Occupation or role: Shoemaker Age: 77 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Jun 1864 Date of death: 10 Jun 1864 Disease (transcribed): Poisoned hand. Inflammation Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Hand) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Williams, Charles Theodore Post mortem examination performed by: Leigh, William Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted on the 6th of June. Four days before he had run a pin into the hand just between the two middle fingers’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart
Occupation or role: Widow Age: 62 Gender: Female Date of admission: 27 May 1864 Date of death: 11 Jun 1864 Disease (transcribed): Inflamed legs, with sloughy sores Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Williams, Charles Theodore Post mortem examination performed by: Leigh, William Medical notes: 'This patient admitted May 25th with inflamed leg & sloughing of the cuticle’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart
Occupation or role: Dressmaker Age: 29 Gender: Female Date of admission: 18 May 1864 Date of death: 9 Jul 1864 Disease (transcribed): Ovariotomy. Peritonitis Disease (standardised): Ovariectomy (Ovary); Peritonitis (Peritoneum) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Leigh, William Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted on the 18th of May with a large tumour of the abdomen, evidently containing fluid, and which was adherent at various parts’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Wound (‘an incision passed along the abdomen’), abdomen, chest
Occupation or role: Shoemaker Age: 74 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Jun 1864 Date of death: 23 Jul 1864 Disease (transcribed): Carbuncle Disease (standardised): Carbuncle Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Leigh, William Medical notes: 'Case not given’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'Not examined’
Occupation or role: Stone mason Age: 66 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Jul 1867 Date of death: 5 Aug 1867 Disease (transcribed): Enlarged prostate. Cystic kidneys. Hypertrophied heart. Oedema of lungs Disease (standardised): Enlarged (Prostate); Cysts (Kidney); Disease (Heart); Oedema (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This patient had had stricture for years and for the last three months the difficulty had been getting worse. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Bricklayer Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Oct 1867 Date of death: 23 Oct 1867 Disease (transcribed): Syphilitic? Disease of thyroid body. Disease of kidney and necrosis of jaw Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Thyroid gland); Disease (Kidney); Necrosis (Jaw) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This patient sixteen years ago had syphilis followed by sore throat. About five years ago the lower jaw began to get diseased and four years ago he lost some bone from the top of the skull followed by some from the right leg. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: P.C. Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Nov 1867 Date of death: 3 Dec 1867 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This patient had had cough for more than a year but never spat up anything but phlegm. For the last month the voice was becoming very hoarse and he was losing flesh. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Manager Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Dec 1867 Date of death: 4 Jan 1868 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of thigh. Tetanus. Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Tetanus (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: The patient had fallen from a ladder about thirty feet on to his right foot, twisting in under him. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and spine Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Butler Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Jan 1868 Date of death: 11 Jan 1868 Disease (transcribed): Disease of knee. Phthisis. Disease (standardised): Disease (Knee); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: The patient had been in the Hospital at the beginning of the previous year with Phthisis. Six weeks after he went out the right knee began to swell. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and knee joint Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Tailor Age: 43 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Jan 1868 Date of death: 29 Jan 1868 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Fistula in ano. Strumous testicle. Erysipelas Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Fistula (Anal canal); Tuberculosis (Testis); Erysipelas (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: He had been operated on last April in Charing Cross Hospital. He had suffered from cough and shortness of breath for eight years. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Dec 1868 Date of death: 6 Feb 1868 Disease (transcribed): Epithelioma of tongue. Phthisis Disease (standardised): Cancer (Tongue); Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: The history given by this man was that four months ago his gums and the tip of the tongue became ulcerated. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Grocer Age: 26 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Mar 1868 Date of death: 31 Mar 1868 Disease (transcribed): Tubercular meningitis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis, meningeal (Brain) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This patient was admitted with ulceration on the inner side of the left instep and numerous licherous spots over the face and various parts of the body. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 60 Gender: Male Date of admission: 5 Feb 1868 Date of death: 3 May 1868 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Scrofulous disease of kidney. Cystitis. Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Cystitis (Bladder) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This patient had been in the medical ward until the 29th April when he was transferred. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Married Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 8 Apr 1868 Date of death: 7 May 1868 Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Scrofulous kidney. Cystitis. Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney); Cystitis (Bladder) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This patient was admitted with her urine loaded with pus and in a very emaciated condition. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 34 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 May 1868 Date of death: 22 May 1868 Disease (transcribed): Tetanus Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This man had been kicked by another man on the right side of the forehead three days before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and spine Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Commercial traveller Age: 52 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Jul 1868 Date of death: 27 Jul 1868 Disease (transcribed): Fistula in ano. Phthisis and granular kidneys Disease (standardised): Fistula (Anal canal); Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: About four years ago an abscess formed by the side of the rectum. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Servant Age: 29 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Oct 1867 Date of death: 30 Jul 1868 Disease (transcribed): Syphilis. Amyloid degeneration Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Systemic); Amyloidosis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: Four years before admission she had syphilis. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 30 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Sep 1868 Date of death: 26 Sep 1868 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Fracture of lower jaw, sternum and right femur Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Fracture (Jaw); Fracture (Sternum); Fracture (Leg) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This patient was found on the banks of the Grosvenor canal, wet and cold. It was supposed that he had fallen over an embankment. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident?
Occupation or role: General servant Age: 27 Gender: Female Date of admission: 11 Apr 1868 Date of death: 26 Sep 1868 Disease (transcribed): Syphilis? Fibro-cellular tumour of labia. Amyloid degeneration of kidney and intestines. Disease (standardised): Syphilis (Systemic); Tumour (Labia); Amyloidosis (Kidney); Amyloidosis (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This patient who had been in the physicians ward was transferred to the surgeons with an apparently hypertrophy of the labia. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Shoemaker Age: 51 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 May 1868 Date of death: 28 Sep 1868 Disease (transcribed): Tuberculosis. Pneumonia. Cancer of prostate Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung); Cancer (Prostate) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This patient had been admitted into the medical wards with phthisis. He complained also of great pain in the right hip for which the surgeons saw him. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 67 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 May 1868 Date of death: 12 Oct 1868 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: This patient had had amputation of the right leg performed about two years before for abscess of the bones of the tarsus, but it had never healed. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and hip Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 45 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Jul 1868 Date of death: 11 Dec 1868 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Aneurysm of transversalis colic artery Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Aneurysm (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry. Ogle, John William Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: The history given by this man was that for the last four months he had been suffering from cough. He had been in the army but was discharged on account of a lump above the left clavicle. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Painter Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Jan 1869 Date of death: 13 Feb 1869 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Amputation of thigh. Pyaemia Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Amputation (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Pollock, George Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: Thirteen months before admission he noticed pain over the head of the left fibula and it began to swell. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and limb Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Clerk Age: 28 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Dec 1868 Date of death: 4 Mar 1869 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous abscesses. Amyloid degeneration Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Indeterminate); Abscess (Indeterminate); Amyloidosis (Liver); Amyloidosis (Kidney); Amyloidosis (Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: Seven months before admission she noticed swelling in the left side of the neck and abscesses formed. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 6 Mar 1869 Date of death: 12 Mar 1869 Disease (transcribed): Acute tuberculosis. Tubercular cystitis. Peritonitis. Pyelitis Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Bladder); Cystitis (Bladder); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pyelitis (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: For two months this man had had pain in passing his urine and frequent micturition. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
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