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Elizabeth Turner, 39, Lady’s maid

Occupation or role: Lady’s maid
Age: 39
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Apr 1864
Date of death: 3 May 1864
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Medical notes: 'Admitted on account of a small fatty tumor situated on the posterior border of the left axilla. The tumor was removed on April 14th, the patient being under the influence of chloroform’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: 'This body was not examined. The post mortem here recorded belongs to a person of similar name, No 137’

Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Martin, 7, Schoolboy

Occupation or role: Schoolboy
Age: 7
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 11 Feb 1864
Date of death: 14 Feb 1864
Disease (transcribed): Typhoid fever
Disease (standardised): Typhoid fever (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Medical notes: 'In good health till the morning of the 9th of present month, when he complained of pain in his back, and as there was some account of a slight blow to this part, he was admitted into hospital, but no lesion of any kind was discovered. Two days afterwards an eruption appeared, not unlike that of variola, and he was placed under the care of the physician’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Head, cord, fauces, chest, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Clara Ives, 32, Cook

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 7 Oct 1863
Date of death: 26 Dec 1863
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in buttock. Secondary deposits
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Buttocks); Deposits (Indeterminate)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Mary A Grundle, 14, General servant

Occupation or role: General servant
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 29 Aug 1863
Date of death: 10 Sep 1863
Disease (transcribed): Traumatic tetanus
Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Louisa Bailey, 32, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 32
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 27 Aug 1863
Date of death: 20 Sep 1863
Disease (transcribed): Ovarian disease. Operation. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Ovary); Operation (Ovary); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: She became an in patient under Dr Page for an abdominal tumour which had made its appearance about eight months before.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and uterine organs
Type of incident: n/a

Sarah Brough, 65 or 77, Widow

Occupation or role: Widow
Age: 65 or 77
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 13 May 1863
Date of death: 31 May 1863
Disease (transcribed): Ulcer of leg. Erysipelas
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg); Erysipelas (Skin)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: For the last two months she had had a ulcer, the size of the palm of the hand, over the right knee joint.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, blood and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Beasley, 38, Potman

Occupation or role: Potman
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 May 1863
Date of death: 13 May 1863
Disease (transcribed): Traumatic tetanus
Disease (standardised): Tetanus (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: On the 30th of April he fell a distance of twelve feet to the ground.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cord
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Eleanor Farnham, 26, Married

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 11 May 1863
Date of death: 31 May 1863
Disease (transcribed): Abscess on back
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Back)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: At the time of her admission this patient had an immense abscess covering the whole of the right buttock.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

William Gibbs, 65, Whalebone cutter

Occupation or role: Whalebone cutter
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 16 Feb 1863
Date of death: 19 Feb 1863
Disease (transcribed): Abscess bursting into urethra. Extravasation of urine. Malignant disease of bladder
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Urethra); Extravasation (Bladder); Cancer (Bladder)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Braine, Francis Woodhouse
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: He had suffered from stricture for about five years, and had had an attack of retention of urine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Samuel Larlham, 53, Cabinet maker

Occupation or role: Cabinet maker
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 Jan 1863
Date of death: 26 Mar 1863
Disease (transcribed): Disease of hip. Abscess
Disease (standardised): Disease (Hip); Abscess (Hip)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

John Lyons, 38, Coachman

Occupation or role: Coachman
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Sep 1862
Date of death: 7 Oct 1862
Disease (transcribed): Suppuration in knee and shoulder joint
Disease (standardised): Suppuration (Leg); Suppuration (Arm)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This man was admitted with the history that seven days before he had been attacked with rigors, followed by sickness and severe pains in the left knee joint.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest, abdomen and joints
Type of incident: n/a

Alfred Warner, 9, Schoolboy

Occupation or role: Schoolboy
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Sep 1862
Date of death: 17 Nov 1862
Disease (transcribed): Angular curvature of spine. Lumbar abscess
Disease (standardised): Curvature (Spine); Abscess (Spine)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

William Collyer, 70, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 70
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 4 Jun 1862
Date of death: 6 Jul 1862
Disease (transcribed): Stricture. Abscess of prostate
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Abscess (Prostate)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Medical notes: This man was admitted with the history that he had had stricture for many years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Thomas Mortlock, 58, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 14 May 1862
Date of death: 14 Jul 1862
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of thigh. Pyaemia
Disease (standardised): Amputation (Leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: He stated that eighteen months ago he was seized with pain and slight swelling of the right knee.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Stump, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Ellen Thomas, 17, Housemaid

Occupation or role: Housemaid
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 14 May 1862
Date of death: 10 Jun 1862
Disease (transcribed): Enlarged glands in neck. Operation. Tetanus
Disease (standardised): Enlarged (Lymph nodes); Operation (Neck); Tetanus (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Charles Field, 44, Cabman

Occupation or role: Cabman
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 May 1862
Date of death: 25 May 1862
Disease (transcribed): Scalp wound. Abscess in brain
Disease (standardised): Wound (Scalp); Abscess (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: n/a
Post mortem examination performed by: Harvey, Edward Robinson
Medical notes: A short time before admission, this patient was pulled off his carriage by another man, striking his head against the ground.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium and its contents, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Homicide/murder

Stephen Baldwin, 9, Schoolboy

Occupation or role: Schoolboy
Age: 9
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1862
Date of death: 19 Apr 1862
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Pneumothorax
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Pneumothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: This child was admitted under the surgeons for supposed disease of the spine.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, chest and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

James Rook, 36, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Apr 1862
Date of death: 16 May 1862
Disease (transcribed): Injury to perineum. Pelvic abscesses
Disease (standardised): Injury (Perineum); Abscess (Pelvis)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: n/a
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Phillip Allingham, 44, Butler

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Mar 1862
Date of death: 25 Mar 1862
Disease (transcribed): Fever and abscess in perineo
Disease (standardised): Fever (Systemic); Abscess (Perineum)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This was a case of fever and abscess in perineo.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Garner Lissett, 28, Sawyer

Occupation or role: Sawyer
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Dec 1861
Date of death: 28 Dec 1861
Disease (transcribed): Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering
Post mortem examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Medical notes: The patient stated that he was working in a saw pit when he was struck by a piece of timber, 3 feet long. An hour after he was attacked with acute pain followed by vomiting and fainting.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Chest and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

George Cross, 32, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 25 Sep 1861
Date of death: 17 Nov 1861
Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous disease of kidney and brain
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Kidney); Tuberculosis (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Venning, Edgcombe
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: This case is not given
Body parts examined in the post mortem: This body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Patrick Madigan , 34, Slate polisher

Occupation or role: Slate polisher
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 19 Jun 1861
Date of death: 21 Jun 1861
Disease (transcribed): Ulcer of leg. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
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

George Smith , 42, Labourer

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 27 Mar 1861
Date of death: 7 Apr 1861
Disease (transcribed): Abscess in iliac fossa. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Hip); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: Two weeks before admission the patient was carrying a sack of coals on his back when he slipped and fell, striking himself violently on the abdomen.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Ellen Swift, 2, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 5 Dec 1860
Date of death: 10 Dec 1860
Disease (transcribed): Sloughing of labium &c. Pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Sloughing (Genitalia); Pneumonia (Lungs)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This child was placed at school at Hammersmith by her relatives. It appears from the account given by the child that they were half-starved & never washed except about the face and hands’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

John Goddard, 61, [Occupation not stated]

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 9 Nov 1860
Date of death: 3 Dec 1860
Disease (transcribed): Large sloughing abscess in thigh, knee-joint and leg. Pyaemia?
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Thigh, knee, leg); Sepsis (Systemic)
Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: '3 weeks before admission this patient stated that after having been exposed to the weather he was attacked with stiffness & swelling in the right thigh. This was soon followed by pain which extended down to the knees’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

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