Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 13 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Jul 1851 Date of death: 1 Jul 1851 Disease (transcribed): Injury from a blow across the chest. Fracture of both clavicles of the sternum & of ribs on both sides of the thorax. Lesion of the right jugular internal vein by fractured clavicle. Laceration of both lungs by broken ribs Disease (standardised): Injury (Chest); Fracture (Sternum, ribs, clavicle); Lesion (Clavicle); Laceration (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'He was standing under a tree in the Park during a heavy shower when one of the boughs which seems to have been rotten, fell on him & struck him against a hurdle which was near. He was brought here immediately, but died just before his admission’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Apr 1851 Date of death: 23 Jul 1851 Disease (transcribed): Compound comminuted fracture of the bones of the left leg, followed by erysipelatous inflammation, & [?] of the divided muscles, so exposing the bone. Amputation. Secondary pleurisy on both sides. Softening of the various abdominal viscera Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Inflammation (Leg); Amputation (Leg); Pleurisy (Lungs); Softening (Internal organs) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'He was admitted with compound comminuted fracture of the left leg caused by a fall of about 10 feet. The tibia protruded from a wound about an inch above the ankle, to the extent of about 2 inches & there was fracture of the fibula 2 inches higher up’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Stump after amputation, thorax, abdomen, cranium
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Female Date of admission: 30 Apr 1851 Date of death: 4 Aug 1851 Disease (transcribed): Extirpation of the right mammary gland for scirrhus thereof, & followed by collections of pus under the integument & among the muscles of the left thigh. Inflammation of the external iliac veins & purulent collections under iliac fascia. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Excision (Breast); Scirrhus (Breast); Suppuration (Thigh); Inflammation (Pelvis); Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This woman was admitted with a scirrhous tumour of the right breast which was removed on the 8th of May. She gradually recovered from this operation, but the wound did not heal kindly, the discharge being offensive & [?], & there being a good deal of confinement of matter, requiring the opening to be constantly kept free’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lower extremities, abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: Butcher Age: 58 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Aug 1851 Date of death: 4 Aug 1851 Disease (transcribed): Wound of the abdomen above the umbilicus & piercing the ileum about 14 inches from ileocaecal valve. Escape of foecal matter & peritonitis. Old pleurisy on the right side. Hypertrophied heart Disease (standardised): Wound (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This man was a butcher, on the evening of admission he was romping with another butcher who had his knife in his had at the time. He ran against the knife accidentally. On admission (about 10 o’clock in the evening) a wound was discovered, just above the umbilicus’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 26 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Sep 1851 Date of death: 22 Sep 1851 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of spine, pelvis, ribs & leg (compound) Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine, pelvis, ribs, leg) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This man was admitted a short time after having fallen from a scaffold, 4 stories high; part of the scaffold having apparently fallen with him and struck him in various palces. Two other persons received fatal injuries from the same accident’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal column, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Carter Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Sep 1851 Date of death: 24 Sep 1851 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of several ribs on the right side of the thorax with laceration of the pleura & wound of the lung. Pleurisy & pneumonia followed. ‘White patches’ on the heart’s surface Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Laceration (Pleura, lung); Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This man was a carter and was riding on the shaft of his cart on the morning of admission, when he was knocked off and another cart passed over the upper part of his back & his right shoulder, grazing also the back of his head’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Carman Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Oct 1851 Date of death: 9 Nov 1851 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of both bones of the right leg & sloughing of the wound. Secondary lobular pneumonia in the right lung. Old pleural adhesions on both sides. Recent pericarditis. Purulent deposits in the liver & slight peritonitis Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Sloughing (Leg); Pneumonia (Lungs); Pericarditis (Heart); Deposit (Liver); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'This man was a travelling carman & [?] and seemed to have led rather an irregular life. He was admitted on the 15th of October having received a kick from a horse on the right leg. The blow had fractured the leg & it appeared that in endeavouring to rise afterwards he had caused the fractured end of the tibia to protrude […] Nothing is known of the history of the old bullet wound’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right leg, abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Sep 1851 Date of death: 12 Nov 1851 Disease (transcribed): Compound comminuted fracture of the bones of the left leg. Amputation. Secondary lobular pneumonia on the right side, also pleurisy. Bronchitis. Coagula, proceeding to softening &c in the left external iliac vein. Ulceration of the os uteri Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Amputation (Leg); Pneumonia (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs); Coagula (Blood vessels / Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'She was knocked down, on the day of her admission, by a cab, which passed over her left leg. On examination a compound fracture of both bones of the leg was recognised; the bones were extensively comminuted, and one piece of the tibia & 2 of the fibula were removed before the leg was put up’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Stump of left leg, abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 74 Gender: Female Date of admission: 26 Nov 1851 Date of death: 2 Dec 1851 Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs on the right side. Old double pleurisy. Pneumonia at bases of both lungs. Bronchitis. Hypertrophied heart. Diseased kidneys. General arterial ‘degeneration’ Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Bronchitis (Lungs); Disease (Heart, kidneys); Degeneration (Blood vessels) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: 'She was knocked down by a cab, on the day of admission, the shaft apparently striking her on the upper part of the left side of the thorax. When admitted she was in a state of excessive prostration, so much so that it was feared she would not live through the night’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Oct 1851 Date of death: 13 Dec 1851 Disease (transcribed): Necrosis of the ribs. Tubercular deposit in its earliest condition throughout both lungs. Enormously thickened & heavy cranium, the inner wall being vascular. Disease of the kidneys Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Ribs); Tuberculosis (Lungs); Disease (Brain, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This patient had been before under the care of Mr Hawkins [Caesar Henry Hawkins], from January to May of the present year, with caries & necrosis of one or more ribs on the left side. There were three [?]sinuses below the mamma leading down to diseased bone. He improved in health during his stay in the hospital, and a small piece of bone exfoliated, but it was not possible to make any attempts to remove the rest of the disease’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 35 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Jan 1852 Date of death: 2 Feb 1852 Disease (transcribed): Caries of the iliac bone of the pelvis. Vomicae in the lungs. Small heart Disease (standardised): Caries (Pelvis); Vomicae (Lung); Small (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: Ten days before her admission she had observed a swelling in the left thigh. She had suffered for some time under what was judged to be rheumatic pains about the pelvis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pelvic region, abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Feb 1852 Date of death: 5 Feb 1852 Disease (transcribed): Injury of the abdomen from the wheel of a dray. Laceration of integuments and inguinal region and of the muscles at upper and inner part of the thigh Disease (standardised): Injury (Abdomen); Laceration (Abdomen); Laceration (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: He was knocked down by a dray a short time before his admission, the wheel of which passed over the lower part of his abdomen. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left thigh and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 8 Gender: Female Date of admission: 12 Nov 1851 Date of death: 15 Feb 1852 Disease (transcribed): Morbus coxarius. Excision of head of femur. Ulcerative perforation into the pelvis obviated only by thickened peritoneum Disease (standardised): Disease (Hip); Excision (Leg); Ulcer (Pelvis); Perforation (Pelvis); Thickening (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: She had met with some injury to the thigh about four years ago. She recovered some motion of the limb, though not completely. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Hip joints, abdomen, thorax and cranium Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Feb 1852 Date of death: 16 Feb 1852 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas ? Following injury. Recent lymph in abdominal cavity. Enlarged intestinal glands. Congested kidneys. Hypertrophy with dilatation of heart Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Lymph (Abdomen); Enlarged (Intestinal mucosa); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: It appeared that he had received some injury to the left leg which had been followed by rigors and the appearance of an erysipelatous blush. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 25 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Aug 1851 Date of death: 24 Mar 1852 Disease (transcribed): Arachnitis. Scrofulous deposit in the brain, choroid plexus, lungs, peritoneum, fallopian tubes. Scrofulous deposit also in an enlarged bursa over trochanter major of hip Disease (standardised): Arachnoiditis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Fallopian tubes); Tuberculosis (Hip) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: The patient was originally admitted under the physician, complaining of pain in the hip which was thought to be the result of chronic rheumatism. She also had indication of phthisis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 14 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Apr 1852 Date of death: 18 Apr 1852 Disease (transcribed): Strangulated inguinal hernia with operation. Removal of portion of omentum and the appendix caeci which was ulcerated, by ligature. Fatal peritonitis Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Ulcer (Appendix); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: He was admitted with symptoms of strangulated hernia. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 20 Gender: Female Date of admission: 15 Oct 1851 Date of death: 19 Apr 1852 Disease (transcribed): Idiotcy. An increased number with diminished size of the cerebral convolutions. New bone added to the inner plate of the calvaria with obliterated sutures. Disease of the vertebrae, sacrum and pelvis Disease (standardised): Intellectual disability (Brain); Disease (Brain); Disease (Spine); Disease (Pelvis) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: She was admitted on account of a large fluctuating tumour situated over the region of the left sacro iliac joint. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
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: [No occupation stated] Age: 35 Gender: Female Date of admission: 3 Mar 1852 Date of death: 6 May 1852 Disease (transcribed): Recent lymphy sheds in abdominal cavity. Ulceration of ileum. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Lymph (Abdomen); Ulcer (Intestines); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: She had not been able to move the lower limbs for about a year, and had suffered from pains down the thighs and the loins. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium and spinal column Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 12 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Apr 1852 Date of death: 6 May 1852 Disease (transcribed): Injury from the wheel of a railway truck. Fracture of the pelvis. Laceration of the urethra. Fracture of one rib and the clavicle. Bruised condition of the lung Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Laceration (Urethra); Fracture (Rib); Fracture (Clavicle); Bruising (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This boy was at play in a railroad truck which was set in motion. He jumped out of the truck and fell under the wheel. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Jun 1852 Date of death: 23 Jun 1852 Disease (transcribed): Injury from the fall of earth. Fracture of the pelvis. Bruising of the intestines. Extravasation into the substance of the lung. Diseased kidneys. Old peritoneal and peritoneal adhesions Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Bruising (Intestines); Extravasation (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Adhesions (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man was working on a railroad near a bank of earth which fell and completely buried him. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, cranium, spinal column and left shoulder Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 20 Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Jun 1852 Date of death: 9 Jul 1852 Disease (transcribed): Congenital tumour containing fluid at the lower part of the back which after being punctured, inflamed suppuration was set into within and inflammation with suppuration of the spinal membrane and softening of the spinal cord. Opisthotonous and coma preceded death Disease (standardised): Congenital tumour (Back); Inflammation (Spine); Suppuration (Spine); Softening (Spinal cord); Opisthotonus (Muscles); Coma (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: From the account his friends gave of his case, it seemed that a tumour had been observed at the lower part of the sacral region at the time of his birth. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spinal column, cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 42 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Jul 1852 Date of death: 25 Jul 1852 Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma uteri. Diseased kidneys. Peritonitis. Carcinoma of the mesenteric glands Disease (standardised): Cancer (Uterus); Disease (Kidney); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Carcinoma (Lymph nodes) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: She was admitted on account of ulcers on the leg, and after her admission mentioned that she had a profuse bloody discharge from the vagina. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, pelvic contents and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Navigator Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Aug 1852 Date of death: 28 Aug 1852 Disease (transcribed): Injury from a fall. Rupture of the bladder. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Rupture (Bladder); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: On the afternoon of the 23rd, being very much intoxicated, he became quarrelsome and wanted to fight with one of the men with whom he had been drinking. The deceased fell heavily on his right side. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 6 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 May 1852 Date of death: 25 Sep 1852 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposits in the right cerebral hemisphere, also in the lungs. Hepatized lung. Disease of the hip joint with dislocation of the head of the bone. Diseased os innominatum Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Lung); Disease (Hip); Dislocation (Hip); Disease (Pelvis) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: On admission it was stated that this boy had been lame for a long while and he ad kept to his bed for the last five months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and left hip Type of incident: n/a