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Henry Taylor, 45, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1885
Date of death: 26 Apr 1885
Disease (transcribed): Oblique fracture of tibia into ankle-joint. Cerebral congestion and increase of subarachnoideum fluid
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Congestion (Brain ); Fluid (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Medical notes: This man was thrown down in some fracas with the police and his legs were broken
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, brain and right leg
Type of incident: Homicide/murder?

Kate Horton, 23, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Sep 1885
Date of death: 20 Sep 1885
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of 12th dorsal vertebra. Compression of cord from effused blood. Fractured femur
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Compression (Spinal cord); Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: The girl threw herself out of a second-floor window, because she found she was pregnant and could get no employment.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, spinal column and uterus. The uterus contained a male foetus weighing five ounces.
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Walter Ashford, 44, Ship steward

Occupation or role: Ship steward
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jul 1885
Date of death: 23 Sep 1885
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of oesophagus, treated by gastrostomy
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Oesophagus); Gastrostomy (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering. Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: Four months ago while at sea being a steward he first experienced difficulty in swallowing solids. The difficulty increased and soon extended to fluids.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and oesophagus
Type of incident: n/a

James Lally, 63, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Jan 1886
Date of death: 5 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Oedema and congestion of the lungs. Fracture of the bones of the leg
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Lung); Congestion (Lung); Fracture (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: As a young man he worked in a white lead factory and in consequence had weakness of the legs and dropped wrists. He was knocked down by an omnibus, the wheel passing over both legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, brain and bones
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Elizabeth Sykes, 55, Charwoman

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Feb 1886
Date of death: 12 Feb 1886
Disease (transcribed): Umbilical hernia. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
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 was first admitted into the hospital on January 7th 1886, complaining of pain around and old irreducible hernia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Bartholomew Annetts, 6, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1888
Date of death: 11 Jun 1888
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the base of skull through both temporal & both parietal bones, also through occipital & frontal bones. Laceration of cerebrum & cerebellum
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
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 child was knocked down & run over, wheel of cart passed over his head. Was brought in dead’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Skull, brain (‘Inquest case’)

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Anne Teague, 33, [Wife of] Butler

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Butler
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Jun 1888
Date of death: 21 Jun 1888
Disease (transcribed): Extra-uterine foetation. Abdominal section. Peritonitis. Pyo-salpinx. Serous perimetritis
Disease (standardised): Ectopic pregnancy; Section (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pyosalpinx (Fallopian tube); Perimetritis (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Penrose, Francis George
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C. and Comerford, Harry Beaumont and Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'No history could be got concerning this patient. She was not seen during life by the surgical registrar. She was admitted by Mr Comerford [Harry Beaumont Comerford], the house physician, who diagnosed peritonitis & placed her under Dr Whipham [Thomas Tillyer Whipham]. It was some time afterwards found that the woman was collapsed & on a proper examination of the woman being made by the obstetric assistant, a large abdominal tumor was found’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, intestines, bladder, peritoneum, uterus, heart, lungs, spleen, kidneys, liver, stomach, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

John Ewins, 53, Cabman

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1888
Date of death: 23 Jun 1888
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of left thigh. Pulmonary embolism
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Thigh); Embolism (Blood vessels)
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: 'No history could be got of this man except that he had been ill since Xmas 1887 with gangrene of his foot. This is said to have commenced as a frost bite’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Left thigh, thorax, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Henry Hamblin, 39, Valet

Occupation or role: Valet
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Jul 1888
Date of death: 12 Aug 1888
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of testis. Secondary growths in lumbar glands, liver, parotid
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Testicles); Growth (Lumbar glands, liver, parotid glands)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Davidson, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'Chancre about 1874 followed by constitutional syphilis. About 2 months ago he suffered great pain about the bottom of the stomach & was treated for ‘inflammation of the bowels’. He has latterly been under treatment for syphilis’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, kidneys, pancreas, spleen, liver, testes, pleurae, lungs, heart

Type of incident: n/a

Lydia Cross, 65, [Wife of] Carpenter

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Carpenter
Age: 65
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Aug 1888
Date of death: 16 Aug 1888
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Davidson, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'A married woman who had borne 3 children. For about 6 years he has had a hernia on the right side. Has worn a truss for the last 12 months’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, pancreas, heart, lungs

Type of incident: n/a

Charles Bunkall, 16, Blacksmith

Occupation or role: Blacksmith
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Aug 1888
Date of death: 19 Aug 1888
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia. Gangrene of gut. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia Gangrene (Gut); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'A right inguinal hernia since at 3. No truss worn during the last 11 years. The hernia came down on 12th at 10am. He was immediately seized with pain & commenced to vomit. Nothing more is known as he was found late at night lying in the park & was brought to the hospital by a policeman’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Abdomen, peritoneum

Type of incident: n/a

George Stenning, 39, Farm labourer

Occupation or role: Farm labourer
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 May 1888
Date of death: 4 Sep 1888
Disease (transcribed): Nephritis with scattered abscesses. Pyelitis. Abscess of urachus
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidneys); Abscess; Pyelitis (Kidney); Abscess (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'In 1886, this man was admitted with an abscess in the abdominal wall,, which was supposed to be due to disease of the symphisis pubis. This was opened & healed up. He resumed work but the wound broke down again in Jun ‘87 & since then he has been unable to work. In Sept he was operated on in University College Hospital where he remained 10 weeks’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Urachus, bladder, urethra, ureters, kidneys, lungs, heart, pleurae, liver, spleen, stomach, intestines

Type of incident: n/a

Annie Morton, 50, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Jun 1888
Date of death: 15 Jun 1888
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of mammae
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Breast)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, William C.
Medical notes: 'A married woman who has never been pregnant. Health was good till 2 years ago when a tumour [was] found on the left breast […] this ulcerated & has rapidly got worse. She has never had advice for her tumour’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, mesenteric glands, uterus, ovaries, sternum, shoulder

Type of incident: n/a

Fanny Wells, 44, P.O. Overseer

Occupation or role: P.O. Overseer
Age: 44
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Oct 1888
Date of death: 27 Oct 1888
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of neck. Rheumatism. Pyrexia. Cause of death not ascertained at the post mortem examination
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Neck); Rheumatism (Joints); Fever (Systemic)
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 who had one child. Three weeks before admission she had an ulcerated throat: this got better but a swelling formed on the right side of her neck’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Right knee, left wrist, neck, thorax, heart, spleen, liver, kidneys, uterus, stomach, intestines, brain

Type of incident: n/a

William Day, 23, Butcher

Occupation or role: Butcher
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Oct 1888
Date of death: 12 Nov 1888
Disease (transcribed): Cystitis. Cirrhosis of right kidney (with tubercular change?). Mal development of left kidney. Hypostatic pneumonia of right lung
Disease (standardised): Cystitis (Bladder); Cirrhosis (Kidneys); Tuberculosis (Kidneys); Pneumonia (Lungs)
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: 'He had been OP [out-patient] at various hospitals with ‘lung mischief’ & was IP [in-patient] at various hospitals from Dec ‘87 to Feb ‘88 with ‘congestion of lungs & kidneys’. He has for some time been passing urine every ¼ hour’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Body parts examined: Brain, eyes, thorax, heart, spleen, liver, kidneys, bladder, stomach, intestines, lungs

Type of incident: n/a

James Bushell, 65, Publican

Occupation or role: Publican
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Apr 1887
Date of death: 14 Apr 1887
Disease (transcribed): Bullet wound of brain; fracture of skull
Disease (standardised): Wound (Brain); Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: '[No history] could be obtained, excepting that he is said to have got into trouble over money matters & to have placed a pistol in his mouth & to have pulled the trigger'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: Suicide

Whittaker Booth, 54, Messenger

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Jan 1887
Date of death: 23 Apr 1887
Disease (transcribed): Dislocation of left shoulder, perforation of ancillary artery
Disease (standardised): Dislocation (Shoulder); Perforation (Blood vessels)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: 'In childhood, he was ill from disease of the right hip which left him lame. Otherwise his general health has been good. He was of temperate habits. Three weeks ago, he slipped & fell on to his left shoulder'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Daniel Welch, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 May 1887
Date of death: 19 May 1887
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Laceration of brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'Not seen by the surgical registrar. The man had been drinking & fell down a flight of 12 steps. He was picked up insensible'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Frederick Powell, 3, [Child of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 May 1887
Date of death: 22 May 1887
Disease (transcribed): Mastoid abscess. Pneumonia. Caries of temporal bone. Otorrhoea
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Ear); Pneumonia (Lung); Caries (Ear); Otorrhoea (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee and Bull, William Charles
Medical notes: 'Since Oct 3 weeks the boy had discharge from the right ear. This on several occasions had stopped & then the child complained of headache which was relieved as soon as the discharge was re-established'

Illustrations: NoChart
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Southernwood, 28, Messenger

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 May 1887
Date of death: 12 Jun 1887
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of rectum. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Rectum); Tuberculosis (Lung)
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: 'Had cough for about 3 years, & has frequently spat blood. Two years ago, a small lump formed near the anus'
'No organ but rectum examined'
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Beard, 11, [Unmarried child of] Lodginghousekeeper

Occupation or role: [Unmarried child of] Lodginghousekeeper
Age: 11
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Oct 1886
Date of death: 15 Jun 1887
Disease (transcribed): Caries of spine. Psoas abscess. Lardaceous liver
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Abscess (Muscles); Amyloidosis (Liver)
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: 'Twelve months ago his back began to grow out & he had pains which shot down his legs. He was supplied with a machine to support his back'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

William Williams, 58, Paper-hanger

Occupation or role: Paper-hanger
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jun 1887
Date of death: 19 Jun 1887
Disease (transcribed): Tumour of bladder
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: des Voeux, Harold Antoine
Medical notes: 'He was an abstemious man who had good health till 12 months before admission. At that time, he states that he passed blood in his urine'

Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Martin Cahill, 30, Groom

Occupation or role: Groom
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Aug 1887
Date of death: 14 Aug 1887
Disease (transcribed): Hydrophobia
Disease (standardised): Rabies (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry and Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Always a healthy, abstemious man. About June 9th he was bitten on the left wrist by a harrier which came from a kennel in which there had been undoubted rabies. After treatment for 10 days, he went to Paris & was there treated by the Pasteur Inoculation system, after the original wound had been excised. Eight or 10 inoculations were made on the abdomen. He returned from Paris about Aug 20 [sic], & came up as OP [out-patient] with the wound unhealed'
'His brain has been reserved for microscopical examinations'
Illustrations: NoChart
Type of incident: n/a

William Julett, 39, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Jul 1887
Date of death: 21 Aug 1887
Disease (transcribed): Epithelioma of penis. Amputation of penis. Septicaemia. Prostatis phlebitis
Disease (standardised): Epithelioma (Penis); Amputation (Penis); Sepsis
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington and Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard and Bull, William Charles
Medical notes: 'Had rheumatic fever 19 years ago & was then IP [in-patient] at St George's. Never had gonorrhoea or syphilis'
'The penis has been removed'
Illustrations: NoChart
Type of incident: n/a

Emily Harvey, 7, [Child of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 7
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Aug 1887
Date of death: 30 Aug 1887
Disease (transcribed): Purulent unilateral meningitis. Otorrhoea. Caries of temporal bone
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Otorrhoea (Spine); Caries (Ear)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard and Bull, William Charles
Medical notes: 'Measles in '83. Never had scarlet fever. For 12 months she had discharge from the right ear'
'Head only examined'
Illustrations: NoChart
Type of incident: n/a

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