Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Gender: Female
Age: 60
Date of admission: 19 Apr 1899
Date of death: 23 Apr 1899
Disease (transcribed): Malignant stricture of sigmoid flexure of colon. General peritonitis. Colotomy
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Colotomy (Colon);
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Belcher Hickman, H. R.
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Manservant
Age: 59
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Sep 1908
Date of death: 8 Oct 1908
Disease (transcribed): Portal cirrhosis. Ascites. Acute nephritis. Dilated heart. Gall stones
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen); Nephritis (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Gall stones (Gall bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Higgs, Frederick William
Post mortem examination performed by: Torrens, James Aubrey
Medical notes: The patient was admitted for swelling of the legs, thickness of urine and shortness of breath.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, liver, gall bladder, kidneys, suprarenals, spleen, pancreas and omentum
Type of incident: n/a

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

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

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

Occupation or role: Messenger
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Apr 1872
Date of death: 23 Apr 1872
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas faciei. Fatty heart. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Disease (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This man stated that for the last six months he had had pain in the chest which always became much worse after food, and of late he was subject to cough and spitting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

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

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Porter
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Sep 1907
Date of death: 6 Oct 1907
Disease (transcribed): Parturition. Septic thrombosis of left iliac veins. Septic infarction of spleen. Peritonitis. Septicaemia
Disease (standardised): Parturition (Uterus); Sepsis (Systemic); Thrombosis (Veins); Infarction (Spleen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
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: Lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Sep 1905
Date of death: 5 Dec 1905
Disease (transcribed): Intra-abdominal malignant disease. Laparotomy
Disease (standardised): Malignant disease (Abdomen); Laparotomy (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Jaffrey, Francis
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: [No occupation stated]
Age: 12
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Dec 1918
Date of death: 5 Jan 1919
Disease (transcribed): Liver abscess. General peritonitis. Pin in appendix
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Foreign bodies (Appendix)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, George Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Bostock, Marian Noel
Post mortem examination performed by: Claremont, Hetty Ethelberta
Medical notes: She had ‘influenza’ and ‘congestion’ a month ago. She recovered and was well until the day before admission when she complained of pain in the right side of the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, thymus, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal, urinary tract and genital organs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Nurse
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Jan 1916
Date of death: 30 Jan 1916
Disease (transcribed): Excision of rectum for carcinoma. General peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Excision (Rectum); Cancer (Rectum); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
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: For ten months she had had a rectal discharge.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Local examination only made
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Dec 1919
Date of death: 2 Dec 1919
Disease (transcribed): Acute appendicitis. General peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Appendicitis (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: Bull, Henry Cecil Herbert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: She had acute abdominal pain with vomiting and diarrhoea eight days before admission, believed to be due to fish poisoning.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Gender: Female
Age: 30
Date of admission: 10 Mar 1904
Date of death: 14 Mar 1904
Disease (transcribed): Appendicitis. Appendicectomy. General peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Appendicitis (Appendix); Operation (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen);
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Medical examination performed by: English, T. Crisp
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'See surgical notes SR. 452. A case of acute appendicitis, 1st attack – admitted on the 3rd day: immediate operation; gangrenous and perforated appendix, with some pus locally, found: appendix removed. Drainage thro' [through] a counter-incision in the loin. Death on the 4th day from General Peritonitis'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Nov 1893
Date of death: 18 Nov 1893
Disease (transcribed): Perforation of appendix caeci. Suppuration in peritoneal cavity. Puncture of liver followed by haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Perforation (Appendix); Suppuration (Abdomen); Puncture (Liver); Haemorrhage (Liver)

Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: A woman of costive habit, who felt well in November 7th and ate a raw apple. She awoke on November 8th with bad pain in the lower abdomen on the right side without relief to the pain. Vomiting and shivering then occurred.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Housekeeper
Age: 59
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Apr 1919
Date of death: 3 May 1919
Disease (transcribed): General peritonitis. Multiple aneurysms of the aorta. Perihepatitis
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Aneurysms (Arteries); Perihepatitis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Bostock, Marian Noel
Post mortem examination performed by: Claremont, Hetty Ethelberta
Medical notes: She had right sided abdominal pain for six months, which had been worse during the last week.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, vessels, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Dec 1898
Date of death: 30 Dec 1898
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis after rupture of gastric ulcer
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ulcer (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Jaffrey, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Collard, Frederic Stuartson
Post mortem examination performed by: Lazarus-Barlow, Walter Sydney
Medical notes: The patient had a history of a copious haematemesis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, stomach, heart, lungs, trachea and bronchi
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Ladysmaid
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Jun 1895
Date of death: 2 Jul 1895
Disease (transcribed): Red, granular kidneys. Pulmonary infarctions (laparotomy)
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Infarction (Lung); Laparotomy (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Medical notes: This case never came under the notice of the physicians and was not seen by the Medical Registrar. The Surgical Registrar could not find the notes of this case.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, heart, abdomen, intestines, liver, spleen, pancreas, stomach, kidneys, adrenals, bladder, uterus, arteries and toe joint
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Aug 1908
Date of death: 4 Aug 1908
Disease (transcribed): Perforated gastric ulcer. Laparotomy. Suture
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Perforation (Stomach); Laparotomy (Abdomen); Suture (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dent, Clinton Thomas
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: Saleswoman
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 May 1891
Date of death: 19 May 1891
Disease (transcribed): Perforating gastric ulcer. Subdiaphragmatic abscess
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Abscess (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'This was a saleswoman about whom a complete history was not obtained. It was ascertained, however, that she had suffered from dyspeptic pains for some years and that since the beginning of 1891 these pains had been severe. She denied having ever vomited blood. On the afternoon of May 12th she was seized with sudden vuilentn pain which was referred to the right side of the abdomen, the catamenia [menstruation] being present at the time'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Wife of] accountant
Age: 62
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Dec 1915
Date of death: 16 Dec 1915
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull, ribs, jaw and pelvis. Multiple bruising
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Jaw); Fracture (Pelvis); Bruising (Systemic)
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: The patient was run over by a motor bus.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, uterus, alimentary canal and cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Dressmaker
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 May 1894
Date of death: 15 Jun 1894
Disease (transcribed): Retained menses from malformed vagina. Recent peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Haematocolpos (Vagina); Abnormalities (Vagina); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Dakin, William Radford
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Bury, Reginald Frederick
Medical notes: 'Patient admitted never having menstruated. On examination, no vagina found [?] two distinct tumours felt, one on the left side extending as high as umbilicus the tumour on the right side bulges into the rectum. The bladder sound was passed and it was found that there was only a very thin septum between bladder and rectum'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, generative organs
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 22 Mar 1876
Date of death: 25 Apr 1876
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous gland of mesentery. Acute tuberculosis of lungs
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Mesentery); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This girl said that she had had pain in the left side with cough and spitting, wasting and diarrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and mesentery
Type of incident: n/a