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William Cook, 22, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Dec 1848
Date of death: 22 May 1849
Disease (transcribed): Caries & abscess of the hip joint
Disease (standardised): Caries (Hip); Abscess (Hip)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'About the middle of September last this patient contracted syphilis & became in consequence an out-patient of the Lock Hospital. He had a primary sore on the penis & a bubo in each groin. He was put under the influence of mercury & five weeks afterwards (his mouth being still sore), he began to feel pain in the left hip & knee & walked lame. Five or six days afterwards he became disabled & was made an in-patient at the Lock. In about a fortnight afterward some enlargement had taken place around the joint, & an issue was made just behind the trochanter major’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth Hyday, 70, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 70
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Feb 1855
Date of death: 5 April 1855
Disease (transcribed): Contusion of the leg. Hospital gangrene. Bed sores
Disease (standardised): Contusions (Leg); Gangrene (Leg); Pressure Ulcers (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

James Morton , 31, Drayman

Occupation or role: Drayman
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1853
Date of death: 18 May 1853
Disease (transcribed): Compound comminuted fracture of thigh. Inflamed saphena and femoral veins
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Inflammation (Veins)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: On the day of admission he was run over by a dray, which passed over his left thigh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and left inferior extremity
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

George Pluthero, 17, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Nov 1856
Date of death: 19 May 1856
Disease (transcribed): Diseased knee. Resection. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Disease (Leg); Resection (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This lad had been a patient in the hospital in the early part of the year, on account of strumous disease of the left knee.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Read, 27, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Mar 1855
Date of death: 10 April 1855
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the leg. Hospital gangrene. Secondary deposits.
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Gangrene (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Edward King, 10, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 10
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 May 1849
Date of death: 2 Jun 1849
Disease (transcribed): Wound of the thigh. Sloughing phagedaena. Tetanus. Congested blood vessels of the membranes of the cord. Cord & brain healthy. Increased vascularity of the nerves
Disease (standardised): Wound (Thigh); Phagedena (Tissues); Tetanus (Systemic); Congestion (Spinal cord)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This boy, in attempting to jump from a bridge over the Paddington Canal into a boat, lacerated his thigh upon an iron spike. He was admitted an hour afterwards, having lost much blood since the accident’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax, abdomen, left lower extremity

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

William Begley, 44, Soldier

Occupation or role: Soldier
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Dec 1855
Date of death: 11 Jan 1856
Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Renal disease. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Disease (Kidney); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man had enjoyed very good health until ten weeks ago when he began to suffer from pain in the head which came on every day. He had cough, dyspnoea and pain in the loins, and his legs became oedematous.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Edward Skip, 55, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jun 1853
Date of death: 5 Jul 1853
Disease (transcribed): Comminuted fracture of the leg. Secondary deposits in the left shoulder
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Deposits (Shoulder)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This patient was admitted on account of a fracture of the leg which had been caused by a fall in the street.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and right leg
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

John Ivey, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Date of admission: 23 May 1854
Date of death: 26 May 1854
Disease (transcribed): Gangrene of the right foot & leg. Inflammation of both saphena & popliteal veins. Secondary deposits in the lungs
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Leg); Inflammation (Leg); Deposit (Lung)
Admitting doctor: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man, a strong labourer of healthy appearance, on application at the hospital gave the following history: […] In the course of his work, he let a heavy stone drop on his right foot, striking its outer part. This did not produce much pain or swelling at the time, & he was able to walk a distance of 2 or 3 miles that day’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, right inferior extremities

Type of injury: n/a

Elizabeth Hayman, 57, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 57
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 May 1853
Date of death: 5 Jul 1853
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of the liver. Sloughs over the hip and sacrum
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Liver); Sloughing (Hip); Sloughing (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman had been in the hospital only a short time previously with symptoms of dyspepsia and headache.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Spockman, 23, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1849
Date of death: 12 Jul 1849
Disease (transcribed): Caries & necrosis of the ilium. Disease of the sacro-iliac joint, Abscess in the left iliac cavity
Disease (standardised): Caries (Hip); Necrosis (Hip); Disease (Hips); Abscess (Hip)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This man was admitted with a chronic abscess situated in the left gluteal region which had been some months in forming, but had not prevented him from following his usual employment, which was that of a labourer, more than a week or ten days’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Francis Axtell, 24, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jun 1853
Date of death: 8 Jul 1853
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in the great toe. Secondary deposits in the anterior mediastinum, lungs, kidneys and right testis
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Toes); Deposits (Thorax); Deposits (Lung); Deposits (Kidney); Deposits (Testis)
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 admitted on account of an abscess in the great toe of the right foot.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right inferior extremity
Type of incident: n/a

George Robinson, 41, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jun 1856
Date of death: 16 Jun 1856
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Calculi in Kidneys. Abscess in knee
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Calculi (Kidney); Abscess (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man was admitted with acute pain and swelling of the right knee which he said he had suffered from for ten days. There was every appearance of suppuration going on within the joint.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Henry Gunn, 44, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 May 1856
Date of death: 23 Jun 1856
Disease (transcribed): Diseased knee. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Leg); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: Five weeks before admission this man had begun to suffer from swelling and stiffness in the left knee.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right knee
Type of incident: n/a

Ellen Spence, 17, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 20 Apr 1853
Date of death: 17 Jul 1853
Disease (transcribed): Morbus coxarius. Bedsores
Disease (standardised): Disease (Hip); Pressure ulcer (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was removed by the friends before an examination could take place.
Type of incident: n/a

John Read, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 13
Date of admission: 19 Apr 1854
Date of death: 14 Jun 1854
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of thigh. Abscess in femur. Inflamed profunda & femoral veins. Secondary deposits of lung, empyema
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Thigh); Abscess (Thigh); Inflammation (Blood vessels); Deposit (Lung); Empyema (Pleura);
Admitting doctor: Johnson, Henry Charles
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This boy was originally admitted with a view to his being forwarded to Margate [the Royal Sea Bathing Hospital at Margate], on account of strumous disease of the knee, but on his admission the disease was found to be in too active a state to justify that measure. There was very considerable pain in the joint’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, ‘the stump’ (‘the right thigh had been recently amputated about the middle’)

Type of injury: n/a

Ann Swan, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 76
Date of admission: 12 Apr 1854
Date of death: 15 Jun 1854
Disease (transcribed): Wound of the leg. Sloughing phagadaena of the leg
Disease (standardised): Wound (Leg); Ulcer (Leg)
Admitting doctor: Johnson, Henry Charles
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This old woman, who was said to be much addicted to drinking, was admitted in consequence of an accident in which she had suffered a [?] wound of the left leg from the wheel of a cab passing over it’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: Trauma / accident

Ann Blake, 79, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 79
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 May 1855
Date of death: 18 May 1855
Disease (transcribed): Anarsarca. Ulcers of the legs.
Disease (standardised): Odema (Indeterminate); Ulcer (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Wright, 25, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Jun 1856
Date of death: 5 Jul 1856
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of knee joint. Heptization of lung
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Knee); Disease (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man had noticed for a considerable time a swelling on the lower part of the right thigh which had been gradually, but slowly, increasing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right knee
Type of incident: n/a

Richard Benham, 40, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Jun 1849
Date of death: 20 Aug 1849
Disease (transcribed): Brain wet, anaemic. Spinal cord healthy. Thoracic viscera healthy. Abscesses in both kidneys. Bladder hypertrophied. Inflammation of both knee joints
Disease (standardised): Disease (Brain); Abscess (Kidneys); Disease (Bladder); Inflammation (Knee)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'When this patient was admitted no distinct account could be obtained of his illness. The finger-joints were slightly swollen & red, as well as the wrist, there was effusion in the right knee’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Anthony Wolfe, 18, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Jul 1849
Date of death: 12 Aug 1849
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the leg. Separation of the epiphyses of the bones. Amputation. Inflamed femoral vein. Secondary deposits in the lungs. Pleurisy
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Amputation (Leg); Inflammation (Thigh); Deposit (Lungs); Pleurisy (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with a lacerated wound of the integument six inches long just below & nearly parallel to his right groin, the skin in the neighbourhood being extensively bruised; and a compound fracture of the right tibia at the junction of its middle & lower thirds, the upper fragment of which projected through the wound’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, right lower extremity

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

William Bird, 9, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jun 1849
Date of death: 13 Aug 1849
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous caries of the hip. Ulcerated cartilages. Partial dislocation. Abscesses. No tubercles in the lungs or other organs
Disease (standardised): Caries (Hip); Ulcer (Hip); Dislocation (Hips); Abscess

Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This boy was admitted with a large abscess situated on the outer side of the upper part of the left thigh at some little distance below the great trochanter. He was of strumous aspect & stated by his mother to have always been a feeble, delicate child, & it appears from her account that for upwards of three years he had suffered from lameness, pain in the hip & knee & other symptoms of chronic disease of the left hip’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, left lower extremity

Type of incident: n/a

John Stratton, 16, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 2 May 1855
Date of death: 11 Jun 1855
Disease (transcribed): Sloughing abscess in leg. Secondary deposits in Lungs and Brain
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Leg); Deposits (Lung); Deposits (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man was admitted on account of an abscess in the left thigh. He did not give any very connected account of the disease.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Ellen Blanchard, 76, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 76
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Jun 1849
Date of death: 21 Aug 1849
Disease (transcribed): Fracture neck of the femur
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Thigh)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, the history of this case is not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'This body was not examined’

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Emma Chetham, 5, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 5
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 May 1849
Date of death: 23 Aug 1849
Disease (transcribed): Tubercles & vomicae in the lungs. Mesenteric glands enlarged. Scrofulous disease of the hip
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs); Disease (Mesenteric glands); Disease (Hip)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This child was admitted with scrofulous disease of both hips but from the mother’s account it appeared that the right hip was first affected about 2 months before. Both legs were drawn up and any attempt to straighten or move them caused pain’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, left inferior extremity

Type of incident: n/a

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