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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Oct 1855
Date of death: 18 Nov 1855
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of arm. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Arm); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man was admitted on account of an extensive gun shot injury of the arm. It seemed that on the morning of admission he had been accidentally shot by a fowling piece.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Stump, right foot, left foot, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 Dec 1855
Date of death: 18 Dec 1855
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Laceration of Brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man had fallen down and was admitted in a state of perfect insensibility from which he never recovered.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jan 1856
Date of death: 23 Jan 1856
Disease (transcribed): Wound of hand. Secondary deposits on right hand
Disease (standardised): Wound (Hand)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: Three weeks before his admission he struck the knuckles of the right hand against a man's tooth in a fight. This was followed by an abscess which had never healed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right hand, left hand, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Feb 1856
Date of death: 17 Feb 1856
Disease (transcribed): Dementia. Sores on the legs. Viscid fluid under arachnoid.
Disease (standardised): Dementia (Brain); Ulcer (Leg); Fluid (Meninges)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man had been a sailor. He was admitted on account of ulcers of the legs of about five weeks standing. He was also in a state of senile dementia.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 75
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Jan 1856
Date of death: 21 Feb 1856
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Kidney. Extensive arterial disease
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man was in a state of complete dementia. It appeared from the account of his friends that he had suffered an injury seventeen weeks before his admission from a brick falling on to his left foot, causing a wound.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and femoral arteries
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Feb 1856
Date of death: 14 Mar 1856
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas. Abscess in knee, elbow and wrist joints
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Abscess (Leg); Abscess (Arm)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman was admitted on account of caries of the skull, the result apparently of tertiary syphilis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Dec 1855
Date of death: 28 Mar 1856
Disease (transcribed): Pelvic abscess
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Pelvis)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman was in the Hospital last year on account of an abscess in the left iliac region which continued to discharge.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Apr 1856
Date of death: 27 Apr 1856
Disease (transcribed): Laryngotomy. Oedema and sloughing of fauces in salivation
Disease (standardised): Laryngotomy (Larynx); Oedema (Pharynx); Sloughing (Pharynx)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas. Hewett, Prescott Gardner
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man had been under the case of a medical man about a month before his admission on account of inflammation of the lung.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Feb 1856
Date of death: 3 May 1856
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of several viscera
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man was admitted on account of tumours in various parts of the body. They had been growing rapidly and he was in a state of great emaciation and distress.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium, orbits and blood
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Mar 1856
Date of death: 12 Aug 1856
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of the Uterus
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Uterus)
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 woman was transferred from the physicians as she was said to have suffered for two years from piles.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Aug 1856
Date of death: 20 Sep 1856
Disease (transcribed): Fractured leg (compound). Amputation. Pyaemia. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Amputation (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man was admitted in consequence of some accident in which he had sustained a compound fracture of the right leg. This was the result of the fall of a heavy iron box across his legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lower extremities, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Gentleman’s servant
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Aug 1856
Date of death: 24 Sep 1856
Disease (transcribed): Extensive loss of scalp from ulceration. Pneumonia. Inflamed Femoral Vein
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Scalp); Pneumonia (Lung); Inflammation (Veins)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: On the day before admission he fell backwards in going up stairs and cut his head against a step.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, abdomen and right inferior extremity
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 8
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 31 Oct 1856
Date of death: 2 Nov 1856
Disease (transcribed): Accident – tearing away of the leg and fractured pelvis
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Fracture (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: This boy was admitted in consequence of an accident in which the left leg had been torn out of the knee joint and severed from his body. He had slipped off a cab and caught his foot between the spokes of the wheel.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left leg, abdomen, pelvis, thorax and spinal column
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Oct 1856
Date of death: 17 Nov 1856
Disease (transcribed): Struma caries of various bones
Disease (standardised): Caries (Bones); Tuberculosis (Bones)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This girl had been frequently in the Hospital for strumous abscesses in various situations.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Dec 1856
Date of death: 19 Dec 1856
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull. Laceration of Dura Mater and Brain
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Meninges); Laceration (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This patient had fallen from a height on to his head, and was admitted in a dying condition.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 2 ½
Date of admission: 19 Jul 1853
Date of death: 20 Feb 1854
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Deformity from cicatrices of burn. Operation
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Burn (Skin); Scar (Skin); Operation
Admitting doctor: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This child was admitted in July of last year on account of a superficial burn of the neck, arms & face. The burn of the neck & right arm was followed by sloughing & the child was at first in rather an alarming state’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 14
Date of admission: 16 Feb 1854
Date of death: 27 Feb 1854
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposit beneath pericranium & skull. Disease of the liver, spleen and kidneys
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Skull); Disease (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Spleen)
Admitting doctor: Johnson, Henry Charles
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This child, when admitted, was in a state of extreme scrofulous cachexia, with a large sloughy sore over the forehead exposing the bone of the cranium’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 30
Date of admission: 5 Oct 1853
Date of death: 25 Feb 1854
Disease (transcribed): Haemorrhage from the bowels. Bronchitis. Old cretaceous deposit in lungs
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Bowel); Bronchitis (Lung); Deposit (Lung)
Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This woman was admitted under the care of Mr Johnson, having suffered for some time under piles, as she supposed, & lost a good deal of blood from the bowel’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Date of admission: 1 Feb 1854
Date of death: 17 Mar 1854
Disease (transcribed): Endocarditis. Fibrous vegetations on the mitral & aortic valves. Deposits in spleen & kidneys
Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Vegetations (Blood vessels, heart); Deposit (Kidney); Deposit (Spleen)
Admitting doctor: Cutler, Edward
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This young man, on his admission, presented the appearance of […] labouring under phthisis in its advanced state’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 54
Date of admission: 19 Mar 1854
Date of death: 25 Mar 1854
Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia. Operation. Omentum adherent to sac. Sloughing of gut. Incipient peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Thigh); Operation (Thigh); Sloughing (Gut); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitting doctor: Johnson, Henry Charles
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man was admitted on the 19th of March on account of strangulated hernia. It appeared from his account that he had had a hernia for the last 8 years’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

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

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

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 77
Date of admission: 9 May 1854
Date of death: 17 May 1854
Disease (transcribed): Enlarged prostate gland. Hypertrophy & dilatation of bladder
Disease (standardised): Disease (Prostate); Disease (Bladder)
Admitting doctor: Tatum, Thomas
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This old man when admitted was in a state of senile dementia, & could give no idea of the previous history of his case. It seemed however that he was at that time labouring under retention of urine’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of injury: n/a

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

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Date of admission: 16 May 1854
Date of death: 7 Jun 1854
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis pulmonalis. Ulceration of the intestinal canal
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry
Surgeon: Gray, Henry and Holmes, Timothy
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This man was admitted with an attack of diarrhoea which had lasted nearly 3 weeks. He had slight cough’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a