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Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 8
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Dec 1894
Date of death: 29 Dec 1894
Disease (transcribed): Acute periostitis
Disease (standardised): Periostitis (Bones)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'See surgical notes'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No post mortem examination'
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Nov 1891
Date of death: 18 Feb 1892
Disease (transcribed): Strumous disease of shoulder joint. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Shoulder); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See surgical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No postmortem examination
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Pianoforte maker
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Dec 1891
Date of death: 4 Dec 1891
Disease (transcribed): Acute necrosis of femur. Epiphysitis. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Thigh); Epiphysitis (Bones); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Medical notes: 'Had always had good health. About a week before admission he felt pain in the left thigh, so left off work and came home. He returned to work the next day but in an hour's time was obliged to give up on account of the pain in the thigh'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left thigh, abdomen, thorax, head

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1889
Date of death: 11 Jan 1889
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular pyelitis and tubercular disease of both ureters. Cystitis. Caries of 2nd and 3rd lumbar vertebrae. Right psoas abscess. Fibrous anchylosis of left hip joint
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Kidney); Pyelitis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Ureter); Cystitis (Bladder); Caries (Spine); Abscess (Psoas muscle);Ankylosis (Hip)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Medical notes: When a child of three years the patient had disease of the left hip joint which had been stiff ever since, as has the left knee. A year before admission an abscess formed over the left hip which discharged ever since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, liver, spleen, heart, kidneys, ureters, bladder, stomach, hip joint and spine
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Sep 1888
Date of death: 1 Nov 1888
Disease (transcribed): Suppurative arthritis. Tuberculosis. A few tubercles found in the membranes of the brain. Increased quantity of fluid in the lateral ventricles
Disease (standardised): Arthritis (Joints); Tuberculosis (Lungs, brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: '16 years ago, he was laid up for 6 months with pain in the right hip; an abscess formed & burst: he recovered quickly & was able to walk well’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: ‘Skull only allowed to be opened’

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: P.O. Overseer
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Oct 1888
Date of death: 27 Oct 1888
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of neck. Rheumatism. Pyrexia. Cause of death not ascertained at the post mortem examination
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Neck); Rheumatism (Joints); Fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'A married woman who had one child. Three weeks before admission she had an ulcerated throat: this got better but a swelling formed on the right side of her neck’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Right knee, left wrist, neck, thorax, heart, spleen, liver, kidneys, uterus, stomach, intestines, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Oct 1888
Date of death: 23 Oct 1888
Disease (transcribed): Spinal caries. Tubercular kidney. Death under chloroform on operating table while spine was being trephined
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Tuberculosis (Kidneys); Trephining (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Davidson, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'The man was admitted in ‘87 with angular curvature of the spine & tubercular orchitis. He improved & in December ‘87 left hospital wearing a plaster-of-Paris jacket. This was worn for 6 months, & he continued well till 6 weeks ago when he again got pain in the back’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Spine, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys ('Body opened from behind’)

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Farm labourer
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 May 1888
Date of death: 11 Jun 1888
Disease (transcribed): Talipes. Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Talipes (Foot); Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'The boy was originally admitted in 1887 for talipes for which tenotomy was performed. He was re-admitted with a view to further operation’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Pharynx, tonsils, larynx, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, abdomen, stomach, intestines, brain, ears

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 7
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Aug 1887
Date of death: 30 Aug 1887
Disease (transcribed): Purulent unilateral meningitis. Otorrhoea. Caries of temporal bone
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Otorrhoea (Spine); Caries (Ear)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard and Bull, William Charles
Medical notes: 'Measles in '83. Never had scarlet fever. For 12 months she had discharge from the right ear'
'Head only examined'
Illustrations: NoChart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 10
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Dec 1886
Date of death: 22 Jun 1887
Disease (transcribed): Caries of femur. Pelvic abscess
Disease (standardised): Caries (Thigh); Abscess (Pelvis)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Medical notes: 'This child was originally admitted into the hospital with a haemaloma on the left thigh which suppurated. This was opened & he did well & was eventually sent to Wimbledon [Atkinson Morley Hospital]. While there symptoms of abdominal obstruction came on & he was sent back to St George's on Dec 12 1886'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Unmarried child of] Lodginghousekeeper
Age: 11
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Oct 1886
Date of death: 15 Jun 1887
Disease (transcribed): Caries of spine. Psoas abscess. Lardaceous liver
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Abscess (Muscles); Amyloidosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Medical notes: 'Twelve months ago his back began to grow out & he had pains which shot down his legs. He was supplied with a machine to support his back'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Machinist
Age: 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Feb 1886
Date of death: 16 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in lower end of femur. Purulent synovitis of left knee. Rickets
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Leg); Suppuration (Knee); Synovitis (Joints)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William. Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The child was quite healthy until a swelling appeared on the chest and a little later on the left leg which became painful and tender.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines and bones
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 May 1886
Date of death: 30 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Hypertrophy of the heart. Rarefying osteitis of axis
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Osteitis (Bone)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William. Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Three or four months previous to admission he had a fall and injured the left side of her head. About six weeks after he had pain in the right side of the head and neck.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleens, kidneys, bladder, stomach, small intestines, cerebral membranes, brain, spinal cord and bones
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 13
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jan 1886
Date of death: 12 Jan 1886
Disease (transcribed): Periostitis. Ostitis. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Peritostitis (Bone); Osteitis (Bone); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: On January 6th the boy slipped and fell, striking his left leg joint below the knee. The next day he had an attack of vomiting and loss of appetite.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines and tibia
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Postman
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Dec 1884
Date of death: 1 Mar 1885
Disease (transcribed): Caries of spine
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: October last he began to experience great and increasing pain in the right groin which caused him to bend up his right thigh and so prevented him from standing upright.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Feb 1885
Date of death: 28 Feb 1885
Disease (transcribed): Disease of hip
Disease (standardised): Disease (Hip)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: She was noticed to have a very large head and Spina Bifida. Sixteen months ago, after the birth of her last child, she began to experience shooting pains in the left thigh and began to walk with a limp.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, joints, uterus and ovaries
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Oct 1882
Date of death: 4 Nov 1882
Disease (transcribed): Periostitis of femur. Congestion of lungs
Disease (standardised): Periostitis (Leg); Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: It was supposed that the left thigh got twisted while the child was being carried five days ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and femur
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 10
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Oct 1880
Date of death: 10 Jun 1881
Disease (transcribed): Hip-joint disease. Lardaceous infiltration
Disease (standardised): Disease (Hip); Lardaceous disease
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'This child was admitted with disease of the right hip joint, the pelvis moving with the femur and there being some fulness of the femoral fossa. She was kept quiet in the horizontal position, and extension made by means of a long splint'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: hip, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Jan 1881
Date of death: 8 May 1881
Disease (transcribed): Caries of the spine. Tuberculosis of the lungs. Hip joint disease
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Disease (Hip)

Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'No history obtainable. The child was admitted with well marked hip disease, and fulness of the right femoral fossa. For a time treated with rest and a long splint, he seemed to do well, but in the beginning of April a troublesome hacking cough came on. He lost flesh and strength, and in spite of a generous diet and stimulants daily became weaker and more emaciated'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, joints, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 10
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1879
Date of death: 6 Mar 1879
Disease (transcribed): Acute periostitis. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Periostitis (Bone); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: Three weeks before admission, pain and swelling of the right leg occurred. A week later there was pain and swelling of the shoulders.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and leg
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Lighterman
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1869
Date of death: 13 Mar 1869
Disease (transcribed): Disease of sacro-iliac joint. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Joints); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man said that he was admitted into the House nine years ago for sciatica but his name had not been found in the index. For the last two months he had suffered from pains in the back.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Feb 1869
Date of death: 20 Feb 1869
Disease (transcribed): Rickets. Tubercular (?) ulceration of intestine. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Rickets (Bones); Tuberculosis (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestine); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: She was much deformed, with the tibia being very much curved forward, and the ribs and other bones much malformed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 9
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Nov 1868
Date of death: 3 Jan 1869
Disease (transcribed): Disease of spine. Amyloid degeneration of viscera.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Spine); Amyloidosis (Viscera)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This child had suffered from disease of the spine for five years. Two years ago an abscess formed and had been discharging up to the present time.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and spine
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Sep 1868
Date of death: 27 Jan 1869
Disease (transcribed): Disease of spine and hip. Abscesses in lung. Amyloid degeneration
Disease (standardised): Disease (Spine); Disease (Hip); Abscess (Lung); Amyloidosis (Liver); Amyloidosis (Spleen); Amyloidosis (Kidney);Amyloidosis (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: This man had suffered from disease of the hip for fifteen years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and hip
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 May 1869
Date of death: 3 Jul 1869
Disease (transcribed): Angular curvature. Amyloid disease
Disease (standardised): Angular curvature (Spine); Amyloidosis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This boy, whose bones were rickety and spine curved, was admitted with numerous sinuses in the lumbar region.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and spine
Type of incident: n/a