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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 May 1851
Date of death: 27 Jun 1851
Disease (transcribed): Compound oblique fracture of the right thigh, followed by diffuse areolar inflammation & also an abscess of the integuments in the sacral region. Secondary pleurisy & lobular pneumonia on left side. Disease of the kidneys & extremely enlarged spleen
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Thigh); Inflammation (Tissue); Abscess (Sacrum); Pleurisy (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys, spleen)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Blagden, Robert
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: 'This patient was admitted with a compound fracture of the right thigh, caused by his slipping off a scaffold 30 feet from the ground. The femur was broken at the lower part of the middle third, & the wound, which communicated directly with the fracture, & was on the outer side of the thigh, was large enough to admit the end of the finger’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Jun 1852
Date of death: 23 Jun 1852
Disease (transcribed): Injury from the fall of earth. Fracture of the pelvis. Bruising of the intestines. Extravasation into the substance of the lung. Diseased kidneys. Old peritoneal and peritoneal adhesions
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Bruising (Intestines); Extravasation (Lung); Disease (Kidney); Adhesions (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: This man was working on a railroad near a bank of earth which fell and completely buried him.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, cranium, spinal column and left shoulder
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Jun 1853
Date of death: 30 Jun 1853
Disease (transcribed): Enlarged prostate gland. False passage from the urethra
Disease (standardised): Enlarged (Prostate); False passage (Urethra)
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 complaining of retention of urine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 26 May 1847
Date of death: 21 Jun 1847
Disease (transcribed): n/a
Disease (standardised): n/a
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: Fuller, Henry William
Post mortem examination performed by: Pollock, George
Medical notes: As the body of this patient was not examined after death, the case is not reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined at the request of friends
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Jul 1843
Date of death: 5 Jul 1843
Disease (transcribed): Pneumonia after Measles.
Disease (standardised): Pneumonia (Lung); Measles (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Male
Age: 55
Date of admission: 3 May 1854
Date of death: 20 May 1854
Disease (transcribed): Gangrena senilis
Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Blood vessels)
Admitting doctor: Tatum, Thomas
Surgeon: Gray, Henry
Physician: n/a
Medical notes: 'As the body was not examined, this case is not reported’
Post mortem notes: 'This body was not examined’

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 5
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 2 May 1861
Date of death: 19 May 1861
Disease (transcribed): Burn
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Jun 1859
Date of death: 13 Jun 1859
Disease (transcribed): Scarlatina
Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Thomas
Medical notes: On the evening of the 6th he felt pain in swallowing. The following morning all his bones ached.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Throat, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 May 1872
Date of death: 2 Jun 1872
Disease (transcribed): Carcinoma of the peritoneum. Ascites. Paracentesis abdomenis. Peritonitis. Contraction of mitral valve
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Abdomen); Ascites (Abdomen); Paracentesis (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Contraction (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Ogle, John William
Medical examination performed by: Laking, Francis Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical notes: This woman stated that for the last five years she had had continual cough and spitting which the last winter had been much worse.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Needlewoman
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 May 1864
Date of death: 16 May 1864
Disease (transcribed): Pleurisy. Pericarditis
Disease (standardised): Pleurisy (Pleura); Pericarditis (Heart)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Sturges, Octavius
Medical notes: 'This woman was admitted suffering severe dyspnoea, the act of breathing being acutely painful to her. She was a dark, spare person of melancholy aspect, a needlewoman. She attributed her illness to having slept with her window open two weeks before’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 8
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 Apr 1869
Date of death: 25 Apr 1869
Disease (transcribed): Encephalitis
Disease (standardised): Encephalitis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Barclay, Andrew Whyte
Medical examination performed by: Thompson, Reginald Edward
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This child had fallen down on her right knee eighteen months before admission and hurt her right thigh. She had never been able to walk about since the accident.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, fauces and hip
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 45
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 25 Jan 1877
Date of death: 28 Apr 1877
Disease (transcribed): Softening of the brain. Granular kidney. Catarrhal pneumonia.
Disease (standardised): Softening (Brain); Disease (Kidney); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Rouse, James
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: There was some doubt whether this patient fell down insensible, or whether she was struck down by her husband.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, bronchi, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, brain, douglas' pouch and uterus.
Type of incident: Trauma/accident? Homicide/murder?

Occupation or role: No occupation
Age: 41
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1879
Date of death: 20 Apr 1879
Disease (transcribed): Atheroma of right middle cerebral artery. Cerebral softening
Disease (standardised): Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Softening (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Blake, Henry. Owen, Herbert Isambard
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient had paralysis and anaesthesia of the left arm and leg, and of the left side of the face.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, spleen, kidneys and brain
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Nursemaid
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 9 May 1882
Date of death: 10 May 1882
Disease (transcribed): Malignant scarlatina
Disease (standardised): Scarlet fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Margerison, Richard
Medical notes: Three days before admission she complained of giddiness, sickness and vomiting. The next day a cough began which was accompanied by sore throat of rapidly increasing severity.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, fauces, larynx, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 6 months
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Apr 1883
Date of death: 17 Apr 1883
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Catarrhal pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cavafy, John
Medical examination performed by: Myers, Arthur Thomas
Post mortem examination performed by: Ross, Daniel McClure
Medical notes: He was the first and only child of his mother, aged 20, who was not in very good health. For five or six weeks he had had some cough and loss of appetite.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Stationer
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Apr 1887
Date of death: 7 May 1887
Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Wadham, William
Medical examination performed by: Slater, Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Lee
Medical notes: 'The patient was a stationers' assistant, with considerable angular curvature. He had good health though subject to winter cough'
'Permission was only obtained for a partial examination'
Illustrations: No
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Shop assistant
Gender: Male
Age: 41
Date of admission: 1 Mar 1906
Date of death: 23 May 1906
Disease (transcribed): Diabetes mellitus; acute and chronic progressive pulmonary tuberculosis; pneumothorax
Disease (standardised): Diabetes mellitus (Pancreas); Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumothorax (Lung);
Admitted under the care of: Ewart, William
Medical examination performed by: Golla, Frederick Lucien
Post mortem examination performed by: Jex-Blake, Arthur John
Medical notes: 'Patient had been attending hospital for diabetes since July 04 [1904]. From Aug 04 [August 1904] till Sept 05 [September 1905] felt perfectly well though old notes show large percentage of sugar and signs of right apical tuberculosis. Sept 05 [September 1905] resumed work but soon broke down again. Since then has been getting gradually weaker'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, larynx, trachea, thyroid, pericardium, heart, aorta, peritoneum, liver, omentum, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, suprarenals, bladder, stomach, intestines
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Butcher
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Jul 1918
Date of death: 2 Jul 1918
Disease (transcribed): Sarcoma of thymus. Infiltration of right lung, pleura & glands. Obstruction of right bronchus & of superior vena cava. Asphyxia
Disease (standardised): Sarcoma (Thymus gland); Infiltration (Lungs, pleurae, glands); Obstruction (Lungs, blood vessels); Asphyxia
Admitted under the care of: Collier, James Stansfield
Medical examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Post mortem examination performed by: Ingleby, Helen
Medical notes: '3 weeks ago patient noticed swelling of the neck and face, worse in the morning, cough was also present and a feeling of bursting in the head’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Charwoman
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Jun 1916
Date of death: 8 Jun 1916
Disease (transcribed): Acute haemorrhagic pancreatitis. Fat necrosis. Peritonitis. Laparotomy. Aspiration pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Haemorrhage (Pancreas); Pancreatitis (Pancreas); Necrosis (Fat); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Laparotomy (Abdomen); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Pendlebury, Herbert Stringfellow
Medical examination performed by: Oakden, William Marshall
Post mortem examination performed by: Trevor, Robert Salusbury
Medical notes: She had sudden onset of severe pain in the upper abdomen sixteen hours previously after a meal.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, larynx, thyroid, pericardium, heart, abdomen, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys and alimentary canal
Type of incident: n/a