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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Apr 1850
Date of death: 11 May 1850
Disease (transcribed): Diffuse cellular inflammation of the hand and arm from a punctured wound of the throat. Secondary abscess
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Arm); Wound (Pharynx); Abscess (Indeterminate)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: The body not being examined the case is not recorded.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined at the request of the friends
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 7
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 May 1850
Date of death: 2 Jun 1850
Disease (transcribed): Strumous disease of the knee joint. Amputation. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Knee); Amputation (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with strumous disease of the knee joint which had existed for about three years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right lower extremity
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 May 1850
Date of death: 21 Jun 1850
Disease (transcribed): Varicose veins of legs. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Varicose veins (Veins); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This body not being examined, the case is not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was removed by the friends without examination
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1860
Date of death: 23 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of the vaccination. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Abscess; Vaccination; Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'One month before admission, this patient was vaccinated. The vaccine took well, but when the pustule had scabbed over, she gave her arm a violent blow, this was followed by inflammation of the arm’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 May 1860
Date of death: 15 Jul 1860
Disease (transcribed): Meningitis. Tubercle in lungs. Old disease of hip
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Hip)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This child was admitted under Mr Cutler [Edward Cutler] on the 16th of May with strumous disease of the hip. The mother stated that the child had walked slightly lame for 2 months & had occasionally complained of pain in the knee. About a week before admission the pain had been so severe in the knee & also in the hip that the child was obliged to remain in bed’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, right hip

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Aug 1860
Date of death: 3 Sep 1860
Disease (transcribed): Wound of the hand. Tetanus
Disease (standardised): Wound (Hand); Tetanus (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted into the hospital with an extensive incised wound of the left hand caused by a chaff cutting machine’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Hand, cranium, spine, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Oct 1860
Date of death: 26 Nov 1860
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia after amputation of forearm
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Amputation (Arm)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted into the hospital having had his hand & wrist completely smashed. It appeared that shortly before admission his hand had been caught between a pile & the monkey employed to drive it into the ground. Immediately after his admission the limb was removed a few inches above the wrist joint, by the circular method. He never had a bad symptom & was discharged with stump all but healed on the 18th’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Stump of forearm, left shoulder, cranium, thorax, abdomen, right buttock

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Sep 1860
Date of death: 1 Dec 1860
Disease (transcribed): Caries of the spine. Diffuse inflammation along the sheats of the cord. Psoas abscess. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Inflammation (Spinal cord); Abscess (Psoas muscles); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'Two years before admission he wrenched his back & had occasionally suffered since that time with pain & stiffness. Ten months before admission he was suddenly seized with acute pain in the right lower extremity, followed in a few minutes by the same pain in the other extremity, which prevented his standing up. He went into Winchester Hospital, 3 months before admission’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, spine

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Nov 1860
Date of death: 3 Dec 1860
Disease (transcribed): Large sloughing abscess in thigh, knee-joint and leg. Pyaemia?
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Thigh, knee, leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: '3 weeks before admission this patient stated that after having been exposed to the weather he was attacked with stiffness & swelling in the right thigh. This was soon followed by pain which extended down to the knees’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Dec 1860
Date of death: 10 Dec 1860
Disease (transcribed): Sloughing of labium &c. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Sloughing (Genitalia); Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This child was placed at school at Hammersmith by her relatives. It appears from the account given by the child that they were half-starved & never washed except about the face and hands’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Jun 1881
Date of death: 15 Jul 1881
Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia following removal of breast
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Removal (Breast)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Not reported here'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined'

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Warehouseman
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Feb 1881
Date of death: 2 Aug 1881
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Caries of spine. Lardaceous disease
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Caries (Spine); Lardaceous disease

Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Willis, Arthur Keith
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'Father died of phthisis. No other relatives affected. Since 1878 had suffered from winter cough, general debility &c, but never noticed anything the matter with him till 3 months before his admission into St George's in October 1880. He then whilst swimming suddenly felt a crampy pain and numbness of the right lower extremity. On examining this he perceived a swelling as big as a walnut in the groin. This which proved to be an abscess burst and in Sept 1880 he first experienced pain of a dull aching character in his back'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, spine

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Sep 1877
Date of death: 20 Sep 1877
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The case was not reported here.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Gender: Female
Age: 20
Date of admission: 28 Nov 1877
Date of death: 1 Jan 1878
Disease (transcribed): Diffuse inflammation hand – Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Hand); Sepsis (Indeterminate);
Admitting doctor: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
PM 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: Married
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Nov 1879
Date of death: 24 Nov 1879
Disease (transcribed): Puerperal metritis and salpingitis. Limited peritoneal abscess. Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Puerperal disorders (Urogenital system); Metritis (Uterus); Salpingitis (Fallopian tubes); Abscess (Abdomen); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient was married twelve months before admission. First child in 42 weeks. The parturition was straightforward and east. She had much niggling pain for twelve days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, uterus and fallopian tubes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Errand boy
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Jun 1879
Date of death: 3 Aug 1879
Disease (transcribed): Periostitis of tibia. Bedsores
Disease (standardised): Periostitis (Bone); Pressure ulcer (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
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: Labourer
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Dec 1879
Date of death: 27 Feb 1880
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of brain. Inflammation of mastoid cells. Cirrhosis. Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain); Inflammation (Skull); Cirrhosis (Liver); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: Three years before admission a scaly eruption appeared all over the body. Under treatment it disappeared, but was followed by loss of hair, headache and pains in the limbs. Two years later he had ulcerated legs and severe sore throat.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Mastoid region, dura mater, brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, urinary apparatus
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Sep 1879
Date of death: 24 Mar 1880
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas. Gangrene
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Gangrene (Indeterminate)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
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: Groom
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1880
Date of death: 4 Apr 1880
Disease (transcribed): Local peritonitis (perityphlitis)
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Appendicitis (Appendix)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: The patient had had a chancre and gonorrhoea many years previously and the inguinal glands had remained rather enlarged. Owing to some hard riding they became inflamed a few weeks before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, spleen, liver, kidneys, heart and lungs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Oct 1881
Date of death: 20 Jan 1882
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of brain. Disease of temporal bone
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain); Disease (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: This woman, who had a well marked syphilitic history, was admitted with the greater part of the palate destroyed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Feb 1883
Date of death: 15 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophy of heart. Erysipelas after scalp wound
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: He was struck on the chest by the shaft of a carriage, knocked down and rendered insensible for the space of fifteen minutes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Mar 1883
Date of death: 18 Mar 1883
Disease (transcribed): Pleuro-pneumonia. Empyema. Castration
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung); Empyema (Pleura); Castration (Gonads)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: He had long had a hernia on the right side of the scrotum and since September last the right testis began to swell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5 weeks
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Apr 1883
Date of death: 30 Apr 1883
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Cellulitis of leg and foot
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cellulitis (Leg); Cellulitis (Foot)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: About three weeks after its birth, the child was attacked with swelling and redness of the scrotum. A week before admission the right foot and leg began to swell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Jun 1883
Date of death: 8 Jul 1883
Disease (transcribed): Cellulitis
Disease (standardised): Cellulitis (Tissues)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Six days before admission she felt pain in the left hip and began to walk lame. Next day the thigh became much swollen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and thigh bone
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Ladysmaid
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Jun 1883
Date of death: 15 Jul 1883
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Scirrhus mammae
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Carcinoma (Breast)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: She was in this hospital four years ago suffering from cancer of the left breast.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, abdomen and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a