Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Jan 1845 Date of death: 22 Apr 1845 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis & pneumonia. Old adhesions. Dropsy of pericardium. Heart itself healthy. Old peritonitis. Amputation of toe for scrofulous disease of joint Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Edema (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Amputation (Toe); Scrofulous disease (Toe) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert and Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Post mortem examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William Medical notes: 'Ten months before his admission into the hospital, he perceived a slight swelling of the ball of the left great toe, attended with much pain upon walking. Four months afterwards this swelling was punctured and a small quantity of matter discharged.’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Apr 1859 Date of death: 7 May 1859 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of finger. Tetanus Disease (standardised): Fracture (Finger); Tetanus (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: Therefore the case is not given Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Stonemason Age: 49 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Apr 1858 Date of death: 21 Apr 1858 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of elbow joint. Pyaemia. Secondary pneumonia & pleurisy. Dislocation of the shoulder Disease (standardised): Fracture (Elbow); Sepsis (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Dislocation (Shoulder) 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: Stone-mason by trade. Just before his admission he fell from a height of about 30 feet on to some stones. On examination it was found he had a compound, comminuted fracture of elbow-joint & dislocation of head of humerus upwards & forwards with probable fracture of coracoid process of scapula’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, cranium, abdomen, left elbow, left shoulder
Occupation or role: Plasterer Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Mar 1863 Date of death: 2 May 1863 Disease (transcribed): Disease of spine Disease (standardised): Disease (Spine) 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: Drayman Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Apr 1853 Date of death: 18 May 1853 Disease (transcribed): Compound comminuted fracture of thigh. Inflamed saphena and femoral veins Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Inflammation (Veins) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: On the day of admission he was run over by a dray, which passed over his left thigh. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and left inferior extremity Type of incident: Trauma/accident
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
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
Occupation or role: Hawkboy Age: 14 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Apr 1861 Date of death: 25 Apr 1861 Disease (transcribed): Compressed fracture of skull. Laceration of brain. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain) 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: 71 Gender: Female Date of admission: 18 Apr 1851 Date of death: 4 Jun 1851 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the neck of the femur. Large slough over sacrum Disease (standardised): Fracture (Thigh); Sloughing (Pelvis) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'The history is not given as the body was not examined’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined’
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 61 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Feb 1853 Date of death: 25 May 1853 Disease (transcribed): Caries of body and ramus of jaw. Ulceration of thyroid and occipital arteries Disease (standardised): Caries (Jaw); Ulcer (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: He was admitted on account of swelling on the right side of the jaw which he said had existed for about ten months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, face, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 6 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 May 1847 Date of death: 28 May 1847 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound and extensive fracture of skull. Perforation of the dura mater. Suppuration in cavity of arachnoid. Extravasation of blood and extensive laceration of surface of the brain. Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Fracture (Skull); Perforation (Brain); Suppuration (Brain); Extravasation (Brain); Laceration (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: This boy was admitted perfectly comatose and warm, having been picked up at the bottom on some stone stairs, down which it is imagined he had fallen, how and when is not known. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium Type of incident: Trauma/accident?
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 60 Date of admission: 14 Dec 1853 Date of death: 6 May 1854 Disease (transcribed): Diseased shoulder. Senile debility Disease (standardised): Disease (Shoulder); Old age Admitting doctor: Tatum, Thomas Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: n/a Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, this case is not reported’ Post mortem notes: 'This body was removed unexamined’
Occupation or role: Married Age: 30 Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Apr 1865 Date of death: 21 Apr 1865 Disease (transcribed): Disease of hip. ‘Amyloid’ disease Disease (standardised): Disease (Hip); Amyloidosis (Liver); Amyloidosis (Kidney); Amyloidosis (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: Disease of the hip first appeared when she was six years old. After the birth of her youngest child three years ago, an abscess appeared. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Hip, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Jun 1849 Date of death: 24 Jun 1849 Disease (transcribed): Fractured spine. Extravasation of blood in spinal canal & in substance of cord. Brain healthy. Fractured sternum. Congested lungs. Heart atrophied. Intestines distended with flatus. Pelvis of kidneys slightly congested Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine, sternum); Extravasation (Spine); Congestion (Lungs); Disease (Heart, intestines, kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: 'This patient was at 11am having fallen backwards off a scaffolding from a height of about 9ft & struck the back part of his neck upon a piece of timber laying on the ground below. When picked up he was insensible, but he recovered his consciousness in a few minutes’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 2 years 6 months Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 May 1856 Date of death: 2 Jun 1856 Disease (transcribed): Lacerated lung. Fractured ribs Disease (standardised): Laceration (Lung); Fracture (Ribs) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This child was run over by some vehicle during the rejoicing in celebration of the conclusions of peace with Russia. The wheel had passed over her chest. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 04 Jan 1847 Date of death: 06 Jan 1847 Disease (transcribed): Severe compound fracture of leg. Rupture of tendon of patella Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Rupture (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: It was stated that this man while intoxicated, was jammed between a beer barrel and the wall. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and lower extremity 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): Extensive comminuted fracture of the skull, with depression Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man had been driving a waggon, and by some accident was thrown down under the forewheel which passed over his head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Cook Age: 30 Gender: Female Date of admission: 6 May 1864 Date of death: 9 May 1864 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of elbow joint. Fever Disease (standardised): Fracture (Elbow); Fever (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Medical notes: 'Case not given’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 May 1844 Date of death: 9 Jun 1844 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound, deamidation of bone. Inflammation of sub occipital (muscular) cellular tissue. Suppuration between bone and dura mater and in the corresponding cavity of arachnoid. Fracture of second lumbar vertebrae. Disease (standardised): Wound (Head); Inflammation (Head); Suppuration (Brain ); Fracture (Spine) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and spine Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 14 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Jun 1847 Date of death: 17 Jun 1847 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of arch of second cervical vertebra with extensive laceration of spinal chord. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine); Laceration (Spinal cord) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: Admitted dead, having been killed instantaneously by a blow on the back of the neck from the cross piece attached to the piston on a steam engine. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 82 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Apr 1856 Date of death: 6 Jun 1856 Disease (transcribed): Fractured femur Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry 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: Cook Age: 33 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Dec 1865 Date of death: 2 May 1866 Disease (transcribed): Fibro-plastic tumours in liver, lungs, lumbar vertebrae and left ileum Disease (standardised): Tumour (Liver); Tumour (Lung); Tumour (Spine); Tumour (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: This woman was first admitted in November 1864 with a large tumour at the back of the thigh. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Illustrations: Yes Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Female Age: 37 Date of admission: 6 May 1854 Date of death: 14 May 1854 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the leg into the ankle joint Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg) Admitting doctor: Tatum, Thomas Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This woman, who seemed to have lived lately in a dissipated manner, was admitted in the evening in consequence of an accident which had occurred shortly before at a few miles from London. The injury was the alleged result of the violence of a man who attacked her in the road & threw her down, jumping on her afterwards, but the correctness of her story appeared very doubtful’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left lower extremities, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Apr 1863 Date of death: 29 May 1863 Disease (transcribed): Excision of shoulder joint Disease (standardised): Excision (Shoulder) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: From July 1861 his right shoulder began to pain him especially after a long day at work. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, chest, abdomen and right shoulder Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 6 Date of admission: 8 Apr 1854 Date of death: 17 May 1854 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the spine (fracture and displacement of the laminae and pedule of the last dorsal vertebra) Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine) Admitting doctor: Tatum, Thomas Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This little boy had fallen off a large stone [?], on to the top of which he had climbed, & when admitted was found to have entirely lost both sensation & the power of motion in the lower extremities’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, spine