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Cecil Horsford, 5, [Child of] Fireman

Occupation or role: [Child of] Fireman
Age: 5
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Jul 1905
Date of death: 2 Jul 1905
Disease (transcribed): Purulent meningitis. Purulent otitis media
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Otitis media (Ear)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Davis Taylor, E.J.
Medical notes: 'Not seen by medical registrar’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Florence Carlton, 28, Servant

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Sep 1905
Date of death: 30 Sep 1905
Disease (transcribed): Grave anaemia, ?pernicious. Exophthalmos
Disease (standardised): Anaemia (Systemic); Exophthalmos (Eye)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted complaining of sickness, loss of blood & weakness. After having the usual diseases of infancy, the patient was ill with diphtheria at the age of 8, & from 8 to 18 had frequent quinsies & sore throat. Her family history shewed nothing of importance’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Harry Mayo, 6, [Child of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Dec 1905
Date of death: 31 Dec 1905
Disease (transcribed): Bronchopneumonia. Otitis media
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lungs); Otitis media (Ear)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Douglas, James Sholto Cameron
Post mortem examination performed by: Davis Taylor, E.J.
Medical notes: 'Admitted complaining of cough. Family & personal history not important. Symptoms started with a cough one week prior to admission’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Agnes Thoms, 30, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Feb 1891
Date of death: 24 Feb 1891
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Abscess in temporo-sphenoidal lobe
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Abscess (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Medical notes: 'Up to 17 days previous to admission into hospital the patient had been perfectly well. About that time she began to have pain in the left ear. The pain was very severe so that she could not sleep for 14 days'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Sirett, 2 ½, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2 ½
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Apr 1891
Date of death: 19 Apr 1891
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Meningitis
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Fyffe, William Kington
Medical notes: 'The patient, a pale, ill-nourished child, was admitted on the evening of the 17th. The mother stated that from birth it had always been weakly & ailing. It had suffered on two previous occasions from otorrhea. The present illness began with otorrhea of a weeks' duration'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, head, spinal cord

Type of incident: n/a

Robert Airey, 22, Draper

Occupation or role: Draper
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jun 1891
Date of death: 22 Jun 1891
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Not seen by the surgical registrar'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Charles Goodfellow, 17, Baker

Occupation or role: Baker
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Jul 1891
Date of death: 12 Aug 1891
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Cerebellar abscess
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Abscess (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This boy had enjoyed good health except in December 1889 when he had an attack of ‘blood-poisoning'. Since childhood he had been partially deaf in the left ear, a condition which was attributed to bathing, but there was commonly no discharge from the ear. On June 18th 1891 he went to bed early because he felt drowsy. Next day he stayed in bed complaining of great pain in and around the left ear and severe general headache. Discharge from the ear was noticed for the first time. On June 30th he vomited frequently, and was noisily delirious in the evening. The mouth was noticed to be drawn up towards the left ear. After this he gave frequent utterance to a ‘nasty screech', but became quieter soon'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, spine, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Andrew Love, 20, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Nov 1891
Date of death: 9 Nov 1891
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Cerebral abscess
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Abscess (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This man had enjoyed good health and suffered from no serious illness except when, ten or eleven years before his death, he was an inmate of Charing Cross Hospital with some head injury after being knocked down in the street. Ever since this time he had been the subject of a discharge from the left external auditory meatus. For about a week before Oct 29th 1891 he had felt unwell, complaining of ‘cold in the head', earache and occasional sickness'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, head

Type of incident: n/a

Fanny Coombes, 74, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 74
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Jan 1902
Date of death: 4 Feb 1902
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Cataract
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Cataract (Eye)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This case was transferred from the ophthalmic wards unknown to the medical registrar and not seen by him.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy
Type of incident: n/a

Emily Coleshill, 18 months , [Daughter of] Hawker

Occupation or role: [Daughter of] Hawker
Age: 18 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Nov 1914
Date of death: 13 Jan 1915
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria of nose and larynx. Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Nose); Diphtheria (Larynx); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: The child, who was subject to recurring attacks of bronchitis, had been ill since November 13th, with fever, cough, coryza and dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

Sidney Shorten, 6 months , [Child of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Oct 1903
Date of death: 3 Dec 1903
Disease (transcribed): Meningitis. Broncho-pneumonia. Purulent otitis media
Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Suppuration (Ear); Otitis media (Ear)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Ascherson, William Lawrence
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Two days before admission the child became feverish and refused to take the breast.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, trachea, larynx, thymus, pericardium, heart, liver, gall bladder, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, alimentary canal, brain and middle ears
Type of incident: n/a

Louise Meltschi, 20, Lady’s maid

Occupation or role: Lady’s maid
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1907
Date of death: 18 May 1907
Disease (transcribed): (Sarcoma) tumour arising from inferior surface of tentorium cerebelli and growing into right cerebella fossa. Pressure atrophy of part of right lobe of cerebellum. Optic neuritis. Coma
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Brain); Atrophy (Brain); Neuritis (Eye); Coma (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: In December 1906 the patient began to suffer from headaches and persistent vomiting. A month later she complained of loss of vision and double optic neuritis was found.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head only examined
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Barrett, 3, [Child of] Horsekeeper

Occupation or role: [Child of] Horsekeeper
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Jun 1907
Date of death: 6 Jul 1907
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Suppuration in ethmoidal cells (nasal labyrinth). Sloughing tonsillitis. Laryngitis. Pharyngitis. Ulceration of oesophagus. Membranous and ulcerative gastritis. Ulcer in ilium and appendix. ? Early meningitis. Toxaemia
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Suppuration (Nose); Tonsillitis (Palatine tonsil); Laryngitis (Larynx); Pharyngitis (Pharynx); Ulcer (Oesophagus);Gastritis (Stomach) ; Ulcer (Intestines) ; Ulcer (Appendix) ; Meningitis (Brain) ; Toxaemia (Blood)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
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: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, skull, brain and ears
Type of incident: n/a

Annie Ritchings, 46, [Wife of] railway signalman

Occupation or role: [Wife of] railway signalman
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Mar 1911
Date of death: 8 Mar 1911
Disease (transcribed): Small white kidney. Morbus cordis. Anaemia. Retinal haemorrhage. Early peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Anaemia (Systemic); Haemorrhage (Retina); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient was admitted with a history of haematemesis three weeks ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, adrenals, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, brain, veins and joints
Type of incident: n/a

George Watson, 9, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jan 1896
Date of death: 8 Jan 1896
Disease (transcribed): Otitis. Lateral sinus thrombosis. Pyaemia. Abscesses in lungs. Pneumo-thorax
Disease (standardised): Otitis (Ear); Thrombosis (Transverse sinuses); Sepsis (Systemic); Abscess (Lung); Pneumothorax (Lung)

Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
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: Ears, brain, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, oesophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, kidneys, bladder, testes, spleen, pancreas and suprarenals
Type of incident: n/a

Joseph Fitzgerald, 13 months , [Child of] Cleaner

Occupation or role: [Child of] Cleaner
Age: 13 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Mar 1913
Date of death: 21 May 1913
Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia. Orbital cellulitis. Panophthalmitis. Otitis media (right)
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Orbital cellulitis (Eye); Panophthalmitis (Eye); Otitis media (Ear)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Turton, James Richard Henry
Medical notes: This baby was admitted with broncho pneumonia of four days duration and there was considerable consolidation in the right upper lobe.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thymus, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, trachea, larynx, pancreas, tonsils, aorta, oesophagus, peritoneum, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, adrenals, ureter, bladder, stomach, intestines, appendix, aorta, vena cava, skull and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Bertram Cowdery, 17, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Apr 1901
Date of death: 22 Apr 1901
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral abscess. Otitis media. Leptomeningitis
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain); Otitis media (Ear); Meningitis (Brain)
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: Five weeks ago the patient had sudden pain in the ear with tinnitus.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract, alimentary canal and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Gertrude Fynn, 7 weeks, [Unmarried child of] Charwoman

Occupation or role: [Unmarried child of] Charwoman
Gender: Female
Age: 7 weeks
Date of admission: 19 Sep 1899
Date of death: 25 Oct 1899
Disease (transcribed): Middle ear disease. Posterior basal meningitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Ear); Meningitis (Brain);
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Lazarus-Barlow, Walter Sydney
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Viscera, brain, middle ear
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Smith, 17, Messenger

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 May 1892
Date of death: 23 May 1892
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Thrombosis of lateral sinus
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Thrombosis (Transverse sinuses)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: For some months this man had pain and discharge from the right ear. He was admitted to the hospital during the last March complaining of headache.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, neck, lungs, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, pancreas, suprarenals, bladder, testes, spleen, kidneys and mesenteric glands
Type of incident: n/a

Stephen French, 18, Carman

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Aug 1892
Date of death: 24 Aug 1892
Disease (transcribed): Wound of eyelid
Disease (standardised): Wound (Eyelids)
Admitted under the care of: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The man had a small abscess opened over the left eye. A few days later he caught cold and his face began to swell and become painful.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, bladder, prostate and testes
Type of incident: n/a

Joseph Lawrence, 20, Postman

Occupation or role: Postman
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Sep 1892
Date of death: 7 Oct 1892
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Thrombosis of lateral sinus. Cerebral and spinal meningitis
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Thrombosis (Transverse sinuses); Meningitis (Brain); Meningitis (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William. Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: The parents of this patient stated that at the age of two years and nine months he had inflammation of the membranes of the brain. He began to suffer from slight deafness and an intermittent discharge from the left ear.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, pleurae, lungs, bronchi, larynx, thyroid gland, bronchial glands, pericardium, heart, intestines, vermiform appendix, spleen, pancreas, liver, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters and testes
Type of incident: n/a

Mercy Coulson, 16, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Dec 1892
Date of death: 15 Dec 1892
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Purulent meningitis
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Suppuration (Brain); Meningitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: This girl was struck on the left ear by a snow ball in which there was a stone not less than four years before her death, and ever after this injury she suffered from an intermitted discharge from that ear.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, brain, spine, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, uterus, ovaries and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Bertha Ansell, 15, Nurse maid

Occupation or role: Nurse maid
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Apr 1893
Date of death: 20 May 1893
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Thrombosis of the lateral sinus
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Thrombosis (Transverse sinuses)
Admitted under the care of: Haward, John Warrington
Medical examination performed by: Allingham, Herbert William
Post mortem examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical notes: For three years the patient had discharge from the right ear.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, inferior vena cava, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Victor Denervaud, 27, Porter

Occupation or role: Porter
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1904
Date of death: 11 Apr 1904
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis of R. [Right] seminal vesicle. Generalised tuberculosis with meningitis. Old otitis media
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Seminal vesicles, systemic); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Otitis media (Ear);
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Ascherson, William Lawrence
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'Patient was admitted on April 9 1904 in a state of delirium. His wife gave the following history: - an illness in October 1903 associated with cough and pain in the right side followed by cough and expectoration. Discharge from the left ear and pain in it for 2 months. For the month before admission, while at work, he had had an attack of some sort and had never been compos mentis since. No definite fit had been noted'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Alice Merryweather, 1 5/12, [Child of] Carman

Occupation or role: [Child of] Carman
Gender: Female
Age: 1 5/12
Date of admission: 22 Jul 1904
Date of death: 12 Aug 1904
Disease (transcribed): Marasmus. Suppurative otitis media
Disease (standardised): Protein-energy malnutrition (Systemic); Otitis media (Ear); Suppuration (Ear);
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Cf. Med. Reg. [Medical Register] Notes'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No Necropsy'
Type of incident: n/a

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