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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 66
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Dec 1946
Date of death: 11 Dec 1946
Disease (transcribed): Myocardial degeneration accelerated by obstructive jaundice due to a calculus in the common bile duct
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Jaundice (Skin); Calculi (Bile ducts)
Admitted under the care of: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Taylor, John
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, gall bladder, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Architect
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Dec 1946
Date of death: 3 Dec 1946
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia (staphylococcal). Empyema. Toxaemia. Burn
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Empyema (Pleura); Toxaemia (Blood); Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Gainsborough, Hugh
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Crawford, Theodore
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Respiratory system, cardiovascular system, alimentary system, genito-urinary system, endocrines and head
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 69
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1946
Date of death: 12 Jan 1946
Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: Obstructive jaundice. Hypostatic pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Jaundice (Skin); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Riddell, Victor Horsley Hume
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cleaner
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Oct 1943
Date of death: 22 Nov 1943
Disease (transcribed): General toxaemia due to scalds
Disease (standardised): Toxaemia (Blood); Scald (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Taylor, John
Medical notes: She upset boiling water over herself.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Dock worker
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Aug 1942
Date of death: 30 Aug 1942
Disease (transcribed): Myxoedema
Disease (standardised): Myxoedema (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Feiling, Anthony
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: For eight months she had swelling and redness of the face followed by a scaly rash which later extended down to the neck and arms. Her hair had been falling out and she was almost bald.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, heart, lungs, stomach, liver, kidneys and thyroid gland
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Dec 1941
Date of death: 7 Jan 1942
Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: Broncho-pneumonia. Heart failure. Scabies
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Failure (Heart); Scabies (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: No autopsy
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Signal man
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Mar 1940
Date of death: 27 Apr 1940
Disease (transcribed): Exfoliative dermatitis. Lung abscess
Disease (standardised): Dermatitis, exfoliative (Skin); Abscess (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Teare, Robert Donald
Medical notes: He had a cough for three days, with constipation for the last two weeks. He had an accident in 1921 in which a steel bar was dropped across the chest, extensive bruising resulting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Aircraft fitter
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1940
Date of death: 31 Mar 1940
Disease (transcribed): Malignant melanoma. Secondary deposit in brain
Disease (standardised): Melanoma (Skin); Cancer (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Riddell, Victor Horsley
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Teare, Robert Donald
Medical notes: He was an Inpatient in November 1939 when Mr Riddell excised a lump over the spinous process of L.5. The Pathological Report said melanoma which appeared to be malignant. He was readmitted with frontal headaches and vomiting for four weeks. One week ago he noticed double vision.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and lumbar region
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: O.A.P.
Age: 72
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1939
Date of death: 10 Feb 1939
Disease (transcribed): Arsenical jaundice. Gumma of thigh
Disease (standardised): Jaundice (Skin); Gumma (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Feiling, Anthony
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Teare, Robert Donald
Medical notes: He had ulceration of the left thigh following a kick 30 years ago. It reappeared every four years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, coronaries, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, oesophagus and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Storekeeper
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Oct 1938
Date of death: 3 Dec 1938
Disease (transcribed): Lymphadenomatosis. Jaundice
Disease (standardised): Lymphoma (Lymphoid tissue); Jaundice (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Feiling, Anthony
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Teare, Robert Donald
Medical notes: He was admitted with jaundice with pain in the lower abdomen. Hodgkin’s disease was diagnosed in 1932. He had been under continuous X-ray treatment up to August 1st. He was admitted to Ashford Hospital where his condition remained stationary until three weeks ago, when he had five teeth extracted. The socket of one of these had been bleeding ever since.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pleurae, trachea, heart, liver, gall bladder, spleen, abdomen and pancreas
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bank messenger
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Oct 1938
Date of death: 12 Nov 1938
Disease (transcribed): Arsenical jaundice
Disease (standardised): Jaundice (Skin)

Admitted under the care of: Gainsborough, Hugh
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Teare, Robert Donald
Medical notes: He had loss of weight, diarrhoea and jaundice. He had been treated in the venereal diseases department for syphilis, and had had in just over a year, 18 grams of organic arsenic. He had had abdominal pain and loss of appetite during the past two months, with jaundice appearing two weeks before admission. Accurate history was difficult to obtain, as the patient was very susceptible to suggestion. He had noticed some trace of blood in his faeces, which on occasions had been clay coloured.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, vessels, peritoneum, gall bladder, liver, spleen, kidneys, tongue and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Pensioner
Age: 68
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Feb 1938
Date of death: 17 Mar 1938
Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: Obstructive jaundice. Cirrhosis. Diabetes. Cholaemia
Disease (standardised): Jaundice (Skin); Cirrhosis (Liver); Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas); Cholaemia (Blood)
Admitted under the care of: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: No autopsy
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Needle woman
Age: 66
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Nov 1937
Date of death: 17 Dec 1937
Disease (transcribed): Obstruction. Jaundice
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Indeterminate); Jaundice (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: She had pain in the right hypochondrium and in the chest, which started at the end of August 1937. It was never very acute, more a dull ache. She had also noticed loss of appetite and flatulent dyspepsia and loss of weight.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 64
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Sep 1937
Date of death: 15 Sep 1937
Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: Jaundice. Cirrhosis of liver
Disease (standardised): Jaundice (Skin); Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Colquhoun, Gideon Robert Ernest
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: No autopsy
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Matron
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Jan 1937
Date of death: 12 May 1937
Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: poikilo dermato myositis
Disease (standardised): Dermatomyositis (Muscle, Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: No autopsy
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Retired
Age: 68
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Feb 1937
Date of death: 18 Feb 1937
Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: 1st and 2nd degree scalds
Disease (standardised): Scald (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: No autopsy
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Child of] Traveller
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Feb 1937
Date of death: 10 Feb 1937
Disease (transcribed): Staphylococcus aureus. Broncho pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Staphylococcus aureus (Respiratory tract); Staphylococcus aureus (Skin); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Gainsborough, Hugh
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, James William Douglas
Medical notes: The history was difficult to follow chronologically. It would appear however that ten days before admission she was ill and nothing was found to account for this. Then she became mildly febrile with signs of bilateral bronchitis. After a day or two in bed her temperature subsided, only to rise again prior to her admission to the hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, uterus and ovaries
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Beauty [?]
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 May 1936
Date of death: 31 May 1936
Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis 4th degree burns
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: No autopsy
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Sep 1935
Date of death: 1 Oct 1935
Disease (transcribed): Burns
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, George Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Williams, Garthowen
Medical notes: Her clothes caught fire while working with turpentine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, heart, vessels, peritoneum, liver, uterus and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Mar 1935
Date of death: 12 Mar 1935
Disease (transcribed): Extensive burns
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Williams, Garthowen
Medical notes: Brought in dead
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Dec 1932
Date of death: 26 Dec 1932
Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: Shock following burns
Disease (standardised): Shock (Systemic); Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: No autopsy
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Child of] Butcher
Age: 2 years 10 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Jan 1932
Date of death: 14 Jan 1932
Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: Burns
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: No P.M.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No P.M.
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Child of] Chauffeur
Age: 16 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1931
Date of death: 9 Jan 1932
Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: Burns
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: No P.M. (Inquest)
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No P.M.
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Child of] Clergyman
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Jan 1932
Date of death: 2 Jan 1932
Disease (transcribed): Compound comminuted fractures of vault and base of skull. Extensive burns
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Pratt, Frederick William Markham
Medical notes: She was involved in a motor accident. She recovered consciousness for a short time after admission. She lost consciousness an hour later and died three hours after admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal, brain and skull
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Nov 1929
Date of death: 21 Nov 1929
Disease (transcribed): Jaundice. Ascites. Generalized carcinomatosis
Disease (standardised): Jaundice (Skin); Ascites (Abdomen); Cancer (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Gainsborough, Hugh
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Marnham, Ralph
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, valves, vessels, liver, pancreas, suprarenal, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a