Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Sep 1880
Date of death: 15 Sep 1880
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of liver. Peritoneal adhesions
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Liver); Adhesions (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Evans, Arthur Owen
Medical notes: This man was admitted in the early morning with symptoms of internal haemorrhage.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident?

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Dec 1850
Date of death: 8 Dec 1850
Disease (transcribed): Partial softening of brain. Emphysema and tubercles of lungs. Peritonitis.
Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain); Emphysema (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a state of great exhaustion and no accurate history of the commencement of his symptoms was obtained. He complained chiefly of pain in the head and generally in his limbs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jan 1845
Date of death: 5 Feb 1845
Disease (transcribed): Mottling degeneration of kidneys. Anasarca. Effusion in peritoneum. Peculiar deposit in liver. Spleen large & hard
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Edema (Systemic); Effusion (Abdomen); Deposit (Liver); Disease (Spleen)
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 stated that he had generally enjoyed very good health, but that about eight months ago, he began to perceive a dull aching pain across the loins, which was constantly present’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Attendant
Gender: Male
Age: 64
Date of admission: 26 Jun 1878
Date of death: 18 Jul 1878
Disease (transcribed): Inflamed inguinal hernia. Granular cystic kidney. Cardiac hypertrophy
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Nephritis (Kidney); Kidney diseases, cystic (Kidney); Hypertrophy (Heart);
Admitting doctor: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. Parents died of consumption. Previous history of good health: meat 3 times a day: 1-2 pts [pints] of beer daily. L. [Left] leg weak and at times numb, for 2 mo [months] before admn [admission]. Trifling cough for the same period and increased frequency of micturition. Definite loss of power found in L. [Left] leg and arm 16 days before admission. The deficiency increased: no loss of sensation'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Intestine, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Metal worker
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Jan 1913
Date of death: 21 May 1913
Disease (transcribed): Large white kidney. Hydronephrosis. Renal calculus. Renal pelvic villous papilloma. Oedema and cellulitis of legs. Anasarca. Ascites
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Hydronephrosis (Kidney); Calculi (Kidney); Papilloma (Kidney); Oedema (Leg); Cellulitis (Skin);Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: For one month there had been renal oedema and obstinate vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, adrenals, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Greengrocer
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Date of admission: 22 Aug 1899
Date of death: 8 Sep 1899
Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis. Ascites etc
Disease (standardised): Mitral valve stenosis (Heart); Ascites (Abdomen);
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Gayer, Reginald Courtenay, Fenton, William James
Post mortem examination performed by: Belcher Hickman, H. R.
Medical notes: 'Admitted complaining of shortness of breath, swelling of legs, and cough. First symptoms made their appearance 9 weeks before admission chiefly breathlessness, this was followed later by oedema of feet and cough, no haemoptysis. Had been I.P. [In-patient] in April of the year for M.C [? Morbus cordis?]. In March same year and November last year. No history of rheumatism, S.F. [Scarlet Fever], or chorea'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Omnibus driver
Gender: Male
Age: 62
Date of admission: 18 Aug 1906
Date of death: 31 Aug 1906
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of oesophagus perforating trachea. Bronchitis. Septic pneumonia. Operation. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Oesophagus); Bronchitis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Sepsis (Lung); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen);
Admitted under the care of: Jaffrey, Francis
Medical examination performed by: Fedden, Walter Fedde
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'Patient came to Hospital complaining of gradually increasing difficulty in swallowing of short duration only (about 7 weeks). Prior to this he said he was perfectly well. He had remained at his work till a fortnight previously, when he had to give it up. He said he had wasted considerable [sic] only during the last few weeks, but could manage to get down fluids if he took his time over it. The obstruction was referred to the region of the upper border of the manubrium sterni'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Schoolboy
Age: 13
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Oct 1871
Date of death: 23 Oct 1871
Disease (transcribed): Caries of lumbar vertebrae & sacrum. Lardaceous disease. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine, pelvis); Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen)

Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: 'This boy was first admitted in March 1870, when he had had pain in left hip for six months. No injury was known. Father dead, several children died young. There was pain and stiffness about left hip, and a sinus discharging at outer side of hip, which had been open a month’
Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, organs of generation, bones, joints

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Workhouse inmate
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Sep 1913
Date of death: 4 Sep 1913
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated inguinal hernia. Purulent peritonitis. Cut throat. Hydatid disease of liver and omentum
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Suppuration (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Wound (Throat); Echinococcosis (Liver); Echinococcosis (Omentum)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Oram, Evelyn Henry Bardens
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He cut his throat with a knife and threw himself into the Serpentine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, adrenals, kidneys, bladder and brain
Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Oct 1873
Date of death: 4 Nov 1873
Disease (transcribed): Urethral stricture. (Internal urethrotomy). Atrophied kidney. Cystitis. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Urethrotomy (Urethra); Atrophy (Kidney); Cystitis (Bladder); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: The patient fell off a scaffold about two years ago and struck himself between his legs. Shortly after this a perineal abscess formed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Jan 1857
Date of death: 2 Feb 1857
Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia. Operation
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W.
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man was brought to the Hospital with symptoms of strangulated femoral hernia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Jun 1852
Date of death: 23 Jun 1852
Disease (transcribed): Injury from the fall of earth. Fracture of the pelvis. Bruising of the intestines. Extravasation into the substance of the lung. Diseased kidneys. Old peritoneal and peritoneal adhesions
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Bruising (Intestines); Extravasation (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Adhesions (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man was working on a railroad near a bank of earth which fell and completely buried him.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, cranium, spinal column and left shoulder
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Caretaker
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Aug 1912
Date of death: 24 Aug 1912
Disease (transcribed): Lobar pneumonia. Fibrosis of lungs. Chronic mediastinitis and pericarditis. Atheroma
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Fibrosis (Lung); Mediastinitis (Mediastinum); Pericarditis (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: This man had stabbing pain in the right side following rigor and vomiting four days ago.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Law writer
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Oct 1903
Date of death: 9 Dec 1903
Disease (transcribed): Old and recent pulmonary tuberculosis. Miliary tuberculosis of the lungs, liver, kidneys, spleen and peritoneum. Tuberculous ulceration of the tongue, epiglottis and intestines
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Liver); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Spleen); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Tongue);Tuberculosis (Epiglottis) ; Tuberculosis (Intestines)

Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: His great complaint on admission was weakness and loss of the power of his legs with aching pain in them and difficulty in walking.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, trachea, bronchi, larynx, epiglottis, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, gall bladder, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, alimentary canal, genito-urinary tract, bladder, brain, vertebrae and spinal cord
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jul 1846
Date of death: 26 Feb 1847
Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart. Peritonitis with ascites.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Ascites (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted under the care of the Surgeon’s, suffering from cataract of both eyes.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Insurance agent
Age: 68
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jan 1919
Date of death: 25 Jan 1919
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated Richter’s hernia. Operation. Septic pneumonia. Bilateral empyema. Pericarditis. Peritonitis. Enlarged prostate
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Pneumonia (Lung); Empyema (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen);Enlarged (Prostate)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Bostock, Marian Noel
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: He had a bi-lateral inguinal hernia for many years. Three or four days ago he had a severe attack of abdominal pain and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder, prostate, alimentary canal, stomach and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 71
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Nov 1841
Date of death: 4 Dec 1841
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia. Gangrene of the intestine and artificial anus
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Thigh); Gangrene (Intestines); Colostomy (Anus)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, knee

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Clerk
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Sep 1914
Date of death: 24 Sep 1914
Disease (transcribed): Acute haemorrhagic and necrotising pancreatitis. General peritonitis. Jejuno-sigmoidostomy
Disease (standardised): Pancreatitis (Pancreas); Haemorrhage (Pancreas); Necrosis (Pancreas); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Jejuno-sigmoidostomy (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Turner, George Robertson
Medical examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: On the morning of admission the patient had severe abdominal pain followed by vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, adrenals, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Waiter
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Dec 1905
Date of death: 29 Dec 1905
Disease (transcribed): Mediastinal new growth, occupying the situation of the thymus, and spreading over the surface of the myocardium
Disease (standardised): Growth (Chest)
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 shortness of breath, for the last 2 weeks. Slight cough & pain in the stomach. No previous serious illness’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Groom
Gender: Female
Age: 3
Date of admission: 16 Jul 1899
Date of death: 19 Jul 1899
Disease (transcribed): Suppurative peritonitis. Double purulent pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Suppuration (Abdomen, lung); Pleurisy (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
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: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Music teacher
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Mar 1915
Date of death: 25 Apr 1915
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous peritonitis. Laparotomy
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Laparotomy (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Latham, Arthur Carlyle
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: See Surgical Register 624/1915
Body parts examined in the post mortem: No necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Child of] Electrician
Age: 1 week
Date of admission: 21 Jun 1920
Date of death: 24 Jun 1920
Disease (transcribed): Intestinal obstruction and peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Intestines); Peritonitis (Abdomen);
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: L.C.H.
Post mortem examination performed by: Pleele
Medical notes: 'Child was admitted with the history of having passed no motion since birth. The child was very wasted and the abdomen distended. No tumour was found'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, lungs, liver, spleen, adrenals, kidneys, pancreas, uterus, ovaries, stomach, small intestines, large gut, anus

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Feb 1910
Date of death: 1 Mar 1910
Disease (transcribed): Pulmonary tuberculosis. Tubercular peritonitis. Generalized tuberculosis. Tubercular meningitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Systemic); Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, Cyril
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 necropsy
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jul 1893
Date of death: 11 Aug 1893
Disease (transcribed): Old empyema. Purulent pleurisy, pericarditis and peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura); Suppuration (Systemic); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen);

Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Ogle, Cyril
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: Seven weeks before admission this patient was seized with pain in the right side of the chest which felt like a knife cutting him on breathing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right pleura, pericardium, abdomen, brain and membranes
Type of incident: n/a