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Alfred Lowe, 75, Librarian

Occupation or role: Librarian
Age: 75
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Apr 1915
Date of death: 2 Sep 1915
Disease (transcribed): Acute retention. Adenomatous enlargement of prostate. Operation. Heart failure
Disease (standardised): Retention (Bladder); Adenoma (Prostate); Enlarged (Prostate); Operation (Prostate); Failure (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: For notes of this case see Surgical Register 1763/1915
Body parts examined in the post mortem: n/a
Type of incident: n/a

Annie Nieblar, 27, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 May 1891
Date of death: 5 May 1891
Disease (transcribed): Sloughing endometritis. Septicaemia
Disease (standardised): Endometritis (Uterus); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This woman was a native of Munich, who had been in England for two years. She was confined with her first child in August 1890. The child throve well: it was suckled for two months, and then the mother ceased to suckle it because of increasing weakness though the milk did not fail till some time later. Before her confinement she had enjoyed good health, but soon afterwards she began to suffer from spasmodic abdominal pain. She did not regain her health, and finally took to bed one week before admission'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Barbara Purchase, 35, [Wife of] Gas labourer

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Gas labourer
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Feb 1887
Date of death: 12 Jun 1888
Disease (transcribed): Recurrent scirrhus of right mamma. 2ndary deposits in skin, right humerus, scapula, most ribs, bodies of dorsal vertebrae and kidney
Disease (standardised): Scirrhus (Breast); Deposit (Skin, arm, shoulder, ribs, spine, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'A married woman with 2 children. Six years ago she began to have pain in the right mamma & a tumor formed which was removed at the Cancer Hospital in summer of ‘86. A few weeks ago, her right hand became swollen. A Pole. Cannot speak English well’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Right upper limb, sternum, ribs, pleurae, lungs, spleen, kidneys, liver, uterus

Type of incident: n/a

Maria Lenny, 17, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Jun 1880
Date of death: 26 Jul 1880
Disease (transcribed): Cystic and solid malignant disease of the right ovary, the peritoneum, and the pleurae
Disease (standardised): Cysts (Ovary); Cancer (Ovary); Cancer (Abdomen); Cancer (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: Four months before admission while lifting a heavy marble slab whose weight was rather beyond her strength, she felt a sudden pain in the right iliac region, as if something had given way. A day or two after swelling in this region was for the first time noticed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum and generative organs
Type of incident: n/a

Frederick Bradford, 4 months, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 4 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Aug 1918
Date of death: 26 Aug 1918
Disease (transcribed): Phimosis. Marasmus. Death under anaesthesia (C2F3)
Disease (standardised): Phimosis (Penis); Protein-energy malnutrition; Anaesthesia
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Post mortem examination performed by: Claremont, Hetty Ethelberta
Medical notes: 'Since birth patient has had difficulty on micturition. Infant weighed 12lbs at birth, and since then has wasted steadily. He was fed on breast, then on Glaxo, then Nestle’s, and on Savory and Moores […] It was decided to circumcise the child in the surgery. Ethyl chloride, followed by CE mixture was administered on open mask. Patient stood the operation well, but about 5 mins after the anaesthetic had been stopped, the breathing became very shallow, and then stopped’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Frederick Hildritch, 44, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jul 1897
Date of death: 10 Aug 1897
Disease (transcribed): Stone in kidney. Perinephritis abscess. Pyaemia. Thrombosis and pulmonary embolism
Disease (standardised): Kidney calculi (Kidney); Abscess (Kidney); Sepsis (Systemic); Thrombosis (Indeterminate); Embolism (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard and Bennett, William Henry
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: Kidney, lungs

Type of incident: n/a

James Douglas, 56, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Gender: Male
Age: 56
Date of admission: 2 Dec 1904
Date of death: 8 Dec 1904
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous laryngitis. Miliary tuberculosis of lungs. Prostatic abscess (tuberculous). Cystitis. Consecutive nephritis. Syphilitic osteitis of skull
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Larynx, lung, prostate); Laryngitis (Larynx); Abscess (Prostate); Cystitis (Bladder); Nephritis (Kidney); Osteitis (Skull); Syphilis (Systemic);
Admitted under the care of: Sheild, Arthur Marmaduke
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

George Paynter, 39, Window cleaner

Occupation or role: Window cleaner
Gender: Male
Age: 39
Date of admission: 1 Feb 1904
Date of death: 12 Feb 1904
Disease (transcribed): Old syphilis. Lardaceous disease of kidneys and other viscera. Pulmonary tuberculosis. Bronchitis. Dilated heart
Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Systemic); Amyloidosis (Kidney, viscera); Tuberculosis (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Cardiomyopathy, dilated (Heart);
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: 'Fam. Hist. [Family History] – Strong hist. [history] of tubercle. Person. Hist. [History]. - Winter cough for 8 years. Persistent cough for 2 years. Very troublesome cough with copious expectoration for 7 weeks. Lately also much dyspnoea, night sweats, loose bowels with stools occasionally continuing blood and shine. Loss of weight for 18 months. Syphilis 7 years ago: invalided from the service for it 7 years ago. Deaf 7 years'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

James Scott, 44, Confectioner

Occupation or role: Confectioner
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Apr 1881
Date of death: 21 Apr 1881
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson and Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'He had no illnesses as a boy, no scarlet fever. He went to sea at 17 in the East India Company's service; had dysentery in Calcutta at 22 (1859). For a year he describes himself as passing blood & slime nearly every day and for 4 years afterwards was subject to frequent attacks of dysenteric diarrhoea: no such symptoms since then. He has been a very heavy drinker of spirits, especially 1858-1870 when he had much morning vomiting & depression. In 1864 he settled in England as a confectioner. About 1873 he began to be subject to severe headaches with 'blinding pain' generally relieved by vomiting'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, spinal cord, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

John Libley, 41, Tailor

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Aug 1881
Date of death: 6 Dec 1881
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys. Disease of heart valves
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys, heart)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier
Post mortem examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Medical notes: 'He joined the army in 1854 at 14. Syphilis in 1856. Delirium tremens after drinking much raw spirit in East Indies in 1860. Dysentery in India in 1861. For several years, about 1868-1872 he had much nocturnal pain in head & shins with temporary nodes. In 1876 he felt some 'palpitation' with substernal pain & was sent home from India with a certificate of heart disease; since then he has done light work. No oedema noticed until 3 weeks ago; some anginal symptoms during the last fortnight'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen

Type of incident: n/a

Charles Burbidge, 39, Soldier

Occupation or role: Soldier
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Jan 1856
Date of death: 8 Jan 1856
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Heart and Kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man had been a soldier in the East India Company and had never been invalided. Two months before his admission he caught a severe cold and subsequently became jaundiced.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Strong, 55, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1919
Date of death: 15 Dec 1919
Disease (transcribed): Bilateral hydronephrosis with atrophy of right kidney and pyonephrosis of left kidney (with calculus). Uraemia
Disease (standardised): Hydronephrosis (Kidney); Atrophy (Kidney); Pyonephrosis (Kidney); Calculi (Kidney); Uraemia (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: Claremont, Hetty Ethelberta
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: She had pain in the left side of the back for twenty years, worse for fourteen days. She had a moveable kidney on the right side for ten years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleura, lungs, thyroid, pericardium, heart, valves, vessels, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal, stomach, colon and vertebral column
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Elcock, 36, [Wife of] Porter guard

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Porter guard
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Dec 1919
Date of death: 11 Dec 1919
Disease (transcribed): Puerperal septicaemia. General peritonitis. Empyema
Disease (standardised): Puerpera (Uterus); Sepsis (Systemic); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Empyema (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Smith, George Frederick Darwall
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

J E Robson, 60?, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60?
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Nov 1919
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Atheroma and obstruction of coronary arteries. Heart failure. Consecutive nephritis. Cystitis
Disease (standardised): Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Obstruction (Arteries); Failure (Heart); Nephritis (Kidney); Cystitis (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: Brought in dead
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, coronaries, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, prostate, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Florence Evans, 31, [Wife of] Market gardener

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Market gardener
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Oct 1919
Date of death: 15 Oct 1919
Disease (transcribed): Syphilis of liver. Haematemesis. Abortion. Grave anaemia
Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Liver); Haematemesis (Gastrointestinal tract); Abortion (Uterus); Anaemia (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: Bull, Henry Cecil Herbert
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: She was five months pregnant. Four days before admission she suddenly vomited a large quantity of blood and continued to do so at intervals for the next four days. She also passed urine containing blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal, oesophagus, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Dorothy Freeman, 17, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Oct 1919
Date of death: 19 Oct 1919
Disease (transcribed): Pyosalpinx. Influenzal bronchopneumonia. Abscess and gangrene of lungs
Disease (standardised): Pyosalpinx (Fallopian tubes); Influenza (Respiratory tract); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Abscess (Lung); Gangrene (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Smith, George Frederick Darwall
Medical examination performed by: Ellison, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: She had pain in the lower abdomen with menorrhagia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal and pelvic organs
Type of incident: n/a

Elsie Lancefield, 36, [Wife of] Draper's assistant

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Draper’s assistant
Age: 36
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Oct 1919
Date of death: 13 Oct 1919
Disease (transcribed): Puerperal sepsis. Acute haemorrhagic cystitis. General peritonitis. Pleurisy. Septicaemia
Disease (standardised): Puerpera (Uterus); Sepsis (Systemic); Cystitis (Bladder); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Smith, George Frederick Darwall
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder, alimentary canal and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

George Dare, 73, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 73
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Sep 1919
Date of death: 19 Sep 1919
Disease (transcribed): Adenomatous enlargement of prostate. Prostatectomy. Dilatation of stomach. Intestinal diverticula
Disease (standardised): Adenoma (Prostate); Prostatectomy (Prostate); Dilatation (Stomach); Diverticulum (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
Medical examination performed by: Claremont, Hetty Ethelberta
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: He had frequency of micturition for seven or eight years, with complete retention a month ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Annie Ambrose, 44, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Sep 1919
Date of death: 8 Sep 1919
Disease (transcribed): Acute or chronic parenchymatous nephritis. Uraemia
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Uraemia (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: Claremont, Hetty Ethelberta
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: For the past two months she had vomited fluid on rising. She had been constipated for a month, absolute for four days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder, alimentary canal, stomach and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

William Gliddon, 20, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Aug 1919
Date of death: 3 Sep 1919
Disease (transcribed): Ulcerative endocarditis of mitral and aortic valves. Adherent pericardium. Infarcts of spleen and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Infarction (Spleen); Infarction (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical examination performed by: Bull, Henry Cecil Herbert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ellis, Harold
Medical notes: He had pains, dyspnoea and general weakness of about three months’ duration. He had had rheumatic fever twice.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, valves, vessels, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and lymphatic glands
Type of incident: n/a

Richard Baldwin, 27, Discharged soldier

Occupation or role: Discharged soldier
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Aug 1919
Date of death: 30 Aug 1919
Disease (transcribed): Bilateral calculus pyonephrosis. Uraemia
Disease (standardised): Pyonephrosis (Kidney); Uraemia (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by: Claremont, Hetty Ethelberta
Post mortem examination performed by: Ellis, Harold
Medical notes: He patient had pain in the left side on and off since 1916, when he was wounded. He had pain on micturition in the urethra. He had gun shot wound scars on both legs and the right arm. The left arm had been amputated.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, valves, vessels, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Walter Cooper, 54, Musician

Occupation or role: Musician
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Aug 1919
Date of death: 18 Aug 1919
Disease (transcribed): Uraemia. Polycystic disease of kidney, with subacute interstitial nephritis
Disease (standardised): Uraemia (Kidney); Disease (Kidney); Nephritis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: Bull, Henry Cecil Herbert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ellis, Harold
Medical notes: He had headache, vomiting after food, failing vision, frequency of micturition and general ill health since an attack of influenza in March 1918.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, valves, vessels, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

May Gaskell, 56, Manageress

Occupation or role: Manageress
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Jul 1919
Date of death: 22 Jul 1919
Disease (transcribed): Right sided cerebral haemorrhage. Atheroma of blood vessels. Tubercular disease of upper pole of right kidney
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Brain ); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Vessels); Tuberculosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Bull, Henry Cecil Herbert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ellis, Harold
Medical notes: She was taken suddenly ill in a taxi and brought to the hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, valves, peritoneum, liver, spleen, bladder, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Lilian Bunn, 30, Parlour maid

Occupation or role: Parlour maid
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Jul 1919
Date of death: 12 Jul 1919
Disease (transcribed): Uterine myectomy. Infection through uterine cavity. General peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Myectomy (Uterus); Infection (Uterus); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Smith, George Frederick Darwall
Medical examination performed by: Ellison, John
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: She complained of increasing loss at the periods with clots. On examination the uterus was found to be enlarged with multiple fibroids.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Peritoneum, uterus and ovaries
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Wood, 60, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Apr 1919
Date of death: 19 Jun 1919
Disease (transcribed): Growth in femur, spine, ribs and kidney. Compression of cord. Paraplegia. Cystitis
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Femur); Tumour (Spine); Tumour (Ribs); Tumour (Kidney); Compression (Spinal cord); Paraplegia (Nervous system);Cystitis (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: Bull, Henry Cecil Herbert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: Six months ago he had sudden pain in the lower part of the body while at work. Ten weeks ago, he had severe pain in the left leg, since when he had not been able to walk.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Femur, ribs, spine, spinal cord, pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

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