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Occupation or role: [Child of] Porter
Age: 1 year 1 month
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Dec 1907
Date of death: 2 Jan 1908
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia. Rachitis. Diarrhoea
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Rickets (Bones); Diarrhoea (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Friend, Gerald Edward
Medical notes: The patient had been ill for one month with history of cough which had been increasing in severity accompanied by dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Teeth, tonsils, larynx, thyroid, trachea, thymus, pericardium, heart, pleurae, lungs, intestines, peritoneum, stomach, spleen, liver, pancreas, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Draper’s assistant
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1888
Date of death: 16 Sep 1888
Disease (transcribed): Caries of cervical spine
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'About 12 months before admission, a ceiling fell & struck her head. This did not cause her more than a few minutes’ pain. About June 1st ‘88 she noticed that her neck was stiff: this gradually got worse but she is free from pain unless she moves her head’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: ‘Permission was only obtained to examine the neck’

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: [No occupation stated]
Age: 15 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Jan 1883
Date of death: 5 Apr 1883
Disease (transcribed): Catarrhal pneumonia. Congenital syphilis. Rachitis?
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Syphilis (Systemic); Rickets (Bones)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: The child was transferred here from the Belgrave Hospital where she had been treated with Mercury for a syphilitic cutaneous eruption.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and bones
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Oct 1889
Date of death: 18 Oct 1889
Disease (transcribed): Chronic pericarditis and myocarditis. Fatty degeneration of the heart. Chronic pleurisy and pulmonary apoplexy. (Rheumatism?)
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Myocarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Haemorrhage (Lung); Rheumatic diseases (Tissues)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: She lived at 20 Ranelagh Road, Pimlico Road. On October 11th she had pains in her knees and felt very weak.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, stomach, duodenum, ileum, caecum, transverse colon, brain and uterus
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: [Child of] Book binder
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Feb 1902
Date of death: 28 Feb 1902
Disease (transcribed): Acute periostitis. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Periostitis (Bone); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Bennet, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Keyser, Charles Ralph
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: One week ago there was an injury to the thigh. Two days after there was much pain and swelling.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Postman
Gender: Male
Age: 44
Date of admission: 28 Apr 1904
Date of death: 10 May 1904
Disease (transcribed): Carbuncles: septic arthritis of knee
Disease (standardised): Carbuncle (Tissue); Sepsis (Systemic); Arthritis (Knee);
Admitted under the care of: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'See surgical notes'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No Necropsy'
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jan 1883
Date of death: 24 Jan 1883
Disease (transcribed): Acute rheumatism. Adherent pericardium. Vegetation on aortic and mitral valves
Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Adherent (Heart); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: He first felt rheumatic symptoms in 1876. Ever since then he had been short of breath and felt much palpitation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Brushmaker
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Sep 1888
Date of death: 22 Sep 1888
Disease (transcribed): Strumous ulceration of shin. Lardaceous degeneration of viscera following chronic arthritis of left knee which had been removed by amputation
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg); Degeneration (Internal organs); Arthritis (Knee); Amputation (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
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: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 11 weeks
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Nov 1913
Date of death: 29 Nov 1913
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia. Commencing rickets
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Rickets (Bones)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The child had sudden illness of November 26th with cough and dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thymus, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, pancreas and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Sep 1896
Date of death: 12 Oct 1896
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of stomach. Gout. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Gout (Joints); Disease (Kidney)

Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Wells, Sydney Russell
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: When fifteen the patient had a discharge from the right leg just below the knee and a little flake of bone came away. Ever since then he had had a discharging sinus from this leg and the upper part of the tibia was much thickened.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, stomach, liver, kidneys, adrenals, spleen, bladder, testis, joints and bones
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Carpenter
Age: 2
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Nov 1909
Date of death: 30 Nov 1909
Disease (transcribed): Generalised tuberculosis. Tubercular meningitis. Tuberculous broncho pneumonia. Mesenteric, tracheal and bronchial and cervical glands infected. Tubercular enteritis. Rickets
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Systemic); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes); Tuberculosis (Intestines);Enteritis (Intestines) ; Rickets (Bones)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: The child was apparently healthy at birth, but soon began to waste.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, infratracheal and bronchial glands, mesenteric glands, stomach, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, pericardium and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jan 1919
Date of death: 28 Jan 1919
Disease (transcribed): Septicaemia. Septic arthritis of left shoulder joint and ankle. Multilobular cirrhosis of liver. Old gunshot wound on right shoulder. Jaundice
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic ); Arthritis (Shoulder); Arthritis (Ankle); Cirrhosis (Liver); Wound (Shoulder); Jaundice (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Davidson, [Unknown]
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: He had pains all over and shivering of sudden onset with headache.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal, oesophagus, stomach, intestines, brain and joints
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Motor driver
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Dec 1914
Date of death: 1 Feb 1915
Disease (transcribed): Cellulitis of arm and finger and leg. Septic arthritis of metacarp-pharyngeal joint and knee
Disease (standardised): Cellulitis (Arm); Cellulitis (Hand); Cellulitis (Leg); Arthritis (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: Oakden, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He scratched the ring finger of the left hand about Christmas time. The finger became poisoned and became worse in spite of outside treatment.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, alimentary canal and cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 May 1911
Date of death: 17 May 1911
Disease (transcribed): Lobar pneumonia. Alcoholism. Osteitis deformans
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Alcoholism (Systemic); Osteitis deformans (Bones)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He had severe pain in the right chest for four days with cough and increasing dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, tongue, stomach, cranium, brain and spine
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Mar 1890
Date of death: 20 Mar 1890
Disease (transcribed): Acute periostitis with secondary pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Periostitis (Bone); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Newton, Reginald Frederick Henry
Medical notes: Whilst carrying a heavy bag of coals he slipped and fell with the right knee under him.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1909
Date of death: 1 Apr 1909
Disease (transcribed): Empyema. Purulent meningitis. ? Acromegaly
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura); Suppuration (Brain); Meningitis (Brain); Acromegaly (Pituitary gland)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy. Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: Eighteen days before admission he suddenly felt ill and called in a doctor who told him he had pneumonia. Three days later he developed pain on the right side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, pituitary body, lungs, pericardium, thymus, thyroid, heart, spleen, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, stomach, kidneys and suprarenals
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shop keeper
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Feb 1914
Date of death: 10 Feb 1914
Disease (transcribed): Acute mastoiditis. Purulent meningitis. Abscess in right temporal sphenoidal lobe. Oedema of brain. Diabetes
Disease (standardised): Mastoiditis (Skull); Suppuration (Brain); Meningitis (Brain); Abscess (Brain); Oedema (Brain); Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas)
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by: Ewart, George Arthur
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient had pain in the right ear since Christmas. Also attacks of vomiting, frequent headaches and giddiness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, alimentary canal, cranium and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Oct 1872
Date of death: 4 Nov 1872
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of heart. Pericarditis. Effusion into both chests. Gout
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart); Effusion (Thorax); Gout (Joints)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man stated that a week before admission pain commenced in the knee and ankle, and the pain had gradually increased up to admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Joints, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Policeman
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Aug 1879
Date of death: 25 Aug 1879
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the petrous portion of the temporal bone. Cerebellar abscess. Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Skull); Abscess (Brain); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: For eight years the patient had had purulent discharge from the left ear which originally came on after a slight attack of earache.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The head only was examined in this case
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Oct 1873
Date of death: 22 Oct 1873
Disease (transcribed): Rheumatism. Adherent pericardium
Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissue); Adherent (Pericardium)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: Five days ago this patient first felt pain in the feet which soon became swollen and red. A day or two after the wrists, elbows, shoulders and knees were attacked in the same manner.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Nov 1866
Date of death: 31 Apr 1867
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis. Disease of hip
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Hip)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Ring, Edmund Cuthbert
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with the history that twenty three years previously he was thrown down by a boy, and his hip was hurt in consequence of which he was laid up for three years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Schoolboy
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Sep 1862
Date of death: 17 Nov 1862
Disease (transcribed): Angular curvature of spine. Lumbar abscess
Disease (standardised): Curvature (Spine); Abscess (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Schoolgirl
Age: 13
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Aug 1864
Date of death: 9 Nov 1864
Disease (transcribed): Disease of hip. Excision. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Hip); Operation (Hip); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: 'Case not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’

Type of incident: n/a