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Roderick Power, 3 months, [Child of] Engineer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Engineer
Gender: Male
Age: 3 months
Date of admission: 10 May 1904
Date of death: 28 Jun 1904
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous disease of mastoid: operation
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Ear); Operation (Indeterminate);
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
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

Ethel Woodward, 18 months, [Child of] Policeman

Occupation or role: [Child of] Policeman
Gender: Female
Age: 18 months
Date of admission: 9 Mar 1904
Date of death: 16 Mar 1904
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous lymphadenitis (bronchial). Tuberculous meningitis and generalised tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Lymphadenitis (Lymph nodes); Tuberculosis (Lung, systemic); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain);
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'History – F.H. [Family History] negative. Past history – left otorrhoea for many months, sometimes offensive. During the last fortnight this otorrhoea had almost ceased. For 10 days previously to admission pt. [patient] had been ailing with vomiting and listlessness. A week before adm. [admission] she could see, and took noticed of things, but from that time gradually seemed to lose consciousness to some extent'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Austin Shattock, 19, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1904
Date of death: 31 Jan 1904
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Trephining of mastoid. Cerebral abscess. Pyo-cephalus. Purulent basal meningitis
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Trephining (Skull); Abscess (Brain); Pyocephalus (Brain); Meningitis (Brain); Suppuration (Brain);
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'History. Offensive otorrhoea for 9 years. For 10 days, severe pain radiating from R. [Right] ear over R. [Right] side of Head. Jan [January] 23. Attack of shivering and vomiting: after this, the pain increased'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Ernest Talbot, 20, Shop assistant

Occupation or role: Shop assistant
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Date of admission: 11 Jan 1904
Date of death: 18 Jan 1904
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Cerebellar abscess. Localised purulent meningitis. Necrosis of temporal bone. Trephining
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Abscess (Brain); Meningitis (Brain); Suppuration (Brain); Necrosis (Skull); Trephining (Skull);
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: 'History. Patient states that he has had otorrhoea L. [Left] side 'all his life'. For 5 weeks there had been severe headache, and 14 days before admission, the L. [Left] side of the face became paralysed. Came to the aural O.P.D. [Out-patient Department] on Jan [January] 10. General health good. No previous illness'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Esther Brooks, 6, [Child of] Painter

Occupation or role: [Child of] Painter
Age: 6
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Nov 1908
Date of death: 11 Dec 1908
Disease (transcribed): Generalised tuberculosis. Tubercular meningitis. Tuberculous bronchial and infratracheal glands (mastoid operation at side)
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Systemic); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes); Operation (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: The patient had had double otorrhoea for three years following measles. Three days before the discharge ceased suddenly had she had great pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, cord, lungs, pericardium, heart, thoracic glands, peritoneum, stomach, intestines, mesenteric glands, spleen, liver, gall bladder and pancreas
Type of incident: n/a

Emma Squires, 16, Servant

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1908
Date of death: 11 Jun 1908
Disease (transcribed): Purulent otitis media. Purulent pachymeningitis. Purulent lepto-meningitis. Caries of temporal bone
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Ear); Otitis media (Ear); Suppuration (Brain); Meningitis (Brain); Caries (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The history obtained from the doctor was that the patient had had left otorrhoea for some time, which ceased suddenly four days before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, alimentary canal, stomach, intestines, skull and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Ellen Fade, 14, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Aug 1892
Date of death: 13 Aug 1892
Disease (transcribed): Middle ear disease. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Ear); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
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

William Potter, 36, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1886
Date of death: 25 Dec 1886
Disease (transcribed): Tubercle of the kidneys and testicle
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Testis)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: He had good health until he contracted gonorrhoea in 1878. Afterwards he found himself unable to hold his urine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, ureters, bladder, intestines, alimentary tract and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Abraham Holt, 49, Cabman

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Nov 1886
Date of death: 30 Nov 1886
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of femur opening knee-joint. Suppuration of joint. Amputation of thigh. Septicaemia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Suppuration (Knee); Amputation (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See Surgical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Arthur Corbett, 34, Warehouseman

Occupation or role: Warehouseman
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Oct 1886
Date of death: 25 Nov 1886
Disease (transcribed): Septicaemia and secondary haemorrhage following wiring of ununited fracture of femur
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Haemorrhage (Leg); Fracture (Leg); Operation (Leg)
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 December 3rd 1884 he fell backwards into a barge from a height of twenty feet. His leg was fractured.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Mary Scott, 39, Wire worker

Occupation or role: Wire worker
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 May 1886
Date of death: 24 Nov 1886
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of the rectum. Periproctitis. Pelvic cellulitis. Localised faecal extravasation from descending colon
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Intestines); Proctitis (Intestines); Cellulitis (Pelvis); Faecal extravasation (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: On November last a pregnancy ended in abortion. Six months before admission she began to have constipation and then diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, intestines, brain, uterus and pelvic fascia
Type of incident: n/a

Harriet Phillips, 53, [Wife of] Glazier

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Glazier
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Nov 1886
Date of death: 13 Nov 1886
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Bronchitis. Ovarian tumour. Removed
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Bronchitis (Lung); Cancer (Ovary); Operation (Ovary)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The catamenia ceased thirteen years ago and since then she had irregular discharge of blood. Four years ago a small lump appeared on the left side of the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

John Pell, 38, General dealer

Occupation or role: General dealer
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Sep 1886
Date of death: 9 Nov 1886
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of urethra. Rupture of the bladder. (Cystotomy). Peritonitis. Faecal fistula
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Rupture (Bladder); Cystotomy (Bladder); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Fistula (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Sixteen years ago he contracted gonorrhoea. He complained of great pain over the bladder and inability to pass urine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Walter Rusk, 39, Potman

Occupation or role: Potman
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Sep 1886
Date of death: 15 Sep 1886
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia. Carbuncle
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Carbuncle (Tissues)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: No history could be obtained, save that he was a pot man of intemperate habits and had been ill about ten weeks, suffering from a carbuncle on the back of the neck.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid gland, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, brain and joint
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Hewitt, 44, Chef

  • Occupation or role: Chef
    Age: 44
    Gender: Male
    Date of admission: 1 Jul 1886
    Date of death: 9 Sep 1886
    Disease (transcribed): Hydatids of liver. Abscess of liver. Lardaceous degeneration of kidneys, liver and intestines. Peritonitis
    Disease (standardised): Echinococcosis (Liver); Abscess (Liver); Amyloidosis (Kidney); Amyloidosis (Liver); Amyloidosis (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
    Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
  • Haward, John Warrington
    Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
    Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
    Medical notes: He was admitted under Dr Cavafy in 1885 with well marked hydatid disease of the liver. There was a large cyst which extended over the greater part of the abdomen.
    Body parts examined in the post mortem: Liver, abdomen, spleen, kidneys, lungs, heart and intestines
    Type of incident: n/a

Edmund White, 32, Butcher

Occupation or role: Butcher
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Aug 1886
Date of death: 23 Aug 1886
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of sternum. Pyaemia?
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Sternum); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Davis, Weston Peel
Medical notes: The man is said to have gone home and found another man in bed with his wife. A scuffle ensued, in which the wife sat upon his chest while her friend thrashed him
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, joints and spleen
Type of incident: Murder/homicide

George Cranbrook, 49, Cabman

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Aug 1886
Date of death: 14 Aug 1886
Disease (transcribed): Tubercle of lungs. Ulceration of rectum and stricture
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines); Constriction (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Davis, Weston Peel. Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: This man was admitted complaining of constant diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, peritoneum, urinary tract and rectum
Type of incident: n/a

Joseph Searson, 16, Stationer

Occupation or role: Stationer
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Dec 1885
Date of death: 24 Jun 1886
Disease (transcribed): Caries of spine. Tubercular peritonitis. Tubercular epididymitis. Tubercles in lungs
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Epididymitis (Epididymis); Tuberculosis (Epididymis); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: He was admitted in June 1885 suffering from an angular curve of the spine. He was sent to Atkinson Morley Convalescent Hospital and he had an attack of what was diagnosed as Tubercular Meningitis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, testicles, muscles and vertebrae
Type of incident: n/a

Henrietta Kirkpatrick, 23, Dressmaker

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 May 1886
Date of death: 13 Jun 1886
Disease (transcribed): Septicaemia following confinement
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Parturition (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: About three years ago she had a swelling in the right inguinal region which had got larger. She came to the hospital nominally to see if anything could be done for her, but really because her friends turned her out on finding out she was pregnant.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, uterus, breast and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Sydney Toogood, 8 weeks, [Child of] Carpenter

Occupation or role: [Child of] Carpenter
Age: 8 weeks
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 May 1886
Date of death: 4 Jun 1886
Disease (transcribed): Abscess and softening of the brain. Ulceration of squamous portion of right temporal bone. Absence of normal natural auditory meatus
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain); Softening (Brain); Ulcer (Skull); Absence of (Auditory meatus)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The child was admitted to see if any operation could be done to its ear.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, dura mater, pia arachnoid, brain, ear and bone
Type of incident: n/a

Matilda Wood, 42, Laundress

Occupation or role: Laundress
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 May 1886
Date of death: 22 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis. Softening of the brain. Fibroid tumour of the neck
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Softening (Brain); Cancer (Neck)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Three years ago she was struck on the nape of the neck, and soon afterwards noticed a tumour which had steadily increased in size.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, alimentary tract, brain and membranes, spinal cord and membranes, and bones
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

George Annis, 30, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 May 1886
Date of death: 13 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of brain
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Four years ago he contracted a chancre which was followed by syphilis and sore throat, for which he was under treatment at the Lock Hospital. In November 1885 he struck his head and soon afterwards a lump formed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, vessels, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, stomach, intestines, dura mater and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Henry Taylor, 29, Drapers assistant

Occupation or role: Drapers assistant
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Apr 1886
Date of death: 7 May 1886
Disease (transcribed): Septicaemia following removal of clavicle for sarcoma
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Removal (Clavicle); Cancer (Clavicle)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Davis, Weston Peel. Sisley, Richard. Delepine, Sheridan
Medical notes: Six weeks before admission he straining his left shoulder and in a few days, noticed a growth the size of a marble on the left clavicle. This increased rapidly for four weeks and afterwards remained stationary.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, pericardium, heart, kidneys, brain and local wound
Type of incident: n/a

William Harris, 36, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Apr 1886
Date of death: 23 Apr 1886
Disease (transcribed): Oedema and congestion of lungs. Cellulitis. Marasmus
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Lung); Congestion (Lung); Cellulitis (Skin); Protein-energy malnutrition (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Apart from an attack of congestion of lungs six years ago, he had good health. He had been out of work for eleven months. On April 13th he got a sore on the middle finger on the right hand.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, vessels, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

James Sellar, 27, Watchmaker

Occupation or role: Watchmaker
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Dec 1885
Date of death: 14 Apr 1886
Disease (transcribed): Necrosis of vertebrae. Acetabulum hip. Double psoas abscess. Pyo-nephritis. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Spine); Necrosis (Hip); Abscess (Psoas muscle); Nephritis (Kidney); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship. Rouse, James. Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: This man was admitted into St George’s on July 13th and remained until August 5th. He was then suffering from rheumatic pains in the right thigh. He was sent to Wimbledon and discharged cured in a month. He was again admitted complaining of pains in the right leg and ankle.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, pancreas, muscles, bones, vertebrae, femur, joints and hip
Type of incident: n/a

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