Occupation or role: Train regulator
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Jul 1926
Date of death: 31 Jul 1926
Disease (transcribed): Epithelioma of tongue. Operation. Septic broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Tongue); Operation (Tongue); Sepsis (Lung); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Bull, Henry Cecil Herbert
Medical notes: The patient had carcinoma of the floor of the mouth attached to the mandible.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lung, tongue, larynx, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, kidneys, bladder and prostate
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Waitress
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Apr 1930
Date of death: 20 Apr 1930
Disease (transcribed): Lobar pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung)

Admitted under the care of: English, T. Crisp
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Taylor, John
Medical notes: The patient was admitted having been ill for five days with abdominal pains and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, trachea, pericardium, heart, vessels, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Brass turner
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Mar 1939
Date of death: 9 Mar 1939
Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: Acute bronchitis. Heart failure
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Failure (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: No autopsy
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Linesman
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1937
Date of death: 25 Mar 1937
Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: Bronchitis and asthma
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Asthma (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Levick, Claude Blaxland
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: No autopsy
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Retired
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Oct 1938
Date of death: 5 Nov 1938
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Colledge, Lionel
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Teare, Robert Donald
Medical notes: She had a relaxed throat and irritating cough for three months which was getting worse. Her voice had been husky for a few days.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carman
Gender: Male
Age: 63
Date of admission: 29 Apr 1934
Date of death: 16 Jun 1934
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia (lobar)
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs);
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by:
Post mortem examination performed by: Riddell, Victor Horsley
Medical notes: 'Admitted April 1934 c.o. abdominal pain for 10 days. Says he is losing weight […] Laparotomy performed by Mr Fedden, who found a small growth near the splenic flexure in the transverse colon. The appendix was removed and a caecostomy performed’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, abdomen
Illustrations:
Type of incident:

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Gender: Male
Age: 63
Date of admission: 17 Nov 1923
Date of death: 14 Dec 1923
Disease (transcribed): Pyloric obstruction (gastro-jejunostomy). Septic bronchopneumonia. Empyema. Polycystic kidneys. Cystic liver (small cysts)
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Stomach, intestines); Jejunostomy (Intestines); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Sepsis (Systemic); Empyema (Lung); Kidney diseases, cystic (Kidney); Cyst (Liver);
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by: Rhind, Sydney Devenish
Post mortem examination performed by: Schuster, Norah Henriette
Medical notes: 'Admitted with history of 6 months duration of pain after food lasting about 1 ½ hours. Appetite good. No vomiting. Recent loss of weight. Normal micturition – no frequency. Senile old man – faint icteric tint. Nothing definite on examination. Xray meal shewed definite pyloric obstruction. On 27.11.23 Mr Fedden operated and found stenosis due to fibrosis of an old standing ulcer – no signs of malignancy. Posterior gastro-enterostomy was performed. The patient did not do well after the operation and grew steadily weaker. No abnormal gastric symptoms. Two days before he died he developed a bilateral broncho-pneumonia and went quickly down hill, dying 17 days after the operation. At no time were there abnormal urinary symptoms'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, abdomen, stomach, appendix, liver, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals, pancreas, bladder, prostate
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Chauffeur
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 May 1939
Date of death: 15 Apr 1939
Disease (transcribed): Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Teare, Robert Donald
Medical notes: He was transferred from the Western Ophthalmic Hospital for continuing pyrexia of two weeks duration. Needling was performed there about three weeks ago. Cold and pyrexia developed afterwards.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thyroid, respiratory system, cardiovascular system, heart, digestive system, liver, pancreas, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Decorator
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1926
Date of death: 30 Mar 1926
Disease (transcribed): Bronchopneumonia. Fatty degeneration of heart
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Scott, Thomas Frederick McNair
Medical notes: The patient had haemoptysis four days ago with pain in the left chest and coloured sputum.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain and membranes, tongue, thyroid, larynx, trachea, pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, valves, coronary arteries, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder, prostate, testes, vesiculae seminales and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Grocer’s porter
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Dec 1935
Date of death: 3 Apr 1936
Disease (transcribed): Acute conjunctivitis. Frido cyclitis. Bronchopneumonia and lung abscesses
Disease (standardised): Conjunctivitis (Eye); Iridocyclitis (Eye); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Abscess (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Doggart, James Hamilton
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, pharynx, trachea, lungs, thyroid, heart, abdomen, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract, tongue, oesophagus, stomach, duodenum, intestines and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Age: 63
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1946
Date of death: 5 Jan 1946
Disease (transcribed): Broncho pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Feiling, Anthony
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skeletal system, central nervous system, circulatory system, respiratory system, intestinal system, genito-urinary, spleen and endocrines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Jan 1940
Date of death: 31 Jan 1940
Disease (transcribed): Right sided cardiac failure, consequent upon chronic bronchitis and adherent pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Failure (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Feiling, Anthony
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Teare, Robert Donald
Medical notes: He was sent in by his doctor as congestive heart failure. He had suffered from bronchitis and asthma for three or four years. He got suddenly worse two days before admission. There was no pain but some oedema of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleural cavities, lymph glands, pericardium, peritoneum, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 63
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Mar 1924
Date of death: 10 Mar 1924
Disease (transcribed): Arterio sclerotic atrophy of kidneys. Acute pericarditis. Commencing bronchopneumonia. Uraemia
Disease (standardised): Arteriosclerosis (Kidney); Pericarditis (Heart); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Uraemia (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: She had been losing weight for two years. She had pain over the heart for the last three weeks with constant vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain and membranes, tongue, tonsils, thymus, thyroid, parathyroids, larynx, trachea, pleurae, lungs, bronchial glands, pulmonary artery, pericardium, heart, coronary arteries, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, bile ducts, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, bladder, spleen, uterus, tubes, ovaries, oesophagus, stomach, duodenum, small intestine, large intestine, appendix and right knee joint
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Retired
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jan 1935
Date of death: 6 Jan 1935
Disease (transcribed): Acute septic broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, George Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Williams, Garthowen
Medical notes: He slipped and fell in the house. He could not move his left leg afterwards.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, trachea, pericardium, heart, aorta, vessels, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, stomach, brain and left femur
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Retired civil servant
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Mar 1928
Date of death: 30 Mar 1928
Disease (transcribed): Aortic stenosis. Bronchitis. Oedema and congestion of bases of lungs. Gastric ulcer
Disease (standardised): Constriction, pathologic (Aorta); Bronchitis (Lung); Oedema (Lung); Congestion (Lung); Ulcer (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Marnham, Ralph
Medical notes: Five weeks ago he went off his food, with frequent attacks of vomiting and alternating diarrhoea and constipation with passage of mucus. He was lost weight. He was an In Patient here in April 1927 for relative aortic stenosis. An X-ray showed an aneurysm. The heart was not enlarged, there was no thrill.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, valves, vessels, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, kidneys, urinary tract and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Unemployed
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jan 1928
Date of death: 15 Mar 1928
Disease (transcribed): Foreign bodies in bronchi. Septic bronchopneumonia. Empyema
Disease (standardised): Foreign bodies (Lung); Sepsis (Lung); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Empyema (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Jory, Philip John
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: He was admitted with sore throat and hoarseness of five months standing. He had septic teeth and epithelioma of the right vocal chord.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, cervical glands, pleurae, lungs, bronchi, pericardium, heart, coronary arteries, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, ducts, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, prostate, alimentary tract and appendix
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Caretaker
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Oct 1924
Date of death: 30 Oct 1924
Disease (transcribed): Tabes dorsalis. Athero-sclerosis coronary and cerebral arteries. Thrombosis right posterior cerebral artery. Area of softening in right crus cerebri. Dilated bladder and ureters. Double hydronephrosis. Fatty degeneration myocardium. Broncho-pneumonia. Syncope
Disease (standardised): Tabes dorsalis (Spinal cord); Atherosclerosis (Arteries); Thrombosis (Arteries); Softening (Brain); Dilation (Bladder); Dilatation (Ureters); Hydronephrosis (Kidney) ; Disease (Heart) ; Bronchopneumonia (Lung) ; Syncope (Brain)

Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: Three weeks ago he felt numbness in the let foot and arm. Gradual paralysis followed. One week ago there was numbness in the right foot and similar paralysis. He had been weak in the legs for years. He had incontinence of urine for five years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain and membranes, tongue, tonsils, thymus, thyroid, larynx and trachea, pleurae, lungs, mediastinal glands, pulmonary artery, pericardium, heart, coronary arteries, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, ducts, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate, oesophagus, stomach, small and large intestine and appendix
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cleaner
Gender: Male
Age: 64
Date of admission: 4 Feb 1927
Date of death: 6 Feb 1927
Disease (transcribed): Acute bronchitis and congestion of lungs – Atheroma of aorta and coronary arteries – Myocardial failure: Old chronic pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Congestion (Lung); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta, heart); Heart failure (Heart); Pleurisy (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Feiling, Anthony
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: 'Admitted cyanosed – Great respiratory distress. Both lungs full of râles and rhonchi. Died next day'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, tongue, tonsils, thymus, thyroid, larynx, trachea, pleurae, lungs, mediastinal glands, pulmonary artery, pericardium, heart, coronary arteries, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall-bladder, ducts, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys, ureters, bladder, prostate, appendix
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Oct 1944
Date of death: 16 Nov 1944
Disease (transcribed): Acute ulcerative endocarditis and empyema thoracis due to lobar pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Ulcer (Heart); Empyema (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: He had pain in the chest which he first noticed on the right side a week ago. His own doctor treated him with antiphlogistine. He had no cough but was now breathless.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skeletal system, heart, lungs, stomach, liver, kidneys, spleen and endocrines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Decorator
Gender: Male
Age: 64
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1923
Date of death: 6 Jun 1923
Disease (transcribed): Autopsy performed elsewhere (coroner's case). Pneumothorax. Ascites
Disease (standardised): Pneumothorax (Lung); Ascites (Abdomen);
Admitted under the care of: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Medical examination performed by: Tross, W.L.[?]
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'History. Three weeks ago he fractured three rt. [right] ribs. This was followed by swelling of the abdomen and legs. On admission. 21.4.23. TPR [Temperature, pulse, respiration] 98, 80, 24. Movements of chest impaired on the rt. [right] side. Fracture apparently united well. There were signs of partial rt. [right] pneumothorax. The heart was dilated. The abdomen was distended with fluid and the legs were oedematous'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Autopsy performed elsewhere (coroner's case)'
Type of incident: Trauma/accident? Violence?

Occupation or role: Garage attendant
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Sep 1941
Date of death: 27 Sep 1941
Disease (transcribed): Bronchopneumonia. Chondroma of the larynx
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Chondroma (Larynx)
Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Teare, Robert Donald
Medical notes: He was returning to London from a convalescent home at Hastings and suffered progressive dyspnoea in the train. On arrival at Victoria he collapsed. He had had attacks of dyspnoea for nine months and had to sleep with four pillows. He had cough recently with sputum.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, trachea, lungs, stomach, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Apr 1932
Date of death: 11 Apr 1932
Disease (transcribed): Septic broncho pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Lung); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Colledge, Lionel
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: McKissock, Wylie
Medical notes: He was an Inpatient in November 1931 with an epithelioma on the anterior half of the tongue. This was treated with radium and a block dissection of glands of the left side of the neck. He was now admitted with glands in the right anterior triangle. The tongue was indurated but there were no signs of ulceration.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, coronaries, trachea, larynx, abdomen, kidneys, liver, bladder and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Night watchman
Gender: Male
Age: 64
Date of admission: 14 Jun 1927
Date of death: 14 Jun 1927
Disease (transcribed): Adiposity: Fatty degeneration of myocardium: Dilatation of ventricles: Syncope – Oedema and congestion of lungs. Right-sided pleural effusion: Congestion of spleen, kidneys, etc. Slight enlargement of spleen. Small new growths in small intestine
Disease (standardised): Adiposity (Systemic); Disease (Myocardium); Cardiomyopathy, dilated (Heart); Syncope (Brain); Oedema (Lung); Congestion (Lung, spleen, kidney); Pleural effusion (Lung); Disease (Spleen); Growth (Intestines);
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Donaldson, Robert
Medical notes: 'B.I.D. [Brought in dead]'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pulmonary arteries, pericardium, heart, coronary arteries, aorta, peritoneum, omentum, mesentery, stomach, intestines, appendix, pancreas, liver, gall bladder, bile ducts, spleen, suprarenals, kidney, ureters, prostate, bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Aug 1941
Date of death: 26 Aug 1941
Disease (transcribed): Clinical diagnosis: Carcinoma of oesophagus. Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Oesophagus); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Riddell, Victor Horsley
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: No autopsy
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No autopsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 64
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Dec 1941
Date of death: 2 Jan 1942
Disease (transcribed): Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bellingham-Smith, Eric
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Teare, Robert Donald
Medical notes: At 11.5 A.M. the patient was seen by a Doctor who washed out the stomach and gave one ampoule of Nickethamide. He had been in the habit of taking sleeping darughts and veronal and allonal tablets were found in his room.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: Suicide?