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Agnes Haynes, 53, [Wife of] Cab attendant

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Cab attendant
Gender: Female
Age: 53
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1904
Date of death: 1 Feb 1904
Disease (transcribed): Chronic bronchitis. Congestion and oedema of lungs. Chronic passive congestion of viscera
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Congestion (Lung, viscera); Oedema (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'This patient gave the usual history of chronic bronchitis. There was no definite history obtainable pointing to any family predisposition or per normal exciting cause for such a condition. For a month previously to adm. [admission] her cough had been severe: for 3 weeks she had had swelling of the legs and abdomen'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Agnes Marshall, 9, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 9
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Nov 1868
Date of death: 3 Jan 1869
Disease (transcribed): Disease of spine. Amyloid degeneration of viscera.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Spine); Amyloidosis (Viscera)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This child had suffered from disease of the spine for five years. Two years ago an abscess formed and had been discharging up to the present time.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and spine
Type of incident: n/a

Amy Ellis, 34, Servant

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Mar 1879
Date of death: 7 Apr 1879
Disease (transcribed): Thrombus in left auricle. Embolism in various organs. Extensive cerebral softening from thrombosis of left internal carotid
Disease (standardised): Thrombosis (Heart); Embolism (Viscera); Softening (Brain); Thrombosis (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient was admitted aphasic, and pralysed in the right arm, leg and cheek.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines, uterus and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Ann Wilson, 32, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Mar 1875
Date of death: 21 Jul 1875
Disease (transcribed): Epithelial cancer of the left thigh. General cancerous infiltration of organs
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Leg); Cancer (Viscera)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This patient was admitted with a cancerous mass the size of a hens egg situated on the back of the left leg.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart and liver
Type of incident: n/a

Annie Smeaton, 27, [Wife of] Compositor

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Compositor
Gender: Female
Age: 27
Date of admission: 5 Oct 1904
Date of death: 13 Oct 1904
Disease (transcribed): Parturition. Septicaemia. Infective malignant endocarditis causing mitral stenosis. Bilateral pleural effusion. Infarction of viscera
Disease (standardised): Parturition (Uterus); Sepsis (Systemic); Endocarditis (Heart); Mitral valve stenosis (Heart); Pleural effusion (Lung); Infarction (Viscera);
Admitted under the care of: Dakin, William Radford
Medical examination performed by: Hayne, Percy Alfred
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: ' ' Shivering' and general malaise since confinement three weeks ago; instruments were used under anaesthesia, perineum ruptured, sutures inserted. No menstrual disorders'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Arthur Ryder, 47, Cabman

Occupation or role: Cabman
Gender: Male
Age: 47
Date of admission: 21 Nov 1904
Date of death: 8 Dec 1904
Disease (transcribed): Acute myelitis. Cystitis. 'Hypostatic pneumonia'. Congestion of the viscera
Disease (standardised): Myelitis (Spinal cord); Cystitis (Bladder); Pneumonia (Lung); Congestion (Viscera);
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: Davis Taylor, Edward James
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'Nov [November] 12. patient had an attack of Facial Erysipelas. Nov [November] 16 on attempting to get out of bed he discovered that he was paralysed and numb in L. [Left] leg. Nov [November] 18. A similar paralysis of R. [Right] leg appeared. Nov [November] 21 the numbness had spread to his body, he now had retention of urine and incontinence of faeces. He also began to experience a difficulty in sitting up. Complains of pain over the Dorsal Spines'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, nervous system
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Court, 37, Engine driver

Occupation or role: Engine driver
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Sep 1901
Date of death: 13 Nov 1901
Disease (transcribed): Morbus cordis (aortic disease. Mitral reflux). Hydrothorax. Viscera congested and tough
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Congestion (Viscera)
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He seemed in good health till the beginning of this year when he began to get short of breath on walking. This became worse and after two weeks the feet began to swell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Glasspoole, 18, Footman

Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Apr 1857
Date of death: 16 May 1857
Disease (transcribed): Malignant tumours of chest and loins. Similar deposit in various organs
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Thorax); Tumour (Abdomen); Deposits (Viscera)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: He had been ill for a month with pain in his back which was for a long time supposed to be rheumatism brought on by sleeping in a damp bed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Constance Stammers, 18, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1879
Date of death: 12 Apr 1879
Disease (transcribed): Mitral stenosis. Multiple embolisms in the organs. Cerebral symptoms
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Embolism (Viscera); Disease (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical examination performed by: Blake, Henry. Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient had rheumatism at seven years of age. She suffered afterwards from palpitation and dyspnoea on exertion. Three days before admission she suddenly became dizzy. The next days she suffered from drowsiness, headache and vomiting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, uterus and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Daniel Stanton, 34, Window cleaner

Occupation or role: Window cleaner
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Feb 1890
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Shock from fall of 80 feet. Fractures of base of skull. Rupture of thoracic and abdominal viscera
Disease (standardised): Shock (Systemic); Fracture (Skull); Rupture (Viscera)
Admitted under the care of: Bennett, William Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Bradley, James Edmund Campbell
Medical notes: Not seen by Surgical Registrar
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

Eliza Blackwell, 19, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Jul 1857
Date of death: 31 Jul 1857
Disease (transcribed): Softening of the brain. Fibrinous deposit on the mitral valves. Fibrinous blocks in various viscera and at the base of the brain
Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain); Fibrin (Heart); Fibrin (Viscera); Fibrin (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: She had suffered for a month with rheumatic pains and uneasiness in the epigastric region.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Ellen Hobbs, 31, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 31
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Jan 1879
Date of death: 13 Jan 1879
Disease (transcribed): Visceral syphilis. Cerebral haemorrhage into the subarachnoideum space
Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Viscera); Haemorrhage (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient was picked up by the police in the park in a state of stupor broken up by occasional movements or sounds, supposed by them to be an alcoholic.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Emma Hanley, 32, Laundress

Occupation or role: Laundress
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 May 1879
Date of death: 23 May 1879
Disease (transcribed): Secondary scirrhous cancer of the lung, liver and other organs (after amputation of the breast for the same disease)
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Lung); Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Viscera); Amputation (Breast); Cancer (Breast
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient was admitted complaining of constant pain in the loins, pain in the epigastrium and waist, increased by thoracic movements.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, spleen, suprarenals capsules and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Emma Thistle, 16, [Child of] Carman

Occupation or role: [Child of] Carman
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Oct 1903
Date of death: 10 Dec 1903
Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis with adhesions. Morbus cordis (mitral stenosis. Aortic incompetence. Recent endocarditis). Fatty degeneration of heart, liver and kidneys. Passive congestion of viscera. Ascites. Pleurisy with effusion
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Congestion (Viscera);Ascites (Abdomen) ; Pleurisy (Pleura) ; Effusion (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: From the age of fourteen she suffered from thumpings of the heart, dyspnoea on exertion and anaemia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, bladder and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

George Jeffries, 40, French polisher

Occupation or role: French polisher
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 May 1876
Date of death: 14 Jul 1876
Disease (transcribed): Extensive mitral atheroma. General dropsy of organs
Disease (standardised): Plaque, atherosclerotic (Heart); Oedema (Viscera)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Fenwick, John Charles James
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man said he had been in good health until twelve months before his admission when his legs began to swell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

George Paynter, 39, Window cleaner

Occupation or role: Window cleaner
Gender: Male
Age: 39
Date of admission: 1 Feb 1904
Date of death: 12 Feb 1904
Disease (transcribed): Old syphilis. Lardaceous disease of kidneys and other viscera. Pulmonary tuberculosis. Bronchitis. Dilated heart
Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Systemic); Amyloidosis (Kidney, viscera); Tuberculosis (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Cardiomyopathy, dilated (Heart);
Admitted under the care of: Penrose, Francis George
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: 'Fam. Hist. [Family History] – Strong hist. [history] of tubercle. Person. Hist. [History]. - Winter cough for 8 years. Persistent cough for 2 years. Very troublesome cough with copious expectoration for 7 weeks. Lately also much dyspnoea, night sweats, loose bowels with stools occasionally continuing blood and shine. Loss of weight for 18 months. Syphilis 7 years ago: invalided from the service for it 7 years ago. Deaf 7 years'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

George Smith, 47, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Gender: Male
Age: 47
Date of admission: 27 Dec 1903
Date of death: 7 Jan 1904
Disease (transcribed): Dilatation and hypertrophy of heart (? alcoholic). Ante mortum thrombosis in left ventricle. Passive congestion of viscera
Disease (standardised): Cardiomyopathy, dilated (Heart); Hypertrophy (Heart); Thrombosis (Heart); Congestion (Viscera);
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Pearson, Sidney Vere
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: 'History – Alcoholic drinks – a good deal at one time, latterly moderate. Σ [Syphilis] denied. About Apr 02 [April 1902] he first had symptoms of heart trouble. With the exception of 'a cold in the bowels' giving rise to troublesome diarrhoea, occurring a year previously. Since when he had not felt quite so strong, he had enjoyed good health. In the early part of '02 [1902] he had an attack of dropsy and dyspnoea, which left him with a tendency to attacks of nocturnal dyspnoea and to shortness of breath on getting flurried. He was admitted into St. George's Hosp. [Hospital] Apr [April] 21st 03 [1903] (No. 631.03) for weakness and shortness of breath which had gradually been getting severe for 3 weeks'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

George W Reid, 10, School boy

Occupation or role: School boy
Age: 10
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Oct 1865
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Internal injuries
Disease (standardised): Injury (Viscera)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: Not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Harold Foster, 15, Apprentice

Occupation or role: Apprentice
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Aug 1902
Date of death: 2 Sep 1902
Disease (transcribed): Old and recent pericarditis. Recent endocarditis. Early mitral stensosis. Passive congestion of viscera. [dilatation of both auricles and left ventricle only]
Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Endocarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Congestion (Viscera)
Admitted under the care of: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: He was an in patient with acute rheumatism, mitral stenosis and pericarditis in November 1901.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, pericardium, heart, larynx, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder, alimentary canal and intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Bell, 31, Horsekeeper

Occupation or role: Horsekeeper
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jun 1867
Date of death: 24 Jun 1867
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Viscera transposed
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Transposed (Viscera)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: He had been ill for twelve days with pain around the left side of the thorax. He was cold and had shivered a little, and had a painful cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Clarke, 24, Shoemaker

Occupation or role: Shoemaker
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Dec 1868
Date of death: 15 Mar 1869
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of thigh. Secondary cancer of absorbents and viscera
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Leg); Cancer (Viscera)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This patient was transferred from the medical wards where he had been admitted with rheumatism. Six months ago he noticed pain in the right hip and knee.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right lower limb
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Hammond, 68, Lodging-house keeper

Occupation or role: Lodging-house keeper
Gender: Male
Age: 68
Date of admission: 8 Oct 1904
Date of death: 21 Oct 1904
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of the liver. Ascites. Hypertrophied and slightly dilated heart. Congestion of the viscera
Disease (standardised): Liver cirrhosis (Liver); Ascites (Abdomen); Hypertrophy (Heart); Cardiomyopathy, dilated (Heart); Congestion (Viscera);
Admitted under the care of: Rolleston, Humphry Davy
Medical examination performed by: Davis Taylor, Edward James
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Roland Charles
Medical notes: 'Three months ago patient noticed his legs swollen, first on the in step then in the legs and finally for the last 2 months in the abdomen: No cough. No pain. No sickness. No headache or epistaxis. B.O. [Bowels] regular. Micturition small quantity. Σ [Syphilis] 50 years ago. Influenza in 1892. Alcohol ++ especially of late'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Jux, 40, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Oct 1880
Date of death: 20 Oct 1880
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of the heart. Changes in liver. Displacement of and change in the thoracic organs from old pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); Displacement (Viscera); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Dunbar, James John Macwhirter
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: The patient had been suffering from palpitations, cough, expectoration and orthopnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, diaphragm, lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Illustrations: Yes
Type of incident: n/a

Hilda Obee, 12, [Child of] Labourer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Labourer
Age: 12
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Jun 1908
Date of death: 19 Jun 1908
Disease (transcribed): Tuberculous meningitis. Generalised tuberculosis. Transposition of viscera
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain); Tuberculosis (Systemic); Transposition (Viscera)
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: Seventeen days before admission the patient began to feel faint, giddy, tired and sleepy.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lung, pericardium, heart, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder, stomach and brain
Type of incident: n/a

James Bailey, 20, Labourer

  • Occupation or role: Labourer
    Gender: Male
    Age: 20
    Date of admission: 19 Mar 1878
    Date of death: 13 Apr 1878
    Disease (transcribed): Tubercular pulmonary disease. Amyloid disease of the viscera
    Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Amyloidosis (Viscera);
    Admitting doctor: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
    Medical examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
    PM performed by: Ewart, William
  • Byam, W.
    Medical notes: 'History. Father died of diabetes: mother's father from consumption. Subject to tough and epistaxis: disliked fat. Cough from July 1877: insidious onset and steady increase. Haemoptysis ('2 pts [pints]') at the end of October: Occasional shivering since. Much mucopurulent expectoration for 7 or 8 weeks. Wasting for three: Occasional vomiting. No night sweats: bowels costive: no oedema of legs'
    Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen
    Type of incident: n/a
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