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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Aug 1859
Date of death: Before admission
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the bones of the face
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Face)
Admitted under the care of: n/a
Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: This woman just before admission was knocked down by a horse.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, face, spine, thorax, neck and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jun 1859
Date of death: 11 Jun 1859
Disease (transcribed): Wound of ulnar artery
Disease (standardised): Wound (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: This child was brought up two days before admission with a small puncture wound of the wrist.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Aug 1859
Date of death: 23 Aug 1859
Disease (transcribed): Diphtheria
Disease (standardised): Diphtheria (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Sturgess, Octavius
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: Two days before admission he had begun to complain of languor and had some trifling difficulty in swallowing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Mouth, larynx, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Jan 1859
Date of death: 8 Jan 1859
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: She had a femoral hernia of the left side.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Oct 1859
Date of death: 23 Oct 1859
Disease (transcribed): Dilated kidneys. Inflammation of bladder. Right ureter obstructed. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Inflammation (Bladder); Obstruction (Ureter); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: She stated that for the last twelve months she had had pain on passing her water and that four months ago pain came on in the bladder accompanied with some incontinence of urine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Jan 1859
Date of death: 19 Feb 1859
Disease (transcribed): Senile gangrene
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: About two months previous to admission he had had an ulcer on the left leg which had been enlarging.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 54
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Dec 1859
Date of death: 27 Dec 1859
Disease (transcribed): Cut throat
Disease (standardised): Cut (Throat)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: This woman had been in a low desponding state for some time past and during the last two months had attempted on two or three occasions to destroy herself.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: General appearances
Type of incident: Suicide

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Mar 1859
Date of death: 2 Mar 1859
Disease (transcribed): Fever
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: This woman was said to have been ill a week and to have conducted herself strangely, eating rat’s poison.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Aug 1859
Date of death: 6 Oct 1859
Disease (transcribed): Cancer of the uterus
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: Ten years ago she was under the care of King’s College Hospital, and was told that the mouth of the womb was much diseased.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

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: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 4 Mar 1859
Date of death: 1 May 1859
Disease (transcribed): Malignant ulceration of vagina, bladder and uterus
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Vagina); Cancer (Bladder); Cancer (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: The catamenia continued to be regular until last September when the first symptoms of internal disease appeared.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Sep 1859
Date of death: 17 Sep 1859
Disease (transcribed): Oedema glottidis
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Larynx)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: Except for an attack of syphilis nine years ago, this man was said to have had good health until the day of admission when he woke up with extreme difficulty of breathing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jun 1859
Date of death: 18 Jun 1859
Disease (transcribed): Uncertain. ? Fever
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: This patient was admitted in March suffering from sore throat and there was a distinct history of syphilis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Sep 1859
Date of death: 4 Nov 1859
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the spinal cord (? Chronic inflammation)
Disease (standardised): Disease (Spine); Inflammation (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: It appeared that she had had disease of the spinal cord gradually progressing for two years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spinal cord, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Nov 1859
Date of death: 18 Dec 1859
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Diseased heart and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Oedema (General); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: For the last three years she suffered from palpitation on exertion or excitement.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 7
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Oct 1859
Date of death: 21 Nov 1859
Disease (transcribed): Strumous disease of the kidneys. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: This child had measles five years ago. Some time after this he fell down stairs and was supposed to have injured his spine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jun 1859
Date of death: 20 Oct 1859
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Empyema (old). Jaundice
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Empyema (Pleura); Jaundice (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: He had suffered for a fortnight from cough and pain in the right side of the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1859
Date of death: 26 Apr 1859
Disease (transcribed): Dysentery
Disease (standardised): Dysentery (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: About Christmas she began to have looseness of the bowels, with pain, passing blood and slime.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 63
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Oct 1859
Date of death: 7 Oct 1859
Disease (transcribed): Serous apoplexy (?)
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: Her daughter stated that she had had good health, excepting an occasional attack of rheumatic gout, until four months ago when she began to complain of pains in the head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Servant
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 May 1859
Date of death: 28 Jun 1859
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: He had been out of health for a month suffering from slight pain about the loins with gradually increasing swelling of the belly.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Jul 1859
Date of death: 9 Jul 1859
Disease (transcribed): ? Opium poisoning
Disease (standardised): Poisoning (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: This man was picked up insensible in the par, as soon as the gates were opened in the morning.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Feb 1859
Date of death: 17 Feb 1859
Disease (transcribed): Diseased lungs. Hypertrophy of the heart. Granular kidneys. Purpura
Disease (standardised): Disease (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney); Purpura (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: When this man was admitted he said that he had been subject to cough ever since childhood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and lower extremities
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Nov 1859
Date of death: 13 Nov 1859
Disease (transcribed): Acute rheumatism
Disease (standardised): Rheumatic diseases (Tissues)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: Seven days before admission he suffered severely from exposure to cold while at work, and this was shortly followed by shivering and then by the pain and swelling of acute rheumatism.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Nov 1859
Date of death: 6 Dec 1859
Disease (transcribed): Perineal section. Subperitoneal inflammation. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Section (Perineum); Inflammation (Abdomen); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: This man had been under treatment for stricture of the urethra and abscesses of his scrotum which was the result of an inflamed testicle following gonorrhoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Blacksmith
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Oct 1858
Date of death: 11 Feb 1859
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: Six weeks before admission he was seized with pains in the calves of the legs like cramp.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a