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Copies of various journal articles written by or about St George's Hospital staff, including:

• Dent, Clinton T., 'History of Nursing at St George's Hospital' (St George's Hospital Gazette, 1894) [copy of a typed transcript, c. mid-20th century]
• Greene, John, 'Famous Nursing Leaders: Dame Muriel Powell' (History of Nursing Journal, vol. 4, no 2, 1992/93) [includes copy of whole journal issue as well as copy of article alone]
• McKissock, Wylie & Lawrence Walsh, 'Subarachnoid Haemorrhage due to Intracranial Aneurysms' (reprinted from British Medical Journal, 8 Sep 1956)
• Penman, John & L. S. Walsh, 'Great Auricular Neurotomy for Tic Douloureux' (reprinted from British Medical Journal, 5 Jan 1957)
• Walsh, L. S., 'Subarachnoid Haemorrhage' (Acta Radiologica, Jul-Aug 1956)

Inscription on flyleaf: ‘To Wylie McKissock, with best wishes. Frank Rose’

Black and white and colour photographs featuring or from the papers of Mary Lee Abbott, matron of Atkinson Morley's Hospital (1956-1972). They include portraits/group shots of Lee Abbott and colleagues (including Muriel Powell, Olive Walden Jones, Eileen Rees, Grace Hickie and Wylie McKissock), images of hospital wards and buildings (at Atkinson Morley, Hyde Park Corner and Tooting), and official events (including the opening of St James' Wing and the Muriel Powell ward). Most of the photographs are annotated on the reverse with details of names and locations.

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 10 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Mar 1932
Date of death: 13 Mar 1932
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous meningitis with miliary tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: She was the 8th baby and it was a normal birth. She was fed on Nestles and had bronchitis at two months. For the last week she had taken no notice of her surroundings. She slept almost all day and night. On waking she uttered a squeal like a cat. She vomited everything and was constipated.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract, alimentary canal, brain and bones
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 12 days
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 May 1932
Date of death: 26 May 1932
Disease (transcribed): Congenital coarctation of aorta
Disease (standardised): Coarctation, congenital (Aorta)
Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, lungs, testes, liver and spleen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 12
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Aug 1932
Date of death: 19 Aug 1932
Disease (transcribed): Asphyxia. Impaction of foreign body in larynx
Disease (standardised): Asphyxia (Lung); Foreign bodies (Larynx)
Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric
Medical examination performed by: Mansell, Harry Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: This boy was brought in from the Park moribund, and in spite of immediate tracheotomy on the surgery and prolonged artificial respiration he died.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, glottis, trachea, pericardium, heart, peritoneal cavity, liver, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Page boy
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 May 1932
Date of death: 26 May 1932
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous meningitis with miliary tuberculosis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: He had a severe persistent headache for ten days. He had vomited twice. He worked until admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, larynx, trachea, bladder and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Factory hand
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Dec 1931
Date of death: 3 Feb 1932
Disease (transcribed): Broncho pneumonia. Rheumatic patient. Functional tachycardia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Rheumatic diseases (Tissues); Tachycardia (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: She was transferred from Chelsea Hospital where she was admitted fourteen days ago for dysuria. A cystoscopy revealed thickening of the bladder. She now had tachycardia, persistent since anaesthetic. She was breathless on exertion since rheumatic fever in 1926 and the ankles were often swollen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, urinary tract, genitalia, brain and thymus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Sep 1932
Date of death: 20 Sep 1932
Disease (transcribed): Miliary tuberculosis of lungs. Tuberculous laryngitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Larynx); Laryngitis (Larynx)
Admitted under the care of: Nelson, Thomas Sidney
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleural cavities, mediastinum, lungs, larynx, pharynx, neck, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, small intestine, mesenteric glands, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, testicles and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jun 1932
Date of death: 18 Jul 1932
Disease (transcribed): Congenital heart. Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease, congenital (Heart); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Feiling, Anthony
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: He had a rash on the arms and legs, which appeared a fortnight ago and was followed three days later by swelling of the ankles. His face had been swollen for two days. He was short of breath on exertion.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, pericardium and heart
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Hawker
Age: 2 years 11 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Aug 1932
Date of death: 14 Sep 1932
Disease (transcribed): Osteomyelitis. Infective endocarditis. Septicaemia
Disease (standardised): Osteomyelitis (Bone); Endocarditis (Heart); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: He was admitted with a history of having been ill for two days and with pain in the region of the right knee joint. On admission he had swelling over the head of the right tibia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Legs, trachea, pleurae, lungs, heart, valves, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shop assistant
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Mar 1932
Date of death: 4 Mar 1932
Disease (transcribed): Basal meningitis
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Feiling, Anthony
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: She was hit in the back of her head forcible in October. She had had bad headaches ever since. For the last three weeks the headache had been much worse, and she had been delirious. She also had some blurring of vision.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, alimentary tract, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract, genitalia and brain
Type of incident: Homicide/murder?

Occupation or role: Dancer
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Dec 1932
Date of death: 7 Dec 1932
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base of skull. Intracranial haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: Brought in dead
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, tongue, trachea, heart, valves, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, skull, brain and chest
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Insurance agent
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Apr 1932
Date of death: 13 Apr 1932
Disease (transcribed): Pneumococcal meningitis following fracture of anterior cranial fossa
Disease (standardised): Meningitis, pneumococcal (Brain); Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: He was involved in a motor accident. He was admitted with a depressed fracture of the nasal bones. He was operated on by Mr Jory who lifted these back into place. Two days later the patient had headache and stiffness of the neck.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, trachea, thymus, abdomen, spleen, liver, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, intestines, skull and brain
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Coal merchant
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 May 1932
Date of death: 10 Jun 1932
Disease (transcribed): Lymphadenoma
Disease (standardised): Adenoma (Salivary glands)
Admitted under the care of: Gainsborough, Hugh
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: On and off for six weeks he had had attacks of shivering and malaise, enough to make him go to bed. He was very tired between attacks. He had nightsweats and had lost a stone in weight. He was ill this time with similar symptoms for four days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Trained nurse
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Oct 1931
Date of death: 18 Jan 1932
Disease (transcribed): Glomerulo-tubular nephritis
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Gainsborough, Hugh
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: Seven months ago she noticed that her eyes were puffy and began to feel very tired and to suffer from severe headaches. She had frequency of micturition for three months, no haematuria, very constipated. She had blurred vision for ten days and extreme thirst.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, valves, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract, alimentary canal, genitals and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Chauffeur
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Sep 1932
Date of death: 20 Sep 1932
Disease (transcribed): Intraperitoneal haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: She was an In Patient in June 1932 under Mr. Frankau with acute cholecystitis. She was operated on a week later and the gall bladder was removed. She was readmitted in September 1932 giving a history of having been jaundiced for a month. She was operated on by Mr. Frankau who found bile coloured fluid in the peritoneal cavity. The common bile duct was found with difficulty and a probe passed through this into the duodenum.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, valves, abdomen, peritoneal cavity, liver, pancreas and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Nov 1932
Date of death: 12 Nov 1932
Disease (transcribed): Multiple injuries. Fractured skull – vault and base
Disease (standardised): Injury (Systemic); Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: He was run over by a car. He was admitted in a state of semiconsciousness from which he never recovered. He died the same evening.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, urinary tract, alimentary canal, brain, skull and miscellaneous
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Child of] Chauffeur
Age: 31 hours
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Oct 1932
Date of death: 24 Oct 1932
Disease (transcribed): Asphyxia (showing cerebral haemorrhage)
Disease (standardised): Asphyxia (Lung); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Gwillim, Calvert Merton
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, pericardium, valves, liver, kidneys, spleen, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Oct 1932
Date of death: 2 Dec 1932
Disease (transcribed): Lymphadenoma
Disease (standardised): Adenoma (Salivary glands)
Admitted under the care of: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: This was an old case of lymphadenoma. He first attended here in March of this year with a large retroperitoneal mass of glands. A gland in the groin was removed for section. The pathology report said lymphadenoma. He was readmitted twice subsequently for deep X-rays. He was now readmitted from Atkinson Morley Convalescent Hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, valves, vessels, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, mediastinum and marrow
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stillroom maid
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Feb 1932
Date of death: 15 Feb 1932
Disease (transcribed): Intracranial haemorrhage from middle meningeal artery
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: She was knocked down by a motor car and never recovered consciousness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, trachea, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, suprarenals, genitalia, skull and brain
Type of incident: n/a