Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 32 Gender: Female Date of admission: 20 Jul 1859 Date of death: 24 Jul 1859 Disease (transcribed): Ovarian dropsy. Paracentesis Disease (standardised): Oedema (Ovary); Paracentesis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Sturgess, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: This woman had been out of health for the last five years, losing flesh, suffering from cough and general weakness. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Postillion Age: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Jul 1859 Date of death: 25 Jul 1859 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Arachinitis. Softening of the brain Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Arachnoiditis (Brain); Softening (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Sturgess, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: He had had well marked phthisical symptoms for eighteen months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and larynx Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 42 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Jul 1859 Date of death: 1 Aug 1859 Disease (transcribed): Arachinitis. Softening of brain. Fever (?) Disease (standardised): Arachnoiditis (Brain); Softening (Brain); Fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Sturgess, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: It was ascertained that about a week ago, being at the time apparently in good health, she suddenly lost her power of speech. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Female Date of admission: 8 Jun 1859 Date of death: 9 Aug 1859 Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart and kidneys. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Oedema (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Sturgess, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas Medical notes: About three months ago she first noticed that her legs were swollen, and she had at the same time a slight cough and occasional shortness of breath. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 38 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Jul 1860 Date of death: 26 Jul 1860 Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease & hypertrophy of the heart. Adherent pericardium Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'The patient, a healthy-looking woman, was admitted the day before her death complaining of pain in the wrists and knuckles. These joints were somewhat red and swollen. The woman had before suffered from rheumatic pain but there was no history of rheumatic fever’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Aug 1860 Date of death: 8 Aug 1860 Disease (transcribed): Fatty heart. Oxalic acid poisoning Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Poisoning Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man had indulged in habits of intemperance for several years, he confessed to drunkenness three or four days in the week and said that he had had delirium tremens repeatedly. On the evening of the third of August when excited with liquor he purchased and swallowed three pennyworth of oxalic acid. When brought to the hospital immediately after, his hands and feet were cold and the pulse very feeble’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, throat, abdomen
Occupation or role: Farrier Age: 56 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Jul 1860 Date of death: 22 Aug 1860 Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Hypertrophy of the heart. Disease of the liver & kidneys Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Heart, liver, kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'A farrier of pale, pasty complexion and formerly a great drinker. Two years before he had been in the hospital with dropsical legs and cough and was discharged ‘cured’. Five months ago the swelling reappeared’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Bootmaker Age: 41 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Aug 1861 Date of death: 13 Aug 1861 Disease (transcribed): Disease of Kidneys. Uraemic poisoning Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Uraemic poisoning (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Medical notes: The patient was admitted on account of diarrhoea Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, kidneys, cranium, liver and spleen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: School Age: 5 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 Jul 1861 Date of death: 17 Aug 1861 Disease (transcribed): Disease of kidneys. Oedema of lungs. Effusion into Pericardium Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Oedema (Lung); Effusion (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Medical notes: The boy had suffered from Scarlet Fever. When he was admitted he had very considerable oedema of the feet and legs, puffing about the face, oedema of the scrotum, and the abdomen distended. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, kidneys, liver and spleen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 3 years 6 months Gender: Female Date of admission: 7 Aug 1861 Date of death: 17 Aug 1861 Disease (transcribed): Diarrhoea. Enlarged mesenteric glands. Disease (standardised): Diarrhoea (Intestines); Enlarged (Lymph nodes) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Medical notes: 'A poor unhealthy scrofulous child’ who had previously suffered from Scarlet Fever and was admitted for Diarrhoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Butler Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Jul 1861 Date of death: 23 Aug 1861 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Secondary abscesses in Kidneys. Abscess in perineo Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Abscess (Kidney); Abscess (Perineum) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Wadham, William Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Medical notes: The patient was suffering from the usual symptoms of advanced Phthisis Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 22 months Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Aug 1861 Date of death: 25 Aug 1861 Disease (transcribed): Secondary abscesses in lungs and heart Disease (standardised): Abscess (Lung); Abscess (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Venning, Edgcombe Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Medical notes: Two days before admission the child fell while playing and struck his knee against the floor. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and left thigh Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Bricklayer Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Jun 1863 Date of death: 10 Jun 1863 Disease (transcribed): Tetanus Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: On admission this patient was suffering from trismus. It appeared that he had received some injury in the back from a fall. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, cord, chest and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Married Age: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 24 Dec 1862 Date of death: 16 Jan 1863 Disease (transcribed): Disease of heart. Consequent plugging of cerebral vessels Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Plugging (Vessels) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: She was said to have had scarlatina some years ago and to have had failing health for some years. A sudden attack of an apoplectic character had occurred shortly before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, pericardium, heart and kidney Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Dressmaker Age: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Jun 1863 Date of death: 26 Jun 1863 Disease (transcribed): Suppuration in kidney in consequence of obstruction of the ureter by calculi. Bursting into peritoneum and consequent peritonitis Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Kidney); Obstruction (Ureter); Calculi (Ureter); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: She was admitted with a history nausea with frequent bilious vomiting and confined bowels. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: General servant Age: 15 Gender: Female Date of admission: 30 Jun 1863 Date of death: 4 Jul 1863 Disease (transcribed): Chorea. Congestion of pons, medulla and cord. Much congestion of uterine organs Disease (standardised): Chorea (Central nervous system); Congestion (Brain); Congestion (Spinal cord); Congestion (Uterus) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a condition of chronic convulsion affecting chiefly the muscles of the upper extremities so violent that it was at once found necessary to remove her to a separate ward. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, cord, chest, abdomen and uterus Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Jun 1863 Date of death: 10 Jul 1863 Disease (transcribed): Abscess in lung. Circumscribed emphysemal pneumo-thorax Disease (standardised): Abscess (Lung); Emphysema (Lung); Pneumothorax (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: Nine weeks ago he had left his usual occupation and taken employment at some white lead works near London. It was after six weeks exposure to lead poisoning that his illness commenced. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Waterman Age: 47 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Jul 1863 Date of death: 18 Jul 1863 Disease (transcribed): Haematemesis Disease (standardised): Haematemesis (Upper gastrointestinal tract) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 55 Gender: Female Date of admission: 30 Jun 1863 Date of death: 26 Jul 1863 Disease (transcribed): Malignant stricture of sigmoid flexure Disease (standardised): Constriction (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: She gave a history of six months illness commencing with an acute attack of pain and tenderness of the abdomen with vomiting. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Nurse Age: 44 Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Jul 1863 Date of death: 25 Jul 1863 Disease (transcribed): Abscess in the brain Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: Two weeks before admission she was out in a field on a very hot day and she had complained of giddiness and soon after fell into a pond beside which she was standing. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, lungs and kidneys Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Clerk Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Jul 1863 Date of death: 26 Jul 1863 Disease (transcribed): Compression of the lungs. Ascites Disease (standardised): Compression (Lung); Ascites (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This patient was in the hospital five days before his death. When admitted he had considerable dyspnoea and the abdomen was tightly distended. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Smith Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Jul 1863 Date of death: 2 Aug 1863 Disease (transcribed): Inflammation of the bowels. Fever Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Intestines); Fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: It was learnt that he had taken to his bed a week before when he had severe headache, some diarrhoea and vomiting with rigors. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleura, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, intestines, brain and suprarenals Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Housemaid Age: 22 Gender: Female Date of admission: 20 Jun 1863 Date of death: 4 Aug 1863 Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of colon. Tuberculosis Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: This girl stated on Admission that two months previously, when in fair health, a growth had been removed from his lower lip supposed to be cancerous, and she had since suffered from general debility. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, intestines, kidneys and heart Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Aug 1863 Date of death: 18 Aug 1863 Disease (transcribed): Empyema Disease (standardised): Empyema (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Freeman, Samuel George Medical notes: The patient when admitted was suffering from severe dyspnoea which made it impossible for him to lie down. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, pleural cavities, liver, omentum, kidneys and spleen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Omnibus conductor Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Aug 1863 Date of death: 18 Aug 1863 Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia? Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Freeman, Samuel George Medical notes: His illness had commenced, he stated, a week ago with pain in the loins increased by stooping and in both knees. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, pleural cavities, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain Type of incident: n/a