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            406 PM/1907/376 · Item · n/a-31 Dec 1907
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            Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
            Age: 50
            Gender: Male
            Date of admission: n/a
            Date of death: 31 Dec 1907
            Disease (transcribed): Malignant stricture of the oesophagus. Bronchitis. Bronchiectasis. Granular kidney
            Disease (standardised): Cancer (Oesophagus); Bronchitis (Lung); Bronchiectasis (Lung); Disease (Kidney)
            Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
            Medical examination performed by: Golla, Frederick Lucien
            Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
            Medical notes: For four weeks before admission the patient had suffered from increasing difficulty in swallowing.
            Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, tonsils, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, oesophagus, stomach, pylorus, small intestine and large intestines
            Type of incident: n/a

            406 PM/1883/193 · Item · 30 May 1883-31 May 1883
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            Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
            Age: 3
            Gender: Female
            Date of admission: 30 May 1883
            Date of death: 31 May 1883
            Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
            Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
            Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
            Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
            Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
            Medical notes: Three days before its admission a slight dry cough began which gradually grew more laryngeal in tone.
            Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pharynx, pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
            Type of incident: n/a

            Aaron Bundock, 65, Gardener
            406 PM/1903/81 · Item · 27 Jan 1903-25 Mar 1903
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            Occupation or role: Gardener
            Age: 65
            Gender: Male
            Date of admission: 27 Jan 1903
            Date of death: 25 Mar 1903
            Disease (transcribed): Columnar celled carcinomatous stricture of the rectum and ulceration of the colon. Dilatation of the whole aorta. Saccular aneurysm on transverse arch. Hypostatic pneumonia. Aortic disease. Urethral stricture. Cystitis
            Disease (standardised): Cancer (Intestines); Ulcer (Intestines); Dilatation (Aorta); Aneurysm (Aorta); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Aorta);Constriction (Urethra) ; Cystitis (Bladder)
            Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
            Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
            Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
            Medical notes: The patient was in hospital the previous year, suffering from aortic aneurysm. He was admitted into the surgical wards with urethral stricture and cystitis.
            Body parts examined in the post mortem: Peritoneum, alimentary canal, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, genito-urinary tract, pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart and aorta
            Type of incident: n/a

            Abel Mead, 58, Builder
            406 PM/1916/225 · Item · 15 Sep 1916-28 Sep 1916
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            Occupation or role: Builder
            Age: 58
            Gender: Male
            Date of admission: 15 Sep 1916
            Date of death: 28 Sep 1916
            Disease (transcribed): Inguinal herniotomy. Haematoma behind peritoneum. Suppuration. Cellulitis of retroperitoneal tissues. Peritonitis. Hypostatic pneumonia
            Disease (standardised): Herniotomy (Abdomen); Haematoma (Abdomen); Suppuration (Abdomen); Cellulitis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pneumonia (Lung)
            Admitted under the care of: Back, Ivor Gordon
            Medical examination performed by: Oakden, William Marshall
            Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
            Medical notes: He had a left inguinal hernia for seven years which was getting bigger and painful.
            Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, prostate, alimentary canal and appendix
            Type of incident: n/a

            406 PM/1860/66 · Item · 29 Feb 1860-8 Mar 1860
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            Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
            Age: 56
            Gender: Female
            Date of admission: 29 Feb 1860
            Date of death: 8 Mar 1860
            Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis
            Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs)
            Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
            Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
            Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
            Medical notes: 'This patient had had several attacks of bronchitis, the first of these occurred three years ago. She recovered and remained pretty well until last spring, when she had a second attack, and again another in the following September’
            Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

            Type of incident: n/a

            406 PM/1854/208 · Item · 26 Jul 1854-11 Aug 1854
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            Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
            Gender: Male
            Age: 45
            Date of admission: 26 Jul 1854
            Date of death: 11 Aug 1854
            Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposit in lungs & kidneys
            Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney)
            Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel
            Surgeon: Ogle, John William
            Physician: Rogers, George Goddard
            Medical notes: 'This man, who was stout & well-made, had been suffering for 3 months previous to his admission from the effects of a hurt to this back, & had passed blood in his urine for many weeks’
            Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

            Type of injury: n/a

            406 PM/1864/144 · Item · 14 May 1864-23 May 1864
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            Occupation or role: Carpenter
            Age: 46
            Gender: Male
            Date of admission: 14 May 1864
            Date of death: 23 May 1864
            Disease (transcribed): Umbilical hernia, strangulated but relieved by operation. Pneumonia
            Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Pneumonia (Lung)
            Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
            Medical examination performed by: n/a
            Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
            Medical notes: 'Died from a low form of pneumonia. Case not entered’
            Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’

            Type of incident: n/a

            Abraham Colan, 42, Painter
            406 PM/1882/375 · Item · 11 Nov 1882-7 Dec 1882
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            Occupation or role: Painter
            Age: 42
            Gender: Male
            Date of admission: 11 Nov 1882
            Date of death: 7 Dec 1882
            Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Thickened peritoneum. Gumma in spleen. Congestion of lungs
            Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Thickened (Abdomen); Gumma (Spleen); Syphilis (Systemic); Congestion (Lung)
            Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
            Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
            Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
            Medical notes: In 1879 he began to notice much heavy pain in the right flank with much vomiting and dyspepsia. During 1880 there was slight oedema and much tympanitis.
            Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
            Type of incident: n/a

            Abraham Dale, 58, Tailor
            406 PM/1915/311 · Item · 24 Nov 1915-24 Nov 1915
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            Occupation or role: Tailor
            Age: 58
            Gender: Male
            Date of admission: 24 Nov 1915
            Date of death: 24 Nov 1915
            Disease (transcribed): Angina pectoris. Mitral reflux. Old phthisis
            Disease (standardised): Angina pectoris (Heart); Disease (Heart); Tuberculosis (Lung)
            Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
            Medical examination performed by: Waller, Wathen Ernest
            Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
            Medical notes: Brought in dead
            Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, liver, spleen, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, alimentary canal and brain
            Type of incident: n/a

            406 PM/1903/349 · Item · 5 Dec 1903-16 Dec 1903
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            Occupation or role: Carpenter
            Age: 53
            Gender: Male
            Date of admission: 5 Dec 1903
            Date of death: 16 Dec 1903
            Disease (transcribed): Arterio-sclerosis. Arterio-sclerotic kidneys. Hypertrophy and dilatation of heart. Fibrinous myocarditis. Chronic sero-fibrinous pleurisy. Old fracture of ribs. Collapse of right lung. Oedema of left lung.
            Disease (standardised): Arteriosclerosis (Arteries); Arteriosclerosis (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Myocarditis (Heart); Pleurisy (Pleura); Fracture (Ribs);Atelectasis (Lung) ; Oedema (Lung)
            Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
            Medical examination performed by: Ascherson, William Lawrence
            Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
            Medical notes: The patient was admitted suffering from cough, dyspnoea and sense of oppression in the epigastrium.
            Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal and brain
            Type of incident: n/a

            406 PM/1882/291 · Item · 20 Sep 1882-26 Sep 1882
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            Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
            Age: 1
            Gender: Male
            Date of admission: 20 Sep 1882
            Date of death: 26 Sep 1882
            Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia
            Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)
            Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
            Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
            Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
            Medical notes: About two months before admission the child was said to have had whooping cough and recovered completely. A fortnight before admission it had measles followed by cough.
            Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
            Type of incident: n/a

            406 PM/1845/263 · Item · 12 Nov 1845-15 Nov 1845
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            Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
            Age: 56
            Gender: Male
            Date of admission: 12 Nov 1845
            Date of death: 15 Nov 1845
            Disease (transcribed): Thoracic aorta enormously dilated and pressing upon the trachea and bronchi. Aneurysm opening into the left bronchus. Laryngotomy. Heart dilated. Valves healthy. Lungs loaded with red, frothy serum at back part
            Disease (standardised): Disease (Aorta); Aneurysm (Aorta); Laryngotomy (Larynx); Disease (Heart, lungs)

            Admitted under the care of: Seymour, Edward James
            Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
            Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
            Medical notes: 'This patient, a stout, healthy-looking man, was admitted complaining of cough & dyspnoea of long duration. He stated that he had been subject to slight cough with occasional paroxysms of dyspnoea, during the last three years & a half, and that about three years ago, while labouring under one of these attacks, accompanied by severe pain in the lower part of the chest, he applied to the hospital for relief and was bled, cupped & blistered in consequence’
            Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx, abdomen

            Type of incident: n/a

            Absolom Adams, 31, Carpenter
            406 PM/1866/281 · Item · 12 Sep 1866-8 Oct 1866
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            Occupation or role: Carpenter
            Age: 31
            Gender: Male
            Date of admission: 12 Sep 1866
            Date of death: 8 Oct 1866
            Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Cirrhosis of liver. Hydrothorax
            Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Cirrhosis (Liver); Hydrothorax (Pleura)
            Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
            Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward. Bright, George Charles
            Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
            Medical notes: He had suffered from liver complaint for three years, with vomiting and passing blood.
            Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
            Type of incident: n/a

            406 PM/1852/129 · Item · 4 Jun 1852-5 Jun 1852
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            Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
            Age: 12
            Gender: Female
            Date of admission: 4 Jun 1852
            Date of death: 5 Jun 1852
            Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Fever?
            Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Fever (Systemic)
            Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
            Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
            Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
            Medical notes: As the body was not examined this case is not given.
            Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was removed unexamined
            Type of incident: n/a

            406 PM/1891/3 · Item · 9 Apr 1890-2 Jan 1891
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            Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
            Age: 33
            Gender: Female
            Date of admission: 9 Apr 1890
            Date of death: 2 Jan 1891
            Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of descending part of aortic arch. Rupture into left bronchus
            Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta)
            Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
            Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
            Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
            Medical notes: 'There was no direct evidence of syphilis. She had suffered from cough, shortness of breath & pain in the left side of the chest for 3 months. She was a thin, anaemic red-haired woman complaining in a whisper of pain under the left clavicle and mammary region. Friction sounds were hears in the formed place. No particular attention was attracted to the patient, and it was not till some days later that a more complete examination led to a diagnosis of aortic aneurism'
            Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, head, thorax

            Type of incident: n/a

            406 PM/1918/240 · Item · 19 Aug 1918-31 Oct 1918
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            Occupation or role: [Wife of] Soldier
            Age: 32
            Gender: Female
            Date of admission: 19 Aug 1918
            Date of death: 31 Oct 1918
            Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever. Influenzal bronchopneumonia
            Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic); Bronchopneumonia (Lungs); Influenza
            Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
            Medical examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
            Post mortem examination performed by: O’Flynn, Elizabeth
            Medical notes: Pain in right side 9 days ago. Diagnosed by her doctor as pneumonia. For the last 3 days she has been delirious, has coughed a good deal & has diarrhoea'
            Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

            Type of incident: n/a

            Ada Benson, 52, Cook
            406 PM/1915/299 · Item · 6 Nov 1915-10 Nov 1915
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            Occupation or role: Cook
            Age: 52
            Gender: Female
            Date of admission: 6 Nov 1915
            Date of death: 10 Nov 1915
            Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of innominate artery compressing trachea. Aspiration pneumonia
            Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Arteries); Compression (Trachea); Pneumonia, aspiration (Lung)
            Admitted under the care of: Barwell, Harold Shuttleworth
            Medical examination performed by: Oakden, William Marshall
            Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
            Medical notes: Three months ago there was an attack of dyspnoea. Since that attack there had been dysphagia followed by more attacks of dyspnoea.
            Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, uterus and alimentary canal
            Type of incident: n/a

            406 PM/1908/375 · Item · 12 Sep 1908-27 Dec 1908
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            Occupation or role: Chambermaid
            Age: 25
            Gender: Female
            Date of admission: 12 Sep 1908
            Date of death: 27 Dec 1908
            Disease (transcribed): Frontal sinusitis. Cerebral abscesses. Pyaemia. Septic thrombosis of cerebral sinuses and jugular veins
            Disease (standardised): Sinusitis (Paranasal sinuses); Abscess (Brain); Sepsis (Systemic); Thrombosis (Brain); Thrombosis (Veins)
            Admitted under the care of: Barwell, Harold Shuttleworth
            Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
            Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
            Medical notes: The patient was an in patient on several occasions during the years. On the last admission she had a radical operation performed for right frontal sinusitis.
            Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, neck, lungs, trachea, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, adreanals, alimentary canal and uterus
            Type of incident: n/a

            406 PM/1877/3 · Item · 2 Jan 1877-3 Jan 1877
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            Occupation or role: [No occupation]
            Age: 3 years 6 months
            Gender: Female
            Date of admission: 2 Jan 1877
            Date of death: 3 Jan 1877
            Disease (transcribed): Croup
            Disease (standardised): Croup (Larynx)
            Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
            Medical examination performed by: n/a
            Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
            Medical notes: This patient, admitted in the evening, died before being seen by the Registrar.
            Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, trachea, tonsils, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines and brain
            Type of incident: n/a

            406 PM/1909/187 · Item · 25 May 1909-4 Jun 1909
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            Occupation or role: [Child of] Widow
            Age: 3
            Gender: Female
            Date of admission: 25 May 1909
            Date of death: 4 Jun 1909
            Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous meningitis. Caseating mesenteric gland. Aspiration broncho-pneumonia
            Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Caseasting (Lymph nodes); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
            Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
            Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
            Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
            Medical notes: There was onset of illness one week before admission, with headache, vomiting, shivering and constipation, followed by drowsiness.
            Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, infratracheal glands, bronchi, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, adrenals, alimentary canal, meninges and brain
            Type of incident: n/a

            406 PM/1898/28 · Item · 26 Jan 1898-26 Jan 1898
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            Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
            Age: 27
            Gender: Female
            Date of admission: 26 Jan 1898
            Date of death: 26 Jan 1898
            Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy with effusion. Pneumonia. Tubercular
            Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Effusion (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung)
            Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
            Medical examination performed by: Fenton, William James
            Post mortem examination performed by: Marks, Herbert William J.
            Medical notes: Last seen by Medical Registrar
            Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
            Type of incident: n/a

            406 PM/1908/3 · Item · 24 Dec 1907-2 Jan 1908
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            Occupation or role: [Child of] Porter
            Age: 1 year 1 month
            Gender: Female
            Date of admission: 24 Dec 1907
            Date of death: 2 Jan 1908
            Disease (transcribed): Broncho-pneumonia. Rachitis. Diarrhoea
            Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Rickets (Bones); Diarrhoea (Intestines)
            Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
            Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
            Post mortem examination performed by: Friend, Gerald Edward
            Medical notes: The patient had been ill for one month with history of cough which had been increasing in severity accompanied by dyspnoea.
            Body parts examined in the post mortem: Teeth, tonsils, larynx, thyroid, trachea, thymus, pericardium, heart, pleurae, lungs, intestines, peritoneum, stomach, spleen, liver, pancreas, kidneys and brain
            Type of incident: n/a

            Ada Grover, 24, Telephonist
            406 PM/1905/294 · Item · 9 Sep 1905-25 Sep 1905
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            Occupation or role: Telephonist
            Age: 24
            Gender: Female
            Date of admission: 9 Sep 1905
            Date of death: 25 Sep 1905
            Disease (transcribed): Miliary tuberculosis
            Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs)
            Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
            Medical examination performed by: Douglas, James Sholto Cameron
            Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
            Medical notes: 'The patient was admitted complaining of pains in the abdomen & of vomiting. The past medical history of the patient shewed that she had suffered from yearly attacks of ‘anaemia’, cured by the exhibition of iron, since her 17th year’
            Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, genital tract

            Type of incident: n/a

            406 PM/1900/314 · Item · 20 Jul 1900-12 Oct 1900
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            Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
            Age: 14
            Gender: Female
            Date of admission: 20 Jul 1900
            Date of death: 12 Oct 1900
            Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis. Recent Pericarditis and Pleurisy. Cerebral embolism and softening
            Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Pericarditis (Heart); Pleurisy (Lung); Embolism (Brain); Softening (Brain)
            Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
            Medical examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
            Post mortem examination performed by: Fenton, William James
            Medical notes: A fairly well nourished child with ‘cardiac aspect’, purplish cheeks and blue lips. The breathing was rapid and there was a frequent cough
            Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract, alimentary canal and brain
            Type of incident: n/a

            406 PM/1879/287 · Item · 8 Oct 1879-9 Oct 1879
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            Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
            Age: 2 years 8 months
            Gender: Female
            Date of admission: 8 Oct 1879
            Date of death: 9 Oct 1879
            Disease (transcribed): Measles. Membranous laryngitis. Oedema of glottis. Tracheotomy
            Disease (standardised): Measles (Immune system); Laryngitis (Larynx); Oedema (Glottis); Tracheotomy (Trachea)
            Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
            Medical examination performed by: n/a
            Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
            Medical notes: Not seen by the Registrar
            Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
            Type of incident: n/a