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Harriet Garton, 7 months , Infant

Occupation or role: Infant
Age: 7 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1865
Date of death: 10 Apr 1865
Disease (transcribed): Encephalocele. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Encephalocele (Brain); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This child was admitted with a congenital meningocele.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Charlotte Price, 52, [Wife of] Dairyman

Occupation or role: [Wife of] Dairyman
Age: 52
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Oct 1886
Date of death: 8 Oct 1886
Disease (transcribed): Strangulated femoral hernia. Bronchitis. Oedema of the lungs. Dilated and hypertrophied heart.
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Bronchitis (Lung); Oedema (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: She had suffered from bronchitis for many years and had been ruptured for six months. On September 30th the hernia came down and she was seized with vomiting and intense pain.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, intestines, stomach, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Frank Pavey, 14, [Child of] Photographer

Occupation or role: [Child of] Photographer
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Dec 1885
Date of death: 1 Jan 1886
Disease (transcribed): Purulent peritonitis and pleurisy. Penetrating wound of the abdomen
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura); Wound (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bull, William Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Sisley, Richard
Medical notes: While walking along the streets, he caught his foot against a railing and fell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, pericardium, heart, aorta, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, pancreas, stomach and small intestines
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

John Nicholls, 55, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Jun 1884
Date of death: 27 Jun 1884
Disease (transcribed): Necrosis of the lower jaw. Pleuro-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Jaw); Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Thirty years ago the man had a number of teeth knocked out and the alveolar border of his lower jaw broken.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Jaw, pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Herbert Jenkins, 4, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1884
Date of death: 21 Apr 1884
Disease (transcribed): Cancrum oris. Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Noma (Mouth); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: Three weeks before admission he was attacked with whooping cough. A week later the right side of his face began to swell and a small black speck appeared on the right cheek which increased in size.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Amelia Rolph, 43, Wife

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Feb 1884
Date of death: 28 Feb 1884
Disease (transcribed): Death by arrest of the movements of respiration during the inhalation of ether. Fibroma uteri
Disease (standardised): Apnoea (Lung); Fibroma (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This woman was admitted into the hospital suffering from what was believed to be a uterine cancer.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, trachea, pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Frederick Elmar, 34, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Mar 1879
Date of death: 18 Mar 1879
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the base of the skull and of the jaw and zygoma. Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Jaw); Bronchopneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William. Wadham, William
Medical notes: The patient fell from a height of fifty feet and alighted on the left side of the head.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Skull, brain, lungs and bronchi
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Susan Seyffert, 49, Lodging keeper

Occupation or role: Lodging keeper
Age: 49
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 Feb 1879
Date of death: 21 Feb 1879
Disease (transcribed): Inguinal hernia (operated). Sloughing abscess of abdominal wall. Bronchopneumonia. Fatty heart
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation (Abdomen); Abscess (Abdomen); Bronchopneumonia (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient had been ruptured for four years. Four days before admission there was pain in the rupture and it could not be reduced.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Hernia, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and uterus
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Fielder, 53, Doorkeeper

Occupation or role: Doorkeeper
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 Aug 1876
Date of death: 8 Sep 1876
Disease (transcribed): Disease of metatarsus (removal of 5th). Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Foot); Operation (Foot); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Stirling, Edward Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This man had a bad corn on the outside of the right foot which suppurated.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

William Pettit, 73, Stableman

Occupation or role: Stableman
Gender: Male
Age: 73
Date of admission: 11 Dec 1878
Date of death: 15 Dec 1878
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Fatty heart. Bronchpneumonia
Disease (standardised): Wound (Head); Disease (Heart); Bronchopneumonia (Lung);
Admitting doctor: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. Fell from a height of 10 feet – Alighted on head – Taken up insensible. Symptoms Dec [December] 11. Very feeble old man. Quite sensible – Pulse very weak – Cold and tremulous. On right side of scalp extending back from margin of hairy scalp a huge wound about 7 inches long: exposing about 4 inches of bone – No fracture – No bleeding'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain, skull
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Joseph Mathews, 60, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Gender: Male
Age: 60
Date of admission: 22 Oct 1878
Date of death: 25 Oct 1878
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of thigh. Bronchopneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Bronchopneumonia (Lung);
Admitting doctor: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'Stated to have fallen from a scaffold 50 or 60 feet high. Symptoms Oct [October] 22. Great collapse – Pulse quick and weak – Respiration catchy – Hacking cough – Intense sharp pain in right chest'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, left femur
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

James Taylor, 58, Valet

Occupation or role: Valet
Gender: Male
Age: 58
Date of admission: 21 Aug 1878
Date of death: 13 Sep 1878
Disease (transcribed): Suppurating glands. Chronic pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Glands); Pneumonia (Lung);
Admitting doctor: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
PM performed by: Ellis, William Ashton
Medical notes: 'History. 3 years before admission abscess formed on each side of arms – Fistula followed – 8 months before admission fistula were operated on in St Mary's Hospital – Wounds never healed – For 7 months cough and expectoration – No blood – Much loss of flesh – Five months painful lumps in both groins that in left groin burst on morning of admission'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, intestines, glands
Type of incident: n/a

William Pullinfor, 55, Stableman

Occupation or role: Stableman
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Date of admission: 3 Jun 1878
Date of death: 13 Aug 1878
Disease (transcribed): Epithelioma of left side of tongue and lower jaw – Broncho-pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Tongue); Carcinoma (Jaw); Bronchopneumonia (Lung);
Admitting doctor: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. Six wks [weeks] before admission found, after a prolonged toothache, that left side of lower jaw was swollen – Soon soreness of inside of mouth [?] - Difficulty in opening mouth next came on and has been increasing – Pain very great'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Tongue, jaw, pharynx, lungs, pleurae, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen
Type of incident: n/a

James Peters, 22, Gas stoker

  • 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

Alfred Gleniston, 62, Cabman

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Oct 1883
Date of death: 7 Oct 1883
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: He was the subject of chronic bronchitis. He was brought to the hospital having been thrown into the street from the box of his cab.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and ribs
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Albert Payne, 32, Painter

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jun 1883
Date of death: 16 Jul 1883
Disease (transcribed): Fistulous opening from groin to sigmoid flexure. Pleuritis. Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Fistula (Groin); Pleurisy (Pleura); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This patient was sent here from a cottage hospital at Wimbledon, suffering from faecal fistula. For two years he had suffered with very short intermissions from what he called ‘English dysentery’.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a

George Wheeler, 66, Carpenter

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 66
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Apr 1883
Date of death: 10 May 1883
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Bruised ribs. Gout
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Bruising (Ribs); Gout (Hand); Gout (Foot)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This man was the subject of chronic bronchitis and gout. Two days before admission he fell and struck his left side against the edge of a box.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Frances Johnson, 55, Wife

Occupation or role: Wife
Age: 55
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Apr 1883
Date of death: 11 May 1883
Disease (transcribed): Pyelitis. Cystitis. Peritonitis. Pleuritis
Disease (standardised): Pyelitis (Kidney); Cystitis (Bladder); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Pleura)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: The patient had long suffered from chronic rheumatic pains and swelling in various joints. For some months she had much irritability of the bladder and had passed blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and bladder
Type of incident: n/a

George Wigzell, 43, Railway inspector

Occupation or role: Railway inspector
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Oct 1882
Date of death: 20 Oct 1882
Disease (transcribed): Tubercular peritonitis. Miliary tubercle in lungs. Pneumonia. Strangulated femoral hernia
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Hernia (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: For three years past a small lump had existed at the upper part of the right thigh. The lump came and went with his varying cough.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Stephen Kenton, 2, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Aug 1882
Date of death: 16 Aug 1882
Disease (transcribed): Acute bronchitis. Ulcer in popliteal region
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Ulcer (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: This child was admitted into a surgical ward with a dry glazed irregular ulcer in the left popliteal region. It was suffering from bronchitis of both lungs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Jesse Martin, 55, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1882
Date of death: 6 Jul 1882
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of oesophagus. Tumour attached to thyroid cartilage. Enlarged thyroid bodies. Double pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Oesophagus); Tumour (Thyroid gland); Enlarged (Thyroid gland); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: About five months before admission he first experienced difficulty in deglutition and a feeling of stiffness about the neck. There was constant regurgitation of food into the mouth.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, larynx, thyroid body, oesophagus, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

James Symonds, 32, Policeman

Occupation or role: Policeman
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 May 1882
Date of death: 1 Jun 1882
Disease (transcribed): Disease of knee joint of sternal articulation. Bronchitis. Tuberculosis of kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Leg); Bronchitis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: He had been subject to ‘colds and coughs’. About a month before his admission he first noticed a swelling on the front of the sternum and of his right knee.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, heart, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys and knee joint
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Cottrell, 39, Upholsterer

Occupation or role: Upholsterer
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Nov 1880
Date of death: 13 Nov 1880
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of the kidney (left) and spleen. Fractured ribs. Lobular pneumonia. Tumours of medulla and pons
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Kidney); Rupture (Spleen); Fracture (Ribs); Pneumonia (Lung); Cancer (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: Seven years ago he had a severe fall, hitting the back of the head. This man had a history of loss of power in the left hand, paralysis of the right side, failing speech, vertigo, loss of sight and difficulty in micturition.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, spleen, kidneys, abdomen and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Frederick Gale, 49, Tailor

Occupation or role: Tailor
Age: 49
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Jan 1880
Date of death: 13 Feb 1880
Disease (transcribed): Granular kidneys; with hypertrophy of heart and fibrosis of spleen and liver. Pleurisy. Cavity in lung
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Fibrosis (Spleen); Fibrosis (Liver); Pleurisy (Pleura); Cavity (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: This man fell backwards owing to the giving way of a door, and struck his head against the edge of an iron table. He was rendered partly unconscious by the blow.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Thomas Barrett, 43, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Feb 1880
Date of death: 17 Feb 1880
Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Pleurisy and pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Pleurisy (Pleura); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Dent, Clinton Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: On the day of admission a mass of bricks and mortar forming part of an arch fell on him. He managed to roll his body away but the left arm and leg were crushed under the weight.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, pleura, lungs, heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, veins and blood
Type of incident: n/a

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