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Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Sep 1897
Date of death: 19 Oct 1897
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis and collapse following removal of double pyo-salpinx
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Collapse (Systemic); Abscess (Fallopian tubes) ()
Admitted under the care of: Dakin, William Radford
Medical examination performed by: Thomas, Walwyn
Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical notes: 'The patient was a single woman. Some years ago she had suffered from an attack of abdominal pain for which she was admitted into the London Hospital. Since then she as suffered from pain after fluids and a yellow discharge. The present attack commenced two weeks before admission'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Feb 1897
Date of death: 18 Feb 1897
Disease (transcribed): Ovariotomy. Pelvic peritonitis: Intestines distended with gas: Bronchitis and collapse of lung
Disease (standardised): Ovariectomy (Ovary); Peritonitis (Pelvis); Distended (Intestines); Bronchitis (Lung); Collapse (Lung) ()
Admitted under the care of: Dakin, William Radford
Medical examination performed by: Thomas, Walwyn
Post mortem examination performed by: Graham-Little, Ernest Gordon
Medical notes: 'Patient complained of swelling in the stomach which she first noticed 12 months ago. Gives a history of several attacks of peritonitis. On admission she was found to have a large cystic swelling in the abdomen'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1897
Date of death: 2 Apr 1897
Disease (transcribed): General peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dakin, William Radford
Medical examination performed by: Thomas, Walwyn
Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical notes: 'Admitted March 27th [24th?]. 3 months amenorrhea and then a flooding[?] (March 22). Since then had some abdominal pain'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1897
Date of death: 26 Jan 1897
Disease (transcribed): Hysterectomy. Paralysis of small bowel: recent, slight, peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hysterectomy (Uterus); Paralysis (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen) ()
Admitted under the care of: Dakin, William Radford
Medical examination performed by: Thomas, Walwyn
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: 'Patient first admitted in 1894. She was then suffering from uterus fibroids with menorrhagia. She was curetted. Well for 18 months after this. Bleeding came on again, she was again admitted and curetted. Bleeding soon came on again and she was admitted for the last time on Jan [January] 8th 1897'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Apr 1897
Date of death: 26 Apr 1897
Disease (transcribed): Pyo-salpinx and peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Fallopian tubes); Peritonitis (Abdomen) ()
Admitted under the care of: Remfry, Leonard
Medical examination performed by: Thomas, Walwyn
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Admitted April 20th 97. Had been ill for 5 weeks with high temperature, sweating and abdominal pain. His followed a confinement 2 weeks before the illness'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No post mortem examination'

Type of incident: n/a