Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 19 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Apr 1851 Date of death: 11 Jul 1851 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the right tibia & fibula followed by erysipelatous & diffuse areolar inflammation. ‘Phlegmasia dolens’ of both legs. Inflammation & variable occlusion of the femoral, iliac & other pelvic veins, & also vena cava inferior by coagula. Lobular secondary pneumonia & pleurisy on right side. Old pleurisy on left side. ‘White patch’ on heart Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Inflammation (Tissue); Thrombophlebitis (Blood vessels / Leg); Pneumonia (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (Heart) 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 on account of compound fracture of the leg caused by some pieces of iron falling on him. The wound was very small, situated on the outer part of the leg. He went on very well for 10 days, until the 26th June oedema of the leg was observed & the wound assumed an unhealthy appearance’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
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: 35 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Jun 1851 Date of death: 2 Aug 1851 Disease (transcribed): Amputation at the middle part of the thigh for a large tumour of questionable character situated at the inner & lower part of the thigh & encroaching upon the popliteal space. Secondary lobular pneumonia & inflammation of the femoral vein &c Disease (standardised): Amputation (Thigh); Pneumonia (Lungs); Inflammation (Thigh)
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 woman was admitted with a large tumour situated, the greated part of it at the lower & inner part of the left thigh, but presenting also on the outer side & encroaching on the popliteal space of the tibia. It had been first noticed in March 1849. It had been punctured & amputation of the thigh had been proposed, & only postponed because she was considered at that time (a fortnight before admission) not in sufficiently good health’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left lower extremity, thorax, abdomen
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: 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: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Sep 1851 Date of death: 6 Oct 1851 Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound followed by sloughing. Symptoms of compression of brain [?], attributable to the formation of pus within the cranium. Trephining resorted to. Pus & ‘lymphy gradation’, fluid between the dura mater & bone, also in arachnoid cavity, & among the meshes of pia mater. Also in cavity & of orbit & frontal sinuses. Secondary lobular pneumonia & hepatitis Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Suppuration (Scalp, brain); Trephining (Skull); Pneumonia (Lungs); Hepatitis (Liver) 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 man was first seen as an out-patient. He had had a glass thrown at him in some drunken quarrel which had inflicted a pretty severe wound on the fore part of his scalp. There was a good deal of bleeding’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Oct 1851 Date of death: 15 Oct 1851 Disease (transcribed): Laceration of the duodenum & of the liver. Pericarditis. Slight hypertrophy of the heart which contained ‘white patches’ on its surface. Old pleurisy on the right side Disease (standardised): Laceration (Duodenum, liver); Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Heart); Pleurisy (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: 'This man was admitted at about 11 o’clock in the morning having been knocked down & run over by a cab. He was in a state of extreme prostration, his face pale, extremities cold’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
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: 3 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Nov 1851 Date of death: 29 Nov 1851 Disease (transcribed): Swallowing of boiling water. Laryngotomy resorted to. Inflammation & deposit of lymph in the epigastric ligaments, uvula, tonsils &c. Pneumonia & bronchitis. Old & recent pleurisy. Tubercular deposit in the spleen Disease (standardised): Burn (Throat); Laryngotomy (Larynx); Inflammation (Throat); Pneumonia (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Spleen) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'She was admitted about 4 o’clock in the afternoon, having at about 10 o’clock of the same morning swallowed some hot water from the spout of a kettle. There was, on her admission, much oedema of the glottis and dyspnoea, aggravated with occasional spasms’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx, thorax, abdomen
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: 27 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Nov 1851 Date of death: 6 Dec 1851 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia of lower lobe of right lung. Double pleurisy of old standing. Death by purulent infection, the result of ‘phlebitis’ occasioned by venesection Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs); Infection (Systemic); Phlebitis (Blood vessels); Phlebotomy (Blood vessels) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William and Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted on the evening of the 26th complaining of pain on the right side, cough & shortness of breath. It appeared that his illness only dated from the 21st when he was seized with pain in the chest & back, accompanied by headache, pains in the limbs & general lassitude’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Veins &c of arms, blood, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Dec 1851 Date of death: 1 Jan 1852 Disease (transcribed): Exterior laceration of the arm. Comminution of the bones. Primary amputation. Purulent formation in the stump. Secondary pleuro pneumonia and bronchitis. Collection of pus in the muscles of the leg Disease (standardised): Laceration (Arm); Amputation (Arm); Suppuration (Arm); Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lung); Bronchitis (Lung); Suppuration (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: He was admitted, having a short time before, fallen under a locomotion engine in motion, the wheels of which had passed over his left arm. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Stump of the arm, thorax, abdomen and muscles of the right leg Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 73 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Dec 1851 Date of death: 14 Jan 1852 Disease (transcribed): Senilis gangrene. Extensive atheromic condition of arteries, especially of left anterior. Old pleurisy on left side. Cretaceous deposit in apices of both lungs. Rigidity of aortic and pulmonic valves Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Foot); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Pleurisy (Pleura); Deposits (Lung); 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 patient was exceedingly deaf so no history of his disease could be obtained from him. Gangrene had shown itself on his left foot about six weeks before his admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and left leg Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 18 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Jan 1852 Date of death: 6 Feb 1852 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous caries of the dorsal vertebrae with softening of the cervical bones. Abscesses in connection with the spinal column at posterior part of thorax. Urgent dyspnoea and dysphagia Disease (standardised): Caries (Spine); Tuberculosis (Spine); Abscess (Spine); Dyspnoea (Lung); Deglutition disorders (Oesophagus) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: He had been subject for many years to a scrofulous affection and there were marks of old ulceration in the neck and under the angle of the jaw. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, interior surfaces of cervical vertebrae and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 27 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Jan 1852 Date of death: 16 Feb 1852 Disease (transcribed): Severe burn. Diarrhoea. Vascular condition with slight ulceration of the duodenum. Other parts of the small intestine were also vascular. Old pleurisy. Bronchitis and early stage of pneumonia Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Diarrhoea (Intestines); Ulcer (Duodenum); Vascular (Intestines); Bronchitis (Lung); Pneumonia (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 was sitting by the fire when she fell asleep and her clothes caught fire. She did not wake before she had been severely burnt. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Feb 1852 Date of death: 2 Mar 1852 Disease (transcribed): Fractured clavicle (near the sternal extremity) and ribs. Fracture of numerous ribs. Emphysema pulmonum. Bronchitis severe Disease (standardised): Fracture (Clavicle); Fracture (Ribs); Emphysema (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This woman had been run over by a cab on the day of her admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
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: 8 Gender: Female Date of admission: 12 Apr 1852 Date of death: 12 Apr 1852 Disease (transcribed): Death following a burn. Congestion and enlarged glands in the duodenum. Congested lungs and extensive bronchitis Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Congestion (Duodenum); Congestion (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This child was admitted having fallen in to the fire. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 44 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 Apr 1852 Date of death: 16 Apr 1852 Disease (transcribed): Sloughing wound of the knee exposing the patella. No injury to knee joint. Spasmodic dyspnoea. Difficulty in swallowing without producing spasms of muscles of larynx and throat. Rigidity of muscles of neck Disease (standardised): Wound (Knee); Dyspnoea (Lung); Rigidity (Neck) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: A fortnight before the day of er admission she was thrown by a bull which trampled on her right leg, inflicting a lacerated wound. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Knee, cranium, spinal column, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Jun 1852 Date of death: 11 Jul 1852 Disease (transcribed): Delirium and coma preceding death. Pneumonia. Red hepatization. Hypertrophied heart with extreme contraction of the mitral valve orifice although not attended by murmur Disease (standardised): Delirium (Brain); Coma (Brain); Pneumonia (Lung); Disease (Lung); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This man was admitted in a very peculiar state. His brother reported that he had been ill some three or four months with cough, shortness of breathing, and he had spit some blood. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 66 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Jul 1852 Date of death: 14 Aug 1852 Disease (transcribed): Stone in the bladder. Attempt at the operation of lithotripsy. Diseased kidneys and bladder. Pneumonia and recent pleurisy. Old double pleurisy Disease (standardised): Calculi (Bladder); Lithotripsy (Bladder); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Bladder); Pneumonia (Lung); Pleurisy (Pleura) 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 presented all the symptoms of stone in the bladder. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 18 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Jul 1852 Date of death: 28 Aug 1852 Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. The left pleural sac full of offensive purulent fluid pushing over the heart to the right side. Recent pericardial adhesion Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Suppuration (Pleura); Displacement (Heart); Adhesions (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This patient had had an attack of pain in the left side about twelve months ago when he had spit some blood. The pain recurred with some cough. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 68 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Sep 1852 Date of death: 17 Sep 1852 Disease (transcribed): Enlarged heart. Hepatized lungs. Diseased condition of the aortic valve flap. Fibrinous deposits on the mitral valve flaps. Atheromatous state of the aortic and pulmonary arteries Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Lung); Fibrin (Heart); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This patient was originally admitted under the care of Dr Nairne on the 30th April when she reported that twelve months before she became conscious of palpitation and dyspnoea. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
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