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Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Mar 1870
Date of death: 6 Mar 1870
Disease (transcribed): Femoral Hernia. Operation. Rupture of the Bowel.
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Blood Vessels); Rupture (Intestine )
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient was brought to the Hospital in extreme pain due to a strangulated femoral hernia of a large size. Mr Holmes operated.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen. All the viscera and other parts of the body were natural
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Apr 1870
Date of death: 10 Jun 1870
Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid disease of the thoracic lumbar and inguinal glands and liver and kidneys.
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient had noticed a lump in the right groin, with swelling of the right lower extremity for two months. There was no history of cancer in the family.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, head, liver, spleen, kidneys, glands and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Aug 1870
Date of death: 6 Sep 1870
Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia (right). Operation. Adhesions in the pelvis of the strangulated bowel. Rupture of the adhesions and gut. Peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Adhesions (Intestines); Rupture (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: The patient had had a right femoral rupture for fourteen years, following (in the first instance) a confinement.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Plurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Schoolboy
Age: 13
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Nov 1871
Date of death: 2 Dec 1871
Disease (transcribed): Ruptured liver & kidney. Extravasation of blood into the peritoneal cavity
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Liver, kidney); Extravasation (Peritoneum)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This boy was run over by a cab, the wheel of which, it was said, passed over his abdomen. When admitted he was much collapsed and very faint, & complained of much abdominal pain and tenderness’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 May 1872
Date of death: 27 May 1872
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of rectum
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Rectum)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not herein reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Powder maker
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jul 1872
Date of death: 19 Sep 1872
Disease (transcribed): Caries of femur, ribs and vertebrae. Psoas abscess. Lardaceous disease
Disease (standardised): Caries (Leg); Caries (Ribs); Caries (Spine); Abscess (Psoas muscle); Amyloidosis (Liver); Amyloidosis (Kidney); Amyloidosis (Spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man was admitted in a state of great exhaustion from disease of the femur with abscess.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, joints, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Omnibus bus conductor
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Aug 1879
Date of death: 18 Sep 1879
Disease (transcribed): Cancerous stricture of rectum. Colotomy. Sloughing cellulitis. Gangrenous pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Rectum); Colotomy (Intestines); Cellulitis (Skin); Gangrene (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: This patient was admitted under the care of Dr Barclay on account of intestinal obstruction and vomiting
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys, spleen and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Feb 1873
Date of death: 22 Feb 1873
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of rectum. Ulceration and perforation of colon
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Rectum); Ulcer (Intestines); Perforation (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man stated that he was very subject to constipation of the bowels.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Feb 1873
Date of death: 12 Mar 1873
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary tuberculosis. Cirrhosis of liver
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Cirrhosis (Liver)
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: This man had suffered from a severe cough for about five months. Lately it had much increased in severity with shortness of breath and loss of flesh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1873
Date of death: 17 Apr 1873
Disease (transcribed): Mitral and tricuspid contraction. Hypertrophy of right ventricle and left auricle. Cirrhosis of liver
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Cirrhosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man stated that he had been in comparatively good health except occasional shortness of breath on any exertion up to about two weeks ago when much pain in the chest commenced. A short time after he spat up much blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1873
Date of death: 30 Apr 1873
Disease (transcribed): Dilatation of the aorta. Hypertrophy and dilatation of the heart. Cirrhosis of the liver. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Aorta); Disease (Heart); Cirrhosis (Liver); Oedema (Indeterminate)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This man was in comparatively good health up to four months before his admission, when he suddenly lost his sense falling of his chair.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and peritoneum
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Feb 1873
Date of death: 1 May 1873
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of left ovary, abdominal glands and peritoneum. Peritonitis. Cirrhosis of liver. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Ovary); Cancer (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cirrhoses (Liver); Oedema (Leg); Oedema (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: About six weeks back the patient felt ill, was not inclined to do work with occasional vomiting after food.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and ovary
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Mar 1873
Date of death: 14 May 1873
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of breast and chest wall, and of liver. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Breast); Cancer (Chest); Cancer (Liver); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This patient was operated on in July 1872 when a scirrhus tumour was removed from the breast.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation and bones
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Aug 1873
Date of death: 27 Aug 1873
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Ulceration of larynx. Necrosis of arytenoid cartilage. Ulceration and perforation of intestine. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Larynx); Necrosis (Larynx); Ulcer (Intestines); Perforation (Intestines); Peritonitis (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: This man had always been in good health up to about four years ago when a little cough commenced in a sharp attack and one day he brought up a considerable amount of blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, larynx, trachea, peritoneum, glands, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Aug 1873
Date of death: 30 Sep 1873
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of the uterus, vagina and liver
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus); Cancer (Vagina); Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Clarke, John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This woman had been suffering for about a year with symptoms of carcinoma uteri.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, organs of generation and glands
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Oct 1873
Date of death: 15 Oct 1873
Disease (transcribed): Mitral contraction. Adherent pericardium. Chronic peritonitis. Cirrhosis of liver
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cirrhosis (Liver); Adherent (Pericardium)
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: This man was sent up from the country with a supposed enlargement of the liver.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, pericardium, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Sep 1873
Date of death: 21 Oct 1873
Disease (transcribed): Perforation of the intestine. Peritonitis. Cancer of the liver
Disease (standardised): Perforation (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Cancer (Liver)
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: This man stated that he had been out of health for about four months with vomiting after food, loss of strength and constant nausea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, glands, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Dec 1873
Date of death: 7 Dec 1873
Disease (transcribed): Faecal fistula. Abscess of pancreas. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Fistula (Intestines); Abscess (Pancreas); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This woman stated that she had been in good health up to two weeks before admission when she was suddenly taken with shivering and intense pain in the belly. Shortly afterwards vomiting as well as diarrhoea commenced.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, peritoneum, liver, pancreas, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Omnibus conductor
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Dec 1873
Date of death: 2 Jan 1874
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of liver. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Liver); Peritonitis (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: This man stated that he had been out of health for six months with loss of appetite, sickness and a sensation of weakness and losing flesh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Piano tuner
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Feb 1874
Date of death: 23 Feb 1874
Disease (transcribed): Epithelial cancer of the tongue. Haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Mouth); Haemorrhage (Mouth)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: Five months ago he first complained of a sore on the right side of his tongue which had been gradually increasing in size.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Tongue, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 61
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1874
Date of death: 18 Mar 1874
Disease (transcribed): Mitral contraction. Granular kidneys. Cirrhosis of liver. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Cirrhosis (Liver); Oedema (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This woman was admitted almost in a dying state, with orthopnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3 days
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Mar 1874
Date of death: 22 Mar 1874
Disease (transcribed): Imperforate rectum (lumbar colotomy). Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Imperforate (Rectum); Colotomy (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This infant was sent from Queen Charlotte’s Hospital with a history that since its birth it had passed nothing by the rectum.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, peritoneum, intestines and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Feb 1874
Date of death: 30 Mar 1874
Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart. Bronchitis. Cirrhosis of liver. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung); Cirrhosis (Liver); Oedema (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: She had an umbilical hernia for three years. Six weeks ago she felt heaviness in the abdomen and noticed that it was increasing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

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

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jan 1876
Date of death: 16 Jan 1876
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Gangrene of the intestine from hernia
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Gangrene (Intestine); Hernia (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Morgan, John Hammond
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man had had a hernia for four years. When in bed some gut came down and became painful at once.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Only the abdomen was examined
Type of incident: n/a