Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 7 Gender: Female Date of admission: 10 Oct 1860 Date of death: 6 Nov 1860 Disease (transcribed): Chorea. Abscesses. Haemorrhage into abscess Disease (standardised): Chorea (Central nervous system); Abscess; Haemorrhage Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship and Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This child who was said always to have been nervous and excitable. Three weeks before she came in she was pushed into a ditch and much frightened, 10 days after this chronic convulsions came on, in the interval she had been unusually excitable, as her mother said, ‘out of her wits’. When admitted there were evident choreic movements affecting both sides’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Sawyer Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 Dec 1861 Date of death: 28 Dec 1861 Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: The patient stated that he was working in a saw pit when he was struck by a piece of timber, 3 feet long. An hour after he was attacked with acute pain followed by vomiting and fainting. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 21 Gender: Male Date of admission: 3 Jan 1862 Date of death: 5 Jan 1862 Disease (transcribed): Tetanus. Lacerated wound of hand Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Systemic); Laceration (Hand) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: This was a case of tetanus, following a lacerated wound of the hand. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Dec 1861 Date of death: 16 Jan 1862 Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas. Anasarca. Ulcer of legs Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Oedema (Indeterminate); Ulcer (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Butler Age: 44 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Mar 1862 Date of death: 25 Mar 1862 Disease (transcribed): Fever and abscess in perineo Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Abscess (Perineum) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: This was a case of fever and abscess in perineo. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Schoolgirl Age: 16 Gender: Female Date of admission: 29 Jan 1862 Date of death: 27 Mar 1862 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of thigh. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This girl was admitted with disease of the knee. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and stump Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Pensioner Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 11 Dec 1861 Date of death: 16 Apr 1862 Disease (transcribed): Stricture. Suppuration in kidneys Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Suppuration (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This man was admitted with the history of a stricture of thirty eight years standing. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Schoolboy Age: 9 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Apr 1862 Date of death: 19 Apr 1862 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumothorax Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumothorax (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This child was admitted under the surgeons for supposed disease of the spine. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Traveller Age: 23 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Apr 1862 Date of death: 19 Apr 1862 Disease (transcribed): Stone in the bladder. Abscess bursting into peritoneal cavity. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Calculi (Bladder); Abscess (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This man’s symptoms were on an exceedingly obscure nature. It appeared that he had had some curious symptoms about the bladder for some years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 54 Gender: Female Date of admission: 1 Jan 1862 Date of death: 4 May 1862 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of arm. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Amputation (Arm); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This patient was admitted, at first, under the Physician. She first came under the care of the surgeons on account of a large abscess over the left buttock. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Groom Age: 24 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Mar 1862 Date of death: 8 May 1862 Disease (transcribed): Necrosis of vertebrae. Exposure of spinal cord. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Necrosis (Spine); Exposure (Spinal cord); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: This man was admitted under the physicians for paralysis. He stated that twelve months ago he sprained his back. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, cord and chest Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Apr 1862 Date of death: 16 May 1862 Disease (transcribed): Injury to perineum. Pelvic abscesses Disease (standardised): Injury (Perineum); Abscess (Pelvis) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 20 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 Mar 1862 Date of death: 20 May 1862 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This man was admitted under the surgeons for disease of the hip. He stated that ten months previously he fell out of a cart. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Apr 1862 Date of death: 29 May 1862 Disease (transcribed): Large abscess in lumbar region Disease (standardised): Abscess (Spine) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Housemaid Age: 17 Gender: Female Date of admission: 14 May 1862 Date of death: 10 Jun 1862 Disease (transcribed): Enlarged glands in neck. Operation. Tetanus Disease (standardised): Enlarged (Lymph nodes); Operation (Neck); Tetanus (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Mason Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 31 May 1862 Date of death: 25 Jun 1862 Disease (transcribed): Fractured thigh. Amputation. Death from pyaemia Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg); Amputation (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: n/a Medical notes: n/a Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 56 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 Apr 1862 Date of death: 1 Jul 1862 Disease (transcribed): Stricture of urethra. Abscess behind prostate Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Abscess (Prostate) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This man was admitted with the history of stricture of many years standing. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and bladder Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Groom Age: 38 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Jun 1862 Date of death: 5 Jul 1862 Disease (transcribed): Pleuritic effusion. Tubercles Disease (standardised): Effusion (Pleura); Tuberculosis (Pleura) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This man had been out of health since March last, suffering from cough, dyspnoea and debility. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Cab maker Age: 51 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Jul 1862 Date of death: 6 Jul 1862 Disease (transcribed): Typhus fever Disease (standardised): Typhus, epidemic louse-borne (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This man was stated to have been ill five weeks. The illness having commenced with rigors, weakness and listlessness. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 70 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Jun 1862 Date of death: 6 Jul 1862 Disease (transcribed): Stricture. Abscess of prostate Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Abscess (Prostate) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This man was admitted with the history that he had had stricture for many years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Carman Age: 19 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Jun 1862 Date of death: 12 Jul 1862 Disease (transcribed): Syphilitic ulceration of fauces, larynx and trachea Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Systemic); Ulcer (Pharynx); Ulcer (Larynx); Ulcer (Trachea);
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This man was admitted for an Hunterian Chancre of one months standing. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 58 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 May 1862 Date of death: 14 Jul 1862 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of thigh. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: He stated that eighteen months ago he was seized with pain and slight swelling of the right knee. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Stump, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Tailor Age: 18 Gender: Male Date of admission: 21 May 1862 Date of death: 21 Jul 1862 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular disease of vertebrae. Spinal cord softened Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Spine); Softening (Spinal cord) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: This boy was admitted in the first place for necrosed bone of stump. He stated that his leg had been amputated twelve months previously. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, spinal canal, spinal cord, vertebrae, chest and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Aug 1862 Date of death: 24 Aug 1862 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Abscess of brain Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Abscess (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: It was stated that half an hour before admission he fell down an area, striking the back of his head. He was drunk at the time. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Bricklayer Age: 16 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Aug 1862 Date of death: 27 Aug 1862 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of skull. Abscess of brain Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Abscess (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Medical notes: He had fallen through a sky light, a distance of eleven feet, alighting on his head. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, brain and skull Type of incident: Trauma/accident
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