Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 50 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 May 1853 Date of death: 4 Jun 1853 Disease (transcribed): Gangrene of the foot. Atheromatous state of the femoral arteries to a slight extent. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Foot); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: Six weeks before his admission he noticed a small sore between the second and third toes of the left foot. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Blood vessels of the lower extremities, abdomen and thorax Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 49 Gender: Male Date of admission: 7 Sep 1853 Date of death: 12 Sep 1853 Disease (transcribed): Scrofulous deposits in the lungs. Fibrin in the pericardium Disease (standardised): Deposits (Lung); Fibrin (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Wilson, James Arthur Medical examination performed by: Barclay, Andrew Whyte Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: The history of this case was obscure. He said he had been attacked two months ago by pain in the right side with loss of appetite and great prostration. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 51 Gender: Male Date of admission: 4 Oct 1853 Date of death: 22 Dec 1853 Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Serous effusion in pleurae. Hypertrophy and dilatation of the heart. Lungs oedematous Disease (standardised): Oedema (Leg); Oedema (Scrotum); Effusion (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Oedema (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: This man was admitted on account of sloughey ulcer on each leg. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 20 Date of admission: 1 Feb 1854 Date of death: 17 Mar 1854 Disease (transcribed): Endocarditis. Fibrous vegetations on the mitral & aortic valves. Deposits in spleen & kidneys Disease (standardised): Endocarditis (Heart); Vegetations (Blood vessels, heart); Deposit (Kidney); Deposit (Spleen) Admitting doctor: Cutler, Edward Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This young man, on his admission, presented the appearance of […] labouring under phthisis in its advanced state’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 70 Date of admission: 26 Dec 1853 Date of death: 1 Apr 1854 Disease (transcribed): Injury from a fall. Fracture of the upper part of the femur. Adherent pericardium. Pleural adhesions & friable condensed state of the lung Disease (standardised): Fracture (Thigh); Adherent (Pericardium); Disease (Pleura, lung) Admitting doctor: Johnson, Henry Charles Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This old man was admitted near the close of last year, in consequence of an accident (a fall of about 10ft from a ladder), in which he had injured the left thigh bone’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 32 Date of admission: 25 Jan 1854 Date of death: 3 Apr 1854 Disease (transcribed): Phagadaena. Ulceration of a wound of leg. Pleurisy. Secondary deposits in lung. Inflammation of pulmonary vein Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Leg); Wound (Leg); Pleurisy (Pleura); Deposit (Lung); Inflammation (Blood vessels); Admitting doctor: Johnson, Henry Charles Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man, whose appearance was tolerably healthy & habits, as far as was known, temperate, was admitted on account of a lacerated wound of the leg (caused by striking it against the step of an omnibus)’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Bargeman Gender: Male Age: 27 Date of admission: 8 Mar 1854 Date of death: 7 May 1854 Disease (transcribed): Popliteal aneurism Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Knee) Admitting doctor: Tatum, Thomas Surgeon: n/a Physician: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man was a bargeman and seemed to have lived a tolerably free life, but had never had any serious illness before the time of his admission’ Post mortem notes: External examination only
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 50 Date of admission: 19 Apr 1854 Date of death: 16 May 1854 Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Diseased heart. Inflamed bursa. Fibrin in iliac veins &c Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Disease (Heart); Inflammation (Bursa); Thrombosis (Blood vessels) Admitting doctor: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Holmes, Timothy and Barclay, Andrew Whyte Medical notes: 'This man had been out of health for some time, & had been treated as an OP [out-patient] at this hospital for the 3 weeks previous to his admission, on account of some pain at the upper part of the left thigh, supposed at first to be of a rheumatic character’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, larynx & trachea, abdomen, hip
Occupation or role: Labourer Gender: Male Age: 35 Date of admission: 23 May 1854 Date of death: 26 May 1854 Disease (transcribed): Gangrene of the right foot & leg. Inflammation of both saphena & popliteal veins. Secondary deposits in the lungs Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Leg); Inflammation (Leg); Deposit (Lung) Admitting doctor: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man, a strong labourer of healthy appearance, on application at the hospital gave the following history: […] In the course of his work, he let a heavy stone drop on his right foot, striking its outer part. This did not produce much pain or swelling at the time, & he was able to walk a distance of 2 or 3 miles that day’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, right inferior extremities
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 44 Date of admission: 24 May 1854 Date of death: 31 May 1854 Disease (transcribed): Stricture of urethra. Abscess of prostate. Diseased heart Disease (standardised): Stricture (Urethra); Abscess (Prostate); Disease (Heart) Admitting doctor: Cutler, Edward Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man was admitted in consequence of difficulty of making water, the result of stricture of the urethra. On examination with an instrument, a stricture was discovered’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, larynx & trachea, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 13 Date of admission: 19 Apr 1854 Date of death: 14 Jun 1854 Disease (transcribed): Amputation of thigh. Abscess in femur. Inflamed profunda & femoral veins. Secondary deposits of lung, empyema Disease (standardised): Amputation (Thigh); Abscess (Thigh); Inflammation (Blood vessels); Deposit (Lung); Empyema (Pleura); Admitting doctor: Johnson, Henry Charles Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This boy was originally admitted with a view to his being forwarded to Margate [the Royal Sea Bathing Hospital at Margate], on account of strumous disease of the knee, but on his admission the disease was found to be in too active a state to justify that measure. There was very considerable pain in the joint’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, ‘the stump’ (‘the right thigh had been recently amputated about the middle’)
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: [No age stated] Date of admission: 31 Jul 1854 Date of death: 31 Jul 1854 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the pelvis. Laceration of the internal saphena vein. Laceration of the urethra Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pelvis); Laceration (Leg); Laceration (Urethra) Admitting doctor: Tatum, Thomas Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man had fallen off the roof of a house, striking himself against some spikes in his fall’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pelvis (‘At the request of the friends, no other part of the body was examined’
Occupation or role: Domestic servant Gender: Male Age: 37 Date of admission: 11 Oct 1854 Date of death: 21 Oct 1854 Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys. False membrane in arachnoid sac owing to extravasated blood, the result of a blow on the head. Atheromated cerebral arteries Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); False membrane (Brain); Blow (Head); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Brain) Admitting doctor: Wilson, James Arthur Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man had been a domestic servant, & appeared to have been of dissipated habits. He was admitted under the care of Mr Hawkins [Caesar Hawkins], on account of a stricture of the urethra, which had existed for some years & had been ascribed originally to an attack of gonorrhoea’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax, cranium
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 70 Date of admission: 6 Nov 1854 Date of death: 9 Nov 1854 Disease (transcribed): Old stricture. Abscess in pericardium. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Stricture Abscess (Heart); Disease (Kidney) Admitting doctor: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Surgeon: Ogle, John William Physician: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man was admitted, evidently in a hopeless condition, on account of retention of urine. No very accurate history was obtained; as he himself was in a state of senile dementia, & could give no rational account of himself’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, kidneys
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Gender: Male Age: 51 Date of admission: 4 Oct 1854 Date of death: 22 Dec 1854 Disease (transcribed): Anasarca. Serous effusion in pleurae. Hypertrophy & dilatation of the heart. Lungs odematous Disease (standardised): Edema (Systemic); Effusion (Pleura); Disease (Heart); Edema (Lung) Admitting doctor: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Surgeon: Gray, Henry Physician: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man, who had been of rather intemperate habits, was admitted on account of sloughing ulcer on each leg, which had resulted originally from accident’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 66 Gender: Male Date of admission: 13 Jan 1855 Date of death: 15 Jan 1855 Disease (transcribed): Fractured Ribs. Hypertrophy and Dilatation of the Heart Disease (standardised): Fracture (Ribs); Disease (Heart) 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 admitted on account of fractured ribs. The injury was received on the day of admission from a cab. He had an old cough and complained a good deal of difficulty breathing. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 26 Gender: Male Date of admission: 22 Jan 1855 Date of death: 30 Jan 1855 Disease (transcribed): Carbuncular inflammation of lip. Purulent deposits in lungs, heart, pericardium, rectum, abdominis muscle Disease (standardised): Carbuncle (Mouth); Deposits (Lung, Heart, Abdomen, Intestines) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man was admitted on account of carbuncular inflammation of the lower lip which had come on about four days before his admission without any known cause. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck and face, thorax, larynx and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Baker Age: 33 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Jun 1855 Date of death: 23 Jun 1855 Disease (transcribed): Fatty Heart. Convulsion. Fullness of cerebral veins Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Seizures (Brain); Fullness (Veins) 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 said that he had been putting something into the fire of the oven early on the morning of the previous day, when he was seized with a fit and fell with his face against the fire. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, throat and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 75 Gender: Male Date of admission: 30 Jan 1856 Date of death: 21 Feb 1856 Disease (transcribed): Diseased Kidney. Extensive arterial disease Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man was in a state of complete dementia. It appeared from the account of his friends that he had suffered an injury seventeen weeks before his admission from a brick falling on to his left foot, causing a wound. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and femoral arteries Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 35 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Jul 1856 Date of death: 28 Jul 1856 Disease (transcribed): Melanosis of the Brain, Heart, Pancreas Disease (standardised): Melanosis (Brain ); Melanosis (Heart); Melanosis (Pancreas) Admitted under the care of: Hewett, Prescott Gardner Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man was originally admitted on account of tumours in various parts of the body. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and cranium Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 56 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Jul 1856 Date of death: 29 Jul 1856 Disease (transcribed): Stricture of Urethra. Dilated Heart. Diseased Kidneys. Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Disease (Heart); Disease (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man was admitted with stricture of the urethra under which he had suffered for a long while. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Gentleman’s servant Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 Apr 1856 Date of death: 6 Aug 1856 Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of the Arch of the Aorta. Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man stated that five weeks before his admission he noticed discolouration extending over the shoulders and down the arm to the fingers, and up the neck. Shortly afterwards he noticed an increased pulsation on the left side of the chest. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and neck Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 Sep 1856 Date of death: 10 Sep 1856 Disease (transcribed): Laceration of Intestine. Slight also of abdominal aorta. Disease (standardised): Laceration (Intestines); Laceration (Arteries) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man had fallen from a height of about thirty feet on to a spike. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Gentleman’s servant Age: 63 Gender: Male Date of admission: 14 Aug 1856 Date of death: 24 Sep 1856 Disease (transcribed): Extensive loss of scalp from ulceration. Pneumonia. Inflamed Femoral Vein Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Scalp); Pneumonia (Lung); Inflammation (Veins) Admitted under the care of: Hawkins, Caesar Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Gray, Henry Medical notes: On the day before admission he fell backwards in going up stairs and cut his head against a step. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, abdomen and right inferior extremity Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 3 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 Mar 1857 Date of death: 10 Apr 1857 Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Pneumonia. Scrofulous disease of the kidneys Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Pneumonia (Lung); Tuberculosis (Kidney) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This man was admitted with pretty severe pyrexia accompanied by a reddish mottled condition of the skin which had somewhat the appearance of the eruption of measles. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a