Occupation or role: [Child of] Soldier
Age: 4
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Dec 1917
Date of death: 29 Dec 1917
Disease (transcribed): Generalized tuberculosis. Tuberculous ulcers of intestine. Tubercular meningitis. Choroidal tubercles
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs, intestines, brain); Ulcer (Intestine); Meningitis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Eye)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: 'The child has been ailing since the September air raids, the chief complaints being headache & pain in the chest. She is very listless, the appetite is bad & she has wasted considerably’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, skull, eyes

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Gender: Female
Age: 33
Date of admission: 31 Jul 1878
Date of death: 13 Nov 1878
Disease (transcribed): Rodent ulcer resulting from injury to the Tympanum (Epitheliomatous)
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma, basal cell (Ear);
Admitting doctor: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. 12 wks [weeks] before admission a polyp was extracted from the left ear – Profuse otorrhoea followed – Since that occasional acute pain but not long continuing till 5 wks [weeks] ago when persistent acute earache came on – Parts over mastoid bone became swollen and tender – Fortnight ago skin over swelling gave way and some blood matter came away. […] No history of cancer'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, uterus, brain, ulcer
Type of incident: n/a

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

Occupation or role: House boy
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Jun 1911
Date of death: 26 Jun 1911
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base of skull. Otitis media
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Otitis media (Ear)
Admitted under the care of: Jaffrey, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: He fell from the seventh floor of a building.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Scalp, meninges, brain, skull, ears, pleurae, lungs, heart, aorta, thymus, thyroid, larynx, trachea, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, suprarenals, kidneys, genito-urinary tract, alimentary tract, stomach, bones and joints
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Gardener
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Dec 1915
Date of death: 24 Jan 1916
Disease (transcribed): Acute on chronic parenchymatous nephritis. Epistaxis. Death from haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidney); Epistaxis (Nose); Haemorrhage (Indeterminate)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: Sparrow, Hugh Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Since June he had pain in the epigastrium directly after food, anorexia and occasional vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, prostate and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 9 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Jul 1897
Date of death: 31 Jul 1897
Disease (transcribed): Nasal diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Nose); Diphtheria (Pharynx) ()
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'See medical notes'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No examination post mortem'

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Electrician
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Sep 1917
Date of death: 19 Oct 1917
Disease (transcribed): Chronic nephritis. Retinal haemorrhages. Anaemia. Fatty degeneration of heart
Disease (standardised): Nephritis (Kidneys); Haemorrhage (Eyes); Anaemia (Systemic); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: 'Patient has been ill 10 weeks with pains in the back and abdomen, polyuria and occasional severe headache. He also complains of sore throat. No difficulty with vision’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, skull

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 10
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1899
Date of death: 4 Apr 1899
Disease (transcribed): Middle ear disease. Lateral sinus thrombosis. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Ear); Sinus thrombosis, intracranial (Skull); Sepsis (Systemic);
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by: Collard, Frederic Stuartson
Post mortem examination performed by: Lazarus-Barlow, Walter Sydney
Medical notes: 'Otorrhoea of ancient date: recrudescence after an attack of influenza one month before admission – An abscess formed over the mastoid bone – pus was evacuated by medical man – the operation being followed by gradually increasing drowsiness'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranial cavity
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Manservant
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Apr 1913
Date of death: 30 Apr 1913
Disease (transcribed): Hysterectomy. Puerperal eclampsia? Consecutive suppurative nephritis. Albuminuric retinitis
Disease (standardised): Hysterectomy (Uterus); Puerperal disorders (Urogenital system); Eclampsia (Systemic); Suppuration (Kidney); Nephritis (Kidney); Albuminuria (Kidney);Retinitis (Retina)
Admitted under the care of: Stabb, Arthur Francis
Medical examination performed by: Roy, Donald Whatley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This woman thought herself to be about at term. Two months ago she had severe headache followed by unconsciousness and she was said to have had many fits.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thyroid, thymus, pericardium, heart, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, adrenals, kidneys, alimentary canal, brain and eyes
Type of incident: n/a

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

Occupation or role: Lady’s maid
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Jan 1917
Date of death: 19 Jan 1917
Disease (transcribed): Acute otitis media. Antrotomy
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Antrotomy (Ear)
Admitted under the care of: Barwell, Harold Shuttleworth
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'No necropsy’

Type of incident: n/a

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

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 65
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 May 1855
Date of death: 6 Aug 1855
Disease (transcribed): Cataract. Diffuse inflammation and gangrene of the leg.
Disease (standardised): Cataract (Eye); Inflammation, Gangrene (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Sep 1872
Date of death: 14 Jul 1873
Disease (transcribed): Chronic eczema. Purulent otorrhoea. Acute hydrocephalus
Disease (standardised): Eczema (Skin); Otorrhoea (Ear); Hydrocephalus (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, ear, pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Aug 1900
Date of death: 25 Aug 1900
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral abscess and middle ear disease
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain); Disease (Ear)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Keyser, Charles Ralph
Post mortem examination performed by: Grunbaum, Otto Fritz Frankau
Medical notes: Patient said she had always suffered from severe headaches. Three days before admission she had a severe headache, also diarrhoea and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Type of incident: n/a

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

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Jun 1907
Date of death: 21 Jun 1907
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media (chronic). Mastoiditis. Thrombosis of left lateral sinus. Subdural abscess in left cerebellar fossa. [Radical mastoid operation]
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Mastoiditis (Skull); Thrombosis (Transverse sinuses); Abscess (Brain); Operation (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by: Evans, John Howell
Post mortem examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of discharge from both ears, post-auricular pain, shivering and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, meninges, brain, pleurae, lungs, trachea, thyroid, larynx, pericardium, heart, peritoneum, alimentary tract, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen, suprarenals, kidneys and genito-urinary organs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Tram conductor
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Aug 1908
Date of death: 8 Aug 1908
Disease (transcribed): Cerebral abscess. Otitis media. Traumatic occlusion of auditory meatus
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain); Otitis media (Ear); Traumatic occlusion (Ear)
Admitted under the care of: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Medical examination performed by: Back, Ivor Gordon
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: The patient had a lift accident in 1901 in which his left ear was almost completely torn off.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Feb 1910
Date of death: 20 Feb 1910
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Mastoid operation. Cerebral abscesses. Oedema of brain
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Operation (Skull); Abscess (Brain); Oedema (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by: Frankau, Claude Howard Stanley
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: Five days ago in awakening in the morning he noticed that his right ear had been discharging. He got up but soon had to go to bed again as he felt giddy and had much pain in the ear.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, adrenals, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 8
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Oct 1895
Date of death: 31 Oct 1895
Disease (transcribed): Middle ear disease. Thrombosis of lateral sinus (operation)
Disease (standardised): Disease (Ear); Thrombosis (Transverse sinuses); Operation (Transverse sinuses)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Ward, Arthur Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: The patient had had a discharge from the left ear since the age of nine months. He had rigors with mastoid tenderness and developed broncho pneumonia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, brain, lungs, heart, larynx, intestines, liver, spleen, kidneys, adrenals and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Baker’s man
Age: 18 days
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 May 1909
Date of death: 17 May 1909
Disease (transcribed): Marasmus. ? Coryza. Septic skin infection
Disease (standardised): Protein-energy malnutrition (Systemic); Coryza (Nose); Sepsis (Systemic); Infection (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: The infant was apparently normal until the day before admission, when a rash appeared on the face and buttocks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Motor bus driver
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Dec 1916
Date of death: 4 Dec 1916
Disease (transcribed): Bilateral otitis media. Purulent meningitis. Trephining
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Meningitis (Brain); Suppuration (Brain); Trephining (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, George Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Oakden, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He had pain on top of the head and behind the ears for nine weeks with vomiting and delirium.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, alimentary canal, skull and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1904
Date of death: 31 Jan 1904
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Trephining of mastoid. Cerebral abscess. Pyo-cephalus. Purulent basal meningitis
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Trephining (Skull); Abscess (Brain); Pyocephalus (Brain); Meningitis (Brain); Suppuration (Brain);
Admitted under the care of: Bull, William Charles
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'History. Offensive otorrhoea for 9 years. For 10 days, severe pain radiating from R. [Right] ear over R. [Right] side of Head. Jan [January] 23. Attack of shivering and vomiting: after this, the pain increased'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Gentleman's servant
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jan 1853
Date of death: 26 Jan 1853
Disease (transcribed): Ptosis with peculiar fixedness of both eye balls. Sudden dyspnoea and other peculiar symptoms. Disease of the sphenoid bone
Disease (standardised): Blepharoptosis (Eye); Dyspnoea (Lung); Disease (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This patient was admitted suffering from paralysis of certain of the cranial nerves.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and lungs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 7
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Oct 1896
Date of death: 29 Oct 1896
Disease (transcribed): Otitis media. Abscess in cerebellum
Disease (standardised): Otitis media (Ear); Abscess (Brain)

Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Wells, Sydney Russell
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: The patient had had a left aural discharge for some time and lately complained of headache and pain behind the right ear.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, stomach, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, brain and ears
Type of incident: n/a