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: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 25 Feb 1852 Date of death: 15 Mar 1852 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Tubercular deposit in both lungs. Double old pleurisy. Flakes of recent lymph in pericardium and old white patches on hearts surface. Hypertrophy of heart and atheromic patches on valves. Stricture of urethra Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura); Lymph (Heart); Disease (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Constriction (Urethra) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man came under the care of the Surgeons for an old and rather tight stricture. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen 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: 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: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Nov 1852 Date of death: 8 Nov 1852 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposit and vomicae in lungs. Diseased heart. Disease of the right elbow joint Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Disease (Elbow) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This man had had disease of the right elbow apparently for about a year. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Elbow joint, larynx, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 39 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Nov 1852 Date of death: 30 Dec 1852 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposit in the lungs. Diseased kidneys. Vegetation on valves of the heart Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This patient had first suffered from dropsy about two months before admission. 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: 13 Jan 1853 Date of death: 14 Jan 1853 Disease (transcribed): Abscess and great sloughing of the subtegumentary tissues at the back of the thigh. Diseased heart and valves Disease (standardised): Abscess (Leg); Sloughing (Leg); 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 was admitted labouring under a carbuncle which he had apparently had for three weeks. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thigh, abdomen, thorax and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 65 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Jan 1853 Date of death: 19 Jan 1853 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the kidneys. Ligature to femoral artery for aneurism Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Ligature (Arteries); Aneurysm (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man when admitted presented the usual symptoms of fractured femur. He was at his front door when he bent to pick up the key and heard something snap in his leg. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and left lower extremity Type of incident: n/a
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: Drayman Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Feb 1853 Date of death: 6 Mar 1853 Disease (transcribed): Gangrene from fracture of bone of the fingers. Enlarged heart Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Hand); Fracture (Fingers); 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: He had had his left hand crushed between a cask and his dray, two days before admission. 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: 21 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Mar 1853 Date of death: 12 Apr 1853 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of the thigh. Abscess around stump. Pus in the cancelli of the femur. Pus in the femoral vein. Secondary deposits in the lungs and in left knee Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Abscess (Leg); Suppuration (Leg); Suppuration (Veins); Deposits (Lung); Deposits (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: She was admitted on account of strumous disease of the bones of the right lower extremity. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Stump, thorax and abdomen 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: [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
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 64 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Jan 1860 Date of death: 28 Jan 1860 Disease (transcribed): Fatty heart Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'When this man was admitted, he did not appear to be seriously ill. He had been complaining for 11 months of loss of power, and pains in both forearms’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spinal cord & muscles, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 61 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Mar 1860 Date of death: 23 Mar 1860 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of heart & lungs Disease (standardised): Malignant disease (Heart, lungs) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: 'This man had pretty good health until three months before admission, when he began to have rheumatic pains’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 51 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Feb 1860 Date of death: 23 Mar 1860 Disease (transcribed): Aneurism of the aorta Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This patient was married and kept a small inn at St Neots. It appeared partly from her own account, and partly from particulats furnished by Dr Evans of St Neots, under whose care she had previously been, that during last August she suffered occasionally from pain passing down the outside of the left arm to the ends of the fingers’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: Waterman Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Apr 1860 Date of death: 26 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Diseased heart Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'A waterman. He first became a patient on the 1st of Feb /60, when it appeared that for two months he had suffered from shortness of breath with cough and expectoration, never of blood’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Mar 1860 Date of death: 26 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart & kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart, kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'A carpenter. 24 years ago he suffered from a complaint which was presumed to be pericarditis, per which he was an out-patient at the hospital. He had pain in the left side of the chest and the pericardium bore marks of cupping’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 50 Gender: Female Date of admission: 13 May 1860 Date of death: 20 May 1860 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of femur. Fatty heart Disease (standardised): Fracture (Thigh); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with a traumatic fracture of the left femur just below the trochanter, there was considerable displacement. She was very unhealthy in appearance, her complexion being sallow […] She stated that the day before her admission, she had slipped down some steps, striking the outer side of the thigh against the floor’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thigh, cranium, thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 68 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Apr 1860 Date of death: 5 Jun 1860 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Hypertrophy of the heart. Diseased liver. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs); Disease (Heart, liver); Edema (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'The mother of 14 children. Except an attack of rheumatic fever 40 years before, she had good health until within 4 weeks of admission, when she ‘caught cold in the chest’, since which she suffered from cough with expectoration, occasional swelling of the legs and dyspnoea on exertion’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 May 1860 Date of death: 7 Jun 1860 Disease (transcribed): Fatty heart Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'A carpenter, of intemperate habits. His health had been generally good until the preceding Christmas, since which he had cough and shortness of breath. The cough usually came in paroxysms and was not attended with much expectoration’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, larynx
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 67 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 Jul 1860 Date of death: 21 Jul 1860 Disease (transcribed): Umbilical hernia. Operation. Fatty heart Disease (standardised): Hernia (Abdomen); Operation; Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Pollock, George Medical notes: 'This patient had had an umbilical hernia for some years & she had never worn any support for it’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, heart