Occupation or role: Housemaid Age: 38 Gender: Female Date of admission: 18 Mar 1855 Date of death: 21 Mar 1855 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of part of the thumb. Purulent deposit in wrist and knee joints Disease (standardised): Amputation (Hand); Suppuration (Hand, Leg) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: The patient had enjoyed very good health until five months before admission when the last phalanx of the thumb of the left hand was injured, and from that period her health became enfeebled.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thumb, elbow, knee joints, wrist, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 April 1855 Date of death: 24 April 1855 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Caries of Temporal Bone Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man was admitted in the last stage of Phthisis, and his great reluctance to give answers on account of his dyspnoea made it almost impossible to learn particulars of his history. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, glands of neck and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 5 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Jun 1855 Date of death: 6 Aug 1855 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the Hip Disease (standardised): Disease (Hip) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: For a month the girl had complained of pain in the belly accompanied with distension and flatus. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left thigh, left hip joint, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 26 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Oct 1855 Date of death: 11 Nov 1855 Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of vertebrae and spinal bones and various viscera. Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Spine) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: This woman stated that her health had been very good until four months before when her water began to show a tinge of blood. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal column, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 67 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Dec 1855 Date of death: 24 Dec 1855 Disease (transcribed): Abscess about the hip joint Disease (standardised): Abscess (Hip Joint) Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This woman did not come under the notice of the Physician until a day or two before her death when she was suffering from bronchitis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Hip joint Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 48 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Nov 1855 Date of death: 1 Jan 1856 Disease (transcribed): Extensive deposit of urate of soda in connection with the joints. Diseased Kidneys Disease (standardised): Deposits (Joints); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This patient had suffered from gout more or less eighteen years. He was exposed to damp a good deal during the week preceding his admission, and pain came on in his knees, ankles and shoulder. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium and knee joints Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Jun 1856 Date of death: 4 Jul 1856 Disease (transcribed): Fractured tibia and fibular. Deposit in wall of bladder. Pouched condition of the bladder. Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Deposit (Bladder); Diverticulum (Bladder) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man had been under the surgeon's care for a fracture of both bones of the right leg. He was in the Hospital for some time. He requested to go out for a time, and accordingly left; but returned in eleven days, having suffered from sickness and diarrhoea with loss of appetite. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Servant Age: 35 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Jul 1856 Date of death: 18 Aug 1856 Disease (transcribed): Psoas Abscess. Disease (standardised): Abscess (Psoas muscle) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This woman stated that she had been ill a month with acute pain in the right knee. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 32 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 Aug 1856 Date of death: 1 Sep 1856 Disease (transcribed): Acute Rheumatism. Slight congestion of Lungs Disease (standardised): Rheumatic Diseases (Joints); Congestion (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This woman was admitted with all the symptoms of acute rheumatism. There was perspiration, pain, swelling and redness of the larger joints and some slight uncomfortable feeling in the chest. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 26 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Aug 1856 Date of death: 23 Sep 1856 Disease (transcribed): Hemiplegia. Abscess in Brain. Fibrin of old standing and puriform fluid in the cranial sinuses Disease (standardised): Hemiplegia (Brain); Abscess (Brain); Thrombosis (Skull); Suppuration (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man came in originally as a Physician's patient with well marked pneumonia of the left side. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Butler Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Sep 1856 Date of death: 29 Sep 1856 Disease (transcribed): Acute Rheumatism. Kidneys enlarged Disease (standardised): Rheumatic Diseases (Joints); Enlarged (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man had been ill a week with rheumatism of an acute character, the first attack he had ever had. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 4 years 6 months Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Nov 1856 Date of death: 4 Nov 1856 Disease (transcribed): Lacerated lung. Fractured ribs. Pneumonia. Tracheotomy Disease (standardised): Laceration (Lung); Fracture (Ribs); Pneumonia (Lung); Tracheotomy (Trachea) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: Six weeks ago the boy had scarlatina, and had never been well since. All the brothers and sisters were subject to great dyspnoea and harsh inspirations whenever cough attacked them. On the 31st of October he sat too long in a cart and caught cold. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pharynx and trachea, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 73 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Nov 1856 Date of death: 4 Nov 1856 Disease (transcribed): Fractured skull. Old gun shot wound of chest Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Wound (Thorax) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man died almost immediately and nothing was learned of his history. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, cranium, scapula and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 15 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Nov 1856 Date of death: 1 Dec 1856 Disease (transcribed): Acute rheumatism. Pleuro pneumonia. Pericarditis Disease (standardised): Rheumatic Diseases (Joints); Pleuropneumonia (Pleura, Lungs); Pericarditis (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This boy had been ill four days with acute rheumatism which came on after riding a long way in a cart during a keen wind. Six years ago he had a similar attack. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, neck, abdomen and joints Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 17 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Apr 1857 Date of death: 14 Apr 1857 Disease (transcribed): Renal dropsy. Angular curvature of the spine Disease (standardised): Oedema (Kidney); Curvature (Spine) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not given. Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Messenger Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Jun 1857 Date of death: 16 Jun 1857 Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of right leg. Softening of heart and kidneys Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Softening (Heart); Softening (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Wintle, Frederic J.W. Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: He was brought to the hospital with a compound fracture. It appeared from his account that the leg had become jammed between the saddle of a pony his was riding and the wheel of a cab. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Right leg, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 6 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Jul 1857 Date of death: 29 Jul 1857 Disease (transcribed): Necrosis of lower jaw. Cancrum oris Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Jaw); Noma (Mouth) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: He was deposited on a bed in the ward by some female, who then left abruptly, giving no account whatever of the child’s symptoms. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, larynx, thorax, abdomen, pelvis and lower jaw Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 28 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Jul 1857 Date of death: 15 Aug 1857 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of the liver, lungs, various glands and other soft parts and of the bones of the orbit and spine Disease (standardised): Cancer (Liver); Cancer (Lung); Cancer (Lymph nodes); Cancer (Skull); Cancer (Spine) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This woman stated that she had been ill five or six weeks with great pain in the loints and hips following the weaning of her infant. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, left orbit, larynx, thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 44 Gender: Female Date of admission: 26 Aug 1857 Date of death: 7 Sep 1857 Disease (transcribed): Ulceration of the large intestine. Cysts in the broad ligament Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Intestines); Cysts (Broad ligament) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: A married woman who stated that her health had been declining for sixteen weeks. At a somewhat later period she was suddenly seized with violent pain over the abdomen and obstinate costiveness. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 Sep 1857 Date of death: 10 Oct 1857 Disease (transcribed): Encephaloid tumour involving the heart and lungs and projecting through the sternum Disease (standardised): Tumour (Heart); Tumour (Lung); Tumour (Sternum) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: He never noticed anything wrong about himself until the end of last March when cough came on without any assignable cause, accompanied by pain in the right side. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 8 Gender: Male Date of admission: 15 Dec 1857 Date of death: 23 Dec 1857 Disease (transcribed): Fractured base of skull Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Jan 1858 Date of death: 15 Jan 1858 Disease (transcribed): Gunshot wound of the hip joint. Tetanus Disease (standardised): Wound (Hip); Tetanus (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Hart, Ernest Abraham Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted on Friday evening, January 8th at 11 ¼pm. Carrying a loaded gun (at Ealing) carelessly and near the ground, the charge consisting of some dozen of shot, was accidentally driven into his thigh by the sudden entanglement of the trigger’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax, abdomen, left hip
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 15 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Jan 1858 Date of death: 15 Jan 1858 Disease (transcribed): Extensive injury to the soft parts, & fracture, of the lower extremity Disease (standardised): Injury (Legs); Fracture (Legs) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Hart, Ernest Abraham Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in a state of collapse, the subject of extensive injury of the lower limb due to the accidental action of machinery’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Left lower extremity
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 51 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Feb 1858 Date of death: 5 Mar 1858 Disease (transcribed): Chronic rheumatism / gout. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Rheumatism (Joints); Gout (Joints); Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This woman stated that she had been ill 4 years with pain in the back & weakness in the lower extremities. She was not able to stand or walk without assistance, & could not turn over in bed with ease. She passes water freely, which was thick & turbid, but contained no albumen when examined first after her admission. Some of her fingers were deformed by previous attacks of rheumatic gout. The catamenia [menstruation] had ceased two years ago’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, spinal cord, thorax, abdomen, pelvis, joints
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Mar 1858 Date of death: 2 May 1858 Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Diseased kidneys. Rheumatic gout Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Disease (Kidneys); Gout (Joints) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This man had been ill about a month with rheumatic gout in his feet & ankles & swelling of his left wrist. He complained also of pain in his loins which was relieved by dry cupping’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, right knee joint Type of incident: n/a