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John Butlin, 33, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 5 Apr 1849
Date of death: 18 Apr 1849
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of the urethra, canal behind dilated, stricture. Ulceration of mucous membrane of the bladder. Dilatation of the ureters & pelvices of both kidneys
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Urethra); Ulcer (Bladder); Disease (Ureters, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan and Johnson, Henry Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This man, who had been an out-patient under the care of Mr Johnson [Henry Charles Johnson] since July last for a stricture of the urethra of several years’ duration, after having had a catheter passed on the 24th of March, relieved home & experienced a rather severe rigor. On the following day Mr Johnson was requested to see him & found him suffering from the premonitory symptoms of common fever, for which he was treated by a medical man at his own home’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

John Iles, 48, Dock worker

Occupation or role: Dock worker
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1853
Date of death: 11 Apr 1853
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Vomicae. Ulceration of the intestines. Deposit of scrofulous matter in the lacteal vessels and mesenteric glands
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Ulcer (Intestines); Tuberculosis (Vessels); Tuberculosis (Lymph nodes)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: A man who was employed in the wine vaults at the London Docks. He attributed his catching cold to getting constantly wet during the long continued rains.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Mary Fawconer, 60, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 3 Jan 1849
Date of death: 8 Jan 1849
Disease (transcribed): Dropsy. Diseased heart. Albuminurious urine
Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Disease (Heart); Albuminuria

Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, the history of this case is not given’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'The body was not examined at the request of the friends’

Type of incident: n/a

Catherine Tanner, 21, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1853
Date of death: 12 Apr 1853
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of the thigh. Abscess around stump. Pus in the cancelli of the femur. Pus in the femoral vein. Secondary deposits in the lungs and in left knee
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Abscess (Leg); Suppuration (Leg); Suppuration (Veins); Deposits (Lung); Deposits (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: She was admitted on account of strumous disease of the bones of the right lower extremity.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Stump, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

George Kettley, 48, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Mar 1849
Date of death: 19 Apr 1849
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia & abscess in both lungs. Old pericardial adhesions. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs); Disease (Heart, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte and Keate, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was originally admitted under the care of Mr Keate [Robert Keate] with fracture of 2 or 3 ribs on the right side from accident (probably the 3rd, 4th & 5th). He had some cough, and complained of pain on the right side for two or three days, in consequence of which it was thought necessary, after applying a few leeches, to take blood from the arm, by which his more urgent symptoms were greatly relieved’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Elizabeth O’Brien, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: [No age stated]
Date of admission: 23 Nov 1853
Date of death: 17 Mar 1854
Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Encephalous deposits in liver, in the lesser omental & lumbar glands. Fibrous tumor of the uterus
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Peritoneum); Deposit (Abdomen); Tumour (Uterus)
Admitting doctor: Bence Jones, Henry
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical notes: 'This poor creature who was considerably emaciated on her admission, stated that she had been ill about 6 months’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Jesse Smith, 3, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1849
Date of death: 19 Apr 1849
Disease (transcribed): Stone in the bladder. Operation. Scarlet fever. Sloughing of the cellular tissue between bladder & rectum. Peritonitis. Dilated ureters & pelvis of kidneys, which were congested & full of fat. Wet brain
Disease (standardised): Calculus (Bladder); Operation (Bladder); Scarlet fever (Systemic); Sloughing (Bladder, rectum); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Disease (Ureters, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This child was admitted with symptoms of vesical calculus, which first began to make their appearance soon after birth, & on introducing a sound into the bladder, a stone of considerable magnitude was easily detected’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Charles Simons, [No age stated], [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Mar 1855
Date of death: 9 Mar 1855
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Effusion of blood in the arachnoid cavity and in the meshes of the pia mater. Fracture of the rib. Wound of the Lung
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Effusion (Meninges); Fracture (Rib); Wound (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man was brought in to the Hospital in a dying state, having suffered extensive injuries from a fall which crushed his body.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

William Cambell, 34, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Mar 1855
Date of death: 10 Mar 1855
Disease (transcribed): Delirium Tremens. Serous effusion in the surface of the brain. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium (Brain); Effusion (Brain); Pneumonia (Lung)
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 man was admitted into the Hospital for delirium tremens. He had considerable difficulty of breathing, but was extremely noisy and excited.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Fanny Barker, 4, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 4
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 28 Feb 1853
Date of death: 14 Apr 1853
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous tubercles in the brain. Caries of the atlas and axis. Post pharyngeal abscess
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Brain); Caries (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: The account which this child's friends gave of her illness was that she had received a blow on the head three months previously.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

James Keep, 47, Distillery worker

Occupation or role: Distillery worker
Age: 47
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Apr 1849
Date of death: 20 Apr 1849
Disease (transcribed): Abscesses & cysts in both kidneys. Abscess of the prostate communicating with the urethra. Extravasation of blood beneath mucous membrane of the bladder. Serous apoplexy. Wet brain
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Kidneys); Cyst (Kidneys); Abscess (Prostate); Extravasation (Bladder); Apoplexy (Brain); Disease (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'No distinct account could be elicited respecting the history of this patient’s complaint, but it appeared that for years he had at intervals experienced some difficulty in passing his urine for which the catheter had occasionally been employed. He had been a pretty free drinker, having been employed at a distillery, and in the beginning his complaint appears to have been occasional attacks of spasmodic stricture, but for the last four months there had been some permanent difficulty in micturition’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Benjamin Brook, 44, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Mar 1849
Date of death: 20 Apr 1849
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas. Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the fauces, larynx & trachea. Ulceration of the cartilage of the femur & patella
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Inflammation (Mouth, throat); Ulcer (Thigh, knee)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with a contusion of the left knee caused by a fall. This was followed by inflammation of the synovial membrane with considerable effusion into the cavity of the joint’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, larynx, trachea, thorax, abdomen, left knee joint

Type of incident: n/a

William Clark, 31, Workman

Occupation or role: Workman
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Mar 1849
Date of death: 22 Apr 1849
Disease (transcribed): Compound fracture of the leg. Fractured humerus. Scrofulous deposits in both lungs & in spleen. Yellow tinge of integument. Liver healthy. Blood fluid & altered form of the blood discs
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Leg, arm); Deposit (Lungs, spleen); Disease (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with a compound fracture of the right tibia & fibula, fracture of right humerus, & a scalp wound 3 inches long, situated on the right side of the vertex of the skull, at the bottom of which the bone could be felt exposed. He was a workman at the New Bridge at Barnes [Barnes Railway Bridge] where some portion of the scaffolding having given way he was precipitated from a height of 40ft’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Thomas Backham, 24, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Apr 1856
Date of death: 14 Apr 1856
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: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: The friends of this man stated that he had been suffering from fever for five weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

James Miller, 39, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Apr 1849
Date of death: 25 Apr 1849
Disease (transcribed): Fractured lamina & body of cervical vertebrae with displacement & encroachment in the spinal canal. Inflammation & softening of the cord. Congested & condensed lungs. Inflamed ileum, kidneys & bladder
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Neck, spine); Inflammation (Spine); Congestion (Lungs); Inflammation (Intestines, kidneys, bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holl, Harvey Buchanan
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted into the hospital in consequence of a severe blow on the back of his neck received half an hour before, caused by a fall from a height of about five & twenty feet. He was unable to stand, move his shoulders, or rouse his head erect & complained of pain in the neck. He was not collapsed. His tongue much coated, & his bowels were evacuated involuntarily as the lied upon the bed; but his drunken condition prevented the full extent of his injuries from being ascertained at the time of admission’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, spine, thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Sarah Dearan, 26, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Apr 1849
Date of death: 25 Apr 1849
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Tubercles & vomicae in both lungs. Liver enlarged
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lungs); Abscess (Lungs); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This poor creature was admitted apparently in the last stage of exhaustion from phthisis pulmonalis, having suffered for some time past from cough & spitting & much emaciated’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Richard Ward, 41, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 41
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Apr 1849
Date of death: 26 Apr 1849
Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Wet brain & extravasation of blood in pia mater covering cerebellum. Fatty liver. Oblique inguinal hernia
Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Extravasation (Brain); Disease (Liver); Hernia (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This man, who was an old offender, was stated to have been drinking hard for a fortnight previous to the appearance of his present symptoms, which had only begun to shew themselves 3 or 4 days before admission. He had been in the hospital 3 or 4 times with similar attacks. On the last occasion just after Xmas he had been ill 7 days before his admission, and continued delirious 6 days in the house. His former attack had only been 6 weeks before that one’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

William Beauchamp, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 54
Date of admission: 19 Mar 1854
Date of death: 25 Mar 1854
Disease (transcribed): Femoral hernia. Operation. Omentum adherent to sac. Sloughing of gut. Incipient peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Hernia (Thigh); Operation (Thigh); Sloughing (Gut); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitting doctor: Johnson, Henry Charles
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This man was admitted on the 19th of March on account of strangulated hernia. It appeared from his account that he had had a hernia for the last 8 years’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Sarah Gillett, 22, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 26 Jan 1855
Date of death: 19 Mar 1855
Disease (transcribed): Psoas abscess. Ulceration of the Intestines. Faecal discharge
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Psoas muscle ); Ulcer (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: As the body was not examined the case is not reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body at the request of the friends was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

William Baker, 50, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Apr 1849
Date of death: 26 Apr 1849
Disease (transcribed): Caries of the sella turcica. Softening of all central parts of the brain
Disease (standardised): Caries (Skull); Softening (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'Of this man’s illness it was very difficult to obtain any history as he was only once seen by the physician, and then seemed to be depressed from the exhaustion of being brought to the hospital. There was a considerable degree of anxiety about his face, and with a good deal of hesitation in his manner, there seemed to be some confusion of thought’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

David Thomas, 34, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Nov 1854
Date of death: 12 Jan 1855
Disease (transcribed): Disease of the heart. Anasarca
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Oedema (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: A pale sallow complexioned man who had been in the East Indies, he was originally admitted into the Hospital with slight rheumatism which began in the feet and ankles and twice also in the head. It was ascertained that he had had Rheumatic fever on several occasions and he had suffered from palpitations.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Susan Miller, 17, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Apr 1849
Date of death: 27 Apr 1849
Disease (transcribed): Morbus brightii. Anasarca. Abscess of the kidney. Atrophy of the uterus
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidneys); Edema (Systemic); Abscess (Kidneys); Atrophy (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This girl, how had a scrofulous & cachectic appearance, and was stunted in growth, stated that she had been long ailing, that since Xmas 1847 she had suffered more or less constantly form diarrhoea, and during the last 10 months, she had also become dropsical. Her face was pale & puffy, and she said was occasionally very much swelled; the legs & feet were very much swelled, and the abdomen was distended, chiefly with flatus, but giving also distinct fluctuation’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Hugh Hogan, 56, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 56
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Apr 1853
Date of death: 24 Apr 1853
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of the thigh. Pus in the internal saphena and femoral veins. No pus in the cancelli of the bone
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Suppuration (Veins)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: This man was admitted shortly after an accident in which (being drunk at the time) he was said to have fallen down on the pavement with another man falling on him.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Stump, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Catherine Byrne, 35, [No occupation stated]

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Mar 1855
Date of death: 23 Mar 1855
Disease (transcribed): Diseased Heart. Emphysema of the lungs. Encephaloid disease of the Kidneys
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Emphysema (Lung); Cancer (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: When admitted, this woman was anxious and distressed, and far too ill to allow any history of her case being obtained. All that could be learnt was that she had been out of health for eight weeks.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Hannah Musselwhite, 58, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 58
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 18 Apr 1849
Date of death: 29 Apr 1849
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophied & dilated heart, diseased mitral & aortic valves. Anasarca. Pulmonary apoplexy. Congested liver & kidneys. Fibrous tumours of the uterus
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Edema (Systemic); Stroke (Lungs); Congestion (Liver, kidneys); Tumour (Uterus)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry
Medical notes: 'This patient stated that she had been ill 3 months with cold & cough & expectoration of a large quantity of frothy mucus, that the cough was now somewhat relieved, but she suffered much from shortness of breath, being unable to lye down in bed’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

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