Inscription on title page (Vol I): ‘London Hospital Medical Library 1904’
Four volumes: I (General Pathology); II (Local Injuries. Diseases of the Eye); III (Operative Surgery; Diseases of the Organs of Special Sense, Respiration, Circulation, Locomotion, and Innervation); IV (Diseases of the Organs of Digestion, of the Genito-Urinary System, of the Breast, Thyroid Gland, and Skin; Appendix of Miscellaneous Subjects)
Occupation or role: Stone mason Age: 66 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Jul 1867 Date of death: 5 Aug 1867 Disease (transcribed): Enlarged prostate. Cystic kidneys. Hypertrophied heart. Oedema of lungs Disease (standardised): Enlarged (Prostate); Cysts (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Oedema (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This patient had had stricture for years and for the last three months the difficulty had been getting worse. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Jul 1867 Date of death: 5 Aug 1867 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of thigh. Fatty heart. Granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This woman had had varicose veins of both legs and an ulcer on the outer side of the right leg for twenty years which had never healed. For the last four months she had noticed a swelling growing on the outer and back part of the ulcer. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and stump Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 36 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 May 1867 Date of death: 29 Jun 1867 Disease (transcribed): Disease of hip. Phlebitis Disease (standardised): Disease (Hip); Phlebitis (Veins) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: Four years ago this patient fell down stairs and hurt her right hip and an abscess followed. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Engineer Age: 19 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Jan 1866 Date of death: 11 Jan 1866 Disease (transcribed): Wound of arm. Division of bronchial artery Disease (standardised): Wound (Arm); Division (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This man was admitted having been run over by a locomotive engine. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Arm, chest and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Tailor Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Nov 1865 Date of death: 2 Dec 1865 Disease (transcribed): Serous apoplexy. Coagula in lateral sinus Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain); Coagula (Transverse sinuses) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: The patient had been spiritless and out of health in a vague way for some time. A week ago he had a fit of unconsciousness. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest, abdomen and legs Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 May 1865 Date of death: 18 May 1865 Disease (transcribed): Stricture of urethra. Diseased heart Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Page, William Irving Medical notes: This man was admitted with retention. For the last five weeks his water had only dibbled away and he had suffered from stricture of five or six years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Child Age: 3 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Aug 1864 Date of death: 8 Sep 1864 Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of jugular vein after scarlatina Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Veins); Scarlet fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: 'This child was admitted for suppurating glands in the neck & the history of a recent attack of scarlatina, followed by inflammation of the cervical glands’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen, tonsils
Occupation or role: Cow keeper Age: 64 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Aug 1863 Date of death: 1 Oct 1863 Disease (transcribed): Stricture. Stone in bladder. Cystitis. Fatty heart Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Calculi (Bladder); Cystitis (Bladder); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Smith, H Henry Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: Twenty years ago he noticed red sand in the urine, and about nine years ago he often saw small stones. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Schoolgirl Age: 4 years 6 months Gender: Female Date of admission: 22 Dec 1862 Date of death: Brought in dead Disease (transcribed): Rupture of the heart Disease (standardised): Rupture (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Page, William Irving Post mortem examination performed by: Page, William Irving Medical notes: This child was run over by a cart. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Mar 1861 Date of death: 2 Apr 1861 Disease (transcribed): Fatty heart. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Rouse, James Medical notes: The patient had been in the habit of gin and porter drinking and five years before admission had had an attack of delirium tremens. Four days before admission while walking he felt pain in the scrotum and noticed swelling. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 35 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Feb 1861 Date of death: 7 Mar 1861 Disease (transcribed): Ulcers on the leg. Diseased heart and kidneys Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The patient was admitted with an ulcer of the left leg. She was suffering from heart disease and dropsy Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 41 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Mar 1860 Date of death: 1 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Chronic rheumatic arthritis of hip. Fatty heart Disease (standardised): Arthritis (Hip); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man stated that 4 months before his admission he was pushing a carriage into a coach house, when he felt something give way in his left knee. The following morning the left hip was […] swollen, & the thigh became perfectly black, as if from a severe bruise’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, hip joint
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Nov 1859 Date of death: 12 Jan 1860 Disease (transcribed): Strumous abscesses. Haemorrhage from posterior tibial artery. Amputation of leg Disease (standardised): Abscess Haemorrhage (Blood vessels); Amputation (Leg) 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’
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 52 Gender: Female Date of admission: 12 Oct 1859 Date of death: 22 Feb 1860 Disease (transcribed): Scirrhus of heart. Malignant disease of the bones Disease (standardised): Scirrhus (Heart); Malignant disease (Bones) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted under Dr Pitman [Henry Pitman] on the 12th of October 1859, for what was supposed to be rheumatic pains in her limbs’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, bones
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Nov 1860 Date of death: 9 Nov 1860 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the knee. Laceration of the brain. Wound of the torcular herophili. Laceration of inner coats of axillary artery Disease (standardised): Fracture (Knee); Laceration (Brain); Wound (Brain); Laceration (Blood vessels) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man was on horseback waiting for the guard to pass when the band frightened the horse, which started & threw him, afterwards kicking him on the back of the head. He was taken up insensible & brought to the hospital. On admission he was perfectly sensible & walked into the Oxford ward. It was noticed that his gait was unsteady, as though he were drunk’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, left axilla
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 May 1860 Date of death: 27 May 1860 Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Fatty heart. Bed sores Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Disease (Heart); Pressure ulcer (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'About 10 days before this man was admitted he was getting up behind a carriage, when he struck his right foot (against the step)’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, larynx, thorax, abdomen, foot
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 Mar 1858 Date of death: 3 Apr 1858 Disease (transcribed): Fatty heart. Diseased supra-renal capsules Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart, kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left foot, cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Mar 1858 Date of death: 23 Mar 1858 Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Amaurosis. Valvular disease & hypertrophy of the heart Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Blindness (Eyes); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick and Hart, Ernest Abraham Medical notes: 'For three months before admission he had gradually been losing the sight of both eyes & did not know what to trace the affection to. On his admission he had some pain at back of eyeballs, & coulod see but little with either eye’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Auctioneer’s porter Age: 70 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 May 1857 Date of death: 19 May 1857 Disease (transcribed): Phlebitis. Diseased kidneys and heart Disease (standardised): Phlebitis (Veins); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W. Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This man was knocked down while in a state of intoxication. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Blood, vessels, cranium, thorax, abdomen and knee Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 66 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Jan 1855 Date of death: 15 Jan 1855 Disease (transcribed): Fractured Ribs. Hypertrophy and Dilatation of the Heart Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Disease (Heart) 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 on account of fractured ribs. The injury was received on the day of admission from a cab. He had an old cough and complained a good deal of difficulty breathing. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: [No age stated] Date of admission: 31 Jul 1854 Date of death: 31 Jul 1854 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the pelvis. Laceration of the internal saphena vein. Laceration of the urethra Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Laceration (Leg); Laceration (Urethra) Admitting doctor: Tatum, Thomas Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man had fallen off the roof of a house, striking himself against some spikes in his fall’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pelvis (‘At the request of the friends, no other part of the body was examined’
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 55 Date of admission: 3 May 1854 Date of death: 20 May 1854 Disease (transcribed): Gangrena senilis Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Blood vessels) Admitting doctor: Tatum, Thomas Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: n/a Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, this case is not reported’ Post mortem notes: 'This body was not examined’
Occupation or role: Bargeman Gender: Male Age: 27 Date of admission: 8 Mar 1854 Date of death: 7 May 1854 Disease (transcribed): Popliteal aneurism Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Knee) Admitting doctor: Tatum, Thomas Surgeon: n/a Physician: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man was a bargeman and seemed to have lived a tolerably free life, but had never had any serious illness before the time of his admission’ Post mortem notes: External examination only
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Mar 1853 Date of death: 11 Apr 1853 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Abscess of the lung. Pericarditis. Encephaloid tumor of the occipital bone and dura mater Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Abscess (Lung); Pericarditis (Heart); Tumour (Skull); Tumour (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 on account of a small tubercle in the right side of the face just below the eye. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium, neck and face Type of incident: n/a