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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: [No age stated]
Date of admission: 6 Aug 1854
Date of death: 6 Aug 1854
Disease (transcribed): Scarlet fever. Sloughing tonsils. Congested kidneys
Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (Systemic); Sloughing (Throat); Disease (Kidney)
Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'No history could be obtained of this case from the people who brought the man to the hospital’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, pharynx, abdomen, cranium

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 40
Date of admission: 15 Aug 1854
Date of death: 16 Aug 1854
Disease (transcribed): Cholera
Disease (standardised): Cholera (Intestines)
Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined this case is not given’
Post mortem notes: 'The patient, being a night nurse in the hospital, was not examined’

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 21
Date of admission: 26 Jul 1854
Date of death: 20 Aug 1854
Disease (transcribed): Ulceration & thickened walls of stomach. Symptoms not unlike cholera
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach); Cholera (Intestines)
Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This young woman stated that she had suffered 9 weeks before her admission from pleurisy. Since that time she had not been able to eat or keep any solid food on her stomach. She was much emaciated, had not menstruated for 6 months’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 53
Date of admission: 5 Jul 1854
Date of death: 22 Aug 1854
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of uterus. Diseased kidney. Cholera
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Uterus); Disease (Kidney); Cholera (Intestines)
Admitting doctor: Lee, Robert
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This woman who was married & had a family of 10 children, enjoyed remarkably good health until 2 years ago, when she was suddenly seized with violent haemorrhage, which continued some hours. At this time she began to feel uneasiness in the womb, & was often obliged to lie down in consequence’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 30
Date of admission: 9 Aug 1854
Date of death: 22 Aug 1854
Disease (transcribed): Haemoptysis. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Haemoptysis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This woman attributed all her ailments to a cold caught 3 months before her admission, when sitting up all night with a lying in woman’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: Engine factory worker
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Date of admission: 9 Aug 1854
Date of death: 28 Aug 1854
Disease (transcribed): Cholera
Disease (standardised): Cholera (Intestines)
Admitting doctor: Nairne, Robert
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A pale, emaciated man, who worked in the Engine Factory at the Swindon Station. He stated that he had enjoyed good health up to 5 months before admission, & had been very temperate. He noticed that he had lost flesh to a considerate extent of late’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, cranium

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Date of admission: 21 Jun 1854
Date of death: 29 Aug 1854
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Ulcerated intestines
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitting doctor: Page, William Emanuel
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This lad had been an in-patient of the hospital 18 months ago. When admitted this time he stated that he had been ill a fortnight with severe pain in his back. He had felt weak across the loins some time previously’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, trachea, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Date of admission: 31 Aug 1854
Date of death: 1 Sep 1854
Disease (transcribed): Cholera
Disease (standardised): Cholera (Intestines)
Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This man was admitted late in the evening, with all the symptoms of cholera. No previous history was obtained of the case’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: Watchmaker
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Mar 1855
Date of death: 23 Mar 1855
Disease (transcribed): Idiopathic Tetanus
Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: When working he said that he often ran small pieces of glass into his fingers, but had not done so lately. On the evening of the 15th he was out very late in the rain, and the next morning he felt drowsy and noticed an aching pain in his lower jaw.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Spine, cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident?

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Mar 1855
Date of death: 28 Mar 1855
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Hypertrophy and dilatation of Heart
Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Lung); Disease (Heart)
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 had enjoyed excellent health until eighteen months ago when he was attacked with what he called 'slight bronchitis' which he had never been able to shake off.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx, heart and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Feb 1855
Date of death: 31 Mar 1855
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Peritonitis. Fibrinous deposit thickening the stomach
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Thickening (Stomach)
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 stated that five weeks before admission he became subject to gripping pains in the umbilical region with tenderness. His appetite failed and he always had a feeling of weight in the chest after eating.
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: 4 April 1855
Date of death: 22 April 1855
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Ulcerated Intestine
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: His family were subject to chest affections and he always had a cough in the winter. He went into Chelsea Workhouse five months ago with cough, expectoration and pain in all his limbs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 18 April 1855
Date of death: 27 April 1855
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
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: A pallid emaciated individual who had been out of health for two years having suffered from cough and constant expectoration. He had likewise spit blood several times but had gone on with his work at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham until five months before admission.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Saddler
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Jun 1858
Date of death: 3 Jul 1858
Disease (transcribed): Sloughing sore throat
Disease (standardised): Sloughing (Throat)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This man worked in a saddler’s shop near Leicester Square. He was well until a fortnight (ten days?) before admission, when he began to feel languid, & had rigors followed by sickness & loss of appetite. Twenty four hours later he experienced pain in the throat, especially on the right side, and this uneasiness grew worse’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Jun 1858
Date of death: 6 Aug 1858
Disease (transcribed): Pleuropneumonia. Phthisis (?)
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
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: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 41
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Jul 1858
Date of death: 2 Sep 1858
Disease (transcribed): Fibrous tumour of the uterus. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Uterus); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard and Hooper, John Henry
Medical notes: 'A single woman who had always enjoyed good health & had led a laborious life. A fortnight before admission she first had difficulty in making water, then pain came on in the lower part of the back, but there was no vaginal discharge. However after she had been in the hospital two days yellowish vaginal discharge appeared & was accompanied by lassitude & aching in all her limbs. A hard mass was felt in the left iliac & hypogastric regions which was not tender to the touch & was immovable’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Uterus

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Sep 1858
Date of death: 29 Sep 1858
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in the brain. Arachnitis
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Brain); Arachnoiditis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'Nothing was known of this man’s history. He was brought in complaining of excruciating pain at the back of the neck & in the head, & for this he had applied to a medical man who treated the case as one of rheumatism. He could give no account of his symptoms & died in great suffering within two hours’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium (‘at the request of the friends no other part of the body was examined’)

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Sep 1858
Date of death: 5 Oct 1858
Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Strumous peritonitis. Strumous disease of liver & uterus
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Peritoneum); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Liver, uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A cachectic-looking woman who stated that she had been ill since March. She was married & had a family of 8 children. The catamenia [menstruation] had generally been regular. Without any assignable cause her abdomen began to swell & she felt her general health decline. As the swelling increased she began to suffer from pain which was limited to the hepatic region’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Waiter
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Aug 1858
Date of death: 9 Oct 1858
Disease (transcribed): Abscess of the kidney. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Kidneys); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This man who was a waiter had been ill twenty months & gave a history of continuous pain in the loins from a fall. After the accident he passed blood in the urine. His puffy face & general pastiness of complexion led to the supposition at first that it was a case of Bright’s disease’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Nov 1858
Date of death: 18 Dec 1858
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Tubercles in the lung
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A coachman who had been suffering from cough for three weeks. A week ago he was seized with rigors & severe pain in the chest which remained at the time of his admission’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Nov 1858
Date of death: 21 Dec 1858
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Tubercular peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A footman who was admitted in an emaciated state with an anxious countenance & cachectic appearance. The pulse was frequent, soft & small. He complained of pain in the abdomen’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 25
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Dec 1856
Date of death: 13 Jan 1857
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumothorax. Emphysema
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumothorax (Lung); Emphysema (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 was admitted with violent pain in the left side, brought on as he stated by exposure to the cold whilst at work.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Jan 1857
Date of death: 23 Jan 1857
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (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: He had been losing flesh and getting weak for three months, but he dated his symptoms from a month ago when he slept in a damp bed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Soldier
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 22 Jan 1857
Date of death: 28 Jan 1857
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Dilatation and hypertrophy of the heart
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man had been invalided home from the Crimea on account of cough, pain in the chest and spitting of blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Oct 1856
Date of death: 14 Feb 1857
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
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: n/a
Type of incident: n/a