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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 16 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1879
Date of death: 12 Apr 1879
Disease (transcribed): Deep burn. Tetanus
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Tetanus (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: This child was admitted on account of a deep scald extending over the neck, throat, shoulder and arm.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain and spinal cord
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Mar 1885
Date of death: 19 Mar 1885
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of oesophagus
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Oesophagus)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: He had a severe cough for four months and difficulty in swallowing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, trachea, bronchi, oesophagus, stomach, heart, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Asphalter
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Dec 1899
Date of death: 23 Dec 1899
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
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 autopsy. The index to this and the following Post Mortem examinations are to be found in the Post Mortem book 1899.
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Sep 1897
Date of death: 18 Oct 1897
Disease (transcribed): Enteric fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'V. [Vide] Medical notes'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No examination after death'

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Errand boy
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 May 1877
Date of death: 4 Jun 1877
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis. Pulmonary congestion (patchy).
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, Meningeal (Brain); Congestion (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: Three weeks before admission a headache commenced gradually. A week later it became severe and from that time he felt generally ill, slept badly and was troubled with obstinate constipation.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, intestine and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Canvasser
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 May 1905
Date of death: 11 Jun 1905
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Enlarged heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys, heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Symes-Thompson, Henry Edmund
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: 'The patient was admitted complaining of cough & of shortness of breath. He had had several attacks of gout during his life, & had been treated for cirrhosis of the liver & ascites three years before his present admission’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Telegraph messenger
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Dec 1893
Date of death: 19 Dec 1893
Disease (transcribed): Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain)

Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
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: Not examined post mortem
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 May 1879
Date of death: 7 Jul 1879
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: About Christmas 1878 the patient fell and struck the back of his head violently. Three weeks later frontal pain of a dull persistent nature set in.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: In this case the head only was examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Ship broker
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Jul 1895
Date of death: 29 Oct 1895
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
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

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Feb 1879
Date of death: 25 Feb 1879
Disease (transcribed): Fibrinous bronchitis with ulcerative bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Ulcer (Lung); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: This patient died before being seen by the Registrar
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, bronchi, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Sep 1905
Date of death: 15 Dec 1905
Disease (transcribed): Arteriosclerosis. Granular kidney. Ascites. Hypertrophy & dilatation of heart
Disease (standardised): Arteriosclerosis (Heart); Disease (Kidneys); Ascites (Peritoneum); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted complaining of pain in the abdomen, rheumatic gout in the legs & rupture due to cough. He had had ‘inflammation of the lungs’ at 35, & for the last 20 years had suffered much on & off with rheumatic gout; at 46 he had bronchitis & pleurisy. While he could afford them, his consumption of alcohol & tobacco had been free; syphilis & gonorrhoea were denied’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Date of admission: 27 Jul 1899
Date of death: 30 Jul 1899
Disease (transcribed): Lobar pneumonia (L. [Left])
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Powell, Llewellyn
Post mortem examination performed by: Belcher Hickman, H. R.
Medical notes: 'Patient was admitted complaining of pain in the left side of his chest and of giddiness, nausea and shivering. He was taken ill on the morning of the 26th with shivering, headache and vomiting, he vomited again later in the day and noticed some difficulty in breathing'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Nov 1901
Date of death: 12 Nov 1901
Disease (transcribed): Disseminated bronchopneumonia. Alcoholism. Delirium
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Alcoholism (Systemic); Delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: The patient drank a lot but how much could not be stated, and had always suffered from his liver. On October 7th he suddenly lost sensation in his left arm, side and leg, and he complained of pain in the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Chaff cutter
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Apr 1907
Date of death: 26 May 1907
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Since the beginning of the year the patient had been liable to attacks of pain in the precordium, occasionally shooting down to the ulnar side of the left arm.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: n/a
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Feb 1897
Date of death: 19 Jun 1897
Disease (transcribed): Large white kidneys. Morbus cordis
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Morbus cordis (Heart) ()
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Obus [Omnibus] driver
Gender: Male
Age: 48
Date of admission: 13 Mar 1899
Date of death: 16 Mar 1899
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of liver. Acute peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Liver cirrhosis (Liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen);
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Powell, Llewellyn
Post mortem examination performed by: Lazarus-Barlow, Walter Sydney
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted on Jan: [January] 25th complaining of increase in the size of his abdomen, which had been swelling for the last 10 months and at this time prevented him doing his work. He had had 2 or 3 attacks of rheumatism but not one for 6 or 7 years. He had been a heavy drinker'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Dec 1896
Date of death: 11 Dec 1896
Disease (transcribed): Contracting white kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Wells, Sydney Russell
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: Three wees before admission swelling of the legs and face occurred ‘through getting a chill’, with cough and increased swelling.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, stomach, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, testis and toe joints
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 4 ½
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Jan 1897
Date of death: 7 Feb 1897
Disease (transcribed): Congenital morbus cordis. Thrombosis of pulmonary artery
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Thrombosis (Heart) ()
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Wells, Sydney Russell
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: 'No childish ailments, always a 'very high colour', His breathing was first noticed to be bad when he began to walk, about 12 months ago he gave up running about, began to sit over the fire and always complained of being cold, never had haemoptysis but was very sick several times last summer, bring [sic] up 'what looked like blood' but at the time was taking a reddish coloured medicine'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Feb 1895
Date of death: 7 Mar 1895
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheritic paralysis
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx); Paralysis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: This boy was in the hospital at the end of January with well marked Diphtheria.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, intestines, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, testicles, brain and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Porter
Age: 7
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 May 1888
Date of death: 10 May 1888
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'The child came from Ebury Buildings. A medical man who attended the patient before his admission said that there had recently been a case of diphtheria in the same block of buildings’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Pleurae, thorax, lungs, bronchi, trachea, tonsils, epiglottis, larynx, vocal cords, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain, stomach, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Oct 1889
Date of death: 26 Oct 1889
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: The patient lived at 3 Wickham Place, Oakham Street, Chelsea. He said that he had been suffering from sore throat for about a fortnight and from diarrhoea for four or five days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, larynx, vocal cords, oesophagus, trachea, intestines, liver, kidneys, spleen and mesenteric glands
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Ry. [Railway] labourer
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Apr 1897
Date of death: 10 Oct 1897
Disease (transcribed): Caries of spine. Putrid bronchitis. Gangrene of lung
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Spine); Bronchitis (Lung); Gangrene (Lung) ()
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Post mortem examination performed by: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical notes: 'V. [Vide] Medical notes'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gas fitter
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 May 1879
Date of death: 17 Nov 1879
Disease (transcribed): Cancerous ulceration of neck, opening up the pharynx. Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Neck); Cancer (Pharynx); Ulcer (Neck); 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: So far as he knew, this patient was well till seven months before admission. He then noticed accidentally, a small moveable mass behind the right angle of the jaw.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 8
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jul 1896
Date of death: 16 Jul 1896
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
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 examination post mortem
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Feb 1879
Date of death: 25 Feb 1879
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Atheroma of cerebral vessels. Cerebral softening
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Blood vessels); Softening (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: He would give but little information about his present complaint. He said he was attacked suddenly one day in January 1878 with giddiness and inability to stand. He went to bed and remained there for nine weeks, suffering from ‘inflammation of the bowels’.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a