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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 May 1855
Date of death: 15 Jun 1855
Disease (transcribed): Softening of central parts of the Brain
Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain)
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: The patient had complained to his friends of languor and pain in the head for several days, and on the day before admission became very delirious and violent.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Jul 1858
Date of death: 1 Jul 1858
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Tubercle in bronchial glands, pressure on & ulceration of the bronchus
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs, bronchial glands); Ulcer (Bronchus)
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 strumous-looking child with tumid abdomen who was brought to the hospital suffering from dyspnoea, with livid face & croupy breathing. A medical man who saw the care had opened the jugular vein without affording relief. The child was reported to have been ailing five weeks with ‘general debility’, for which cod liver oil had been prescribed’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Trachea, thorax, abdomen, cranium

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Dec 1857
Date of death: 18 Jan 1858
Disease (transcribed): Strumous tubercles of the brain & lungs
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain, lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Gray, Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A poor, scrofulous-looking child who had been out of health two months according to the mother’s account. Probably he had always been ill-nourished & sickly’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Jan 1857
Date of death: 14 Jan 1857
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: On the tenth he was scrubbing a floor when he became unconscious for about ten minutes and fell forward.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 30 Jul 1856
Date of death: 31 Jul 1856
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
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: As the body was not examined the case is not given.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was removed unexamined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 63
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 Jun 1858
Date of death: 2 Jul 1858
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
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 came in complaining of weakness & numbness of the left side. When first attacked a month previous the mouth was drawn, but neither she nor her friend gave any history of a fit. Her tongue was very foul & protruded to the left. She complained of headache & said that for some time past she had been troubled with rheumatism’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 Jun 1855
Date of death: 17 Jun 1855
Disease (transcribed): Congested Lungs. Diseased Liver
Disease (standardised): Disease (Lungs); Disease (Liver)
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: The patient had had a severe illness two months ago, but of what kind was unknown. From this she had recovered and two days before her admission she fell into a state of stupor from which she never wholly rallied.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Potman
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Jun 1858
Date of death: 2 Jul 1858
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of the heart. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Bronchitis (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 potman who had been ailing for two months with cough & oppression at the chest, the result of catching cold whilst at work. Although he had attended to business until the day of his admission & had not laid by for an hour before, yet he had gone about with much difficulty during the last week or ten days’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 8
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Jul 1857
Date of death: 18 Jul 1857
Disease (transcribed): Cirrhosis of the liver. Diseased kidneys. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Cirrhosis (Liver); Disease (Kidney); Oedema (Leg); Oedema (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The mother of this lad reported him to have been first taken ill three weeks ago with jaundice, of which he got better in a fortnight.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 6 Jun 1855
Date of death: 18 Jun 1855
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Scrofulous deposit in Brain
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Tuberculosis (Brain)
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: For fifteen months of the time she had been in London she had never menstruated. The catamenia then suddenly appeared and lasted a fortnight, She had no further discharge until a fortnight before admission when she again menstruated. This was accompanied by a headache, feeling of languor and weakness. Her behaviour became more strange and she took dislike to various articles of furniture in the house.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Brass finisher
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Jul 1856
Date of death: 1 Aug 1856
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Kidneys. Fluid in Pleural and Pericardial Sacs
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Effusion (Pleura); Effusion (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 man was admitted in a state of great distress from pain in the chest and dyspnoea.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Jul 1857
Date of death: 28 Jul 1857
Disease (transcribed): Apoplexy. Phlebitis of longitudinal sinus and its branches
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Lung); Phlebitis (Sinus)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This woman gave a history of disappearance of the menses five months ago and stated that within the same period she had been troubled with constant retching and vomiting and inability to retain any food.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
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: [No occupation stated]
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Mar 1856
Date of death: 1 Aug 1856
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of the Uterus
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Lee, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: A married woman who stated that her illness began eighteen months ago by profuse monthly discharge, followed ten weeks ago with severe pains in the back and thighs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Jul 1858
Date of death: 5 Jul 1858
Disease (transcribed): Fever. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Pericarditis (Heart)
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 footman in Berkeley Square who appeared to have been suffering from fever of some long duration. He was brought to the hospital in a state of collapse, with icy cold extremities & cold breath. The medicines given & the free administration of wine & brandy were of no avail in rallying him. From what was ascertained it seemed that for six weeks he had been very much out of health but continued to do his work until the 2nd when he was compelled to take to bed. Delirium came on during the night of the 3rd. He had never complained of sore throat. The room in which he slept was a damp & cold one & from its want of comfort & convenience the medical gentleman who saw the case recommended taking the man to some hospital’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Jul 1856
Date of death: 3 Aug 1856
Disease (transcribed): Fever. Ulcerated Intestines.
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); 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: This woman was admitted suffering from low fever.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

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: 50
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Jul 1856
Date of death: 3 Aug 1856
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Heart and Kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (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 woman stated that she had been well until six weeks ago, when, without any considerable cause, her legs began to swell and she experienced pain in the epigastric region.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4 years 6 months
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Jul 1857
Date of death: 30 Jul 1857
Disease (transcribed): Pleuropneumonia, after hooping cough. Phthisis. Tubercular disease of the thymus gland, pressing on pneumogastric nerves
Disease (standardised): Pleuropneumonia (Lung); Whooping cough (Respiratory tract); Tuberculosis (Lung); Tuberculosis (Thymus gland); Compression (Vagus nerve)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The mother of this girl stated that she had been gradually wasting and losing strength for six months but without any cause so far as could be ascertained.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 54
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Jun 1856
Date of death: 4 Aug 1856
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman had suffered for six years from gouty rheumatism. During the mild weather she used to be better, but at the appearance of winter the disease returned. Since Christmas she had been confined to bed.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and knee joints
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Jun 1855
Date of death: 27 Jun 1855
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of the Stomach and Oesophagus
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Stomach, Oesophagus)
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 had been free from ailment until last Christmas when he first perceived an uneasy sensation after swallowing his food, and it seemed as if it collected at one spot and could not pass.

Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 19
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Jul 1857
Date of death: 31 Jul 1857
Disease (transcribed): Softening of the brain. Fibrinous deposit on the mitral valves. Fibrinous blocks in various viscera and at the base of the brain
Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain); Fibrin (Heart); Fibrin (Viscera); Fibrin (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: She had suffered for a month with rheumatic pains and uneasiness in the epigastric region.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Jul 1856
Date of death: 6 Aug 1856
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the Liver. Jaundice.
Disease (standardised): Disease (Liver); Jaundice (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: Early in May this man was a patient in the Hospital for what appeared to be congestion of the Liver. He returned with dropsy which was presumed to depend on his liver.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 6
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 May 1857
Date of death: 31 Jul 1857
Disease (transcribed): Strumous tubercle of cerebellum and medulla oblongata. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lung)
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 boy came to the hospital suffering from slight fever and headache, the latter caused by his mother having given him an overdose of laudanum.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Sewer worker
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Jun 1855
Date of death: 2 Jul 1855
Disease (transcribed): Renal disease. Pericarditis. Oedema of Lungs. Serous Effusion on the Brain
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Pericarditis (Heart); Oedema (Lung); Effusion (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: A man of intemperate habits who had suffered from acute rheumatism eleven months ago, for which he was under treatment in the Hospital. He dated his illness from five weeks prior to admission when he worked in the sewers at Windsor Castle. He became sick, had shivering fits and pain in all his limbs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a