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Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 27
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 1 Jan 1852
Date of death: 16 Feb 1852
Disease (transcribed): Severe burn. Diarrhoea. Vascular condition with slight ulceration of the duodenum. Other parts of the small intestine were also vascular. Old pleurisy. Bronchitis and early stage of pneumonia
Disease (standardised): Burn (Skin); Diarrhoea (Intestines); Ulcer (Duodenum); Vascular (Intestines); Bronchitis (Lung); Pneumonia (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Keate, Robert
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Ogle, John William
Medical notes: She was sitting by the fire when she fell asleep and her clothes caught fire. She did not wake before she had been severely burnt.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: [No age stated]
Gender: [No gender stated]
Date of admission: 8 Dec 1870
Date of death: Brought in dead
Disease (transcribed): Ruptured liver.
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Post mortem examination performed by: n/a
Medical notes: As the body was not examined, the case if not herein reported.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: The body was not examined
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Coachbuilder
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Date of admission: 18 Sep 1878
Date of death: 21 Nov 1878
Disease (transcribed): Urethral stricture (from injury); perineal section; perforation of the bladder; peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Perforation (Bladder); Peritonitis (Abdomen);
Admitting doctor: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
PM performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: 'History. Seven months ago was knocked down by a blow on pubis by a railway carriage – Swelling and discolouration followed. For 4 days he passed blood in urine and there was great pain in micturition. Micturition painful, frequent and difficult ever since. Stream generally small – Urine thick since accident'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, spleen, kidneys, bladder, peritoneum, urethra
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 28 Dec 1860
Date of death: 28 Dec 1860
Disease (transcribed): Gunshot wound of the stomach
Disease (standardised): Wound (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy and Lee, Robert
Medical notes: 'This man was admitted into the hospital at 12.15pm on the 28th of December with a gunshot wound situated above and to the left side of the umbilicum, about the size of a shilling & of irregular outline [….] He was out & about shooting (at 9am) & in order to get a shot he had climbed up a high bank, with a hedge above, his gun, which was held by a companion (during his ascent) was passed to him through the hedge, when by some means or other [it] went off, causing the injuries above described’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen (‘the examination of this body was at first objected to; but, at the time of the inquest, permission was obtained to examine the abdomen, which was therefore done (though necessarily in a very hurried manner) by the house surgeon, Mr Lee [Fredederick Fawson Lee], and a portion of the stomach removed for preservation’

Type of incident: Trauma / accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 2
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 12 Nov 1869
Date of death: 13 Nov 1869
Disease (transcribed): Scald of mouth
Disease (standardised): Scald (Mouth)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
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?

Occupation or role: Truck porter
Age: 61
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Dec 1860
Date of death: 21 Dec 1860
Disease (transcribed): Perforating ulcer of the stomach
Disease (standardised): Ulcer (Stomach)
Admitted under the care of: Fuller, Henry William
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This old man had been ailing for a year, for the last five or six weeks he had suffered a good deal of pain which he referred in general terms to his abdomen, but he was nevertheless able to follow his occupation (drawing a truck as porter) until one week before his admission’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 30
Date of admission: 20 Oct 1854
Date of death: 26 Oct 1854
Disease (transcribed): Non-malignant stricture of rectum. Fibrin clots in sinuses of brain
Disease (standardised): Stricture (Rectum); Thrombosis (Brain)
Admitting doctor: Tatum, Thomas
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This woman, when admitted, presented the symptoms of a stricture of the rectum, which was judged from its history & attendant circumstances to be of a malignant nature’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: Brewer
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 29 Oct 1880
Date of death: 7 Nov 1880
Disease (transcribed): Fatty changes in the heart, and in the liver. General obesity. Atheroma of the aorta. (Death after operation)
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); Obesity (Systemic); Plaque, atherosclerotic (Aorta); Operation (Leg)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Post mortem examination performed by: Owen, Herbert Isambard
Medical notes: This man was admitted originally with a fracture of the lower jaw and left femur. The fracture of the femur was ununited.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, spleen and kidneys
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Footman
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 23 Jan 1861
Date of death: 29 Jan 1861
Disease (transcribed): Cut throat. Phthisis
Disease (standardised): Wound (Throat); Tuberculosis (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Cutler, Edward
Medical examination performed by: Rouse, James
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient had been suffering from Phthisis for many months, and he became so weak. It produced such an effect upon his mind that he decided to cut his throat with a razor.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Neck, thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Lamplighter
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Oct 1860
Date of death: 7 Dec 1860
Disease (transcribed): Phthisis. Epithelial cancer of the oesophagus
Disease (standardised): Tuberculosis (Lung); Cancer (Oesophagus)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'A lamplighter, always temperate in his habits. He had never had very good health, for 30 years he had had more or less cough, and had twice had what he called ‘inflammation of the lungs’. 7 weeks before his admission he began to vomit solid food’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Waiter
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 13 Sep 1873
Date of death: 23 Dec 1873
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of urethra. Abscess between rectum and bladder. Peritonitis
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Urethra); Abscess (Rectum); Abscess (Bladder); Peritonitis (Abdomen)
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 man had gonorrhoea about eight years ago and since that time he had suffered from obstruction of the urethra.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Peritoneum, bladder and urethra
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Married
Age: 51
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 19 Jul 1881
Date of death: 29 Sep 1881
Disease (transcribed): Fracture of femur. Fatty liver. Granular kidneys
Disease (standardised): Fracture (Thigh); Disease (Liver, kidneys)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Zimmermann, Benjamin Frazier
Post mortem examination performed by: Turner, George Robertson
Medical notes: 'After confinement to bed for a month for supposed neuralgia in the right leg, she suddenly felt acute pain at the top of the right thigh, as she caught her foot against a stair in coming down them, caught hold of the bannisters and sat down as she found she could no longer stand on the right leg. She was brought to St George's the following day with a fracture of the right femur high up'
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 46
Date of admission: 13 Sep 1854
Date of death: 4 Oct 1854
Disease (transcribed): Amputation of breast for scirrhous tumour. Typhoid fever. Perforation (post mortem?) of the oesophagus
Disease (standardised): Tumour (Breast); Amputation (Breast); Typhoid fever (Systemic); Perforation (Oesophagus)
Admitting doctor: Cutler, Edward
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This woman was admitted on account of a scirrhous tumour of the right breast, as to which she gave a very compressd history, attributing it to a blow received about 2 months before her admission. She was apparently in good general health’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: Carman
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 20 Oct 1879
Date of death: 21 Oct 1879
Disease (transcribed): Rupture of the abdominal muscles, of the jejunum and of the left ureter from injury
Disease (standardised): Rupture (Abdomen); Rupture (Jejunum); Rupture (Ureter)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bennett, William Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: The patient was kicked on the left side by a horse. He was knocked down, felt faint and giddy for a few seconds but rapidly rallied.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Heart, liver, kidneys and abdomen
Type of incident: Trauma/accident

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Gender: Female
Age: 62
Date of admission: 23 Aug 1854
Date of death: 25 Sep 1854
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys & liver. Bronchitis
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Liver); Bronchitis (Lung)
Admitting doctor: Tatum, Thomas
Surgeon: Ogle, John William
Physician: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: 'This woman, who was much aged, was admitted on account of ordinary ulcers of the leg, which had existed according to her account about 6 weeks’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of injury: n/a

Occupation or role: Butler
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 17 Jan 1861
Date of death: 25 Jan 1861
Disease (transcribed): Diseased kidneys and liver. Hydrothorax
Disease (standardised): Disease (Kidney); Disease (Liver); Hydrothorax (Lung)
Admitted under the care of: Page, William Emanuel
Medical examination performed by: Dickinson, William Howship
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: The patient began to suffer from palpitations of the heart and occasional dyspnea, the symptoms latterly increased in severity and were generally aggravated at night. When admitted the respiration was laboured. The sounds of the heart were not easy to make out owing to the violent palpitation of the organ.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cook
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 21 Dec 1874
Date of death: 5 Jan 1875
Disease (transcribed): Lymphadenoma. Ulceration of oesophagus and left carotid artery
Disease (standardised): Lymphadenoma (Salivary glands); Ulcer (Oesophagus); Ulcer (Arteries)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Thrupp, James Godfrey
Post mortem examination performed by: Haward, John Warrington
Medical notes: This patient had previously been in the hospital for enlarged glands in both sides of the neck and subclavian triangles.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, alimentary canal, liver, spleen, kidneys and organs of generation
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Labourer
Age: 62
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 1 Aug 1877
Date of death: 8 Nov 1877
Disease (transcribed): Epithelioma of tongue. Haemorrhage
Disease (standardised): Carcinoma (Tongue); Haemorrhage (Mouth)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Bennet, William Henry
Post mortem examination performed by: Ewart, William
Medical notes: He was a cancer institution patient. Two years before admission a small sore appeared on the left side of the tongue. A tooth which seemed to irritate the sore was extracted. The sore slowly enlarged until three months before admission when it commenced to grow rapidly and caused difficulty in swallowing.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Pleurae, lungs, heart, liver, kidneys, spleen, stomach, brain, tongue and larynx
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 56
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 15 Dec 1858
Date of death: 16 Dec 1858
Disease (transcribed): Stricture of the intestine. Rupture of the gut
Disease (standardised): Constriction (Intestines); Rupture (Gut)
Admitted under the care of: Johnson, Henry Charles
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Cooper, George Frederick
Medical notes: 'She was admitted with symptoms of obstruction in the bowels, not having had a motion for 10 days, though she had taken all forms of purgative medicines, & for several days past she had had constant vomiting’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Wig maker
Age: 64
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 24 Nov 1858
Date of death: 12 Dec 1858
Disease (transcribed): Gallstones. Perforation of the gall bladder. Ulceration of the intestines
Disease (standardised): Gallstone (Gallbladder); Perforation (Gallbladder); Ulcer (Intestines)
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 man who was a wig maker was admitted in a state of great prostration following an attack of gall stones. He had no pain except when pressure was made over the right hypochondriac region’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen, pelvis

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Painter
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 30 Aug 1876
Date of death: 8 Sep 1876
Disease (transcribed): Alveolar abscess. Granular kidneys. Uraemia
Disease (standardised): Abscess (Mouth); Disease (Kidney); Uraemia (Kidney)
Admitted under the care of: Holmes, Timothy
Medical examination performed by: Stirling, Edward Charles
Post mortem examination performed by: Lee, Robert James
Medical notes: This man was admitted with a history of having had pain and swelling in the right cheek during the last ten years.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Lungs, heart, liver, kidneys and spleen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: Cab driver
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 3 Nov 1858
Date of death: 9 Dec 1858
Disease (transcribed): Ascites. Cirrhosis. Delirium tremens
Disease (standardised): Ascites (Peritoneum); Liver cirrhosis (Liver); Alcohol withdrawal delirium (Brain)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Post mortem examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Medical notes: 'A cab driver who had been ill three weeks. His habits were very intemperate & in May last he had an attack of delirium tremens. He attributed his present illness to cold; having been exposed to the rain for 16 hours. For three weeks he had been troubled with vomiting after meals’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Cranium, thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 6 Dec 1857
Date of death: 8 Dec 1857
Disease (transcribed): Erysipelas. Dropsy. Diseased liver
Disease (standardised): Erysipelas (Skin); Oedema (Leg); Disease (Liver)
Admitted under the care of: Bence Jones, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: This man was admitted in a dying state with erysipelatous sloughing of the legs.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax and abdomen
Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [Occupation not stated]
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Date of admission: 8 Aug 1860
Date of death: 29 Oct 1860
Disease (transcribed): Valvular disease & hypertrophy of the heart. Diseased liver & kidneys. Dropsy
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Disease (Liver); Disease (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 who had had rheumatic fever in his youth, had been out of health for 18 months before his admission, suffering from dropsy, shortness of breath, and scantiness of urine’
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen

Type of incident: n/a

Occupation or role: [No occupation stated]
Age: 63
Gender: Female
Date of admission: 12 Nov 1857
Date of death: 4 Dec 1857
Disease (transcribed): Hypertrophy of the heart. Dropsy. Twisting of the large intestine
Disease (standardised): Disease (Heart); Oedema (Leg); Twisting (Intestines)
Admitted under the care of: Pitman, Henry
Medical examination performed by: Rogers, George Goddard
Post mortem examination performed by: Holmes, Timothy
Medical notes: She stated that she had been short of breath for nearly a year.
Body parts examined in the post mortem: Thorax, abdomen and pelvis
Type of incident: n/a