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Occupation or role: 2nd lieutenant ASC
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 May 1917
Date of death: 31 May 1917
Disease (transcribed): Bruising of brain. Rupture of cerebral veins. Haemorrhage onto base of brain & into posterior fossa
Disease (standardised): Bruise (Brain); Rupture (Brain); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Shepherd, Alan
Medical notes: 'This patient was riding in the park when his horse kicked[?] & he was thrown onto his head’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium, spine

Type of incident: Accident

Occupation or role: Builder
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Sep 1916
Date of death: 28 Sep 1916
Disease (transcribed): Inguinal herniotomy. Haematoma behind peritoneum. Suppuration. Cellulitis of retroperitoneal tissues. Peritonitis. Hypostatic pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Herniotomy (Abdomen); Haematoma (Abdomen); Suppuration (Abdomen); Cellulitis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: Oakden, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He had a left inguinal hernia for seven years which was getting bigger and painful.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, prostate, alimentary canal and appendix
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Aug 1912
Date of death: 28 Aug 1912
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of pylorus. Dilatation of stomach. Multiple chronic gastric ulcers. Gastro enterostomy. Enteritis
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Stomach); Dilatation (Stomach); Ulcer (Stomach); Gastroenterostomy (Stomach); Enteritis (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: She had a laparotomy and suture of a perforated gastric ulcer in 1909. She remained in good health for two years and then gradually showed symptoms of pyloric obstruction.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen only examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Oct 1909
Date of death: 18 Oct 1909
Disease (transcribed): Ruptured aneurysm of right middle cerebral artery. Haemorrhage under pia arachnoid
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Arteries); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was admitted semiconscious with left hemiplegia and conjugate deviation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Mar 1905
Date of death: 3 Mar 1905
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Rupture of heart wall with rupture of tricuspid valve flap
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Rupture (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Jones, Lawrence
Medical notes: 'This man was struck on the chest by a swinging block of timber about 9am on March 2nd, he thought he was stunned but he recovered sufficiently to walk into the surgery with assistance’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Nov 1915
Date of death: 24 Nov 1915
Disease (transcribed): Angina pectoris. Mitral reflux. Old phthisis
Disease (standardised): Angina pectoris (Heart); Disease (Heart); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Brought in dead
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, liver, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Dec 1903
Date of death: 16 Dec 1903
Disease (transcribed): Arterio-sclerosis. Arterio-sclerotic kidneys. Hypertrophy and dilatation of heart. Fibrinous myocarditis. Chronic sero-fibrinous pleurisy. Old fracture of ribs. Collapse of right lung. Oedema of left lung.
Disease (standardised): Arteriosclerosis (Arteries); Arteriosclerosis (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Myocarditis (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Fracture (Ribs);Atelectasis (Lung) ; Oedema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Ascherson, William Lawrence
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was admitted suffering from cough, dyspnoea and sense of oppression in the epigastrium.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 52
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Nov 1915
Date of death: 10 Nov 1915
Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of innominate artery compressing trachea. Aspiration pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Arteries); Compression (Trachea); Pneumonia, aspiration (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Barwell, Harold Shuttleworth
Medical examination performed by: Oakden, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Three months ago there was an attack of dyspnoea. Since that attack there had been dysphagia followed by more attacks of dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, uterus and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Chambermaid
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Sep 1908
Date of death: 27 Dec 1908
Disease (transcribed): Frontal sinusitis. Cerebral abscesses. Pyaemia. Septic thrombosis of cerebral sinuses and jugular veins
Disease (standardised): Sinusitis (Paranasal sinuses); Abscess (Brain); Sepsis (Systemic); Thrombosis (Brain); Thrombosis (Veins)
Admitted under the care of: Barwell, Harold Shuttleworth
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was an in patient on several occasions during the years. On the last admission she had a radical operation performed for right frontal sinusitis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, neck, lungs, trachea, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, adreanals, alimentary canal and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Widow
Age: 3
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 May 1909
Date of death: 4 Jun 1909
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous meningitis. Caseating mesenteric gland. Aspiration broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Caseasting (Lymph nodes); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: There was onset of illness one week before admission, with headache, vomiting, shivering and constipation, followed by drowsiness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, infratracheal glands, bronchi, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, adrenals, alimentary canal, meninges and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Porter
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Sep 1907
Date of death: 6 Oct 1907
Disease (transcribed): Parturition. Septic thrombosis of left iliac veins. Septic infarction of spleen. Peritonitis. Septicaemia
Disease (standardised): Parturition (Uterus); Sepsis (Systemic); Thrombosis (Veins); Infarction (Spleen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Carman
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 May 1915
Date of death: 21 May 1915
Disease (transcribed): Parturition. Death from heart failure. Fatty dilated heart
Disease (standardised): Parturition (Uterus); Failure (Heart); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Stabb, Arthur Francis
Medical examination performed by: Varley, G.H.
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: She was admitted for anti partum haemorrhage.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, valves, vessels, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Jan 1916
Date of death: 30 Jan 1916
Disease (transcribed): Excision of rectum for carcinoma. General peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Excision (Rectum); Cancer (Rectum); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, George Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Oakden, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: For ten months she had had a rectal discharge.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Local examination only made
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Grocer
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1909
Date of death: 15 Jan 1910
Disease (transcribed): Ulcerative endocarditis affecting the pulmonary and aortic valves. Exuberant vegetations. Multiple aneurysms of intrapulmonary branches of pulmonary artery
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Aneurysm (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient had history of weakness and dyspnoea for six months. Swelling of the legs for three weeks and of abdomen for two weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, adrenals, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, uterus and appendages
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Gender: Female
Age: 30
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1904
Date of death: 14 Mar 1904
Disease (transcribed): Appendicitis. Appendicectomy. General peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Appendicitis (Appendix); Operation (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen);
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'See surgical notes SR. 452. A case of acute appendicitis, 1st attack – admitted on the 3rd day: immediate operation; gangrenous and perforated appendix, with some pus locally, found: appendix removed. Drainage thro' [through] a counter-incision in the loin. Death on the 4th day from General Peritonitis'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Jun 1916
Date of death: 18 Jun 1916
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Ruptured middle meningeal artery. Compression of brain. Cerebral laceration
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Rupture (Arteries); Compression (Brain); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Oakden, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was found lying unconscious in a kitchen, with no evidence of an accident having taken place. Apparently merely fell to the ground. She was stated to have been subject to fits.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, skull, brain and genital organs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Porter
Age: 7 weeks
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1903
Date of death: 23 Dec 1903
Disease (transcribed): Marasmus. Septic scales on scalp. Suppuration of cervical gland. Inhalation of vomit with broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Protein-energy malnutrition (Systemic); Sepsis (Scalp); Suppuration (Lymph nodes); Vomiting (Stomach); Inhalation (Lung); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Brought in dead
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thymus, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, tongue and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 8
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Jun 1912
Date of death: 9 Aug 1912
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis. Mitral and tricuspid stenosis. Acute simple vegetative endocarditis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This child had pain in the left hip for four days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thymus, pericardium ,heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, adrenals, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1914
Date of death: 17 May 1914
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of bile ducts. Secondary growths in the liver. Cholangiectasis. Jaundice. Gastric ulcer. Haemorrhage into stomach and bowels
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Bile ducts); Cancer (Liver); Cholangiectasis (Bile ducts); Jaundice (Skin); Ulcer (Stomach); Haemorrhage (Stomach);Haemorrhage (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Ewart, George Arthur
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: For the past five months she had suffered from colicky attacks of pain in the gall bladder region.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Soldier
Age: 4
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Dec 1917
Date of death: 29 Dec 1917
Disease (transcribed): Generalized tuberculosis. Tuberculous ulcers of intestine. Tubercular meningitis. Choroidal tubercles
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs, intestines, brain); Ulcer (Intestine); Meningitis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Eye)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: 'The child has been ailing since the September air raids, the chief complaints being headache & pain in the chest. She is very listless, the appetite is bad & she has wasted considerably’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, skull, eyes

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Waiter
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Jul 1912
Date of death: 13 Aug 1912
Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of abdominal aorta. Rupture into pleural cavity of right psoas muscle
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta); Rupture (Pleura); Rupture (Psoas muscle)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This man had pain in the right loin on and off for two years, much worse for the last six months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, adrenal and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Bank manager
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Nov 1915
Date of death: 3 Nov 1915
Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Chronic alcoholism. Ruptured lateral sinus. Extra-dural haemorrhage. Compression of brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Alcoholism (Systemic); Rupture (Transverse sinuses); Haemorrhage (Brain); Compression (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: Oakden, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was brought to the hospital by the police in an unconscious condition, with the history of having had a fall down a flight of steps. Patient was said to be a chronic alcoholic.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, pericardium heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidney, bladder, uterus and cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Child of] Cabman
Gender: Female
Age: 13 months
Date of admission: 21 May 1906
Date of death: 17 Jul 1906
Disease (transcribed): Generalized tuberculosis. Meningitis. Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Systemic); Meningitis (Brain); Bronchopneumonia (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Nurse
Gender: Female
Age: 53
Date of admission: 4 Oct 1904
Date of death: 23 Dec 1904
Disease (transcribed): Chronic bronchitis. Emphysema. Cardiac dilatation
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Cardiomyopathy, dilated (Heart);
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Davis Taylor, Edward James
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'In-patient in July 1904. No 973. 'Suffers from Dyspnoea'. Complains of 'Pain in Left side'. The patient has had pain for 14 days which has been much worse since Sept [September] 29. No cough. No sickness. Pain worse on inspiration. Lt [Left?] shortness of breath and swelling of legs. Patient is very ill. She is cyanosed and suffering from [?] difficulty in inspiration. The intercostal muscles being drawn in and also the cervical muscles'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Turner
Age: 9
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Feb 1905
Date of death: 4 Apr 1905
Disease (transcribed): Morbus renum et cordis. Pericarditis. Jaundice
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys, heart); Pericarditis (Pericardium); Jaundice (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Davis Taylor, E.J.
Medical notes: 'Admitted complaining of pain in left side, with shortness of breath. Suddenly seized with pain in left side, with vomiting on Xmas 1904’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a