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Elizabeth Hammond, 48, [Wife of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Sep 1905
Date of death: 5 Dec 1905
Disease (transcribed): Septic purulent peritonitis. Hysterectomy. Unilateral ovariotomy. Thrombosis of inferior vena cava & iliac veins
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Hysterectomy (Uterus); Ovariotomy (Ovaries); Thrombosis (Blood vessels)
Admitted under the care of: Dakin, William Radford
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Robertson, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted on Oct 14th with a diagnosis of fibromyoma uteri with perimetritis: the mass, which on admission could be palpated level with the umbilicus, diminished rapidly in size’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Eva Markus, 47, Nurse

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Sep 1905
Date of death: 15 Oct 1905
Disease (transcribed): Intestinal obstruction. Peritonitis. Pus growth disseminated in pelvis & peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Suppuration (Pelvis, peritoneum)
Admitted under the care of: Dakin, William Radford
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Robertson, Henry
Medical notes: 'Admitted Sept 23rd for a cyst, which was diagnosed as either (left) ovarian or in (left) broad ligament. Nothing in clinical history to suggest any other morbid condition, except loss of flesh for 3 months’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Lucy Carrington, 66, [Wife of] Plasterer

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Plasterer
Age: 66
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Jul 1905
Date of death: 8 Aug 1905
Disease (transcribed): Recent acute suppurative peritonitis. Diffuse deposits of malignant growth in peritoneum, mesentery, large & small intestines, liver, broad ligament. Removal of both fallopian tubes & ovaries
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Malignant growth (Peritoneum, mesentery, intestines, liver, broad ligament); Removal (Fallopian tubes, ovaries)
Admitted under the care of: Dakin, William Radford
Medical examination performed by: Douglas, James Sholto Cameron
Post mortem examination performed by: Robertson, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was operated on for an abdominal tumour, of a few weeks’ standing so far as symptoms were concerned, on August 3rd’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Lucy Young, 45, [Wife of] Dairyman

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Dairyman
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Sep 1905
Date of death: 11 Oct 1905
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of rectum. Pelvis abscess
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Rectum); Abscess (Pelvis)
Admitted under the care of: Dakin, William Radford
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Robertson, Henry
Medical notes: 'Admitted for peritonitis with effusion. Laparotomy Oct 11th, when an abscess in Douglas’ pouch was opened, and a mass of growth at level of sacral promotory behind the peritoneum, almost certainly a carcinoma high up in rectum’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No necropsy’

Type of incident: n/a

Minnie Gardiner, 31, [Wife of] Clerk

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Clerk
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Jul 1905
Date of death: 18 Jul 1905
Disease (transcribed): Ruptured vagina. Septic peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Vagina); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dakin, William Radford
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Robertson, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted on July 15th, having been in labour for about 30 hours. She was delivered by forceps soon afterwards of a dead male child, the subject of hydrocephalus, her first pregnancy, and very shortly developed symptoms and signs of acute septicaemia. A post mortem examination was conducted by one Ludwig Freyberger, at which I was present’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No necropsy. Removed to Westminster Mortuary by coroner’s orders’

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Nora Stacey, 23, [Wife of] Soldier

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Soldier
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Nov 1905
Date of death: 9 Nov 1905
Disease (transcribed): Puerpural septicaemia. Septic peritonitis. Parturition
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Childbirth
Admitted under the care of: Dakin, William Radford
Medical examination performed by: Douglas, James Sholto Cameron
Post mortem examination performed by: Robertson, Henry
Medical notes: 'Patient admitted on evening of Nov 7th. History of first labour on Nov 4th, normally & quickly performed: midwife in attendance ‘removed’ placenta 25 minutes after birth of child, which was a healthy one’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Post Mortem Examinations and Case Books

  • 406 PM
  • Collection
  • 1840-1946

The post mortem records contain manuscript case notes, with medical notes both pre and post mortem. These include details on patients’ admission to the hospital, treatments and medication administered to patients and the medical history of patients; the medical histories were copied into the volumes from hospital registers, which are no longer extant. The post mortem cases include detailed pathological findings made during the detailed examination of the body after death. From the 1880s onwards the case books contain original anatomical drawings and photographs.

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The following information is recorded for each case. The information is transcribed from the case notes and/or the relevant index and, where relevant, additionally standardised using MeSH (Medical Subject Headings)

• Name of the patient. If a name is not entered in the volume, it is noted in the catalogue as ‘[No name stated]’

• Gender of the patient (female / male / unknown)

• Age of the patient. Usually in numbers, following the original, with the following exceptions: 4/12 = 4 months, 4/52 = 4 weeks, 4/365 = 4 days. If no age is entered, it is noted in the catalogue as ‘[No age stated]’

• Occupation of the patient. Where no occupation is entered, it is noted in the catalogue as ‘[No occupation stated]’. Children are often designated according to their father’s or mother’s occupation and women by their husband’s occupation (e.g. ‘F / Horsekeeper’, ‘M. Charwoman’, ‘Hd Grocer’); these have been rendered in the catalogue as ‘[Child of] Horsekeeper’, ‘[Wife of] Grocer’

• Date of admission and date of death

• The names of the doctors treating or examining the patient. ‘Admitted under the care of’ denotes the senior doctor in charge of the case (usually entered at the top of the page and in the index); ‘Post mortem performed by’ denotes the doctor responsible for the post mortem examination (usually signed at the bottom of the page) and ‘Medical examination performed by’ denotes the doctor responsible for the medical examination prior to death (usually signed at the bottom of the page). The earliest records usually contain only one name, and some of the later ones may contain multiple names in each category. An authority record (name access point) with basic biographical details has been created for each doctor mentioned in the records; these can be used to explore all the cases related to a particular individual

• Disease(s) or cause of death of the patient. Transcribed from the medical case and/or the index and standardised, e.g. ‘Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Fractured base. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (lungs). Fracture (skull)’

• Medical and post mortem notes. Brief summary description or transcription of the case notes relating to previous medical history (not a full transcription of the case notes)

• Note on whether the case includes illustrations or photographs; these can also be browsed via genre access points

• Note on whether the death was caused by trauma, accident or suicide

• Subject access points, using standardised terms from MeSH, with disease type (e.g. respiratory tract diseases, cardiovascular diseases) and anatomy type (e.g. cardiovascular system, musculoskeletal system), which can be used for browsing all relevant cases

Note on transcriptions and abbreviations

Names have been silently expanded, e.g. Jas = James, Wm = William

Some common abbreviations and acronyms

AMCH = Atkinson Morley Convalescent Hospital, Wimbledon
BID = Brought in dead
COA = Condition on admission
F = Father
H or Hd = Husband
HP = House physician
HS = House surgeon
IP = In-patient
L = Left
M = Mother
MR or Med reg or Med r = Medical register or Medical registrar
MS = Museum specimen
OP = Out-patient
OPD = Out-patient department
OR = Obstetric register
PMH = Previous medical history
PH = Previous history
Pt or Pat = Patient
PM = Post mortem
R = Right
RF = Rheumatic fever
Ry = Railway
SR or Surg reg = Surgical register or Surgical registrar
TB = Tuberculosis
VD = Venereal disease

St George's Hospital, London

Sidney Redfern, 2 days, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 2 days
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Jul 1905
Date of death: 6 Jul 1905
Disease (transcribed): Convulsions
Disease (standardised): Convulsion
Admitted under the care of: Dakin, William Radford
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Robertson, Henry
Medical notes: 'Born in hospital by Caesarean section. Died of convulsions two days later. See notes of mother, obstetric register’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No necropsy’

Type of incident: n/a

Winifred Corfield, 24, [Wife of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Sep 1905
Date of death: 24 Sep 1905
Disease (transcribed): Gangrenous cervix uteri. Puerpural septicaemia
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Uterus); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Dakin, William Radford
Medical examination performed by: Douglas, James Sholto Cameron
Post mortem examination performed by: Robertson, Henry
Medical notes: 'Delivered Sept 17th of a full-term male child, the subject of ectopia viscerum, which survived birth 24 hours. Practitioner in attendance diagnosed a vertex presentation when called to the case, and left under the impression that delivery was not imminent: within 2 hours the child was born in his absence’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, genital tract

Type of incident: n/a