Occupation or role: Driver Age: 31 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Aug 1851 Date of death: 24 Aug 1851 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the bones of the skull on the right side & laceration of the right internal sinus. Extravasation of a large quantity of blood into the arachnoid cavity with slight bruising & compression of the right cerebral hemisphere Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Extravasation (Brain); Bruising (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George Medical notes: 'This man was driving a cart about, to deliver goods, on the day of admission, and fell out of the cart striking his head against the pavement. This occurred about 2 o’clock pm. He did not seem to suffer any particular inconvenience at the time, as he continued his work, & made no complaint. About 6 o’clock he suddenly fell down insensible, and was brought to the hospital about 8, when he presented the symptoms of compression of the brain distinctly marked’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium
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: [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: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Nov 1851 Date of death: 21 Dec 1851 Disease (transcribed): Simple fracture into the ankle joint. Secondary deposits Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ankle); Deposit Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William and Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'He was running away from a bullock which pursued him down a lane leading down to the river, and fell down the river’s bank (a height of about 5 feet) into some mud. On his admission, the same morning into the hospital, a fracture was found extending through the inner malleolus on the right side, and through the fibula rather farther up’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium, joints
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: n/a Date of death: n/a Disease (transcribed): Coma following a kick of the head from a horse with compound comminuted fracture on the right side. Laceration of the right cerebral hemisphere. Extravasated blood in the arachnoid cavity Disease (standardised): Coma (Brain); Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain); Extravasation (Brain) 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 received a kick from a horse of the right side a short time before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Mar 1852 Date of death: 7 Mar 1852 Disease (transcribed): Fall from a horse. Fracture of base of cranium with laceration of base of brain and cerebellum. Extravasated blood in the sheaths of both optic nerves Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: He was said to have been thrown from a horse on the morning of his admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 22 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Feb 1852 Date of death: 11 Mar 1852 Disease (transcribed): Abscesses and sinuses connected with diseased shoulder joint. Head symptoms. Scrofulous tubercle of large size found in the right optic thalamus. Slight scrofulous deposit in the lungs Disease (standardised): Abscess (Shoulder); Tuberculosis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: She had been twice before in the Hospital during last year on account of a large abscess situated at the upper and outer part of the right arm which was supposed to e connected with disease of the bones entering in to the shoulder joint. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, abdomen, thorax and shoulder joint Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 64 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Mar 1852 Date of death: 6 May 1852 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the upper part of the thigh bone. Old pleural adhesion and soft dilated heart. Kidneys slightly diseased Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Adhesions (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This woman was admitted a short time after the occurrence of an accident by which she had broken her thigh. She fell down two stairs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left femur, thorax and abdomen 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: 24 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Jul 1852 Date of death: 19 Jul 1852 Disease (transcribed): Fall out of a window. Extensive fracture of the cranium with bruising of the brain at both its upper and lower surface Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Bruising (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: An hour before admission this child fell out of a window. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and thorax Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Aug 1852 Date of death: 2 Sep 1852 Disease (transcribed): Injuries from a fall the result of a blow. Extensive fracture of the cranium with extravasation of blood and laceration of the brain Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Extravasation (Skull); Laceration (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: It appeared that on the evening of admission this man, who was at the time very drunk, was quarrelling with a person who struck him a heavy blow on the left side of the mouth. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Homicide/murder
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 67 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Sep 1852 Date of death: 2 Oct 1852 Disease (transcribed): Fall from a height. Fracture of the right clavicle and of eight upper ribs on the right side. Consolidation and engorgement of the lung. Diseased kidneys and heart Disease (standardised): Fracture (Clavicle); Fracture (Ribs); Consolidation (Lung); Engorgement (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart) 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 had apparently fallen from some height. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Oct 1852 Date of death: 30 Oct 1852 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposits with vomicae in both lungs. Old pleural and pericardial adhesions. Ulceration of intestines. Ulceration of the alveolar process of upper jaw Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Adhesions (Pleura); Adhesions (Heart); Ulcer (Intestines); Ulcer (Jaw) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This woman was admitted on account of disease of the upper jaw which had existed for about a year. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Upper jaw, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Jan 1853 Date of death: 28 Jan 1853 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the skull. Effusion of blood between the bone and dura mater Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Effusion (Skull); Effusion (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man was thrown from the box of a cab which he was driving and sustained a severe injury to the head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Feb 1853 Date of death: 3 Feb 1853 Disease (transcribed): Trephining. Comminuted fracture with depressions of the skull. Effusion of blood. Laceration of brain Disease (standardised): Trephining (Skull); Fracture (Skull); Effusion (Skull); Laceration (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man was driving a gig when the horse ran away and clashed it against another which was at rest, throwing him out a considerable distance on to his head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 12 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Feb 1853 Date of death: 9 Feb 1853 Disease (transcribed): Comminuted fracture of the skull. Fracture of the jaw. Rupture of the heart. Fractured femur Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Fracture (Jaw); Rupture (Heart); Fracture (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This boy was admitted in a dying state having fallen from the fourth story of a large house into the area. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 35 Gender: Female Date of admission: 2 Mar 1853 Date of death: 1 Apr 1853 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the tibia. Fatty degeneration of the muscular texture of the heart Disease (standardised): Disease (Leg); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: She was admitted on account of disease of the right tibia which had existed for three years and was attributed to a blow received on the part. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right inferior extremity Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 61 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Feb 1853 Date of death: 25 May 1853 Disease (transcribed): Caries of body and ramus of jaw. Ulceration of thyroid and occipital arteries Disease (standardised): Caries (Jaw); Ulcer (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: He was admitted on account of swelling on the right side of the jaw which he said had existed for about ten months. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, face, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Maidservant Age: 29 Gender: Female Date of admission: 24 Nov 1853 Date of death: 24 Nov 1853 Disease (transcribed): Injury from a fall out of a window. Fracture of the cranium with laceration of the brain Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Laceration (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This woman had fallen out of window three stories high, which she was cleaning, on to the pavement. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, abdomen and thorax Type of incident: Trauma/accident
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
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 56 Date of admission: 22 Sep 1854 Date of death: 26 Sep 1854 Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Old lung disease Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Disease (Lung) Admitting doctor: Tatum, Thomas Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man was admitted on account of an injury to the chest, from the pole of a carriage striking him’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Builder Gender: Male Age: 45 Date of admission: 18 Oct 1854 Date of death: 25 Oct 1854 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the base of the skull. Serous discharge from the ear. No fracture of the temporal bone Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Discharge (Ear) Admitting doctor: Cutler, Edward Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man had fallen from a ladder, up which he was going, a very short time before admission (he was at work on a building in Eaton Square, & was brought here as quickly as possible)’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, dura mater, arachnoid cavity, subarachnoid tissue, brain, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 21 months Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Dec 1859 Date of death: 23 Jan 1860 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Mesenteric disease. Incipient rickets. Diseased liver. Old burn Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Disease (Abdomen); Rickets (Bones); Disease (Liver); Burn (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This child was admitted with an extensive burn of the left arm, extending from the shoulder to the back of the hand. It was cut very deep, except in one part about the middle of forearm. She was also evidently suffering from tabies mesentericus which was supposed to have existed for 6 months’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium., left arm, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 22 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Jan 1860 Date of death: 9 Feb 1860 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Diseased kidneys. Old dislocation of radius Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys); Dislocation (Wrist) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'Few years before his admission, this man had some complaing which he described as ‘chronic fever’ and it appeared he never was well afterwards, Five months afterwards he coughed up a large quantity of blood, and ever afterwards had a slight cough’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left arm, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 29 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Feb 1860 Date of death: 17 Feb 1860 Disease (transcribed): Simple fracture of the skull. Effusion of blood between bone & dura mater. Scalp wound Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Effusion (Brain); Wound (Scalp) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted (having fallen through a skylight to the ground, a distance of 12 feet) with an extensive scalp wound’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen