Occupation or role: Gentleman's Servant Age: 44 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Mar 1850 Date of death: 30 Apr 1850 Disease (transcribed): Ascites. False membrane lining peritoneum studded with tubercles. Old adhesions of pleura. Ulcers in small intestine. Tubercle in kidney Disease (standardised): Ascites (Abdomen); Tuberculosis (Abdomen); Adhesions (Pleura); Ulcer (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Medical notes: This man stated on his admission that he had been more of less out of health for two years past. He had suffered a good deal form pain at the epigastrium and flatulent distension. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 65 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Apr 1850 Date of death: 11 May 1850 Disease (transcribed): Diffuse cellular inflammation of the hand and arm from a punctured wound of the throat. Secondary abscess Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Arm); Wound (Pharynx); Abscess (Indeterminate) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Medical notes: The body not being examined the case is not recorded. Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined at the request of the friends Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 56 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 May 1850 Date of death: 21 Jun 1850 Disease (transcribed): Varicose veins of legs. Phthisis Disease (standardised): Varicose veins (Veins); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan Medical notes: This body not being examined, the case is not given Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was removed by the friends without examination Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 3 years 6 months Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Jul 1850 Date of death: 13 Jul 1850 Disease (transcribed): Cherry stone in trachea Disease (standardised): Obstruction (Trachea) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man was admitted with symptoms of a foreign body in the trachea. The history being that the child had been playing with cherry stones and a boy threw one into his mouth. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Larynx and trachea Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 21 months Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Dec 1859 Date of death: 23 Jan 1860 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Mesenteric disease. Incipient rickets. Diseased liver. Old burn Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Disease (Abdomen); Rickets (Bones); Disease (Liver); Burn (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This child was admitted with an extensive burn of the left arm, extending from the shoulder to the back of the hand. It was cut very deep, except in one part about the middle of forearm. She was also evidently suffering from tabies mesentericus which was supposed to have existed for 6 months’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium., left arm, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Jan 1860 Date of death: 26 Jan 1860 Disease (transcribed): Cut throat Disease (standardised): Cut (Throat) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'Shortly before admission, this patient cut his throat with a razor. On admission, a wound about 5 inches from side to side was seen’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 49 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 Jan 1860 Date of death: 1 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease of uterus, vagina, bladder, lung & brain Disease (standardised): Malignant disease (Uterus, vagina, bladder, lung, brain) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'A pale, cachectic-looking woman, was admitted under Dr Fuller [Henry William Fuller] for supposed disease of the kidneys. She gave the following account of herself. For the last three years she had suffered from menorrhage, until 6 months ago when the discharge almost entirely ceased’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 43 Gender: Female Date of admission: 31 Mar 1860 Date of death: 11 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward and Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James and Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This woman was admitted into the Wellington ward March 31st with a small scalp wound situated about an inch above the nose, & erysipelas of the head & face. It appeared that the woman was of drunken habits & was a week before her admission knocked down by her husband, who was also drunk’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 37 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Mar 1860 Date of death: 17 Apr 1860 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Abscess in buttock Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Abscess (Buttocks) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted under Mr Tatum [Thomas Tatum] with two abscesses (which were discharging unhealthy pus), situated in the left buttock. They had existed for about 10 days’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, larynx, left thigh
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: [No age stated] Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Jun 1860 Date of death: 23 Jun 1860 Disease (transcribed): Fractured spine & ribs. Rupture of the pleura Disease (standardised): Fracture (Spine, ribs); Rupture (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted in a state of extreme collapse. The wheel of a waggon having passed over his abdomen’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, spine
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 18 Gender: Female Date of admission: 30 Jun 1860 Date of death: 30 Jun 1860 Disease (transcribed): Old ulceration from burn. Double pleurisy. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Ulcer Burn (Skin); Pleurisy (Pleura); Peritonitis (Peritoneum) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with a large sloughing ulcerated surface on the back of the right elbow […] of more than a years’ standing. She was an excessively thin, cachetic-looking girl, & had never menstruated since the original accident’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 6 Gender: Male Date of admission: 16 May 1860 Date of death: 15 Jul 1860 Disease (transcribed): Meningitis. Tubercle in lungs. Old disease of hip Disease (standardised): Meningitis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Hip) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This child was admitted under Mr Cutler [Edward Cutler] on the 16th of May with strumous disease of the hip. The mother stated that the child had walked slightly lame for 2 months & had occasionally complained of pain in the knee. About a week before admission the pain had been so severe in the knee & also in the hip that the child was obliged to remain in bed’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, right hip
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 24 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Jul 1860 Date of death: 24 Jul 1860 Disease (transcribed): Malignant disease, recurring after amputation, in the lungs, brain & kidney. Polypus nasi (?malignant) Disease (standardised): Malignant disease (Lungs, brain, kidneys); Amputation; Polyps (Nose) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'The patient was admitted in a state of almost insensibility with a malignant polypus […] He was perfectly unable to speak but he appeared at times to understand when he was spoken to. His wife stated that about a week [previous to] admission she had noticed that he was not himself, but his inability to speak had only existed two days’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Footman Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Aug 1860 Date of death: 20 Aug 1860 Disease (transcribed): Excision of sebaceous tumours of scalp. Diffuse inflammation of scalp. Diphtheritic inflammation of pharynx. Erysipelas of face Disease (standardised): Tumour (Scalp); Inflammation (Scalp); Diphtheria (Pharynx); Erysipelas (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted into the hospital with 3 small sebaceous tumours of the scalp, which had existed for some years. Latterly they had [been] increasing in size & he was anxious to have them removed. He was a footman and although not a drunkard he had been in the habit of drinking a considerable amount of beer & spirits’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, pharynx, larynx, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 78 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 Sep 1860 Date of death: 17 Nov 1860 Disease (transcribed): Senile gangrene. Diseased heart. Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Gangrene; Disease (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'About 9 weeks before admission he rubbed a sore place on the great toe of the right foot with an ill-made shoe, which continued to encrease in size until his admission into the hospital’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 2 Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Dec 1860 Date of death: 10 Dec 1860 Disease (transcribed): Sloughing of labium &c. Pneumonia Disease (standardised): Sloughing (Genitalia); Pneumonia (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This child was placed at school at Hammersmith by her relatives. It appears from the account given by the child that they were half-starved & never washed except about the face and hands’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 Dec 1860 Date of death: 25 Dec 1860 Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs & olecranon process. Bronchitis & pneumonia Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs, arm); Bronchitis (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'About an hour before admission this man fell about 15 feet on his right side, shoulder & elbow. On admission it was found that there was fracture of the right olecranon & also of several ribs on the right side’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, right elbow
Occupation or role: Footman Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Jan 1861 Date of death: 29 Jan 1861 Disease (transcribed): Cut throat. Phthisis Disease (standardised): Wound (Throat); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The patient had been suffering from Phthisis for many months, and he became so weak. It produced such an effect upon his mind that he decided to cut his throat with a razor. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Ostler Age: 62 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Feb 1861 Date of death: 2 Mar 1861 Disease (transcribed): Fractured ribs. Bronchitis. Diseased kidneys. Hypertrophy of heart Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Bronchitis (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The patient had suffered from Bronchitis for some years. His health was much injured from gin drinking and before his admission he fell down stairs and fractured a considerable number of ribs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Widow Age: 74 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Feb 1861 Date of death: 17 Mar 1861 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the neck of the femur. Bedsores. Secondary deposits Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Pressure ulcer (Skin); Deposits (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: The patient had tripped on a piece of carpet and fell to the ground. On admission it was found that she had fractured the neck of the right femur. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and hip joints Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 Mar 1861 Date of death: 2 Apr 1861 Disease (transcribed): Fatty heart. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Rouse, James Medical notes: The patient had been in the habit of gin and porter drinking and five years before admission had had an attack of delirium tremens. Four days before admission while walking he felt pain in the scrotum and noticed swelling. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married woman Age: 67 Gender: Female Date of admission: 5 Apr 1861 Date of death: 4 May 1861 Disease (transcribed): Extraction of cataract. Bronchitis Disease (standardised): Cataract (Eye); Operation (Eye); Bronchitis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The patient was admitted into the Hospital with cataracts of both eyes of four years standing. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis and neck Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Apr 1861 Date of death: 16 May 1861 Disease (transcribed): Diseased hip and pelvis. Phthisis Disease (standardised): Disease (Hip); Disease (Pelvis); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: About ten months before admission, the patient noticed a swelling in the right groin, which was accompanied by pain in the back and loins. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and right side of the pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 19 Gender: Male Date of admission: 19 May 1875 Date of death: 11 Aug 1875 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Suppuration in left knee joint. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Suppuration (Knee); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Morgan, John Hammond Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and knee Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 9 Gender: Female Date of admission: 19 Aug 1875 Date of death: 25 Aug 1875 Disease (transcribed): Pyaemia. Secondary deposits in heart and lungs Disease (standardised): Sepsis (Systemic); Deposits (Heart); Deposits (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, intestines and brain Type of incident: n/a