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Frank Pavey, 14, [Child of] Photographer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Photographer
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1885
Date of death: 1 Jan 1886
Disease (transcribed): Purulent peritonitis and pleurisy. Penetrating wound of the abdomen
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura); Wound (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: While walking along the streets, he caught his foot against a railing and fell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, stomach and small intestines
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

John Housden, 47, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1885
Date of death: 18 Jan 1886
Disease (transcribed): Fatty and dilated heart. Fractured patellae
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The patient fractured the left patella about ten years ago and again broke it a few years after. While walking, he slipped and felt something snap in his right knee. He fell down and could not get up again.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, cranium and patellae
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Edward Hutton, 6 months, [Child of] Machinist

Occupation or role: [Child of] Machinist
Age: 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Feb 1886
Date of death: 16 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in lower end of femur. Purulent synovitis of left knee. Rickets
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Leg); Suppuration (Knee); Synovitis (Joints)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William. Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The child was quite healthy until a swelling appeared on the chest and a little later on the left leg which became painful and tender.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines and bones
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Hearn, 44, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Feb 1886
Date of death: 18 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull (right side). Laceration of the left tempero-sphenoidal cerebral convolution. Lymph deposit at the base of the brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Lymph (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William. Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Two days previous to admission the patient came home drunk and fell down stairs. His wife said she found him at the bottom of the stairs quite insensible.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, stomach, intestines, cerebral membranes and bone
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Rebecca Ryves, 60, Lady’s companion

Occupation or role: Lady’s companion
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Apr 1888
Date of death: 29 May 1888
Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of right mamma. Amputation. Pyaemia. Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Scirrhus (Breast); Amputation (Breast); Sepsis (Systemic); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James and Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'Always good health. About 18 months ago, she first noticed a dimple on the right mamma, a swelling formed & this slowly got larger […] While at Wimbledon [Atkinson Morley Hospital in Wimbledon], was up & about & able to walk about the grounds. Got an attack of erysipelas in the wound & died of pyaemia’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Right shoulder, peritoneum, abdomen, thorax ('Died at Wimbledon’)

Type of incident: n/a

Esther Gigg, 20, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 May 1888
Date of death: 4 Jun 1888
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral abscess in the right temporo-sphenoidal lobe following disease of the right petrous bone
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain); Disease (Temporal bone)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'Since at 2, she has had double diarrhoea. This never troubled her & she had good health up to May 8th, when she was seized with pain in the right ear. A few days afterwards she vomited & after being under the care of a doctor for a fortnight, she was sent to St George’s as a case of meningitis’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: ‘Only head opened’

Type of incident: n/a

Charlotte Hackett, 25, [Wife of] Carman

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Carman
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 May 1888
Date of death: 7 Jun 1888
Disease (transcribed): Myelitis. Localized empyema in right pleura. Hypeolatic pneumonia of both lungs
Disease (standardised): Myelitis (Spinal cord); Empyema (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'A married woman. On May 14th she fell downstairs & hurt her back. Next day she came to the hospital & was able to walk in. She was treated as [?] OP [out-patient] & on reaching home she felt so ill that she went to bed. She was able to get up daily but on May 22 she found herself unable to move her legs or to pass urine’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Spinal cord, brain, abdomen, liver, thorax, pleurae, lungs, heart

Type of incident: n/a

Anthony Baker, 84, Tailor

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 84
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1888
Date of death: 11 Jun 1888
Disease (transcribed): Bruises & subcutaneous & intramuscular hemorrhages from injury. Shock
Disease (standardised): Bruise; Haemorrhage; Shock
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'Not seen by the registrar. The old man was knocked down & run over: he was admitted in a case of great collapse & never rallied. He died in about 2 hours’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Legs, hands, abdomen, skull, lungs, heart, spleen, kidneys, liver, urinary bladder (‘Inquest case’)

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

John Fraser, 45, Drayman

Occupation or role: Drayman
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jun 1888
Date of death: 19 Jun 1888
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Right haemothorax. Surgical emphysema. Left pneumothorax. Recent infarctions of right kidney
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Haemothorax (Lungs); Emphysema (Lungs); Pneumothorax (Lungs); Infarction (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: 'He was IP [in-patient] about 12 years ago, suffering from epileptic fits. Was drinking all evening, & in crossing the road was knocked down by a bus, the wheel passed over his chest. He was a brewer’s drayman & had been a heavy beer drinker for many years’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Right leg, sternum, pleurae, lungs, heart, kidneys, spleen, liver, ribs, brain

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Sarah Eaton, 55, M. nurse

Occupation or role: M. nurse
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Aug 1888
Date of death: 29 Aug 1888
Disease (transcribed): Ulcer of leg. Granular kidney
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg); Disease (Kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'A widow who had 7 children. No history of syphilis. Has suffered from varicose veins for many years. In March ‘88 a small ulcer came on the right leg which has steadily got larger’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Pleurae, lungs, heart, aorta, liver, spleen, kidneys, peritoneum, uterus, ovaries, bladder, brain

Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Cornelius, 14, Greengrocer

Occupation or role: Greengrocer
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Sep 1888
Date of death: 29 Sep 1888
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Ulceration of verniform appendix
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ulcer (Appendix)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington and Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'Was well ‘till Sept 17th when he struck his right side again a barrow handle. He was an itinerant greengrocer. On Sept 18th [he] was seized with severe pain in the abdomen, for which he took ginger wine. On Sept 20th, he committed several times & was freely dosed with castor oil, after which his bowels were open’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Peritoneum, abdomen, stomach, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, thorax, heart, lungs

Type of incident: n/a

George Osborne, 31, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Oct 1888
Date of death: 23 Oct 1888
Disease (transcribed): Spinal caries. Tubercular kidney. Death under chloroform on operating table while spine was being trephined
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Tuberculosis (Kidneys); Trephining (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Davidson, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'The man was admitted in ‘87 with angular curvature of the spine & tubercular orchitis. He improved & in December ‘87 left hospital wearing a plaster-of-Paris jacket. This was worn for 6 months, & he continued well till 6 weeks ago when he again got pain in the back’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Spine, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys ('Body opened from behind’)

Type of incident: n/a

James Doolan, 68, Watchman

Occupation or role: Watchman
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Nov 1888
Date of death: 22 Nov 1888
Disease (transcribed): Thrombosis of middle cerebral artery of left side. Cerebral softening of left lenticular nucleus and internal capsule
Disease (standardised): Thrombosis (Brain); Softening (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'On Nov 13 he fell while crossing the road & struck his head […] He walked home with assistance. His son helped him upstairs to bed & is certain that he was not paralysed at that time. On Nov 15, the right arm & leg were found to be paralysed’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, eyes, heart, lungs, kidneys, spleen, liver, stomach, intestines (‘Inquest case’)

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

John Green, 16, Clerk

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Nov 1888
Date of death: 24 Nov 1888
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of right thigh & left foot. Shock
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Thigh, foot); Shock
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'Railway accident. Right thigh & left foot were severed from body. Double amputations were performed but the lad did not rally from shock of accident. Died in 8 hours’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No post mortem examination’

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Richard Pearson, 47, Policeman

Occupation or role: Policeman
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Dec 1888
Date of death: 9 Dec 1888
Disease (transcribed): Intestinal obstruction. Abdominal section. Division of band, at apex of a large Meckel’s Diverticulum was found a divided band. On ileum near extremity marks of compression. Slight peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Intestines); Section (Abdomen); Meckel’s diverticulum (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James and Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'A policeman, whose general health has always been good. Six years previously he became ruptured on the right side & has since worn a truss. The rupture has not come down for 6 years. On evening of Dec 2nd he had a desire to defecate after dinner & [?] a small, hard motion was passed & since then there has been total constipation. He began to vomit at night & has ejected everything he has taken’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, oesophagus, lungs, heart

Type of incident: n/a

William McKay, 39, Farrier

Occupation or role: Farrier
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Dec 1888
Date of death: 12 Dec 1888
Disease (transcribed): Fractured clavicle, leg, ribs & pelvis. Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Collarbone, leg, ribs, pelvis); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'See surgical notes’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No post mortem examination’

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

John Vincent, 28, Greengrocer

Occupation or role: Greengrocer
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Apr 1887
Date of death: 15 Jun 1887
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of mesentery, left kidney etc
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Abdomen, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Medical notes: 'With the exception of a chancre in 1879 which was followed by a bubo, the man had good health till Xmas '86 when he began to have warty growths on the eyelids [

George Francis, 10, [Child of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 10
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Dec 1886
Date of death: 22 Jun 1887
Disease (transcribed): Caries of femur. Pelvic abscess
Disease (standardised): Caries (Thigh); Abscess (Pelvis)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Medical notes: 'This child was originally admitted into the hospital with a haemaloma on the left thigh which suppurated. This was opened & he did well & was eventually sent to Wimbledon [Atkinson Morley Hospital]. While there symptoms of abdominal obstruction came on & he was sent back to St George's on Dec 12 1886'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Joseph Comefret, [No age stated], Coach builder

Occupation or role: Coach builder
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Jun 1887
Date of death: 21 Jun 1887
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Medical notes: 'Not seen by the surgical registrar. The man climbed up a post to see the jubilee processions & fell from a height of 16ft. He was picked up unconscious'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Harry Hillston, 3, [Child of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Jun 1887
Date of death: 24 Jun 1887
Disease (transcribed): Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Medical notes: 'On June 11th, the boy fell down & hurt his head: there was no wound. He remained well till June 17th when he again fell down & bruised his forehead. Since then he has complained of pain in the head not localized to any one spot & has cried a good deal'

Illustrations: NoChart
Type of incident: n/a

Lucy Ingram, 7, [Child of] Porter

Occupation or role: [Child of] Porter
Age: 7
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Oct 1887
Date of death: 20 Oct 1887
Disease (transcribed): Disease of hip. Amputation at hip joint. Shock
Disease (standardised): Disease (Hip); Amputation Shock
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Her mother suffered from strenuous[?] abscesses in the neck when young. When at 4, she got pain in her hip & was OP [out-patient] at the Evelina Hospital. This was 'cured' but in April '86 the hip again became bad & she was again an OP. The limb was put up in plaster-of-Paris'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Susan Pickard, 47, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Nov 1887
Date of death: 10 Dec 1887
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of cerebellum
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'A married multipara, whose health has been always good with the exception of there being a chronic purulent discharge from each ear since childhood. There had been 8 or 9 polypi removed at various times from the left ear'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, stomach, intestines, brain, ear
Illustrations: NoChart
Type of incident: n/a

Agnes Hertzow, 20, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Dec 1887
Date of death: 14 Dec 1887
Disease (transcribed): Laceration of the brain
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Not seen by the registrar. A married woman. She was cleaning a window on the second floor in Halsey Street. The bar broke & she fell into the area. Was unconscious when picked up & never regained her senses'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, brain, joints
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Edmund Jackson, 14, Newspaperboy

Occupation or role: Newspaperboy
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Dec 1887
Date of death: 15 Dec 1887
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Pericarditis. Pyaemic patches in lungs
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pericarditis (Heart); Sepsis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'Scarlet fever in 1884. There was no history of any injury. He was a newspaper boy & frequently got wel[?]. On Dec 4 he woke up & felt sick: he went out & sold a few papers & then came home & went to bed'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, larynx, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines
Illustrations: NoChart
Type of incident: n/a

Jane Garner, 30, [Wife of] Butcher

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Butcher
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Nov 1887
Date of death: 22 Dec 1887
Disease (transcribed): Fatty degeneration of heart
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'A married woman who had 4 children. For fully 12 months she had suffered from piles which came down on defecation or bled a good deal. She had lost a large amount of blood previous to coming to the hospital'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

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