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Anne Hawkins, 25, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Apr 1845
Date of death: 26 Apr 1845
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in breast. Erysipelas over the breast and chest. Puerpural mania
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Breast); Erysipelas (Breast, chest); Postpartum depression (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in consequence of abscesses in the right breast and was delivered of a fully developed child on the following day. After her delivery she lost a considerable quantity of blood’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined’

Type of incident: n/a

George Hoby , 49, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Apr 1861
Date of death: 15 Apr 1861
Disease (transcribed): Gout. Diseased kidneys. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Gout (Joints); Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient had been subject to gout for ten years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Hennessy, 21, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Mar 1863
Date of death: 22 Apr 1863
Disease (transcribed): Tubercle in spinal cord
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This woman was an in patient for many weeks in 1861 with coxalgia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, cord, spinal column, abdomen and chest
Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Cant, 39, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Apr 1860
Date of death: 12 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated hernia. Operation. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia Operation Peritonitis (Peritoneum)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This patient had been troubled with a femoral hernia for 6 years, which came on after lifting a heavy weight. She had always worn a truss’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

James Hart, 66, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1863
Date of death: 3 May 1863
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in cavernous body communicating with urethra
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Urethra)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man fell about six weeks before admission and struck he penis violently against a projecting piece of wood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and urethra
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Charles Boots, 38, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Mar 1863
Date of death: 6 May 1863
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull, ribs and leg. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Ribs); Fracture (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: While working in a sewer, the earth suddenly gave way and he was knocked down and partly buried under it.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, chest, abdomen and leg
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

John Walker, 38, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Mar 1859
Date of death: 23 May 1859
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of arm. Pyaemia. Bedsores
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Arm); Sepsis (Systemic); Pressure ulcer (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
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: n/a

William Chesters, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Date of admission: 15 Mar 1854
Date of death: 5 May 1854
Disease (transcribed): Syphilitic disease of humerus. Secondary pneumonia & pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Arm); Pneumonia (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitting doctor: Johnson, Henry Charles
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man, who appeared in perfect health & had very florid complexion, was admitted on account of disease of the left humerus […] he had had syphilis about 2 years before admission’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Edward Brown, 40, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Mar 1860
Date of death: 29 Apr 1860
Disease (transcribed): Chronic inflammation & hypertrophy of the skull. Chronic arachnitis. Trephining. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Skull); Arachnitis (Brain); Trephining (Skull); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man was at work at the railway bridge at Pimlico, when a stone about the size of a man’s fist fell 30 feet onto his head. He was picked up insensible & conveyed here with as little delay as possible. On admission he was just recovering from his concussion’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Joseph Morley, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 53
Date of admission: 13 Apr 1854
Date of death: 8 May 1854
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of the prostate gland opening into the urethra. Abscess of the lung
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Prostate); Abscess (Lung)
Admitting doctor: Johnson, Henry Charles
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man was admitted, on account of difficulty in micturition, under the care of the surgeon, but he presented all the usual symptoms of phthisis in an advanced stage & was on that account attended by Dr Bence Jones’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of injury: n/a

William Lang, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: [No age stated]
Date of admission: 10 May 1854
Date of death: 12 May 1854
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Tubercles & vomicae in both lungs. Ulcerated epiglottis. Ulcerations of the intestines
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Abscess (Leg); Ulcer (Larynx); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitting doctor: Johnson, Henry Charles
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man was admitted under the surgeon by some mistake. He had laboured under pulmonary phthisis for about a year’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Jane Milson, 5, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Jun 1853
Date of death: 27 Jun 1853
Disease (transcribed): Lumbar abscess
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
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 at the request of the friends was not examined.
Type of incident: n/a

James Hall, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 57
Date of admission: 15 May 1854
Date of death: 21 May 1854
Disease (transcribed): Diffuse suppuration of the cellular tissue of the scrotum & cord. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Genitalia); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitting doctor: Johnson, Henry Charles
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man, whose appearance was that of a person far more advanced in life than the age which he gave, was admitted on account of a swelling on the left side of the scrotum’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Scrotum and spermatic cord, thorax, abdomen, spine

Type of injury: n/a

Henry Cornish, 50, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 May 1860
Date of death: 7 May 1860
Disease (transcribed): Inflamed bladder. Abscess of prostate
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Bladder); Abscess (Prostate)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
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

Mary Anne Westcott, 63, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 63
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 May 1845
Date of death: 3 Jun 1845
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia. Operation. Caecum & omentum in the sac. Peritonitis of a low character. Foul suppuration in the sac and in neighbouring cellular tissue. Gut thickened. Pleurisy on both sides
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Thigh); Operation; Peritonitis (Abdomen); Suppuration (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert and Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with a large soft tumor in the right femoral region with some impulse on coughing and by the side of this was another small swelling which could be reduced into the abdomen without difficulty’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, hernial sac, thorax

Type of incident: n/a

Hannah Horland, 34, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 May 1853
Date of death: 15 Jul 1853
Disease (transcribed): Malignant ulceration of chest. Sloughing cavity of abscess on the right side of the abdomen
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Thorax); Ulcer (Thorax); Sloughing (Abdomen); Abscess (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Wyndowe, Samuel Jardine
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This patient was admitted on account of ulceration of the skin in the left pectoral region.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Woolridge, 64, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 May 1860
Date of death: 20 May 1860
Disease (transcribed): Injury to arm. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Injury (Arm); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
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

Henry Gunn, 44, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 May 1856
Date of death: 23 Jun 1856
Disease (transcribed): Diseased knee. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Leg); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: Five weeks before admission this man had begun to suffer from swelling and stiffness in the left knee.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right knee
Type of incident: n/a

John Read, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 13
Date of admission: 19 Apr 1854
Date of death: 14 Jun 1854
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of thigh. Abscess in femur. Inflamed profunda & femoral veins. Secondary deposits of lung, empyema
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Thigh); Abscess (Thigh); Inflammation (Blood vessels); Deposit (Lung); Empyema (Pleura);
Admitting doctor: Johnson, Henry Charles
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This boy was originally admitted with a view to his being forwarded to Margate [the Royal Sea Bathing Hospital at Margate], on account of strumous disease of the knee, but on his admission the disease was found to be in too active a state to justify that measure. There was very considerable pain in the joint’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, ‘the stump’ (‘the right thigh had been recently amputated about the middle’)

Type of injury: n/a

Christopher Cummings, Gentleman’s servant

Occupation or role: Gentleman’s servant
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Date of admission: 9 Jun 1854
Date of death: 15 Jun 1854
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in the prostate. Pleurisy. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Prostate); Pleurisy (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitting doctor: Johnson, Henry Charles
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man had been a gentleman’s servant & had lived a luxurious & dissipated life. On admission into the hospital he was extremely weak, & in fact evidently in a dying state’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of injury: n/a

Frederick Wood, 16, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Jul 1857
Date of death: 4 Jul 1857
Disease (transcribed): Tubercles in the lungs. Pulmonary apoplexy. Fatty heart. Hydatids of the liver
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Haemorrhage (Lung); Disease (Heart); Echinococcosis (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W.
Post mortem examination performed by: Hastings, Cecil William
Medical notes: This man was brought to the hospital in an insensible state about the middle of the night. It appeared that in going to a fire, in a state of some excitement, he fell back over a log of timber in a saw yard and became soon insensible.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis, cranium and spine
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Samuel Hammond, 54, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 54
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jun 1853
Date of death: 7 Aug 1853
Disease (transcribed): Injury to the foot from a spike. Gangrene, fibrin and pus in the superficial and deep veins of the leg. Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Injury (Foot); Gangrene (Leg); Fibrin (Leg); Suppuration (Leg); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Wyndowe, Samuel Jardine
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man had a wound of the foot from a spike.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Veins of right leg, abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Lancross Briggs, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Jul 1857
Date of death: 11 Jul 1857
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Cut throat. Erysipelas. Diffuse inflammation
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Cut (Throat); Erysipelas (Skin); Inflammation (Neck)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W.
Post mortem examination performed by: Hastings, Cecil William
Medical notes: This man had in a fit of delirium tremens attempted to cut his throat.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: Suicide

Sarah Preedy, 30, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Jun 1856
Date of death: 15 Jul 1856
Disease (transcribed): Burn. Pyaemia.
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman was admitted on account of a burn, received from falling into the fire in an epileptic fit.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Anne Smith, 51, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 24 Jul 1846
Date of death: 25 Jul 1846
Disease (transcribed): Umbilical hernia. Omental sac containing a portion of small intestine. Peritonitis of a low character (operation)
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Gee, Adolphus John
Post mortem examination performed by: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical notes: This patient stated that she had an irreducible umbilical hernia of about the size of a hen’s egg for the last fifteen or sixteen years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

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