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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1845
Date of death: 7 May 1845
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of patella. Erysipelas, with diffuse cellular inflammation of leg & suppuration in knee joint. Secondary deposits in lungs with pleurisy & pneumonia, & bronchitis. Deposition, apparently of lymph, in cortical structure of one kidney
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Knee); Erysipelas (Skin); Inflammation (Leg); Deposit (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'He was first admitted on the 4th of March with a transverse fracture of the right patella, caused by direct violence. When admitted there was some swelling but no pain’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, right inferior extremity

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 7
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Apr 1858
Date of death: 30 Oct 1858
Disease (transcribed): Malignant tumour of the orbit
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Eye socket)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Medical notes: 'This boy was admitted with a small tumour not larger than the eye itself, & situated behind it in the left orbit, the eye consequently being protruded’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Orbit, cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Feb 1845
Date of death: 6 Feb 1845
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound; fissure of skull. Laceration of brain externally & internally
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Laceration (Brain)

Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in the afternoon of the 4th of February, having fallen a distance of about 10 feet, a wound of the scalp existed upon the upper and posterior part of the right temple’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Dec 1851
Date of death: 19 Dec 1851
Disease (transcribed): Sebaceous tumour opened. Sloughing. Secondary deposits
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Sebaceous glands); Deposit
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined the case is not reported’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'This body was not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stableman
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jun 1864
Date of death: 1 Jul 1864
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of urethra. Extravasation of urine
Disease (standardised): Stricture (Urethra); Extravasation (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jan 1851
Date of death: 31 Jan 1851
Disease (transcribed): Pistol wound of lung. Tubercular deposit
Disease (standardised): Wound (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: 'This patient, who was a butler, was brought to the hospital at half past 10am, having 2 hours before shot himself with a pistol. The weapon had been placed close to the chest, on the left side & a little above the nipple & the whole of the charge entered the cavity of the chest’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: Bricklayer
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jan 1865
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Many injuries. Death from ‘shock’
Disease (standardised): Injury (General); Shock (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: He was reported to have fallen a distance of forty feet, a ton of building material having fallen on top of him and crushed him, in consequence of a scaffold breaking.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1856
Date of death: 27 Apr 1856
Disease (transcribed): Laryngotomy. Oedema and sloughing of fauces in salivation
Disease (standardised): Laryngotomy (Larynx); Oedema (Pharynx); Sloughing (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas. Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man had been under the case of a medical man about a month before his admission on account of inflammation of the lung.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Dec 1851
Date of death: 28 Dec 1851
Disease (transcribed): Burn extending over the chest, face & head
Disease (standardised): Burn (Chest, face, head)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
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: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Nov 1846
Date of death: 4 Dec 1846
Disease (transcribed): Sloughing wound of the right hand. Secondary abscess of lung
Disease (standardised): Wound (Hand); Abscess (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This man was admitted with injuries caused by the bursting of a cannon.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Upper extremity and thorax
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1849
Date of death: 12 Jul 1849
Disease (transcribed): Caries & necrosis of the ilium. Disease of the sacro-iliac joint, Abscess in the left iliac cavity
Disease (standardised): Caries (Hip); Necrosis (Hip); Disease (Hips); Abscess (Hip)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This man was admitted with a chronic abscess situated in the left gluteal region which had been some months in forming, but had not prevented him from following his usual employment, which was that of a labourer, more than a week or ten days’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: School boy
Age: 7
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Oct 1865
Date of death: 6 Dec 1865
Disease (transcribed): Psoas abscess
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Psoas muscle)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
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: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Apr 1858
Date of death: 21 May 1858
Disease (transcribed): Diffuse inflammation of the forearm
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Arm)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, 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: 'The body was not examined'

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 05 Nov 1847
Date of death: 11 Nov 1847
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia with hepatisation. Diffuse cellular inflammation of both arms.
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung); Inflammation (Arm)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in a state of great prostration verging upon coma with diffuse cellular inflammation of the left arm. It appeared that about a month since, he was bitten in the arm by a donkey.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and upper extremities
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 78
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Jan 1859
Date of death: 26 Jan 1859
Disease (transcribed): Enlarged prostate. Diseased kidneys. Puncture of the bladder from the rectum. Stricture of the urethra. False passage
Disease (standardised): Enlarged (Prostate); Disease (Kidney); Puncture (Bladder); Constriction (Urethra)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: The patient was admitted for retention of urine, having had it several times before during the last two or three years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jan 1860
Date of death: 8 Jan 1860
Disease (transcribed): Extensive abscess of side of face & base of tongue
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Face, tongue)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, 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: ‘The body was not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Apr 1845
Date of death: 4 May 1845
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Fracture of the jaw with diffuse cellular inflammation. Lungs gorged posteriorly. Heart soft & dilated. Blood in a semi-fluid state
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Fracture (Jaw); Inflammation (Jaw); Disease (Lungs); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'On the morning of his admission, this patient was kicked on the mouth by a horse. He was slightly stunned by the blow but soon recovered a tolerable degree of consciousness. Upon admission the lower jaw was found fractured in two placed and a scalp wound was discovered on the posterior part of the scalp, supposed to have been produced by a fall backwards when he was kicked’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, neck, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: n/a
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1851
Date of death: 21 Apr 1851
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wounds & fracture of the cranium, owing to a fall from a height. Also fracture of the sacrum & ossa innominata. Laceration of the cranial dura mater & extensive effusion of blood under both spinal & cranial arachnoid. Old pleurisy on right side & congestion of the lung
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Fracture (Skull, pelvis, hip); Laceration (Brain); Effusion (Brain, spinal cord); Pleurisy (Lungs); Congestion (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This man was brought to the hospital in a state of collapse & died in the course of half an hour. He had fallen from a great height & struck the back of his head & spine’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal cord, bones of the pelvis & vertebral column, thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Sep 1853
Date of death: 28 Sep 1853
Disease (transcribed): Complete separation of the fifth and sixth cervical vertebrae. Laceration of dura mater
Disease (standardised): Separation (Spine); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man was admitted having a short time before fallen, head first, a height of about fourteen feet.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1866
Date of death: 6 Apr 1866
Disease (transcribed): Burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, 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: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Nov 1848
Date of death: 1 Dec 1848
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of arm. Secondary abscess in liver and lungs. Pleurisy.
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Arm); Abscess (Liver); Abscess (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Handfield Jones, Charles
Medical notes: The injuries were caused by the arm being caught in a machine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Mar 1857
Date of death: 14 Mar 1857
Disease (transcribed): Lacerated lung. Fractured rib, clavicle and humerus
Disease (standardised): Laceration (Lung); Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Clavicle); Fracture (Arm)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W.
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man had a very extensive injury to the chest. It appeared that he had been driving rapidly and by some means drove into an area of an unfurnished house.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 68
Date of admission: 29 Nov 1854
Date of death: 3 Dec 1854
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas. Inflammation following the opening of a carbuncle. Recent pleurisy. Congestion of the lungs
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Pleurisy (Pleura); Inflammation Carbuncle
Admitting doctor: Tatum, Thomas
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man, who was much weakened by previous illness & had been an out-patient of the hospital at various times for the last 2 years, was admitted as an OP on account of a small carbuncle at the back of the left scapula, which was laid open’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: Schoolboy
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jun 1864
Date of death: 7 Jun 1864
Disease (transcribed): Run over by a cab. Ruptured liver?
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Leigh, William
Medical notes: 'Case not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: Surgeon
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Dec 1852
Date of death: 23 Dec 1852
Disease (transcribed): Scarlet fever followed by abscess near the prepuce. Diseased kidneys. Bladder with abrasion of the mucous membrane and pouched
Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (Systemic); Abscess (Penis); Disease (Kidney); Abrasion (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient was a surgeon in the navy. He was admitted on account of a haemorrhage from an incision which his medical attendant had thought it necessary to make.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis and urethra
Type of incident: n/a