Occupation or role: Gun maker Age: 42 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 May 1860 Date of death: 1 Jun 1860 Disease (transcribed): Dilated & hypertrophied heart. Pulmonary apoplexy & pneumonia. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Stroke (Lungs); Pneumonia (Lungs); Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'A gun maker. He had rheumatic fever 11 years ago, but remained pretty well until 3 months before admission when, as he supposed, in consequence of taking cold he suffered from cough and loss of appetite. A fortnight before admission he began to get dropsical’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 68 Gender: Female Date of admission: 25 Apr 1860 Date of death: 5 Jun 1860 Disease (transcribed): Bronchitis. Hypertrophy of the heart. Diseased liver. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Bronchitis (Lungs); Disease (Heart, liver); Edema (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'The mother of 14 children. Except an attack of rheumatic fever 40 years before, she had good health until within 4 weeks of admission, when she ‘caught cold in the chest’, since which she suffered from cough with expectoration, occasional swelling of the legs and dyspnoea on exertion’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 38 Gender: Female Date of admission: 17 Jul 1852 Date of death: 5 Aug 1852 Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart with wart-like vegetations on the valves. Fluid in pleural, pericardial sacs. Old left pleural adhesions with white patches on the heart Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Fluid (Pleura); Fluid (Heart); Adhesions (Pleura); Disease (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: This patient was admitted with palpitation of the heart, dyspnoea, jaundice and anasarca of the legs. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Stableman Age: 32 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 May 1858 Date of death: 4 Jun 1858 Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart & kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart, kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'A stableman who was ill three weeks before admission. He caught cold whilst coming up to town from Yorkshire & had much pain in the limbs followed by oedema of the legs, some swelling of the abdomen & subsequently by the appearance of dark petechial spots on the lower limbs’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Married Age: 35 Gender: Female Date of admission: 9 Sep 1874 Date of death: 14 Oct 1874 Disease (transcribed): Caries of pelvis. Abscess. Cystitis. Phlebitis Disease (standardised): Caries (Pelvis); Cystitis (Bladder); Phlebitis (Veins) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Rowland, Edward Roger Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Medical notes: This woman stated that five months ago she had a fall on her left hip and complained of feeling languid ever since. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, peritoneum, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, joints, veins, and organs of generation Type of incident: Trauma/accident
Occupation or role: Waterman Age: 62 Gender: Male Date of admission: 9 May 1860 Date of death: 5 Jun 1860 Disease (transcribed): Fatty heart. Diseased aortic valves. Cancer of liver. Diseased kidneys Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart, aorta); Cancer (Liver); Disease (Kidneys) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'A waterman, working on board a lighter. 5 months ago this man was perfectly well, he then began to suffer from cough, hoarseness and […] expectoration’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Schoolmaster Age: 74 Gender: Male Date of admission: 28 Apr 1858 Date of death: 6 Jun 1858 Disease (transcribed): Malignant tumour in pelvis. Phlebitis Disease (standardised): Tumour (Pelvis); Phlebitis (Blood vessels) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'This old man who was a schoolmaster had been in very good health until three months ago, when he began to pass very little water, & experienced aching in the loins. At the same time his legs & abdomen became anasarcous. His breathing had been short for about a month’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, pelvis, cranium
Occupation or role: Carpenter Age: 54 Gender: Male Date of admission: 23 May 1860 Date of death: 7 Jun 1860 Disease (transcribed): Fatty heart Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'A carpenter, of intemperate habits. His health had been generally good until the preceding Christmas, since which he had cough and shortness of breath. The cough usually came in paroxysms and was not attended with much expectoration’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, larynx
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 65 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Jul 1851 Date of death: 29 Jul 1851 Disease (transcribed): Fracture of the anterior part & base of the skull. Effusion of blood into the arachnoid cavity, the subarachnoid areolar tissue, & the substance of the cerebral hemispheres anteriorly. Diseased heart & kidneys Disease (standardised): Fracture (Skull); Effusion (Brain); Disease (Heart, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'He was admitted in consequence of having been run over by a mail-cart, the horse having it is said kicked him after he was knocked down. He was brought to the hospital almost immediately. On his admission there was copious haemorrhage from the right ear & from the nose. There was a wound over the left eye’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 73 Gender: Male Date of admission: 20 Dec 1851 Date of death: 14 Jan 1852 Disease (transcribed): Senilis gangrene. Extensive atheromic condition of arteries, especially of left anterior. Old pleurisy on left side. Cretaceous deposit in apices of both lungs. Rigidity of aortic and pulmonic valves Disease (standardised): Gangrene (Foot); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Arteries); Pleurisy (Pleura); Deposits (Lung); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This patient was exceedingly deaf so no history of his disease could be obtained from him. Gangrene had shown itself on his left foot about six weeks before his admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and left leg Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Butcher Age: 58 Gender: Male Date of admission: 2 Aug 1851 Date of death: 4 Aug 1851 Disease (transcribed): Wound of the abdomen above the umbilicus & piercing the ileum about 14 inches from ileocaecal valve. Escape of foecal matter & peritonitis. Old pleurisy on the right side. Hypertrophied heart Disease (standardised): Wound (Abdomen); Peritonitis (Abdomen); Pleurisy (Lungs); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Blagden, Robert Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: 'This man was a butcher, on the evening of admission he was romping with another butcher who had his knife in his had at the time. He ran against the knife accidentally. On admission (about 10 o’clock in the evening) a wound was discovered, just above the umbilicus’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen, thorax
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 11 Gender: Female Date of admission: 28 Apr 1858 Date of death: 9 Jun 1858 Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease of the heart. Diseased bone in pelvis Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Pelvis) Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Medical notes: 'A pallid, scrofulous child admitted with dropsy of the legs & abdomen, said to have existed for a fortnight. A large abscess was also found on the back in the neighbourhood of the left ilium. She was stated to have suffered with this for five years’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Police inspector Age: 40 Gender: Male Date of admission: 24 May 1868 Date of death: 2 Jun 1868 Disease (transcribed): Diffuse cellulitis. Fatty heart. Disease (standardised): Cellulitis (Tissue); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Leigh, William Post mortem examination performed by: Pick, Thomas Pickering Medical notes: Seventeen days before admission he was stabbed on the back of the upper third of the right forearm by a prisoner with a pair of scissors. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Homicide/murder
Occupation or role: Journeyman baker Age: 65 Gender: Male Date of admission: 18 Apr 1860 Date of death: 20 Jun 1860 Disease (transcribed): Dilated aorta. Hypertrophy of heart. Diseased kidneys. Dropsy Disease (standardised): Disease (Aorta, heart, kidneys); Edema (Systemic) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This man had been a journeyman baker. He had had more or less cough for years, and was subject to gout. He never had had acute rheumatism’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen, cranium
Occupation or role: Errand boy Age: 16 Gender: Male Date of admission: 8 Jul 1857 Date of death: 15 Jul 1857 Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease and hypertrophy of the heart Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: He gave a history of acute rheumatism which had attacked him four days before admission. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: Tailor Age: 44 Gender: Male Date of admission: 27 May 1857 Date of death: 16 Jul 1857 Disease (transcribed): Pericarditis. Fluid in pericardium. Hydrothorax Disease (standardised): Pericarditis (Heart); Hydrothorax (Lung) 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 stated that the first symptoms of ill health in his case were violent pain in the head, and occasional offensive discharge from both ears. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and veins of lower extremity Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 36 Gender: Male Date of admission: 10 Jan 1852 Date of death: 18 Jan 1852 Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Cut throat. Old cough. The larynx not wounded, nor the great vessels. Formation of purulent matter under sterno hyoid muscle. Wet brain. Engorgement of lungs. Soft heart Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Cut (Throat); Suppuration (Sternohyoid muscle); Disease (Brain); Engorgement (Lung); Soft (Heart) 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 had been in a state of continuous intoxication for some days. This brought on an attack of delirium tremens and whilst in this state he attempted suicide. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, trachea, cranium, thorax and abdomen Type of incident: Suicide
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 12 May 1858 Date of death: 13 Jun 1858 Disease (transcribed): Aneurismal dilatation of the aorta Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta) 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 patient stated that he had been suffering from cough all the winter. He appeared delicate & slightly emaciated. Tubular breathing & bronchophony were heard at the apex of the left lung’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Labourer Age: 46 Gender: Male Date of admission: 29 Apr 1871 Date of death: 7 Aug 1871 Disease (transcribed): Aneurysm of the aorta Disease (standardised): Aneurysm (Aorta)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington Post mortem examination performed by: Whipham, Thomas Tillyer Medical notes: 'About a year before admission he began to suffer from shortness of breath, and pain down right arm and in right side of chest. The pain became less, but the dyspnoea increased, and about Christmas 1870 he noticed some fulness on right side of chest. This increased, and a month before admission he noticed a pulsating tumour of right chest. Has lost chest & coughs. Mother said to have died of phthisis’ Post mortem notes: Body parts examined in the post mortem: Bones, thorax, abdomen
Occupation or role: Butler Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 17 Jul 1857 Date of death: 23 Jul 1857 Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart. Apoplexy of the lungs Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Haemorrhage (Lung) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: n/a Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: This man had been ill three months with bronchitis and about a month with anasarca. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen and pelvis Type of incident: n/a
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 60 Gender: Female Date of admission: 23 Jun 1858 Date of death: 30 Jun 1858 Disease (transcribed): Disease of the mitral & aortic valves. Pulmonary apoplexy. Old hydatid cyst of the liver Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Stroke (Lungs); Cyst (Liver) 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 was admitted with anasarca of the lower extremities, dyspnoea & livid countenance. She stated that she had been ill 6 weeks with pain at the chest and palpitation. Once or twice she spat a little blood. There was no history of rheumatism, but the action of the heart was violent, & a murmur could be heard’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, pelvis
Occupation or role: [No occupation stated] Age: 55 Gender: Male Date of admission: 1 Sep 1852 Date of death: 3 Sep 1852 Disease (transcribed): Injury from the fall of earth. Comminuted fracture of the pubic bones. Separation of both sacro-iliac articulations. Laceration of the urethra. Large soft heart Disease (standardised): Fracture (Pubic bone); Laceration (Urethra); Disease (Heart) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William Medical notes: This man was working near a wall, at the base of which he was excavating and he brought it down upon himself. Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen and thorax Type of incident: Trauma/accident
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: [Occupation not stated] Age: 25 Gender: Male Date of admission: 26 May 1860 Date of death: 27 May 1860 Disease (transcribed): Delirium tremens. Fatty heart. Bed sores Disease (standardised): Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain); Disease (Heart); Pressure ulcer (Skin) Admitted under the care of: Tatum, Thomas Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'About 10 days before this man was admitted he was getting up behind a carriage, when he struck his right foot (against the step)’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, larynx, thorax, abdomen, foot
Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated] Age: 40 Gender: Female Date of admission: 16 May 1860 Date of death: 28 Jun 1860 Disease (transcribed): Diseased heart & kidneys. Purulent peritonitis Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart, kidneys); Peritonitis (Abdomen) Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy Medical notes: 'This woman had been in the hospital in September /59 and in March ‘60. At the latter of these periods, she stated that she had never had a rheumatism, but that for the last 4 years, she had occasionally suffered from palpitations, swelling of the legs, especially at night, swelling of the belly and cough’ Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen