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Frank Hilyer, 45, Timekeeper

Occupation or role: Timekeeper
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1904
Date of death: 27 Apr 1904
Disease (transcribed): Colloid carcinoma of colon
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Intestines);
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'History. For 1 year, patient had had pain in the L. [Left] hypochondrium rather more marked after food. For three months, his general health had been failing, he had been losing flesh and was becoming progressively weaker. Obstinate constipation during the same period, though the bowels had been regular before: aperients used habitually for this: no blood, slime etc. In the motions. Occasional nausea, no vomiting. Past History unimportant'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Smith, 16, Shop-boy

Occupation or role: Shop-boy
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 May 1907
Date of death: 16 May 1907
Disease (transcribed): Acute cardiac dilatation. Aortic, mitral and tricuspid reflux
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: For the past two months the patient had suffered from bouts of pain in the left side of the thorax, worse on exertion.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aortic valves, mitral valves, tricuspid valves, pulmonary valves, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, stomach, intestines and mesentery
Type of incident: n/a

James Burbridge, 56, Foreman

Occupation or role: Foreman
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Apr 1910
Date of death: 26 Apr 1910
Disease (transcribed): Chronic pulmonary tuberculosis. General bronchitis. Dilated heart
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See Medical Notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

Charlotte Roberts, 27, [Wife of] Shopman

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Shopman
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1908
Date of death: 18 May 1908
Disease (transcribed): Chronic peritonitis with acute recurrence. Colloid carcinoma tumour of stomach. Laparotomy of old date. Salpingo-oophorectomy
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cancer (Stomach); Laparotomy (Abdomen); Oophrectomy (Ovary)
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: For the last four months she had been troubled with vomiting and pain about four to six hours after food.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, uterus and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Marjorie Macro, 4, [Child of] Railway porter

Occupation or role: [Child of] Railway porter
Age: 4
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jun 1911
Date of death: 12 Jun 1911
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Operation. Subdural abscess. Septic emboli in lungs. Gangrene of lungs. Empyema. Tuberculosis of bronchial glands with large caseating mass in left lower lobe
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Operation (Ear); Abscess (Brain); Sepsis (Systemic); Embolism (Lung); Gangrene (Lung); Empyema (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by: Oram, Evelyn Henry Bardens
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: She had right otorrhoea since twelve months old. Since June 2nd she had vomiting independent of food.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, lungs, liver, bladder, alimentary canal and mesenteric glands
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 70, Housekeeper

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Age: 70
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jul 1931
Date of death: 9 Jul 1931
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Holdsworth, Frank Wild
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, larynx, trachea, heart, alimentary canal, stomach, oesophagus, spleen, liver, gall bladder, kidneys and aorta
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 44, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Nov 1944
Date of death: 16 Nov 1944
Disease (transcribed): Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to ruptured berry aneurysm
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Aneurysm (Blood vessels)
Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: She was brought in dead having been found collapsed a short time previously in a lavatory at her work.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, heart, lungs, stomach and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

William Farmer, 35, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jul 1849
Date of death: 14 Jul 1849
Disease (transcribed): Cholera maligna. Brain healthy, lungs healthy, heart flabby. Mucous membranes of intestinal canal congested, solitary glands of the intestines very prominently marked
Disease (standardised): Cholera (Intestines); Congestion (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: 'Although suffering from diarrhoea for two days, this patient had gone to his work as usual on the morning of his admission at 6 o’clock, but was very soon obliged to desist, being seized with vomiting and cramps, with increase of diarrhoea, and he was brought to the hospital about 9am in a state of collapse’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Scivier, 46, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jul 1850
Date of death: 15 Aug 1850
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of the rectum
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient stated that twenty five years before his admission he had a fistula ano which was divided. He was very ill after the operation and had diffuse cellular inflammation in the neighbourhood of the rectum.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Cain, 26, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Jul 1853
Date of death: 15 Jul 1853
Disease (transcribed): Epilepsy. Extravasation of blood on the surface of the brain
Disease (standardised): Epilepsy (Brain); Extravasation (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This patient was seized on the morning of her admission with epileptic fits, which continued at intervals throughout the day.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Storey, 44, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Jun 1844
Date of death: 4 Jul 1844
Disease (transcribed): Anaemia. Oedema of lungs at back part. Viscera healthy. Gall bladder divided into two sacculi, one of which contained two calculi and some inspissated bile, the other a colourless fluid. No coagular of blood.
Disease (standardised): Anaemia (Systemic); Oedema (Lung); Divided (Gallbladder); Calculi (Gallbladder)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of a constant sensation of sickness and occasional vomiting of a greenish fluid.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

John James, 42, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Mar 1855
Date of death: 11 May 1855
Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of the ascending aorta. Also pouch in the septum of the ventricle of the Heart.
Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Arteries); Indeterminate (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man had been in the Hospital during a great part of the winter with Bronchitis, general dropsy and albuminous urine. He then went out for a few weeks somewhat relieved, but returned in March much increased in size.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Lofts, 31, Footman

Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 May 1870
Date of death: 25 May 1870
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Pleuritic effusion. Pulmonary congestions. Dilatation and hypertrophy of the heart.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient stated that for three months before his admission he suffered from debility, anorexia and epigastric pain. A month later he became jaundiced.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

John Hopkinson, Barkeeper

Occupation or role: Barkeeper
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 May 1871
Date of death: 3 Jul 1871
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Hypertrophied heart. Atheroma. Sanguineous apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta); Stroke (Brain)

Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Cavafy, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This man stated that he had been the subject both of gout & rheumatism, & since the preceding autumn had been more or less dropsical’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Joints, cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

James Woodcock, 30, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1873
Date of death: 17 Jun 1873
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of pylorus and peritoneum
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: For five months this man had had sickness after food with gradual loss of flesh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, stomach, liver, spleen, kidneys and glands
Type of incident: n/a

Michael Harrington, 40, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 May 1866
Date of death: 17 May 1866
Disease (transcribed): Pleuro-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: He gave an account of having been admitted into the hospital previously with an attack of rheumatism. He had been out of health for two weeks, and the first symptoms were pains in the elbow and knees.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Kelly, 60, Charwoman

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1868
Date of death: 19 May 1868
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis.
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This woman had been ill for twelve months before admission with bronchitis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Emily Elliott, 52, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 52
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 31 Mar 1875
Date of death: 24 May 1875
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Gangrene of fingers and toes
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Gangrene (Hand); Gangrene (Foot)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with the history that he went to bed well one night three weeks ago, and she woke up the following morning with pain in the toes of both feet which were also much discoloured.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, kidneys and liver
Type of incident: n/a

Maria Bedell, 53, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Jan 1877
Date of death: 14 May 1877
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Dilatation and hypertrophy of heart. Kidneys granular.
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient had been growing more and more weak and languid for two years, during the last ten months of which the legs had swollen. There had also been a cough and dyspnoea for four months, the urine had been scanty and the abdomen had swelled.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and uterus.
Type of incident: n/a

Cornelius Chandler, 59, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1885
Date of death: 14 May 1885
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Cardiac disease
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Schachl, Frank F
Medical notes: He had had bronchitis, emaciation, dyspnoea, pain in the left mammary region with attacks of asthmatic breathing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Sheard, 74, Cab driver

Occupation or role: Cab driver
Age: 74
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Apr 1891
Date of death: 22 Apr 1891
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised):

Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No post mortem examination'

Type of incident: n/a

Samuel Lower, 69, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Mar 1890
Date of death: 6 Apr 1890
Disease (transcribed): Surgical kidneys. Hypertrophied middle lobe of prostate. Cystitis
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Hypertrophy (Prostate); Cystitis (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Cotes, Charles Edward Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: He had suffered a good deal from bronchitis for which he was admitted under Dr Ewart. Then it was discovered that he had great pain and frequency of micturition.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Kidneys, ureters, suprarenals, bladder, pericardium, heart, aorta and lungs
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Manton, 35, Labeller

Occupation or role: Labeller
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 May 1887
Date of death: 13 May 1887
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral haemorrhage. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'The patient had been out of health for months & in October last had a fit of unknown character'
'There are two leech bites on each temple'
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

James Newman, 47, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Apr 1886
Date of death: 22 Apr 1886
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis (aortic incompetence)
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient had been in the army for twenty one years and passed nineteen of them in India. He had ‘sores on the penis’ five or six times, but no syphilitic manifestations. He became an outpatient for dyspnoea with oedema of the scrotum and legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Emily Hill, 27, Servant

Occupation or role: Servant
Gender: Female
Age: 27
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1899
Date of death: 30 Apr 1899
Disease (transcribed): Acute oedema of duodenum
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Intestines);
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Collard, Frederic Stuartson
Post mortem examination performed by: Belcher Hickman, H. R.
Medical notes: 'Not seen by S.R. [Surgical Registrar]. Case believed to have been perityphlitis. Laparotomy performed. Appendix natural'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

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