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James Harmsworth, 36, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1864
Date of death: 11 Apr 1864
Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: 'This man was a butler, whose health had been generally good till six weeks before admission, when he caught cold, as he supposed, from exposure to wet’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

James Brown , 26, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1857
Date of death: 20 Apr 1858
Disease (transcribed): Caries of the vertebra. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined the case is not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined'

Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Flaxman, 10, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 10
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Mar 1880
Date of death: 28 Mar 1880
Disease (transcribed): Malformation of heart. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Malformation (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: All her life the patient was subject to cough and every winter it became worse and in foggy weather. She had always had palpitation on exertion and soon lost her breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Robert Bentley, 5, No occupation

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1885
Date of death: 4 Apr 1885
Disease (transcribed): Collapse after diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
Medical notes: A boy in the family had diphtheria sixteen days before and then a girl, who died. A doctor said diphtheria. The patient began to complain of sore throat, failing and bad appetite.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, bronchi, larynx, trachea, pharynx, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

George Crowder, 54, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1884
Date of death: 28 Mar 1884
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Emphysema
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Emphysema (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This man had had symptoms of Bronchitis chiefly in the winter for six or seven years and had been in the Hospital in 1882 with symptoms of chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

George Wright, 4, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Mar 1898
Date of death: 25 Mar 1898
Disease (transcribed): Measles and subsequent laryngitis
Disease (standardised): Measles (Systemic); Laryngitis (Larynx)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See medical notes
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No examination after death
Type of incident: n/a

William Hardbattle, 40, Soldier

Occupation or role: Soldier
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Apr 1903
Date of death: 8 Apr 1903
Disease (transcribed): Lobar pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (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 necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

William Johnson, 54, Horsekeeper

Occupation or role: Horsekeeper
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Mar 1915
Date of death: 16 Apr 1915
Disease (transcribed): Cystitis. Pyelo-nephritis. Chronic pulmonary tuberculosis (old)
Disease (standardised): Cystitis (Bladder); Pyelonephritis (Kidney); 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: For six weeks this man had complained of pain in the right upper abdomen, occurring about ten or fifteen minutes after food.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Arthur, 48, Taxi driver

Occupation or role: Taxi driver
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1817
Date of death: 5 Apr 1917
Disease (transcribed): Syphilis. Cirrhosis. Ascites. Fibroid heart. Oesophageal varix. Splenomegaly
Disease (standardised): Syphilis; Liver cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Peritoneum); Disease (Heart); Varicose veins (Oesophagus); Splenomegaly (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical examination performed by: O’Flynn, Elizabeth
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: 'First symptom 1 year ago when he had slight haematemesis. He has been inable to work 6 months owing to bronchitis. On March 13th, he went to work but felt ill & on his return vomited a quart of blood’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Elsie Ashplant, 9, [Child of] Clerk

Occupation or role: [Child of] Clerk
Age: 9
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Mar 1912
Date of death: 4 Apr 1912
Disease (transcribed): Sub-acute parenchymatous nephritis. General peritonitis. Empyema
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Empyema (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow. Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: There was typical onset of acute nephritis fourteen days ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, abdomen, kidneys, liver, spleen, ureters, bladder and pancreas
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 18, [Child of] Chauffeur

Occupation or role: [Child of] Chauffeur
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1927
Date of death: 22 Apr 1927
Disease (transcribed): Septic endocarditis (mitral and aortic) superimposed on old rheumatic endocarditis – Aortic and mitral incompetence – Adherent pericardium. Multiple infarcts in kidneys and spleen – Early passive congestion of liver – Areas of collapse in lungs
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Sepsis (Systemic); Rheumatic fever (Systemic); Aortic valve insufficiency (Heart); Mitral valve insufficiency (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart); Infarction (Kidney, spleen); Congestion (Liver); Collapse (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: 'History. Rheumatic fever 10 years previously, 2 years previously. Four days before admission doctors report 'Temp [Temperature] 101. Very ill. Râles in chest. Double aortic and mitral murmurs'. Day of admission. Cerebral embolus. Complete L. [Left] sided hemiplegia. O.A. [On Admission] As above. Very ill. Temp [Temperature] 103. P. [Pulse] 130. R. [Respiration rate?] 35'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, mediastinal glands, pulmonary artery, pericardium, heart, coronary arteries, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall-bladder, bile-ducts, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, renal pelvis, bladder, uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, alimentary tract, mesenteric glands
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 68, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Apr 1946
Date of death: 21 May 1946
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary abscess following bronchiectasis
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Lung); Bronchiectasis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Gainsborough, Hugh
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Taylor, John
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, stomach and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Clara Bowman, 34, [Wife of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Labourer
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Mar 1886
Date of death: 19 Mar 1886
Disease (transcribed): Aortic incompetence. Dilatation and hypertrophy of the left ventricle. Pulmonary apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Griffiths, Herbert Tyrrell
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient was always well up to 1874 when she had her first child. In November 1885 she began to cough slightly, but the cough had grown gradually worse and she was confined to bed from March 1st.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, heart, spleen, kidneys, stomach, intestines, ovary and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Ada Sessions, 24, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Mar 1894
Date of death: 1 Apr 1894
Disease (transcribed): Acute phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'C.f. medical notes'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No examination post mortem made'
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth McKay, 20, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Mar 1897
Date of death: 9 Apr 1897
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary tuberculosis. Pneumo-thorax
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumothorax (Lung) ()
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

James Stacey, 64, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 May 1849
Date of death: 16 May 1849
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Laceration of the lung. Emphysema. Two old clots in the brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Laceration (Lungs); Emphysema (Lungs); Clot (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was brought to the hospital on the afternoon of the 14th of May having been knocked down by a cart & thrown upon his chest against the curb stone’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Thomas Salisbury, 30, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 May 1853
Date of death: 8 May 1853
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous state of cervical glands. Deposits in the lungs and spleen. Adherent pericardium
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes); Deposits (Lung); Deposits (Spleen); Adherent (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This patient presented himself for admission on account of a tumour which had been growing at the back of his neck for about two months.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Curzon, 30, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 07 Apr 1847
Date of death: 24 Apr 1847
Disease (transcribed): Vomica and tubercles in lungs. Old pleuritic adhesions. Small ulcers of small intestine.
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Adhesions (Pleura); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient on admission was found to be in the last stages of Phthisis Pulmonalis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Harriett Harper, 7, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 7
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Apr 1856
Date of death: 6 May 1856
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Fever
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: The friends states that she had been suffering from fever a week. Fever had been in the House for some time and one brother had died of it the week before. Numerous rose coloured spots were found on the chest and abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Caroline Elliot, 53, Ladies maid

Occupation or role: Ladies maid
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Mar 1874
Date of death: 11 Apr 1874
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of the right ovary and peritoneum. Cirrhosis of the liver. Pleuro-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Ovary); Cancer (Abdomen); Cirrhosis (Liver); Pleuropneumonia (Lung, Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Clarke, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: She had been in good health until about seven months ago when she commenced to lose flesh and noticed a swelling in the right side of the abdomen which increased rapidly.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, glands and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Alice Coleshill, 9 months, [Child of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 9 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1907
Date of death: 3 Apr 1907
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia. Left pneumothorax
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Pneumothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: For the past three days the patient had had some cough and appeared to be short of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, peritracheal and peribronchial glands, larynx, trachea, thyroid, thymus, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Griffin, 23, Factory girl

Occupation or role: Factory girl
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1914
Date of death: 4 Apr 1914
Disease (transcribed): Subacute or chronic parenchymatous nephritis. Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: Turton, James Richard Henry
Medical notes: The patient was first admitted with acute nephritis of four months duration. She was readmitted with oedema, vomiting and having passed very little urine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, fauces, pharynx, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, oesophagus, peritoneum, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, ureters, bladder, uterus, vagina, alimentary canal and joints
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Hughes, 43, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1893
Date of death: 30 Mar 1893
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of lungs, suprarenals and intestines. Moveable kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Adrenal glands); Tuberculosis (Intestines); Nephroptosis (Kidney)

Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: The patient gave a history of rapid wasting and loss of strength since October 1892, but no haemoptysis. She caught cold upon cold and lost her voice early in the illness.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, suprarenals, uterus, pancreas, stomach and duodenum
Type of incident: n/a

James Rivenall, 64, Boot maker

Occupation or role: Boot maker
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jan 1901
Date of death: 26 Mar 1901
Disease (transcribed): Emphysema. Cardiac dilatation
Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Stokes, Whitley Bland
Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of cough and much dyspnoea. He also suffered from hallucinations.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

[Name redacted], 44, Messenger

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 May 1933
Date of death: 1 Jun 1933
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Feiling, Anthony
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Riddell, Victor Horsley Hume
Medical notes: He had been treated in the Out Patient Department for duodenal ulcer for several months. Two days before admission he fell while walking at night in search of a glass of water, and hit his head. Since then he had been unconscious. He had been vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, urinary tract and alimentary canal
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

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