Occupation or role: Stableman Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Apr 1861 Date of death: 11 Apr 1861 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The patient had been a stableman, of very dissolute habits. He said that although he had had a cough and expectoration for several months, he was only now taken seriously ill Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 16 Gender: Female Date of admission: 20 Apr 1857 Date of death: 1 May 1857 Disease (transcribed): Fever. Arachinitis. Ulceration of the large intestine. Phthisis Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Arachnoiditis (Brain); Ulcer (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: She had been observed of late to be low spirited, very languid and indisposed to exert herself. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 59 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Mar 1877 Date of death: 18 Mar 1877 Disease (transcribed): Wound of peritoneum; peritonitis. Wound of pericardium and of heart. Disease (standardised): Wound (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Wound (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William Medical notes: Nine hours previous to admission this patient, having been worried by his grandchildren laid open his abdomen with a penknife. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, peritoneum and intestinal canal Type of incident: Suicide
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Female Date of admission: 21 Apr 1852 Date of death: 24 Apr 1852 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia. Operation. Peritonitis. Partial gangrene of intestines Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Gangrene (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: Two days before admission she had begun to vomit and had continued to do so up to that time. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Butler Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Apr 1858 Date of death: 17 Apr 1858 Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Phthisis Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'A butler who was admitted on account of delirium tremens. He had been under medical care four days, but previous to the attack his health had been impaired. For two months he had complained of sore throat & cold & the week before his admission he spat a little blood’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 19 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Apr 1856 Date of death: 2 May 1856 Disease (transcribed): Strumous disease of the Kidney and Bladder Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Bladder) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man was admitted on account of pain in micturition and frequent need to make water. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Gas stoker Gender: Male Age: 22 Date of admission: 16 Jan 1878 Date of death: 6 Apr 1878 Disease (transcribed): Amputation at hip joint (for cancer of femur). Pulmonary congestion Disease (standardised): Amputation (Hip); Cancer (Leg); Congestion (Lung); Admitting doctor: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry PM performed by: Ewart, William
Dent, Clinton Thomas Medical notes: 'History. Five months ago fell and injured right thigh. A little pain followed but soon subsided. Since then he has suffered from acute pain in right thigh, greatly aggravated by exercise and worse at night. Has always been healthy – Family healthy. No syphilis' Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 2 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Mar 1860 Date of death: 7 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Lacerated wound of the arm. Fracture of ulna. Dislocation of radius. Abscesses. ?Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Wound (Arm); Fracture (Arm); Dislocation (Arm); Abscess; Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'A few months before admission this child was knocked down by one of Pickfords vans, one of the wheels passing over the left arm’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left arm, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Valet Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Apr 1857 Date of death: 30 Apr 1857 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Compressed and condensed lung. Displaced heart. Peritonitis. Enlarged liver. Diseased kidneys. Ulceration of the large intestine Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Lung); Displaced (Heart); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Enlarged (Liver); Disease (Kidney);Ulcer (Intestines) ; Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: For six years he had suffered at times from cough and more than once from slight haemoptysis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and larynx Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 56 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Jan 1873 Date of death: 24 Apr 1873 Disease (transcribed): Tumours of neck Disease (standardised): Tumour (Neck) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: Not reported here Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 79 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Jan 1870 Date of death: 29 Mar 1870 Disease (transcribed): Fractured leg. Senile delirium. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Delirium (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: As the body was not examined, the case is not herein reported. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Clerk Age: 63 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Mar 1861 Date of death: 10 Apr 1861 Disease (transcribed): Cancer of the stomach and peritoneum Disease (standardised): Cancer (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The patient had, for six months before admission, suffered much from pain about the belly, especially on the right side of the epigastrium. Last December he vomited a large quantity of blood, and immediately noticed that he was jaundiced. In the following month he observed that he had a swelling extending from the ribs to the haunch bone on the right side. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 32 Date of admission: 25 Jan 1854 Date of death: 3 Apr 1854 Disease (transcribed): Phagadaena. Ulceration of a wound of leg. Pleurisy. Secondary deposits in lung. Inflammation of pulmonary vein Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg); Wound (Leg); Pleurisy (Pleura); Deposit (Lung); Inflammation (Blood vessels); Admitting doctor: Johnson, Henry Charles Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man, whose appearance was tolerably healthy & habits, as far as was known, temperate, was admitted on account of a lacerated wound of the leg (caused by striking it against the step of an omnibus)’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: General servant Age: 19 Gender: Female Date of admission: 26 Jan 1882 Date of death: 4 Apr 1882 Disease (transcribed): Extensive burn of the wall of the chest and abdomen Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard Medical notes: She set her dress on fire and burnt her chest and both arms. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Upholsterer Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Apr 1861 Date of death: 8 Apr 1861 Disease (transcribed): Emphysema of lungs. Bronchitis. Diarrhoea Disease (standardised): Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Diarrhoea (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This man, who had known better days, had been of most drunken habits. He had never had any symptoms of asthma or any pulmonary complaint, until his last illness. At 11 o’clock on the morning of admission he was seized with diarrhoea, and was at once brought to the hospital. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Jan 1857 Date of death: 26 Apr 1857 Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. Dropsy. Placenta adherent to uterus. Cyst of ovary Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Oedema (Systemic); Adherent (Placenta); Cysts (Ovary) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: A German woman who was in the house during part of November and December last year with anasarca and Bright’s disease. She applied again when nearly three months advanced in pregnancy. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 45 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Mar 1860 Date of death: 6 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Purulent peritonitis Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This woman was married, but had no children. Three months before Xmas she miscarried during the third month, and suffered much afterwards from menorrhagia. But she did not become seriously ill until a fortnight before her admission, when vomiting came on’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Mar 1858 Date of death: 16 Apr 1858 Disease (transcribed): Enlarged prostate. Abscesses between the muscular fasciculi of the bladder. Scattered abscesses of the kidneys. Insanity Disease (standardised): Enlargement (Prostate); Abscess (Bladder, kidneys); Insanity Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick and Hart, Ernest Abraham Medical notes: 'Was admitted under Dr Page [William Emanuel Page] for fever & slight delirium, having at the same time retraction & incontinence of urine. He says he had never had either of the 2 latter before, nor can any history of diseased prostate be obtained’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: Police constable Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Jan 1884 Date of death: 24 Mar 1884 Disease (transcribed): Ulceration? Of bladder. Renal disease Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Bladder); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: Not reported here Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 26 Gender: Female Date of admission: 31 Mar 1860 Date of death: 4 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Traumatic gangrene of the leg & thigh Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Leg, thigh) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'About an hour before admission she, getting out of an omnibus, when she was knocked down by a van, the […] wheel of which passed over the […] left knee’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, left lower extremities
Occupation or role: Widow Age: 61 Gender: Female Date of admission: 13 Mar 1861 Date of death: 8 Apr 1861 Disease (transcribed): Ulcer of the stomach Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The patient had been in the hospital twice before with vomiting of blood. Two or three months before her last admission she began to suffer from vomiting after food, and had since lost flesh to a considerable extent Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Former soldier Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Dec 1857 Date of death: 14 Apr 1858 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Dysentery Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Dysentery (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'A pallid & somewhat emaciated individual, who had been ill eight months with diarrhoea & had at times passed a little blood in the motions. He had formerly served in the Army, & this illness led to his discharge’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx, abdomen
Occupation or role: Horse breaker Age: 71 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Apr 1857 Date of death: 25 Apr 1857 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull. Wound of the meningeal artery. Blood in the ocular conjunctiva from fracture into the sphenoidal fissure. Blood in the lateral ventricle Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Wound (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W. Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This man was riding a restive horse in Hyde Park and was thrown, falling on his head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and right clavicle Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 2 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Apr 1871 Date of death: 5 May 1871 Disease (transcribed): Extensive fracture of the base of the skull. Fractured femur Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull, femur)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'The boy fell from a window 15 feet. When admitted was sensible, there was a bruise over left eyebrow, and subconjunctival ecchymosis on left side. Also a fracture of left femur’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Cabman Age: 83 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Mar 1884 Date of death: 23 Mar 1884 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of cervical spine between 5th and 6th bones Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure Medical notes: The patient died a few hours after admission and was not seen by the Registrar. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain Type of incident: n/a