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Occupation or role: Gentleman’s servant
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Dec 1856
Date of death: 27 Dec 1856
Disease (transcribed): Inflammation of the Pharynx and Larynx. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Inflammation (Pharynx); Inflammation (Larynx); Bronchitis (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: This man had been quite well until Christmas day, when he caught cold and became hoarse through being out with the carriage for a long time.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pharynx and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Dec 1857
Date of death: 23 Dec 1857
Disease (transcribed): Fever
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: He caught cold from being in a damp stable.
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: 17 Dec 1856
Date of death: 26 Dec 1856
Disease (transcribed): Extensive disease of Kidneys. Calculi in Kidney
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Calculi (Kidney)
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 woman was confined nine months ago. Soon after getting about she caught cold and had never felt well since. About a month after confinement her legs, hands and face began to swell.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 8
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 15 Dec 1857
Date of death: 23 Dec 1857
Disease (transcribed): Fractured base of skull
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Oct 1855
Date of death: 17 Nov 1855
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of stomach and liver
Disease (standardised): Cancer (Stomach); Cancer (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This woman had enjoyed good health until five months ago when she began to experience pain in the left iliac region. She then noticed some lumps in that part, which increased rapidly.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Wig maker
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Nov 1858
Date of death: 12 Dec 1858
Disease (transcribed): Gallstones. Perforation of the gall bladder. Ulceration of the intestines
Disease (standardised): Gallstone (Gallbladder); Perforation (Gallbladder); Ulcer (Intestines)
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 wig maker was admitted in a state of great prostration following an attack of gall stones. He had no pain except when pressure was made over the right hypochondriac region’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Dec 1857
Date of death: 22 Dec 1857
Disease (transcribed): Stricture. Extravasation of urine and cellular inflammation
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Inflammation (Perineum)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Hart, Ernest Abraham
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: The patient was the subject of stricture of the urethra for nearly fifteen years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Brain, thorax abdomen, perineum and urethra
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 Nov 1856
Date of death: 26 Dec 1856
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Malformation of the right arm
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Malformation (Arm)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: After exposure to cold and wet ten weeks ago his legs began to swell and he had cough and pain all over the chest.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: [No gender stated]
Date of admission: 9 Nov 1855
Date of death: 9 Nov 1855
Disease (transcribed): Sanguinous Apoplexy
Disease (standardised): Stroke (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: As this man died directly after his reception no history could be obtained.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium. No other parts of the body were examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 7 Nov 1855
Date of death: 7 Nov 1855
Disease (transcribed): Cardiac and Pulmonary disease
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: As this man died about three minutes after his admission no previous history could be obtained.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Nov 1856
Date of death: 25 Dec 1856
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Scrofulous deposit In lung
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); 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: This man was admitted as a Surgeon's patient with angular curvature of the spine and general debility. It soon transpired that he was in the last stages of phthisis.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 7
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Dec 1856
Date of death: 25 Dec 1856
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Bronchitis (Lung)
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: For the last two months the cough from which this child had long suffered became worse, and her breathing was much affected.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 17 Oct 1855
Date of death: 7 Nov 1855
Disease (transcribed): Fever
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This girl had been suffering from fever for eight says before coming into the Hospital.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cab driver
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Nov 1858
Date of death: 9 Dec 1858
Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Cirrhosis. Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Peritoneum); Liver cirrhosis (Liver); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A cab driver who had been ill three weeks. His habits were very intemperate & in May last he had an attack of delirium tremens. He attributed his present illness to cold; having been exposed to the rain for 16 hours. For three weeks he had been troubled with vomiting after meals’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 8 Dec 1858
Date of death: 9 Dec 1858
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This woman had been ailing some time & had during previous seasons suffered from winter cough. She had been worse for a fortnight previous to admission & was moribund when taken into the hospital’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 10 Oct 1855
Date of death: 11 Nov 1855
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of vertebrae and spinal bones and various viscera.
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Nairne, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This woman stated that her health had been very good until four months before when her water began to show a tinge of blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spinal column, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 10 Sep 1858
Date of death: 7 Dec 1858
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'This man was admitted with haemoptysis. For a month he had had slight attacks, & for eleven months cough had troubled him. He was sallow-looking & much emaciated’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Jan 1857
Date of death: 4 Feb 1857
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia. Malignant disease of ilium
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Cancer (Hip)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: She was admitted complaining of great pain in the left iliac region, which also extended down the thigh.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and left ilium
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: n/a
Date of death: 5 Feb 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 reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 54
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Sep 1855
Date of death: 7 Nov 1855
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis. Fibrin deposit in Liver
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen); Thrombosis (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: More than two months before admission she was troubled with gradual enlargement of the abdomen, loss of appetite, general languor and pain in the back.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Dec 1856
Date of death: 23 Dec 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: 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: Shoemaker
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Oct 1855
Date of death: 31 Oct 1855
Disease (transcribed): Fibroid deposit in muscular structure of heart
Disease (standardised): Leiomyoma (Heart)
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 stated that he lived in North America some ten years ago and ever since had been weakly. He had been suffering from occasional cough ever since the winter, during the whole of which he worked in a damp and cold room. Ten days before admission he spat a blood and had a succession of fainting fits.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Dec 1857
Date of death: 8 Dec 1857
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas. Dropsy. Diseased liver
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Oedema (Leg); Disease (Liver)
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 man was admitted in a dying state with erysipelatous sloughing of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Nov 1858
Date of death: 4 Dec 1858
Disease (transcribed): Arachnitis. Softening of the brain. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Arachnoiditis (Brain); Softening (Brain); Tuberculosis (Lungs)
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 was admitted with what appeared to be rheumatic pain in the head, knees & back. It came on 10 weeks ago without any assignable cause. His manner was dull & sluggish & his expression heavy’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Carpenter
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Nov 1856
Date of death: 21 Dec 1856
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: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man was admitted in a very weak and debilitated state, with a good deal of pyrexia. He stated that his first indisposition was from a liver complaint, of this he got better and there was no appearance of jaundice. He had no cough, but had been losing flesh and spat a little blood.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a