bowel. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines); Colotomy (Intestines); Rupture (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: For the last ten years she had complained of loss of blood from the rectum, and some growth which used to protrude from the anus.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, spleen, mesenteric glands, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3 days
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Mar 1874
Date of death: 22 Mar 1874
Disease (transcribed): Imperforate rectum (lumbar colotomy). Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Imperforate (Rectum); Colotomy (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This infant was sent from Queen Charlotte’s Hospital with a history that since its birth it had passed nothing by the rectum.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, peritoneum, intestines and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4 days
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Feb 1874
Date of death: 26 Feb 1874
Disease (transcribed): Imperforate rectum. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Imperforate (Rectum); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: n/a
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This child was born at Queen Charlotte’s Hospital and since its birth had not passed any motion and vomited almost continually.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Feb 1874
Date of death: 17 Feb 1874
Disease (transcribed): Congenital inguinal hernia. Granular kidneys. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This patient had been ruptured on the left side for more than twenty years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestines, hernia, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Feb 1874
Date of death: 10 Feb 1874
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated umbilical hernia. (operation). Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This woman had been suffering from an umbilical rupture for the last two years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Waiter
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Sep 1873
Date of death: 23 Dec 1873
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of urethra. Abscess between rectum and bladder. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Abscess (Rectum); Abscess (Bladder); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man had gonorrhoea about eight years ago and since that time he had suffered from obstruction of the urethra.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Peritoneum, bladder and urethra
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Oct 1873
Date of death: 4 Nov 1873
Disease (transcribed): Urethral stricture. (Internal urethrotomy). Atrophied kidney. Cystitis. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Urethrotomy (Urethra); Atrophy (Kidney); Cystitis (Bladder); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: The patient fell off a scaffold about two years ago and struck himself between his legs. Shortly after this a perineal abscess formed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: House keeper
Age: 70
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Oct 1873
Date of death: 20 Oct 1873
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated umbilical hernia. Operation. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This woman had suffered from an umbilical rupture for the last ten years. For the last six months it increased in size.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Hernia, pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Blindmaker
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Aug 1873
Date of death: 1 Sep 1873
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: He had been suffering from inguinal rupture of the left side for the last thirty years, originally caused by jumping.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and bones
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Aug 1873
Date of death: 5 Aug 1873
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration and obstruction of intestines. Peritonitis. Abscess of lungs
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Obstruction (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Abscess (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man was admitted with symptoms of intestinal obstruction from which he had been suffering some days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestines, hernia, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 76
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1873
Date of death: 3 Apr 1873
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated inguinal hernia. Operation. Peritonitis. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: He had a rupture for the last eighteen years, for which he had never worn a truss.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: School boy
Age: 11
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1873
Date of death: 2 Apr 1873
Disease (transcribed): Contusion, and subsequent sloughing, of intestine. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Contusion (Intestines); Sloughing (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This boy was kicked on the abdomen by a horse three days before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, intestines, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 54
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Jun 1872
Date of death: 10 Jul 1872
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of ovaries. Secondary of peritoneum and liver. Rupture of cyst of ovary. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Ovary); Cancer (Abdomen); Cancer (Liver); Rupture (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Clarke, John
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The history this patient gives is that she married and had one child twenty eight years ago. The catamenia had been regular up to the present time. Two years ago she was laid up with pain in the left side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a